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Hackney 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
- Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 92
- Tables
- 57
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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ESTABLISHMENTS Particulars of clinics and services provided as at 31st December, 1968
Centre Ante- and Post-Natal Child Health Vaccination and Immunisation Food Sales Occasional Creche Family Planning Dental Chiropody -
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Centre Ante- and Post-Natal Child Health Vaccination and Imnunisation Food Sales Occasional Creche Family Planning Dental Chiropody -
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Births and Deaths
Legitimate Illegitimate Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total -
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COMPARABLE TABLE OF BIRTHS AND DEATH RATES
Live Births Still Births Deaths Infant Mortality Neonatal Mortality Early Neonatal Mortality Perinatal Mortality Maternal Deaths -
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When the transfer of a premature baby to hospital takes place, a special incubator is used to give warmth and oxygen to the baby while in transit.
Weight at birth Premature live births Premature stillbirths Total premature live and still births Born in hospital Born at home Total births in hospital Died Born Within 24 hours of birth In 1 and under 7 days In 7 and under 28 days Nursed entirely at home Transferred to hospital on or before 28th day In hospital At home -
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ANALYSIS OF DEATHS (ALL CAUSES)
Males Females Total -
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Males Females Total -
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CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS
Cause of death Sex Total all Ages Under 4 weeks 4 weeks and under 1 year Age in years 1 - 4 5-14 15 - 24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 65 - 74 75 and over -
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Causes of death Sex Total all ages Under 4 weeks 4 weeks and under 1 year Age in years 1 - 4 5-14 15-24 25 - 34 35 - 44 45 - 54 55 - 64 65-74 75 and over -
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Nine general practitioner obstetricians hold sessions in Council premises and a domiciliary midwife is in attendance. Details of attendances at these sessions are not included in the figures below.
Centre No. of sessions Number of women who attended for Total attendances Ante-natal examination Post-natal examination -
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Child Health Attendances
Barton House Shoreditch H.C. (including Cranston) Elsdale Street (including Wick) John Scott H.C. Lower Clapton Richmond Road Upper Clapton West Hackney -
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Eleven teeth were root filled to prevent the need for extraction. The acquisition of knowledge relating to all these advanced techniques is continually being brought home to dental staff by their much appreciated attendance at postgraduate courses and conferences. Statistics
Children aged 0-4 years Expectant and Nursing Mothers 1967 1968 1967 1968 -
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Completed Primary Courses
Type of vaccine or dose Year of birth Total 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963-61 1960-53 -
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Reinforcing Injections/Doses
Type of vaccine or dose Year of birth Total 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963-61 1960-53 -
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The table below shows the number of sessions and attendances during the ye ar:-
Centre No. of sessions Total attendances -
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The number of home confinements has continued to decline and during 1968 fell by a further 116 to 365. The number of mothers discharged from maternity hospitals to their homes before the tenth day of the lying-in period also dropped having steadily been increasing during the last three years. Details of the domiciliary confinements during the year are set out below:-
Confinements Doctor booked Given Analgesia Discharged to midwife before 10th day -
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The number of smears taken at the Council's clinics were as follows:-
F.P. A. Clinics Cervical Cytology Clinics A.N. Clinics Total -
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The number of occasions on which the patients attended was disappointing as the following table shows:-
Number of occasions attended Males Females Results -
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NON-ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS
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School children are treated at all maternal and child health centres and at Hackney School Treatment Centre, 13 Goulton Road, E.5. Details of the work done at these clinics are set out below:-
Type of Clinic No. of Sessions New Cases Total Attendances -
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Each minor ailment clinic is staffed by a clinic nurse; details of the defects treated are set out below:-
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The figures for the year are set out below:-
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A special survey of 5-year-old children gave the following results:-
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The decrease in extractions was distributed unevenly according to age.
Age Group Number of Teeth Extracted Change 1967 1968 -
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The ratio of teeth filled to teeth extracted has changed over the years as will be seen by the following table:-
Year Permanent Teeth Deciduous Teeth -
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STATISTICS
Hackney 1967 Hackney 1968 I.L.E. A. 1968 -
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Hackney 1967 Hackney 1968 I.L.E. A. 1968 -
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Details of infectious and contagious diseases notified (confirmed diagnoses) in 1968 were as follows:-
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Details of the notified cases of pulmonary tuberculosis are as follows:-
Age Groups Primary Notifications Non-Primary Notifications Male Female Male Female -
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The Department is able to provide a number of services for the tuberculous and a summary of the help available is set out overleaf:-
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Details in respect of Hackney residents attending these clinics are set out below. Some residents from Hackney are known to attend clinics outside the Borough and details from other hospitals are also included:-
Hospital No. of new cases in year Total Gonorrhoea Syphilis -
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Bacteriological specimens are sent to the Public Health Laboratory at County Hall, S.E.1 and analysis of the 1,501 specimens submitted for examination is set out below:-
Specimens Number Organisms Results Negative Positive -
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Details of food trades carried on in 2,014 premises Borough are set out below:- situated in the
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Analysis of premises found to be contravening the Food Hygiene (General) Regulations 1960 to 1966:-
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Regulations Contravened
Regulation No. No. -
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The position in regard to street traders licensed to engage in the sale of food commodities at 31st December was as follows:-
Place of Trading Hoxton Street Ridley Road Chats-worth Road Well Street Kings-land Road Broadway Other Sites Total No. of stalls -
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Analysis of premises found to be contravening the Food Hygiene (Markets, Stalls and Delivery Vehicles) Regulations, 1966:-
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Regulations Contravened
Regulation No. No. -
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A wide variety of food samples were taken and submitted to the Public Analyst. The results are set out in the table opposite:-
Description of Article Formal Samples Informal Samples Number Taken Number Non-Genuine Number Taken Number Non-Genuine -
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Description of Article Formal Samples Informal Samples Number Taken Number Non-Genuine Number Taken Number Non-Genuine -
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A detailed analysis of the non-genuine samples and the action taken is set out below:-
Sample Analyst's report Action taken -
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Sample Analyst's report Action taken -
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Sample Analyst's report Action taken -
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Treated and pre-packed milk comes into the Borough from three sources only, and sampling has again followed a pattern of control considered adequate to safeguard the purchaser or consumer:-
Type of Test Distributors and shops Schools Vending Machines Milk Dispensers Hospitals Total -
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Lead content of water from main taps in consumers' premises
Lead content (mg/1 Pb) Samples of water standing in lead pipe overnight Samples of water after running the tap -
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Results of bacteriological examination after treatment (yearly average)
Source of supply No. of samples Agar Plate count per ml. after 20-24 hours at 37°C Coliform count per cent samples negative in 100 ml. E. Coli count per cent samples negative in 100 ml. -
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Average results of the chemical examination of water (Milligrams per litre)
Stoke Newington All Thames derived -
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Details for 1968 are set out below:-
Residence Total Hackney Bethnal Green Elsewhere -
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Infested premises cleared of vermin
Business Premises Dwelling Houses Total -
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Details of inspections carried out in accordance with Sections 1-7 of the Factories Act, 1961, are set out in the table below:-
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found No. of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
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The current list showed 103 Hackney firms as having employed 964 outworkers of whom 407 worked in Hackney:-
Nature of Work No. of outworkers in August list -
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Statistics relating to registration and general inspections are set out below:-
Class of Premises Number of premises registered during the year Total Number of registered premises at end of year Number of registered premises receiving a general inspection during the year -
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Analysis of persons employed in registered premises by workplace
Class of Workplace Number of persons employed -
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SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS CARRIED OUT BY PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS
Visits Re-visits -
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Other Visits Visits Re-visits -
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Number of Summonses returnable during year Number of Orders Number of Withdrawals Adjourned Number of fines and total amounts Number with costs and total amounts Number without costs