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Wealdstone 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]

Published
1908
Pages
32
Tables
18

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18 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    Infant Mortality rate for past 12 years:—
    Year1896189718981 189919001901
  • Page 9
    The following Tables show at a. glance the number of these cases notified, and the proportion sent to Hospital; also number of each disease received in each month :—
    Disease.Cases Notified.Number sent to Hospital.
  • Page 10
    NUMBER RECEIVED IN EACH MONTH.
    Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Diphtheria.Erysipelas.Total for Month.
  • Page 20
    Through the kindness of the Vaccination Officer, Mr. A. Bone, I am able this year to supply the following statistics of vaccination in the district:—
    Births.Successfully Vaccinated.Conscientious objection Certific'tesDeaths Unvaocin-ated.Removals and Unfound Cases.Postponed on Medical CertificateCertified Insusceptible.
  • Page 22
    Mr. Walker kindly supplies the following summary of rainfall during 1907:—
    1907.Inches.1906.Inches.
  • Page 23
    TABLE I. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1907 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in the District,Deaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
    Number.Rate.Under 1 year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate per 1,000 Births registered.Number.Rate.Number.Rate.
  • Page 24
    Area of District in acres (exclusive of area covered by water). 1,072 Total population at all ages, 5,901. Number of inhabited houses, 1,021. Average number of persons per house, 5¾. At Census of 1901.
    I.II.III.
  • Page 24
    TABLE III. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1907.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in whole District.Total cases removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.
  • Page 25
    TABLE IV. CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT, DEATH, DURING YEAR 1907.
    Causes of Death.Deaths at the subjoined ages of " Residents " whether occurring in or beyond the District.Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or " Non-Residents " in Public Institutions in the District.
    All Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards
  • Page 26
    TABLE V. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1907.
    Cause of Death.Deaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age.Total Deaths under One Year.
    Under 1 Wee k1-2 "Weeks2-3 "Weeks3-4 Weeks1-2 Months2-3 Months3-4 Months4-5 Months5-6 Months7-8 Months8-9 Months
  • Page 27
    —INSPECTION. INCLUDING INSPECTIONS MADE BY SANITARY INSPECTORS OR INSPECTORS OF NUISANCEs.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written NoticesProsecutions.
  • Page 27
    2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
    culars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.RemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 28
    3.—HOME WORK.
    OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.Inspections of Outworkers' premises.
    Nature of Work.Lists received from Employers.Addresses of Outworkers
    Twice in the Year.Once in the Year.Received from other Councils.Forwarded to other Councils.
    Lists.Outworkers. WorkmenLists.Outworkers. Workmen
  • Page 28
    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of the year : —Number.
  • Page 28
    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
  • Page -
    SANITARY WORK, 1907. No. 1.
    Particulars as to Staff employed in Sanitary Departments, specify if Inspectors are engaged in any other duties, and if so, what.Inspections.Notices.Dwelling Houses.Houses let in Lodgings. (Tenement Houses.)Common Lodging Houses.
    Surveyor who also acts as Inspector ofNuisances. Assistant to Surveyor who also assists Inspector of Nuisances is his duties.Number of Premises Inspected on Complaint.Number of Premises Inspected in connection with Infectious Diseases.Number of Premises under periodical Inspection.Houses Inspected from House-to-House.Total Number of Inspections and Re-inspections made.Cautionary or Intimation Notices given.Statutory Orders Issued.Summonses served.Convictions obtained.Houses, Premises, See., Cleansed, Repaired, See.Closed as Unfit for Habitation (a) As result of action under H.W.C. Acts. (b) Otherwise.Re-opened after Repairs, Alterations, &c.Demolished.Illegal Underground Dwellings Vacated.Number Registered under Bye-laws.Number of Contraventions.Number Registered under Bye-laws.Number of Inspections made.Number of Contraventions.
  • Page -
    SANITARY WORK—1907.
    Canal Boats used as Dwellings.Moveable Dwellings, Caravans, Tents, &c.Bakehouses.Slaughterhouses.Cow-sheds.Dairies and Milkshops.Unsound Food.Adulterated Food.Offensive Trades.Water Supply and Water Service.
    Wells.Percentage of Houses supplied from Public Water Service.Cisterns.Draw-Taps placed on Mains.Percentage of houses supplied on Constant System.Number of Samples obtained for analysis from Public Supply.
    Number Registered under the ActsNumber of Contraventions of Regulations.Number Observed during the Year.Number of Nuisances therefrom abated.Number Removed from District.Number in District.Contraventions of Factory Acts.Number on Register.Number of Inspections made and frequency of inspection.Contraventions of Bye-laws.Number on Register.Number of Inspections made and frequency of Inspection.Contraventions of Regulations.Number of Milch Cows in District.Number on Register.Number of Inspections made and frequency of inspection.Contraventions of Regulations(a) Animals seized (b) Articles or Parcels seized.Condemned by Magistrate (a & If).Articles or Parcels surrendered.Samples taken (if any) by the District Local Authority.Found Adulterated.Number of Premises in District.Number of Inspections made.Contraventions of Bye-Laws.New Sunk.Cleansed, Repaired, &c.Closed as Polluted.New Provided.Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, &c.
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    SANITARY WORK, 1907. - No. 3.
    Drainage and Sewerage of existing Buildings.Disinfection.Dust.Sundry Nuisances Abated.Remarks as to any other matters or in explanation of previous columns.
    Water ClosetsPercentage of Houses provided with Water Closets.Drains.Cesspools.Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers.
    Rooms Disinfected (a) Ordinary infectious diseases, (b) Phthisis.Rooms stripped and cleansed.Articles Disinfected or destroyed, (a) Ordinary infectious disease, (b) Phthisis.New Bins provided.How frequently is dust removed from each house ?Number of Complaints of Non-Removal received.Method of Disposal (a) Destructor, (b) by tipping), (c) Other, state method.Overcrowding.Smoke.Accumulations of Refuse.Foul Ditches, Ponds, &c., and Stagnant Water.Foul Pigs and other Animals.Dampness.' Yards repaved or repaired.Other Nuisances.
    Number of Water Closets substituted for Dry Receptacles.Repaired, Supplied with Water, or otherwise Improved.Examined, Tested, Exposed, &c.Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, &c.Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Disconnected, Repaired, &c.New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed.Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating; Shafts repaired.Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted.Reconstructed.Rendered Impervious, Emptied Cleansed, &c.Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer.