Department of Health
Annual Data Book 1999

 
Department of Health/Board of Health/Administrative Staff
Andrew J. Spano, County Executive

Board of Health Members (as of January 1, 1999):
Douglas G. Aspros, DVM, President
James E. Carnicelli, Vice President
Robert H. Baker, MD
Jeffrey M. Brensilver, MD
Stanley Brownstein, DC
Norma Dreyfus, MD
Mary Beth Landy
Anthony M. Maddalena
Mary Ellen McGurty
Legislator Suzanne R. Swanson
Harry Zourdos

Administrative Staff (as of January 1, 1999):
Harold N. Adel, MD, MPH, Commissioner
Patsy Yang-Lewis, First Deputy Commissioner
Joseph E. Phelan, Second Deputy Commissioner
Directors of Programs and Services:
Carrie Aaron-Young, RD, MS 
  (Director for Community Nutrition Services)
Denise M. Bruno, MD, MPH 
  (Chief of Section for Health Services)
Lorraine Chun, B.S.
  ( Assistant Commissioner for Services for Children with
    Disabilities)
Irwin Cohen, M.B.A. 
  ( Director of Fiscal Operations)
Robert Ebersole, M.P.A. 
  ( Assistant Commissioner for Public Health Protection
   Services)
Dena Fisher, Ph.D.
  ( Assistant Commissioner for Administrative Operations)
Roslynn Glicksman, M.D.
  ( Chief of Section for Women and Youth Services)
Richard Gruffi, D.D.S.
  ( Chief of Section for Dental Health Services)
Ada Huang, M.D.
  ( Deputy Commissioner for Disease Control)
Jean Hudson, M.D., M.P.H.
  ( Deputy Commissioner for Community  Health Services)
Mary Landrigan, M.P.A.
  ( Director for Health Education and Information)
Colleen Larsen, R.N., M.P.A.
  ( Assistant Commissioner for Community  Health Services
   and Nursing Services)
Elizabeth Rossi, R.D., M.S.
  ( Director for Community Nutrition Services)
Michael Sakala, P.E.
  ( Assistant Commissioner (Acting) for  Environmental
   Quality Services)
Robert J. Vrana, P.E.
  ( Deputy Commissioner (Acting) for  Environmental Health
    Services)
 

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Statement of Expenses and Revenues
Goals and Objectives
1998 Highlights

User's Guide to Statistical Tables
Technical Notes

Statistical Tables

I.    Demographic Data – 1998 & 1990 

Table 1 - Population, Surface Area and Population
Density Per Square Mile by Health Planning Region and Region and Municipality - Westchester County 1998..page 28
Table 2 - Population Distribution by Age by Health
Planning Region and Municipality Westchester County: 1990..page 29 
Table 3 - Population Distribution by Race and Ethnicity by 
Health Planning Region and Municipality - Westchester County: 1990..page 30

II.  Vital Statistics – 1998

Table 4 - Number and Rate of Live Births, Infant and Total
Deaths - Westchester County: 1900-1998..page 31
Table 5 - Number and Rate of Infant Deaths by Race -   
Westchester County, New York State, and Upstate New York: 1982-1998..page 32
  
Table 6 - Live Births and Deaths by Health Planning
Region and Municipality - Westchester County:  1998..page 34 

Table 7
- Number and Rate of Total Pregnancies, Live
Births and Fetal Deaths (Spontaneous and Induced) by
Maternal Age Group -  Westchester County: 1998..page 35

Table 8 - Live Births by Number and Percent Low Birth
weight, Time Prenatal Care Began and Maternal Age Group
- Westchester County: 1998..page 37
 
Table 9 - Live Births and Birth Rates - Women 15-19 Years of Age by Health Planning Region and Municipality - Westchester County: 1998..page 39
Table 10
- Deaths and Death Rates by Selected Causes -
Westchester County and New York State (Including and
Excluding New York City): 1998..page 40
Table 11
- Leading Causes of Death and Death Rates - Westchester County, New York State, Upstate New York, New York States: 1998..page 41

Table 12
- Number and Rate of Deaths Due To Malignant Neoplasm's by Site, Sex and Age Group - Westchester County: 1998, 1988..page 42 

III.  Morbidity Data – 1999

Table 13 - Cases and Rates of Reportable Diseases - Westchester County: 1997-1999..page 45  

Table 14 - Confirmed Cases of Select Enteric Diseases by Health Planning Region and Municipality  - Westchester County: 1999..page 46 
Table 15 - Newly Diagnosed Cases of Chlamydia by Age Group and Sex - Westchester County: 1999..page 47  
Table 16 - Newly Diagnosed Cases of Gonorrhea by Age Group and Sex - Westchester County: 1999..page 47  
Table 17 - Confirmed Cases of Sexually Transmitted Diseases by Health Planning Region  and Municipality -  Westchester County: 1999..page 48 

Table 18
  - Reported Cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Deaths, and Case Fatality Rates by Year of Diagnosis - Westchester County Residents Surveillance Report: through December 31, 1999..page 49
Table 19
- Reported Cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) by Sex and Risk Factor - Westchester County Residents Surveillance Report: through December 31, 1999..page 51 
Table 20
-  Confirmed Cases of Tick-Borne Diseases by Health Planning Region and Municipality - Westchester County: 1999 ..page 53
Table 21
-  Confirmed Cases of Lyme Disease by Age and Sex - Westchester County:1999..page 56
Table 22
- Confirmed Cases of Ehrlichiosis by Age and Sex - Westchester County: 1999..page 56

