[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

Ealing 1943

Published: 1944
Pages: 30
Tables: 21

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Causes of Death, 1943.

Cause of Death. Deaths, 1943 Total Deaths 1942
Male Female Total
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Table Showing Birth-Rate, Death-Rate and Infant Death-Rate for the Borough of Ealing.

Period Birth-Rate 4 Death-Rate Infant Death-Rate
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Maternal Mortality per Thousand Births.

Period Ealing England and Wales
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Summary of the Visits made by the Health Visitors.

Visits to children under 12 months :— (1942) (1943)
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Summary of the Work at the Health Centres,

Mothers. (1942) (1943)
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Medical Examination of Pre-School Children.—The number of complete medical examinations of children from one to five years of age are indicated in the following table —

Age-Group No. of Examinations
(1942) (1943)
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The following table indicates the capacity and date of opening of each of the nurseries, and number of attendances during the year :—

Date opened Capacity Days open Total attendances Average attendance
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CHILD LIFE PROTECTION. The work of supervision of foster mothers, carried out by the Health Visitors who have all been appointed Child Protection Visitors, is summarized in the following table :—
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SUPERVISION OF NURSING HOMES. The following table gives information regarding nursing homes in the Borough :-

No. of Homes No. of Beds
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The following table indicates the amount of the various foodstuffs which have been condemned by the Inspectors as unfit for food in the course of their inspections at the meat depot and at the various food premises in the Borough :—

lbs.
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. Cases of Infectious Disease occurring in the Borough.

Disease 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943
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Tuberculosis .-The number of cases of tuberculosis notified during the year and the number of deaths which occurred were as follows :-

Age Periods New Cases i Deaths i
Pulmonary Non-Pulm'y Pulmonary Non-Pulm'y
Male F'male Male F'male Male F'male Male F'male

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Year	Average Number on Rolls	No. of examinations for verminous condition	Number of children excluded	Number or warning notices issued	Total Number of unclean children excluded or warned	Percentage of children unclean whether excluded or not	Legal proceedings taken under attendance Bye-laws

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Conditions Treated No. of cases treated Total attendances made _
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Number of Cases of Scabies Treated.

Year At Health Centres Otherwise Total Cases
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Abnormal eye conditions, other than refractive errors, were as follows :-
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The advice of the surgeon is sought in all cases of discharging ears, deafness, persistent nasal catarrh, polypi and epistaxis and of enlarged tonsils when associated with frequent colds, deafness or sore throat.

School Children Children under five years.
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The work of the Orthopaedic Clinic during the year may be summarised as follows :— Orthopaedic Clinic.

- School children Children under five Total
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TABLE II. CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE-GROUPS. 1

Number of Children Inspected A (Excellent) B (Normal) C (Slightly sub-normal) D (Bad)
No. % No. % No. % No. %
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Group lie —Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint
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TABLE VI. BLIND AND DEAF CHILDREN. Number of totally or almost totally blind and deaf children who are NOT at the present time receiving education suitable for their special needs.

1 At a Public Elementary School 2 At an Institution other than a Special School 3 At no School or Institution

Age Periods	New Cases i				Deaths i
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulm'y		Pulmonary		Non-Pulm'y
	Male	F'male	Male	F'male	Male	F'male	Male	F'male

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21 tables in this report

Causes of Death, 1943.

Table Showing Birth-Rate, Death-Rate and Infant Death-Rate for the Borough of Ealing.

Maternal Mortality per Thousand Births.

Summary of the Visits made by the Health Visitors.

Summary of the Work at the Health Centres,

Medical Examination of Pre-School Children.—The number of complete medical examinations of children from one to five years of age are indicated in the following table —

The following table indicates the capacity and date of opening of each of the nurseries, and number of attendances during the year :—

CHILD LIFE PROTECTION. The work of supervision of foster mothers, carried out by the Health Visitors who have all been appointed Child Protection Visitors, is summarized in the following table :—

SUPERVISION OF NURSING HOMES. The following table gives information regarding nursing homes in the Borough :-

The following table indicates the amount of the various foodstuffs which have been condemned by the Inspectors as unfit for food in the course of their inspections at the meat depot and at the various food premises in the Borough :—

PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. Cases of Infectious Disease occurring in the Borough.

Tuberculosis .-The number of cases of tuberculosis notified during the year and the number of deaths which occurred were as follows :-

Number of Cases of Scabies Treated.

Abnormal eye conditions, other than refractive errors, were as follows :-

The advice of the surgeon is sought in all cases of discharging ears, deafness, persistent nasal catarrh, polypi and epistaxis and of enlarged tonsils when associated with frequent colds, deafness or sore throat.

The work of the Orthopaedic Clinic during the year may be summarised as follows :— Orthopaedic Clinic.

TABLE II. CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE-GROUPS. 1

Group lie —Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint

TABLE VI. BLIND AND DEAF CHILDREN. Number of totally or almost totally blind and deaf children who are NOT at the present time receiving education suitable for their special needs.