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Acton 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
- Published
- 1953
- Pages
- 58
- Tables
- 59
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SECTION A STATISTICS GENERAL STATISTICS
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VITAL STATISTICS (Comparable figures for 1951 in brackets)
Live Births:. total males females -
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Still Births:
total males females -
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Deaths from Puerperal Causes (Registrar General's short list for England and Wales, Headings 29 and 30):
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Deaths:
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1952
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1952— contd.
Causes of Death Total Under 1 year 1—2 2—5 5—15 15—25 25—45 45—65 65 + Ward Distribution N.E. N.W. C. S.E. S.W. S. W. E. -
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Cause of Death in Children under one year 10 MALES 8 FEMALES
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Comparative figures of Infant Mortality in last Seven Years.
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INQUESTS
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POST MORTEMS, WITHOUT INQUEST
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Type No. of specimens examined -
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The average attendances per session for the five Clinics are given below, last year's figures being shown in brackets.
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HEALTH VISITING
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INFANT WELFARE CLINICS Total number of children who first attended the Clinics during the year, and who, on the date of their first attendance were:
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at Avenue Road should share Thursday mornings alternately with Trinity Way.
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The arrangements made by women for their confinements are tabulated below:
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HOME HELP SCHEME At the end of the year there were 5 Full-time Home Helps, and 50 Part-time Staff. The following Table shows the number of cases booked and those actually attended: —
Maternity: -
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The four Acton Day Nurseries continued to operate through out the year, the accommodation remaining unchanged. The table given below shows accommodation, numbers on the registers a 31st December, and average attendance throughout the year.
Accommodation No. on Register at 31-12-52 Average Attendance -
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as in former years, the proportion of children immunised against Diphtheria, but the actual number at 31st December, is as follows:
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION, 1952
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR
Notifiable Disease Cases notified in whole District at Ages — Years Ward Distribution Cases treated in Hospital At all Ages Under 1 1 to 2 3 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 Over 64 North East North West South South East South West East West Central j -
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TUBERCULOSIS
Age Periods NEW CASES DEATHS Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female -
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STATEMENT OF PARTICULARS APPEARING ON THE REGISTER OF CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS—1952
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total -
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Persons Treated for Scabies
Month Central N.E. N.W. S.E. s.w. s. w. E. Factory Workers Total No. of Families -
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Persons Treated for Dirty Heads
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Persons Treated for Body Lice
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937 PART I OF THE ACT 1. INSPECTIONS for the purpose of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
Premises Number on Register Number of I nspections Number of Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
Particulars Number of Defects Prosecutions Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector Referred by H.M. 1nspector -
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The following table indicates the extensive and varied nature of the defects and dilapidations which have been made good following inspection by the Sanitary Inspectors.
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 The Middlesex County Council are the sampling authority in this area, and the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department has supplied the figures appended below of samples taken during the year
Article Total samples procured Unsatisfactory -
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TOTAL NUMBER OF CARCASES INSPECTED WITH DETAILS OF SURRENDER ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE
Pigs Horses -
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The total weight of meat and offal surrendered were:— PORK
Tons Cwt. Qrs. Lbs. -
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Month Pigs Inspected PARTS CONDEMNED Carcases Heads Collars Fore Qtrs. Hind Qtrs. Legs Skins Hocks Flares Pieces of Pork Plucks (Lungs, Livers, Hearts, Lights). Wt. of Mesenteries, Stomachs & Intestines -
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ESTIMATION OF ATMOSPHERIC SULPHUR BY LEAD PEROXIDE INSTRUMENTS Weight of S03 in Milligrams per 100 Square Centimetres per day.
Station Town Hall Canham Road Wells Hse. Road Bashley Road Wesley Road Kendal Avenue Acacia Road Borough Average Month & Year 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 -
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DEPOSIT GAUGES MONTHLY DEPOSIT IN TONS PER SQUARE MILE
Station Town Hall Bashley Rd. Kendal Ave. Borough Average Month & Year 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 -
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RAINFALL AVERAGE OF THREE DEPOSIT GAUGE STATIONS
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DENTAL REPORT—MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
Expectant Mothers Nursing Mothers Children under a -
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SPEECH THERAPY REPORT
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VISITS PAID BY SCHOOL NURSES The following is the number of home visits paid by the Nurses during the year. The visits have been divided into school distribution.
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MEDICAL INSPECTION Medical Inspection of pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools (including Special Schools).
Periodic Medical Inspections Other periodic inspections Special inspections Re-inspections Entrants Second age group Third age group Total -
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Classification of the General Condition of Pupils
Age Groups Number of Pupils inspected A. (Good) B. (Fair) c. (Poor) No. % of col. 2 No. % of col. 2 No. % of col. 2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) -
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Defects found by Medical Inspection during the Year
Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections No. of defects No. of defects Requiring treatment. Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. -
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Number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspection to require treatment (excluding dental disease and infestation with vermin).
For defective vision Group. (excluding squint). For any other conditions Total individual pupils. Entrants 10 207 200 -
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TREATMENT TABLES MINOR AILMENTS
(a) Diseases of the Skin. Number of cases treated or undei treatment during the year By the Authority Otherwise -
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DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT. Number of cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise
External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint 106 _ -
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TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise Received operative treatment :
(a) for diseases of the ear — — -
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ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS. Number of pupils treated By the Authority Otherwise
(a) Number treated as in-patients in hospital ...... 10 -
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CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT AND SPEECH THERAPY. Number of pupils treated By the Authority Otherwise
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DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT
Age Groups No. inspected No. found to require treatment No. referred for treatment under Local Authority arrangements to County Council Clinics -
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Anaesthetics :—
(a) General 1,704 -
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ORTHODONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
Age Groups No. of pupils examined No. of pupils selected for treatment Age 5 4 4 -
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS.
Category No. of new- cases ascertained during the year No. of Ascertained cases known last day of year In Special day Schools. In Special Residential Schools. In maintained Primary & Secondary Schools. In Independent Schools. Not at School. TOTAL. B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G -
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1952—AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS — ENTRANTS
SCHOOL BOYS Total No. Seen. 2 YEARS 3 YEARS 4 YEARS 5 YEARS 6 YEARS 7 YEARS No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No see Ht. i ins. Wt. lbs. -
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1952—AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS — INTERMEDIATES
SCHOOL BOYS Total No. Seen. 7 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 9 Yrs. 10 Yrs. 11 Yrs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No seen Ht.. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht.. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. -
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1952—AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS—LEAVERS
SCHOOL BOYS Total No. Seen. 11 YEARS. 12 YEARS. 13 YEARS. 14 YEARS. 15 YEARS. 16 YEARS No seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No seer Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No seet . Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs.