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Hackney 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

Published
1945
Pages
53
Tables
53

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53 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR
    Live Births:—Total.M.F.
  • Page 10
    Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth:—
    DeathsRate per 1,000 Total Births
  • Page 10
    BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATE. Births to Hackney mothers corrected by inward and outward transfers: —
    Live BirthsStillbirths.
    Male.Female.Total.Male.Female.Total.
  • Page 11
    The number of births and the birth-rates in England and Wales, London and Hackney, in 1944, together with the rates for the previous four years are shown below:—
    District.Birth-rates in previous years.
    Birthrate. 1944.1943.1942.1941.1940.
  • Page 11
    The following table shows the sources from which the notifications of birth (corrected and uncorrected) were received:—
    Medical Practitioners.Midwives.Parents and others.Totals.
    Live Births.Still Births.Live Births.Still Births.Live Births.Still Births.Live Births.Still Births.
    M .F.M .F.M .F.M.F.M.F .M .F.M.F.M.F
  • Page 12
    Short List of Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life of Residents of Hackney during 1944.
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.0—1—5—15—45—65—
  • Page 13
    Causes of Death—continued.
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages.0—1—5—15—45—65—
  • Page 14
    The causes of the 126 infant deaths in 1944 are set out in the following table:—
    Cause of Death.Under 24 hrs.1 day to 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total
  • Page 15
    In 1920 the Borough possessed the following maternity and child welfare centre facilities:—
    Centre.When opened.Sessions held.
  • Page 16
    Upon the outbreak of war the two voluntary centres and a municipal centre were closed and the following are the clinic facilities which were provided in 1944.
    Centre.Type of premises.When opened.Sessions held weekly.
  • Page 16
    Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Clinics. —Particulars of attendances:—
    Centre.No. of sessions held.No. of Mothers attending (first visits).No. of repeated attendances at Centre.Total attendances.No. of examinations by Doctor.
    Antenatal.Postnatal.Antenatal.Postnatal.Antenatal.Postnatal.
  • Page 17
    The Medical Superintendent of Hackney Hospital and the Secretary Superintendent of the Salvation Army Mothers'Hospital have kindly supplied the following figures regarding the work of the ante-natal clinics held at those hospitals:—
    Hackney Hospital.Salvation Army Mothers' Hospital.
  • Page 17
    The proportion of Hackney mothers who attended the Antenatal Clinics at these Hospitals can be judged from the following figures:—
    Hackney Hospital.Salvation Army Mothers' Hospital.
  • Page 17
    Infant Welfare Clinics. —Particulars of attendances:—
    Centre.No. of sessions held.No. of children brought to the Centre for the first time.No. of children who attended at the Centre during the year and who, at the end of the year, were:—Total No. of attendances.Total No. of attendances of infants and children before Doctor.
    Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Under 1 year.Over 1 year.
  • Page 18
    The evacuation of children from London in the second half of the year in consequence of the flying bomb attack resulted in a considerable reduction in attendances at the Child Welfare Centres as the following figures show:—
    Attendances.1943.1944.
  • Page 18
    Dental Clinic. —Particulars of attendances:—
    Centre.Sessions heldNew Cases.Repeated Attendances.Total Attendances.
    ChildrenMothersChildrenMothers
  • Page 19
    The cost of this scheme to the Council during the year was : —
    £s.d.
  • Page 20
    the cost of living. The following is the revised scale:—
    Cost to be borne by Applicant.Number in family.
    12345678
  • Page 20
    A ctinotherapy Clinics. —Particulars of attendances:—
    Centre.Sessions held.New Cases.Repeated Attendances.Total
    InfantsChildrenMothersInfantsChildrenMothers
  • Page 21 22
    1. Primary .Visits. I 2. Total Visits. Visits of it Visitors, 1944.
    Miss M. H. Bevis.(Child Protection Visitor.)Miss D. Boyce-Jones.Miss N. Burr.Miss E, Clackson.Miss W. Clever ley.Miss A. Edwards.Miss G. J, Franklin.Mrs. V. I. Garner.— Miss M. N. Hilton.Missc. A. Holdcroft.Miss M. L. Howman.Miss M. Jones.Miss J. D. Kimpsford.Miss S. E. Love.Miss W. C. Peverett.. Miss R. G. M. Prior._ Miss E. A. Solomon.Miss E. Thurgood.Miss D. F. Vidal.Miss E. E. Williamson.Totals.
  • Page 23
    (a) "National" dried milk and vitamin products made available under the Ministry of Food's arrangements:—
    Vitamin "A" and "D" tablets.Concentrated orange juice.Cod liver oil."National" dried milk.
    At 1Od.a packet.Free of charge.At 5d. a bottle.Free of charge.At lOd.a bottle.Free of charge.At 1/2 a packet.Free of charge.
  • Page 23
    (b) Dried Milk and vitamin products made available under the Council’ s arrangements :—
    Description of Article.Value of goods supplied at cost price.Value of goods supplied free of charge.
  • Page 27
    The following is a statement of the specimens submitted to the Laboratories for examination during the year:—
    Disease suspected.Result of Examination.
    Positive.Negative.
  • Page 27
    PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN THE HOME. The following table shows the number of cases attended and the visits paid by the nurses of the Hackney District Nursing Association on the Council's behalf during the year.
    No. of Oases Nursed.No. of Visits Paid.
