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Acton 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
- Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 70
- Tables
- 52
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DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNG AND BRONCHUS— 1952 to 1957
Year Total 25—45 45—65 65 + Bronchus Lung Bronchus Lung Bronchus Lung M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1957
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. 1 S.E. S.W. S. W. E. -
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1957 — 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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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS The following table shows the birth rates and death rates for Acton as compared with England and Wales since 1948.
Year Live Birth Rate Still Birth Rate i Death Rate Maternal Mortality Rate Infantile Mortality Rate Acton E. & W. Acton E. & W. Acton E. & W. Acton E. & W. Acton E. & W. -
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The following Table gives the types, and number, of specimens submitted for examination.
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR (Corrected),
Notifiable Disease Cases notified in whole District At Ages—Years Ward Distribution Hospital Cases At all ages Under 1 year 1—2 3—4 5—9 10—14 15—24 25—44 45—64 Over 64 N.E. N.W. s. S.E. S.W. E- W. C. -
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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—1957
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SECTION E HOUSING I am indebted to the Borough Engineer for the following information showing the progress made since the end of the war.
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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 Public Health Inspectors).
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Number of Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
Particulars Number of Defects Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector Referred by H.M. Inspector Prosecutions -
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Tabulated Statement of Inspections and Details of work carried out by the public Health Inspectors:
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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 Public Health Inspectors.
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Premises registered under Section 16, Food & Drugs Act, 1955 (other than Ice-Cream premises):—
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The following list collated for convenience shows some details of the surrendered food-stuffs:
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FOOD COMPLAINTS There were 26 complaints as to unsound food, etc., and in 3 cases the Council instituted legal proceedings. Details are as follows:—
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The following licences were granted under the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasturised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations 1949 to 1953, and the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations 1949 to 1954.
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CARCASES AND OFFAL INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED IN WHOLE OR IN PART — 1957
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The total weights of meat and offal surrendered were:— PORK
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Samples procured, in the Borough of Acton during the year.
Article Total samples procured Unsatisfactory -
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NUMBER OF PIGS' CARCASES INSPECTED AT T. WALL & SONS LTD. SLAUGHTERHOUSE DURING 1957 WITH ANALYSIS OF SURRENDERS ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE
Month PARTS CONDEMNED Pigs Inspected 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 Acacia Road Kendal Avenue Borough Average Month & Year 1956 1957 1956 1957 1956 1957 1956 1957 1956 1957 1956 1957 1956 1957 1956 1957 -
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DEPOSIT GAUGES MONTHLY DEPOSIT IN TONS PER SQUARE MILE
Station Town Hall Bashley Rd. Kendal Ave. Borough Average Month & Year 1956 1957 1956 1957 1956 1957 1956 1957 -
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RAINFALL AVERAGE OF THREE DEPOSIT GAUGE STATIONS IN INCHES
Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total -
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE YEAR 1957 The Statistics of the School Health Services are set out below: DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION
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DENTAL REPORT—MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
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SPEECH THERAPY REPORT
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AUDIOMETRY SCHEME
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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 Entrants Second age group Third age group Total Special inspections Re inspections -
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Classification of the General Condition of Pupils
Periodic age groups inspected Numbers of Pupils inspected Satisfactory Unsatisfactory No. % of Col. 2 No. % of Col. 2 -
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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. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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Pupils found to require treatment Number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspection to require treatment (excluding dental disease and infestation with vermin).
Group. For defective vision (excluding squint). For any other conditions Total individual pupils. -
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TREATMENT TABLES MINOR AILMENTS
(a) Diseases of the Skin. Number of cases treated or under 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 -
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PUPILS FOUND AT PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION WHO HAVE UNDERGONE TONSILLECTOMY
Periodic age group inspected Number of pupils inspected Number who have undergone tonsillectomy at any time Percentage of those inspected found to have had tonsillectomy Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls -
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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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ORTHODONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
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EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
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EDUCATION ACT, 1944 — SECTIONS 87 (3) AND 87 (8)
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INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
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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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AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS—INFANTS
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 seen . Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. -
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AVERAGE HEIGHTS AMD WEIGHTS-LEAVERS.
SCHOOL BOYS Total No. Seen 11 YEARS 12 YEARS 13 YEARS 14 YEARS 15 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. -
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AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS — INTERMEDIATES
School BOYS Total No. Seen. 7 YEARS 8 YEARS 9 YEARS 10 YEARS 11 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.