Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 6.
INFANTILE MORTALITY. ward distribution.
Causes of Deaths. | North East | North West | South East | South West | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measles | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Tuberculous Meningitis | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Convulsions | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Meningitis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Laryngitis | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Bronchitis | _ | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 |
Enteritis | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 |
Syphilis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Suffocation Overlaying | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Injury at Birth | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Congenital Malformations | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Prematurity | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
Atrophy Debility and Marasmus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 23 |
Other Causes | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Totals | 16 | 18 | 29 | 64 | 127 |
FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, WORKPLACES AND HOMEWORK.
1—inspection of factories, workshops and workplaces, Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
Premises | Inspections | Written Notices. |
---|---|---|
Factories (including Factory Laundries) | 4 | 4 |
Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) | 629 | 204 |
Workplaces (other than Outworkers' premises included in part 3 of this Report) | 12 | 3 |
(Prosecutions—Nil). Total | 645 | 211 |
2—Defects found.
Found | Remedied | Referred to h.m. Inspector | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Want of Cleanliness | 40 | 40 | — | |
Want of Ventilation | — | — | — | |
Overcrowding | — | — | — | |
Want of Drainage of Floors | 14 | 14 | — | |
Other Nuisances | 233 | 233 | — | |
Insufficient. | 4 | 4 | — | |
Sanitary Accommodation | Unsuitable or Defective | 58 | 58 | — |
Not separate for Sexes | 1 | 1 | — |