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Kingston upon Thames 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

Published
1931
Pages
82
Tables
46

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46 tables in this report

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    GENERAL STATISTICS.
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    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
    Live Births-
    Total.Male.Female.
    Legitimate520263257Birth Rate (R.G.) per 1,000 population 14.3
    Illegitimate331518
    553278275
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    Deaths of Infants under one year-
    Total.Male.Female.
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    Deaths of Infants under one year-
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    Deaths of Infants under one year-
    Birth RateDeath RateRate per Diarrhœa under 2 years,1000 Births Total Deaths under 1 year
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    CAUSES OF DEATH. (Civilians only.)
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.
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    Disinfection is carried out in pulmonary tuberculosis whenever premises are vacated by cases, either on account of their removal, admission to Hospital or Sanatorium, or death.
    Temperature of AirRainfall Inches
    HighestLowestMean Max.Mean Min.
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    Clinics and Treatment Centres.
    Centre.Situation.Accommodation.Provided by
  • Page 11
    LIST OF ADOPTIVE ACTS AND BYE-LAWS IN FORCE IN THE BOROUGH.
    Adoptive Acts.Date of Adoption.
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    House-to-House Inspections. No special areas were dealt with during the year, but 28 premises were inspected in the following roads:—
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    STATISTICS. Number of New Houses erected during the year:—
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    1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year:—
    Houses Inspected.No. of Inspections.
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    Below is given particulars of the houses erected each year in the Borough during the last five years by private enterprise, but few of the small number of houses so erected could be considered to be houses of the working-class type :
    Year.Total number of houses erected by private enterprise.
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    SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. These Acts are administered by the Surrey County Council, and the following table shows action taken in the Borough during the year:—
    Articles.ANALYSED.ADULTERATED OR DETERIORATED.
  • Page 20
    Notifiable Diseases during the Year.
    Cases.Deaths.
    Under 1 year.1—22—33—44—S5—1010—1515—2020—3535—4545—6565 & over.Total Cases NotifiedCases admitted to HospitalUnder 1 year.1—22—33—44—55—1010—1515—2020—3535—4545—6565 & overTotal Death
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASE. The following table gives a comparative statement of notifications received during the last twelve years:—
    YearScarlet FeverDiphtheriaEnteric Fever (including Paratyphoid)
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    During the year there were the following number of attendances at the Centres :—
    Meetings.Attendances
    New Cases.Total.
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    The Health Visitors paid the following number of home visits:—
    First Visits.Total Visits.
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    Cases notified during 1929:—
    Notified.At Home.Treated . In Hospital.Vision unimpairedVision impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths
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    —INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Premises.Number of
    InspectionsWritten Notices.Occupiers prosecuted
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    11—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars.Number of DefectsNumber of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    INSPECTIONS AND VISITS. The following list shows the number of Inspections made in regard to each section of the work, and the total of all inspections.
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    DRAINAGE.
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    WATER CLOSETS AND SANITARY FITTINGS.
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    MISCELLANEOUS.
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    COMPLAINTS. One hundred and sixty-seven complaints were received during the year as follows:—
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    The following list shows the situation and number of premises re-drained during the year:—
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    No licences have been issued to producers in the Borough in respect of Graded milk, but the following licences have been issued to dairymen:—
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    The following figures show the total number of animal killed in the private slaughter-houses during the past five years:—
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    MEAT REGULATIONS, 1924. Summary for year ended December 31st, 1930.
    Number of Notices Received.Number of Animals Slaughtered.Carcases not Examined.Percentage of Total Animals not Examined.
    BeastsFigsCalvesSheepGoatsTotal.PigsSheepCalves
  • Page 48
    The following tabulated list shows the various amounts of foodstuffs condemned during the year. Where the action taken is stated to be "inspected and condemned" the inspection was made at the slaughterhouse at the time of slaughter. In the other cases a request for inspection was made by the owner.
    Articles of Food.Reason for CondemnationAction taken
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    The results of the chemical analysis of the samples are given below, expressed in parts per 100,000:—
    SampleChlorineFree AmmoniaAlbuminoid AmmoniaNitritesPoisonous MetalsRemarks
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    Parents are always warned beforehand as to the hour their children are to be medically examined at Routine Inspections, and during the year attended as follows:—
    No. of children Examined.No. of parents Present.Percentage.
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    It must be borne in mind that a child exhibiting only a few nits is classified as unclean, and the following table clearly shows the satisfactory progress made during the last five years:—
    Year.Inspections.Unclean.Prosecutions.
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    TABLE II. A Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1930.
    Defect or DiseaseRoutine Inspec.Special Inspec.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring tobe kept under observation but not requiring
  • Page 75
    TABLE II.— continued Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases)
    Group.Number of Children.Percentage of children found to require Treatment.
    Inspected.Found to Require Treatment,
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    TABLE III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area
    ———Boys.Girls.Total
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    TABLE III.—Continued.
    ———Boys.Girls.Total.
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    TABLE IV. Return of Defhcts Treated during the Year ended 31st December, 1930. Treatment Table Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.)
    Disease or Defect,Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total
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    Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
    Defect or Disease.No. of Defects dealt with.
    Under the Authority's Scheme,Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total
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    Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat, Number of Defects.
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    Group IV. Dental Defects
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    Group V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions