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Ruislip-Northwood 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]

Published
1939
Pages
38
Tables
30

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30 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    The Number of Inhabited Houses and estimated Population of the Wards at June, 1938:
    WardNo. of inhabited housesPopulation
  • Page 5
    Births.
    Births during 1938.M.F.Totals.
  • Page 5
    Birth Rate.
  • Page 5
    Stillbirths :—
    M.F.Totals.
  • Page 5
    Deaths.
    M.F.Total.
  • Page 6
    Death Rate.
  • Page 6
    Infant Mortality. Deaths of Infants under one year of age :—
    M.F.Totals.
  • Page 6
    Deaths of Infants under one year of age:-
  • Page 7
    (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)
    England and Wales.126 County Boro's. and Great Towns including London.148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census).London Administrative County.
  • Page 8
    Summary of Causas of Death, 1938. Diseases.
    Disease.Males.Females.Totals.
  • Page 14
    Infectious Diseases.
    Disease.Total Cases Notified.Cases admitted to Hospital.Total Deaths.
  • Page 14
    The Case Rate of Infectious diseases per 1,000 of population :—
    Ruislip-Northwood Urban District.England and Wales.
    No. of Cases.Case Rate.Case Rate.
  • Page 14
    The Rate for Puerperal Pyrexia is calculated in relation to the number of births registered and not in relation to the population.
    Ruislip-Northwood Urban DistrictEngland and Wales
    Number of CasesCase RateCase Rate
  • Page 15
    Ophthalmia Neonatorum
    CasesV ision unimpairedVision impairedTotal BlindnessDeaths
    NotifiedTreated
    At HomeIn Hospital
  • Page 15
    Tuberculosis. New Cases and Mortality during 1938.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Nov-Pul.Pulmonary.Non-Pul.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 16
    Infectious Disease Cases Admitted during 1938. During 1938 the following number of cases were admitted to the Hospital :
    DistrictScarlet FeverDiphtheriaObservationSuspected TyphoidErysipelas9TOTALS
  • Page 19
    Welfare Centres.
    Locality and AddressDayTimeMedical Officer.
  • Page 20
    Ante Natal Clinics.
    Locality and Address.Day.Time.Medical Officer.
  • Page 20
    Attendances at Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.
    Number of Sessions held.Total No. of Attendances.Expectant Mothers.MothersInfantsChildren
    NewOldNewOldNewOldNewOld
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    Attendances at Ante Natal Clinic.
    Sessions heldTotal attendancesExpectant MothersPostnatal.
    NewOld
  • Page 21
    Continued from previous page...
    North-wood.Eastcote.Ruislip.Ruislip Manor.Ruislip South.
  • Page 21
    Home Visits by Health Visitors.
    First VisitsRe- Visits.
    Expectant Mothers.Babies under 1 year.Children 1 to 5.Foster ChildrenExpectant Mothers.Babies under 1 year.Children 1 to 5.Foster Children.No. of Homes visited.
  • Page 21
    Cases attended by Midwives. Nurses R. J. Carter, E. G. Smith and R. E. Temple, County Council Midwives in the Ruislip-Northwood area, appointed under the Midwives Act 1936, carried out the following work during the year:—
    Confinements attended.Ante-Natal VisitsNursing Visits.
  • Page 22
    School Clinics are held under the Management of the Middlesex County Council as follows:—
    Locality and Address.Day & Time.Medical Officer.School Nurse.
  • Page 22
    The following Acts have been adopted to the extent indicated :
    Act.Extent of Adoption.
  • Page 24
    Housing. The Council have provided the following houses
    Northwood.
  • Page 26
    During the year four houses were found to be bug infested to the following extent:
    Council HousesPrivate Houses
  • Page 29
    Meat Inspection. Carcases Inspected and Condemned.
    Cattle exclud'g Cows.CowsCalves.Sheep &c LambsPigs
  • Page 31
    1.—Inspection of Factories, including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises. (1)Number of
    Inspections (2)Written Notices. (3)Occupiers Prosecuted (4)
  • Page 32
    2.—Defects found in Factories.
    Particulars. (1)No. of Defects.No. of defects in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted (5)
    Found. (2)Remedied (3)Referred to H.M. Inspector. (4)