London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Acton 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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table 6.
INFANTILE MORTALITY. Ward Distribution.
| North East | North West | South East | South West | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Diphtheria | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Diarrhoea | ... | ... | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 5 |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Prematurity | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 28 |
| Congenital Defects | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 7 |
| Injury at Birth | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Waut of Breast-Milk, Starvation | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Tuberculous Peritonitis, Tabes Mesenterica | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Other 1 uberculous Diseases | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Syphilis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 |
| Bronchitis | 1 | ... | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| Pneumonia | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |
| Suffocation (overlaying) | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Other Causes | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals | 19 | 11 | 37 | 91 | 158 |
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.
1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
Premises. Inspec Written
tions. Notices.
Factories (including Factory Laundries) ) 466 108
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries)
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in
Part 3 of this Report)
Total 466 108
2.—Defects Fodnd.
Particulars. Found. Remedied.
Nuisances under Public Health Acts—
Waut of cleanliness 30 30
Want of ventilation 7 7
Overcrowding 5 5
Want of drainage of floors 16 16
Other Nuisances 13 13
insufficient 8 8
Sanitary accommodation unsuitable or defective 23 23
not separate for sexes 6 6
Total 108 108