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Hayes and Harlington 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]

Published
1939
Pages
34
Tables
19

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    AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT PER MONTH.
    19381937
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    Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.
    TotalM.F.
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    Deaths from puerperal causes :—
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
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    Death rate of Infants under one year of age—
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    Continued from previous page...
    M.F.Total
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    CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1938.
    Causes of DeathMalesFemales
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    England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns. (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns.)
    England and Wales126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census)London Administrative CountyHayes and Harlington
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    SUMMARY OF REPORTS OF WATER SAMPLES SUBMITTED FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS, 1938.
    Report No. and DateOrganisms produced on gelatine or agar plates incubated at 20°C. for 3 daysOrganisms produced on agar plates incubated at 37.5°C. for 2 daysB. Coli.StreptococciCI. Welchii. (spores)Remarks
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    SUMMARY OF REPORTS OF WATER SAMPLES SUBMITTED FOR BACTERIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL EXAMINATION BY THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF SIX AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE SUPPLY AREA OF THE SOUTH WEST SUBURBAN WATER COMPANY.
    Report No. and Date.Authority taking sampleCHEMICALBACTERIOLOGICALRemarks
    Total solids (dried at 120°C.)Combined chlorine (as CI.)Equivalent to Sodium Chloride (Na CI.)Nitric nitrogen (Nitrates)Nitrous nitrogen (Nitrites)A mmoniacal nitrogenAlbuminoid nitrogenOxygen absorbed in 4 hours at 27°C.Lead or CopperTemporary hardness (equivalent to CaCO3)Permanent hardness (equivalent to CaCO3)Total hardness (equivalent to CaCO3)Organisms produced on agar plates incubated at 20°—22°C. for 3 daysOrganisms produced on agar plates incubated at 37.5°C. for 2 daysB. coliStreptococciCl. Welchii (Spores)
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    3.—Notices Served.
    Served.Complied with.Outstanding.
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    1.—Inspections.
    PremisesNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
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    2.—Defects Found.
    ParticularsNumber of Defects
    Found.Remedied.
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    Two milk dealers were licensed during the year to produce pasteurised milk. The table below gives particulars of the other thirty-five licences granted during the year :—
    DesignationDealer's LicenceSupplementary Licence
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    SUMMARY OF REPORTS UPON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF SAMPLES OF MILK.
    Retort No.Temperature on arrivalBacteria per ml. or c.c.Bacteria per 1/100 c.c.Bacteria per 1/1,000 c.c.Bacteria per 1/10,000 c.c.B. coli.DesignationRemarks
    2 Days3 Days
    1/1001/1001/1001/1001/1001/100
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    CARCASES EXAMINED AND MEAT CONDEMNED, 1938.
    Cattle, excluding CowsCowsCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
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    (c) Adulteration, Etc. Dr. J. Tate, County Medical Officer, has kindly given me the under-mentioned return of work done during the year by the County Council Inspectors under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts in this district:—
    ArticleNo. TakenAdulterated
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    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR 1938.
    DiseaseTotal Cases NotifiedCases admitted to HospitalTotal Deaths
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    ANALYSIS OF THE TOTAL CASES.
    DiseaseAt Ages
    Under 1 Year1 22 33 44 55 1010 1515 2020 3535 4545 6565 and over
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    TUBERCULOSIS. New Cases and Mortality during 1938.
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon- Respiratory
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.