[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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The Ward distribution was as follows:—

North-East.	North-West.	South-East.	South-West.

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The following table gives the number of deaths from Phthisis in Males and Females since 1905 :—

Under 15 years.			Over 15 years.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.

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Prior to their attack of illness the 43 persons over 15 years of age dead of Phthisis last year were employed as follows:—

Males.		Females.

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The infantile mortality in England and Wales last year was 106; in the 77 large towns it amounted to 115; and in the 136 smaller towns it was 104.

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The following streets showed an excessive mortality last year: —

	Infant Deaths.	Births.

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Births Act had been instrumental in the transference to the death register of children who would formally have been buried as still-born, I asked the Cemetery Superintendent if he would kindly give me the number of burials of still-births buried in the Acton Cemetery, and the following Tables gives the number of still-births buried since 1903:—

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The following table gives a statement of the work done at the Laboratory since it was opened on October 15th, to the end of the year.

		Result
Disease	Nature of Specimen	Positive	Negative	Total

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Table giving total number of deaths and the average death rate per 1,000 inhabitants for the years 1906—1909:—

Streets.	Number of Deaths.	Death Rate.

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Death rates per 1,000 inhabitants in the whole district, and in each Ward for the years 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909.

	1906	1907	1908	1909

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The deaths for 1910 were as follows :—

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HOUSE - TO - HOUSE INSPECTION, 1910.

Nature of Sanitary Defect	Enfield Road	Hanbury Road	Shaftesbury Road	Mills Row and Cottages	Fletcher Road	Stanley Road	Junction Road	Packington Road	Bollo Bridge Road (portion)	Priory Road	Saville Road	Railway Cottages (portion)	Stirling Road	Colville Road	Roslin Road	Grove Road	Seymour Road	Bollo Lane	Myrtle Road	Carlton Road	Florence Road	Palmerston Road	Berrymede Road	Steele Road	Park Rd. North (east side)	All Saints' Road

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TABLE 1. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1910 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 Non-Residents 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.
				Under 1 Year of Age.		At all Ages.					Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
		No.	Rate.1	No.	Rate per 1,000 Births registered.	No.	Rate*				No.	Rate.*

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TABLE 2. VITAL STATISTICS OF SEPARATE LOCALITIES IN 1910 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. ACTON.

	1906.	1907.	1908.	1909.	1910.

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TABLE 3. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1910.

Notifiable Disease	Cases notified in whole District.							Total cases notified in each ward.				Number of cases removed to Hospital from each Ward.
	At all Ages	At Ages—Years.						i North-East.	North-West	South-East	South-West	North-East	North-West	South-East	South-West	Total cases removed to Hospital.
	At all Ages	Under	1 to 5.	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 65	65 & upwards	i North-East.	North-West	South-East	South-West	North-East	North-West	South-East	South-West	Total cases removed to Hospital.

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TABLE 4. CAUSES OF. AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR, 1910.

Causes of Deaths	Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring in or beyond the District.							Deaths at all ages of " Residents " belonging to Localities, whether occurring in or beyond the District				Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or " NonResidents''in Public Institutions in the District.
Causes of Deaths	All Ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 5.	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 and under 65.	65 and upwards.	North-East' Ward.	N'th-West Ward.	Soutli-East Ward.	S'th-West Ward.

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TABLE 5. INFANTILE MORTALITY Deaths from stated causes in Weeks

Cause of Death.			Under 1 week	1 -2 weeks.	2-3 weeks.	3-4 weeks.	Total under \ 1 month.	1-2 months.

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DURING THE YEAR, 1910. and Months under One Year of age.

2-3 months.	3-4 months.	4-5 months.	5 6 months.	6-7 months.	7-8 months	8-9 months.	9-10 months.	10-11 months	11-12 months	Total Deaths under One Year.

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TABLE 6. INFANTILE MORTALITY. Ward Distribution.

	North East	North West	South East	South West	Total

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1. — I nspection of F actories, W orkshops and W orkplaces Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

Premises.			Inspections.	Written Notices

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2.—D efects F odnd.

		Found.	Remedied	Referred to H.M. Inspector.

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3.—home work. Outworkers' Lists, Sections 107, 108. 109 & 110.

nature of work.	Section 107.									Inspections of \| Outworkers' premises	Sec. 108		Sees. 109, 110
	Twice Yearly			Once Yearly			Outworkers received from other Councils	Outw'k'rs forwaided to other Councils	Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists		Unwholesome Premises, instances	Unwholesome Premises, Notices served	Infected Premises Instances
	Lists	Outworkers, Contractors	Outworkers, Workmen	1 Lists 1	Outworkers Contractors	Outworkers' Workmen	Outworkers received from other Councils	Outw'k'rs forwaided to other Councils	Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists		Unwholesome Premises, instances	Unwholesome Premises, Notices served	Infected Premises Instances

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4—Registered Workshops.

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5—Other Matters.

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TABLE 1 PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE DISTRICT, TOGETHER WITH ACCOMMODATION.

Name of School.	Accomodation.

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TABLE 2. Showing the number of children examined classified according to age and sex.

	No. examined	years 12-13		years 13-14		years 14-15		years 15-16		years 16-17

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TABLE 3. Giving the number of children examined in each school, together with the conditions found on examination.