  • Page 28
    Details are given in the following table of the patients treated during 1944 at the British Red Cross Society's Clinic at No. 92, Dalston Lane:—
    Totals.Hackney Residents.
    ChildrenAdults.
    0-4 years.5-13 years.
  • Page 28
    PUBLIC MORTUARY. Details of the bodies deposited in the Public Mortuary during the year are given in the following table:—
    Persons dying in Hackney.Persona dying elsewhere.Total
  • Page 29
    The following is a summary of the principal forms of inspection and of the action taken by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year:—
  • Page 32
    The following is a summary of the lnformation secured from the employers' lists during the year:—
    Residing in the Borough.Residing outside the Borough.Total.
  • Page 33
    The following analysis shows the trades in which the outworkers resident in the Borough are engaged:—
    Trade.No. of Outworkers.Trade.No. of Outworkers.
  • Page 34
    The total weights of food condemned or surrendered, including commodities damaged by enemy action, during the year were:—
    TonsCwts.Qrs.Lbs.
  • Page 36
    ADULTERATION OF FOOD. There was no reduction in the number of samples taken for analysis, which included
    (a) Formal Samples:—Genuine.Adulterated.Total.
  • Page 37
    The following table shows the incidence of the various diseases and it will be seen that 1944 was not ' 'a measles year.'' It should also be noted that scabies became compulsorily notifiable on 1st August, 1943:—
    Disease.19431944
  • Page 37
    The attack rates for the principal infectious diseases in England and Wales, London and Hackney were as follows:—
    Disease.England and Wales.London.Hackney.
  • Page 38
    Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in 1944, in Age Groups, Admissions to Hospitals and Deaths
    Disease.Cases Notified.No. of cases admitted to HospitalsNo. of Deaths
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 to 2.2 to 3.3 to 4.4 to 5.5 to 10.10 to 15.15 to 20.20 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
  • Page 39
    Table showing Notifications of Infectious Disease received in 1944 in Electoral Wards.
    DiseaseElectoral Wards.
    RidleyDownsTown HallGrahamDalstonCulfordStamfordSpringfieldMaurySouthwoldLeasideMarshWickChathamParkTudor
  • Page 40
    The following table gives particulars of the work carried out under the scheme since 1928:—
    Year,No. of New Cases.Schick Tested.Commenced treatment without Schick Test.Naturally Immune.Immunised.Discontinued treatment and struck off Register.No. under treatment at end of year.
    Preschool Age.School Age.Adults.Pre-School Age.School Age.Adults
  • Page 41
    From the following table it will be seen that the number of cases of tuberculosis notified in Hackney declined fairly steadily from 1920 until 1941, when war-time circumstances commenced to affect the Borough's tuberculosis case rate:—
    Year.Pulmonary.Non-PulmonaryTotal.
  • Page 42
    The following is a summary of the age and sex distribution of the cases notified and the deaths from this disease during the year:—
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 42
    The following table shows the age and sex distribution of 65 cases of tuberculosis which came to notice during the year otherwise than by notification under the Regulations:—
    Age Period.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 43
    The sources from which information of these cases was obtained were as follows:—
    Source of Information.No. of Cases.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
  • Page 43
    The number of deaths from tuberculosis and the death-rate in each of the past five years are given below:—
    Year.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.Death-rate.
  • Page 43
    In the following table the deaths from tuberculous disease in the Borough since 1916 are shown grouped in periods of three years:—
    Three-Year Periods.Annual average number of deaths from Tuberculous Disease.Percentage decrease on the period 1916-1918.
  • Page 44
    The following is a summary of the quarterly returns under the Regulations during the year:—
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    Male.Female.Male.Female.
  • Page 44
    New Gases. —The number of new cases seen at the Dispensaries during the year, including contacts of notified cases, was as follows:—
    Dispensary.Males.Females.Totals.
  • Page 45
    The sources through which these cases were sent to Dispensaries were:—
    Sonroe.Dispensary at
    Metropolitan Hospital.London Chest Hospital
    Total No.No. found to be tuberculous.Total No.No. found to be tuberculous.
  • Page 45
    The diagnoses made in regard to the new cases examined at the Dispensaries during the year, excluding contacts, were as follows:—
    Diagnosis.Dispensary atTotals.
    Metropolitan Hospital.London Chest Hospital
    Adults.Children under 15.Adults.Children under 15.
    M.P.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 45
    Examination of Home Contacts. —The diagnoses made as regards the 268 contacts examined at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the year were:—
  • Page 46
    Bacteriological Examinations. — One thousand one hundred and fifty-five specimens of sputum were examined at the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the year with the following results:—
    Result of ExaminationDispensary atTotals.
    Metropolitan Hospital.London Cheat Hospital.
  • Page 46
    In addition, 97 examinations of specimens of sputum were carried out by the Council's Bacteriologists during the year, with the following results:—
  • Page 46
    The following are additional details relating to the work of the Tuberculosis Dispensaries during the year:—
  • Page 47
    In these 141 cases the persons were invited to re-attend in order that X-ray films of usual size might be taken, and the following results were obtained:—
    Men.Women.
  • Page 48
    The work done at the Council's Cleansing Station in 1944 is summarised in the following statement:—
    Scabies.Head or body lice.
    Cases.Treatments.Cases.Treatments.
  • Page 49
    The following figures show the rise and fall of the incidence of verminous conditions during the war years:—
    Year.Cases of Soabies Treated.Verminous Persons Cleansed.