Table 23
- Number of Animals Confirmed Rabid by Health Planning Region and Municipality -Westchester County: 1991-1999..page 57 
Table 24
-  Number of Animals Confirmed Rabid by Type of Animal - Westchester  County:1991-1999...page 60
Table 25
-  Rabies Post-Exposure Treatment  Administered - Westchester County: 1991-1999…page 61
Table 26
-  Select Tuberculosis Statistics:  New and continuing Active Cases, Contacts, Deaths, and Rates of Incidence, Prevalence and Death by Year  - Westchester County:1995-1999 ..page 62
Table 27
-  Confirmed Cases of Tuberculosis, Single and Multiple Drug Resistant  Cases, by Year of Diagnosis -  Westchester County:1990-1999...page 63
Table 28
-  Directly Observed Therapy Visits and Directly Observed Preventive Therapy Visits by Year - Westchester
County:1995-1999..page 64  

IV.  Community Health Services Data - 1999

A.   Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program 

Table 29 -  Number of Lead Screening Tests Conducted by Site and Classification - Westchester  County:1999..page 65 
Table 30
-  Number of Lead Screening Tests Conducted, Children Confirmed Positive and Lead Registry Cases by Health Planning Region - Westchester County:1999..page 66

B.   Clinics

Table 31
-  Clinic Sessions and Patient Visits by District Office:1999..page 67 
Table 32
-  Clinical Services: Pediatric, Dental,  Family Planning - Patients and Visits by District Office and Patient Age Group: October 1998-  October 1998  - September 
                             1999...Page 68

 
Table 33 -  Clinical Services: Tuberculosis, Sexually 
                        Transmitted Disease - Patients and 
                        Visits by District Office and
                        Patient Age Group:  October 1998
                              – September 1999...page 69

 Table 34 -  Immunizations by Site Where
                        Administered and Type: 
                       
1999....Page 70

C.   Home Health Agency Program

 
Table 35 -  Patients Served by District Office,
                        Discipline and Diagnosis:  October
                              1998 – September 1999
                              ..Page 71

Table 36  -  Patients Served by Patient Age
                        Group, Discipline and
                        Diagnosis: October 1998 – 
                              September 1999....Page 72

            
Table 37 -  Visits by District Office, Discipline
                        and Diagnosis: October 1998
                              – September 1999..Page 73

 
Table 38 - Visits by Patient Age Group, 
                       Discipline and Diagnosis: 
                      
October 1998 – September
                            1999…Page 74

V. Environmental Health Services Data - 1999

A.   Public Health Protection Services Data

Table 39  -  Number of Selected Program
                        Activities:1999 -  Page 75

 
Table 40 - Food Sanitation and General
                       Environmental Health 
                       Permits Issued:  1999  - 
                             Page 76

B.   Environmental Quality Data

 
Table 41 - Selected Activities by Program:
                      
1999  -  Page
77  

VI. Services for Children with Disabilities

 
Table 42 - Services for Children with
                       Disabilities -Number of Children
                       Served:  1999  -  Page 78


Table of Figures and Maps

 

Figure 1 -  Map - Westchester County Department of Health -
                       Health Planning Region -  Page 27

Figure 2 -  Infant Mortality Rate By Race, Westchester
                      County and Upstate New York:  1982-1998
   
                        (Source: Table 5)  -  Page 33

Figure 3 - Pregnancy Rate by Maternal Age Group,
                     Westchester County: 1998
                     (Source: Table 7)  -  Page 36

Figure 4 - Percent Low Birth weight and Percent Delayed
                     Prenatal Care by Maternal Age Group,
                     Westchester County:  1998
  
                       (Source: Table 8)  -  Page 38

Figure 5 - Cancer Mortality Rate, 5 Leading Sites,
                     Westchester County:  1998 and 1988
  
                       (Source: Table 12) - Page 43

Figure 6 - Distribution of Site-Specific Cancer Deaths,
                     Westchester County:  1999
  
                       (Source: Table 12)  -  Page 44

Figure 7 - AIDS Cases and Deaths by Diagnosis Year,
                    Westchester County:  1982-1999
  
                     (Source: Table 18)  -  Page 50

Figure 8 - Reported Cases of AIDS by Exposure Category,
                     Westchester County:  through December 31, 
                          1999 (Source: Table 19)  -  Page 49

Figure 9 - Map - Confirmed Cases of Lyme Disease per 
                     100,000 Residents by Municipality - Westchester 
                     County:  1999 (Source: Table 20)  -  Page 54

Figure 10 - Map - Confirmed Cases of Ehrlichiosis per 100,000
                        Residents by Municipality - Westchester County: 
                             1999 (Source: Table 20)  -  Page 55

Figure 11 - Map - Confirmed Cases of Animal Rabies by Municipality 
                        Westchester County: 1999
  
                          (Source: Table 23)  -  Page 58

Figure 12 - Map -  Confirmed Cases of Animal Rabies by Municipality
                        Westchester County:  1991 through 1999
  
                          (Source: Table 23)  -  Page 59

Figure 13 - Rabies Post-Exposure Treatment Administered by Year –
                        Westchester County:  1991 – 1999
  
                          (Source: Table 25)  -  Page 61

Figure 14 - Directly Observed Therapy and Directly Observed
                        Preventive Therapy Visits:  1995-1999
  
                          (Source: Table 28)  -  Page 64