SENIOR BOYS	No Examined	Nutrition			Clothing		Cleanliness			Verminous		Carious Teeth	Perfect Teeth	Enlarged Tonsils	Adenoids	Enlarged Glands
SENIOR BOYS	No Examined	A	B	C	Average	Below Average	A	B	C	Head	Body	Carious Teeth	Perfect Teeth	Enlarged Tonsils	Adenoids	Submaxillary	Cervical

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TABLE 3— continued.

SENIOR BOYS (continued).	j External Eye Disease	Defective \| Vision	! Defective j Hearing	Ear Disease	1 Defective ' Speecli	Heart Disease	Lung Disease	Tuberculosis	Rickets	Skin Disease	Anaemia	Polypus of Nose	Deformities, Spinal Disease, etc.	Other Diseases, defects.

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TABLE 3— continued.

INFANTS	No. examined	Mai-Nutrition			Clothing		Cleanliness			Verminous		Carious Teeth	Enlarged Tonsils	Adenoids	Enlarged Glands
		A	B	C	Average	Below Average	A	B	C	Head	Body				Enlarged Glands
		A	B	C	Average	Below Average	A	B	C	Head	Body				Submaxillary	Cervical

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TABLE 2— continued.

INFANTS (continued).	External Eye Disease	Defective Vision	Far Disease	Defective Hearing	Defective Speech	Mental Condition	Heart Disease	Lung Disease	Tuberculosis	Rickets	Anaemia.	Skin Disease.	Deformities, Spinal Disease. &c.	Infectious or Contagious Disease	Other Diseases and Defects

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Pull results are shown in the following table:—

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TABLE 4. NUMBER OF CHILDREN REFERRED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION— 5 31. These were from the following schools: —

	Infants.	Girls.	Boys.

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TABLE 5. AVERAGE HEIGHT, without Shoes and AVERAGE WEIGHT with Clothes. (Anthropometric Committee , 1883).

Age last Birthday.	Height in inches.	Weight in lbs.	Height in inches.	Weight in lbs

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TABLE 6. GIVING HEIGHTS & WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.

	No. examined	12-13		13-14		14-15		15-16		16-17
	No. examined	Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight

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TABLE 6 — continued.

INFANTS (MALE).	No. of Scholars exam'd	Years of Age.
		3-4		4-5		5-6		6-7		7-8		8-9
		Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight	Height	Weight

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Visits Paid by School Nurse.

	N.-East.	N.-West.	S.-East	S.-West.	Total.

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Visits Paid by School Nurse.

Diphtheria	N.-East.	N.-West.	S.-East.	S.-West.	Total.

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During the season 189 scholars—112 boys, 77 girls—have earned the swimming certificate awarded by the Committee for children who have learned to swim this year.

School.	Classes per week.	No. of attendances made.	No. of Scholars in School who can swim.	No. of Scholars who have learnt to swim this season.

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The Ward distribution was as follows:—

The following table gives the number of deaths from Phthisis in Males and Females since 1905 :—

Prior to their attack of illness the 43 persons over 15 years of age dead of Phthisis last year were employed as follows:—

The infantile mortality in England and Wales last year was 106; in the 77 large towns it amounted to 115; and in the 136 smaller towns it was 104.

The following streets showed an excessive mortality last year: —

The following table gives a statement of the work done at the Laboratory since it was opened on October 15th, to the end of the year.

Table giving total number of deaths and the average death rate per 1,000 inhabitants for the years 1906—1909:—

Death rates per 1,000 inhabitants in the whole district, and in each Ward for the years 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909.

The deaths for 1910 were as follows :—

HOUSE - TO - HOUSE INSPECTION, 1910.

TABLE 1. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1910 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.

TABLE 2. VITAL STATISTICS OF SEPARATE LOCALITIES IN 1910 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. ACTON.

TABLE 3. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1910.

TABLE 4. CAUSES OF. AND AGES AT, DEATH DURING YEAR, 1910.

TABLE 5. INFANTILE MORTALITY Deaths from stated causes in Weeks

DURING THE YEAR, 1910. and Months under One Year of age.

TABLE 6. INFANTILE MORTALITY. Ward Distribution.

1. — I nspection of F actories, W orkshops and W orkplaces Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

2.—D efects F odnd.

3.—home work. Outworkers' Lists, Sections 107, 108. 109 &amp; 110.

4—Registered Workshops.

5—Other Matters.

TABLE 1 PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE DISTRICT, TOGETHER WITH ACCOMMODATION.

TABLE 2. Showing the number of children examined classified according to age and sex.

TABLE 3. Giving the number of children examined in each school, together with the conditions found on examination.

TABLE 3— continued.

TABLE 3— continued.

TABLE 2— continued.

Pull results are shown in the following table:—

TABLE 4. NUMBER OF CHILDREN REFERRED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION— 5 31. These were from the following schools: —

TABLE 5. AVERAGE HEIGHT, without Shoes and AVERAGE WEIGHT with Clothes. (Anthropometric Committee , 1883).

TABLE 6. GIVING HEIGHTS &amp; WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.

TABLE 6 — continued.

Visits Paid by School Nurse.

Visits Paid by School Nurse.

During the season 189 scholars—112 boys, 77 girls—have earned the swimming certificate awarded by the Committee for children who have learned to swim this year.

3.—home work. Outworkers' Lists, Sections 107, 108. 109 & 110.

TABLE 6. GIVING HEIGHTS & WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.