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Wealdstone 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]

Published
1909
Pages
36
Tables
18

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18 tables in this report

  • Page 8
    Infant Mortality Rate for past years :—
    Year189618971898189919001901
  • Page 10
    The following Tables show at a glance the numbei of these cases notified and the proportion sent to Hospital ; also the number of each disease received in each month :—-
    Disease.Cases Notified.Number sent to Hospital.
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    NUMBER OF CASES RECEIVED IN EACH MONTH.
    Scarlet Fever.Enteric.Diphtheria.ErysipelasTotal for Month.
  • Page 21
    Through the kindness of the Vaccination Officer, Mr. A. Bone, I am again able to supply the following statistics of vaccination in the district :—
    Births.Successfully Vaccinated.Objection Certificates.Deaths Unvaccin-ated.Removals.Postponed on Medical CertificateCertified Insusceptible.
  • Page 25
    METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
    1907.Inches.1908.Inches.
  • Page 26
    TABLE I. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1908 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
    Year.Population estimated to Middle of each year.BirthsTotal Deaths Registered in the DistrictTotal 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.Net Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District
    NumberRate*Under 1 year of AgeAt all Ages
    NumberRate per 1,000 Births registeredNumberRate*NumberRate*
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    I.II.III.
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    TABLE III. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1908.
    Notifiable DiseaseCases notified in whole District.Total cases removed to Hospital.
    At all AgesAt Ages—Years.
    Under 1.1 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 65
  • Page 28
    TABLE IV. CAUSES OP, AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR 1908.
    Causes of DeathDeaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the DistrictTotal deaths whether of "Residents" or " non-Residents " in Public Institutions in the District
    All AgesUnder 1 year1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 6565 and upwards
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    TABLE V. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1908.
    Cause of DeathDeaths from stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year of Age
    Under 1 Week1-2 Weeks2-3 Weeks3-4 WeeksTotal under 1 Month.1-2 Months2-3 Months3-4 Months4-5 Months5-6 Months6-7 Months7-8 Months9-10 Months,10-11 Months.11-12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year
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    1.— INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2.—DEFECTS FOUND.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    3.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 1908.Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises.OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108.
    Lists received from EmployersNumbers of Addresses of Outworkers received from other Councils.Numbers of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to other Councils.InstancesNotices servedProsecutions.
    Twice in the year.Once in the year.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
  • Page 32
    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops on the Register (S. 131) at the end of 1908.Number.
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    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
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    [C.I.] SANITARY WORK. 1908.
    Particulars as to Staff employed in Sanitary Department, 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.
    Inspector of Nuisances, who is also Surveyor, and an Assistant Sanitary Inspector.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, &c., Cleansed, Repaired &c.Closed as Unfit for Habitation.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.
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    [c.II.] SANITARY WORK, 1908.
    Canal Boats used as Dwellings.Movable Dwellings, Caravans, Tents, &c.Bakehouses.Slaughterhouses.Cow-sheds.Dairies and Milk-shops.Unsound Food.Adulterated Food.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 Acts.Number of Contraventions of Regulations.Number Observed during the Year.Number of Nuisances therefrom abated.Number Removed from DistrictNumber in District.Contraventions of Factory Acts.Number on Register.Number of inspections made and frequency of inspections.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.Samples taken (if any) by the District Local Authority.Found Adulterated.
    New Sunk.Cleansed, Repaired, &c.Closed as Polluted.New, Provided.Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, &c.
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    [C.III.] SANITARY WORK, 1908.
    Drainage and Sewerage of existing Buildings. Disinfection. Dust. Sundry Nuisances Abated.
    Water Closets.Percentage of Houses Provided with Water Closets.Drains.Cesspools.Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers.Rooms Disinfected (a) Ordinary infectious diseases, (b) PhthsisRooms stripped and cleansed.Articles disinfected or destroyed. (a) Oidinary infectious disease. (b) PhthisisNew bins provided.Periodical frequency of dust removal.Number of complaints of non-removal received.Method of Disposal (a) Destructor, (b) by Tipping, (c) Other, state method.Overcrowding.Smoke.Accumulation 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, etc.Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, etc.Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes Disconnected, Repaired, etc.New Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts fixed.Existing Soil Pipes or Ventilating Shafts repaired.Disconnecting Traps or Chambers Inserted.Reconstructed.Rendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, etc.Abolished, and Drain connected to Sewer.