[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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1931.

	Private Number.	Families. Population.	Structurally separate	Rooms occupied.	Persons per room.

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There were a few cases of over-crowding in the larger houses, but they were few and far between, and are not vitally important.

Number of persons in family.	Number of families occupying the rooms.
	1	2	3	4	5

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There are 91 persons or firms retailing milk in the district under the following categories:—

	Dairymen.		Purveyors of Milk
No. with rounds not occupying premises in the Borough.	No. with rounds occupying premises in the Borough.	No. of General shops from which milk is sold from covered pans only	No. of shops from which milk is sold in closed and unopened receptacles only

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UNSOUND FOOD SURRENDERED DURING 1932. TABLE X. Diseased Meat.

Tuberculosis. Pigs.	Pleurisy. Pigs.

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TABLE 11. NUMBER OF PIGS' CARCASES INSPECTED FROM 1st JANUARY to 31st DECEMBER, 1932, WITH ANALYSIS OF SURRENDERS ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE.

1932.	No. of Carcases Inspected.	No. of Heads Diseased.	No. of Carcases Diseased.	No. of Sides Diseased.	No. of Fore Quarters Diseased.	No. of Hind Quarters Diseased.	No. of Legs . Diseased.	No. of Shoulders Diseased.	Plucks (Lungs, Livers and Hearts).	Mesenteries, Stomachs and Intestines	Pieces of Pork.

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Reference to the following table will show that this is the highest number of cases which have occurred in any year 1921.

Year.	No. of Cases.	No. of Deaths.	Scarlet Fever, Death-rate per 1,000 population.

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Year.	No. of Cases.	No. of Deaths.	Scarlet fever Death-rate per population

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SCARLET FEVER —1932. (Cases in weeks, ages and wards)

Week Ending	Total No.	N. E.	Ages in Wards.		S. W.
Week Ending	Total No.	N. E.	N. W.	S. E.	S. W.

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SCARLET FEVER — 1932. (Cases in weeks, ages and wards).

WeekEnding	Total No.	N. E.	Ages in Wards.		S. W.
WeekEnding	Total No.	N. E.	N. W.	S. E.	S. W.

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A ge D istribution.

Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	Over 65

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Age Distribution.

Under 1	1 to 5		5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	Over 65

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The following table gives the number of notifications and deaths from Diphtheria since the adoption of the Notification of infectious Diseases Act, 1889.

Year.	Population.	Notifications	Deaths.

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On December 31st the following is a statement of the particulars appearing in the Register of cases of Tuberculosis.

	Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.		Total
	Males.	Females.	M ales.	Females.	Total

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53 patients were admitted to Sanatoria under the country scheme and 23 were admitted to Hospitals.

Age Periods.	New Cases.				Deaths.
Age Periods.	Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.		Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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The following is a list of the cases admitted for the different desease.

	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Measles.

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The 39 deaths were distributed as follows: —

	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Measles.

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BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.

(a) For Diphtheria.	Positive.	Negative.

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TABLE F. BIRTH-RATE, DEATH-RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTAL BY DURING THE YEAR 1932 The Mortality rates for England & Wales refer to the whole population, but for London and the towns to

	Rate per 1,000 Population		Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.									Rate per 1,000 Births		Percentage of Toran Deaths
	Live Births.	Still-Births.	All Causes	Enteric Fever	Small Pox	Measles	Scarlet Fever	Whooping Cough	Diphtheria	Influenza	Violence	Diarrhœa and Enteitti (under 2 year)	Total deaths unfar 1 year	Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners	Inquesy Cases	Certified by Coroner afterP.M. No Inquest	Uncerfied Causes of Death

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The maternal mortality rotes for England and Wales arc as follows:—

	Puerpernl Sepsis.	Others.	Total.

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TABLE 2. VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1932 AND PREVIOUS YEARS

Year	Population estimated to Middle of each Year	Births		Total Deaths Registered in the District		Transferable Deaths		Nett Deaths belonging to the District
		Nett		Total Deaths Registered in the District		Transferable Deaths		Under 1 year of Age		At all Ages
		Number	Rare	Number	Rate	of Non-Residents Registered in the District	of Residents Registered outside Dist.	Number	Rate per 1,000 Births	Number	Rate per 1,000 inhabitants

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TABLE AGES AT DEATHS AND EARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1952 AGES IN YEARS

Causes of Deaths	All age	Under 1 year	1 and under 2	2 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 andunder 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	WARD DISTRUBUTION
Causes of Deaths	All age	Under 1 year	1 and under 2	2 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 25	25 andunder 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	North East	North West	South East	South West

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TABLE 4. INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1932.

Causes of Death.	Ages.									Wards.
Causes of Death.	Total	Under 1 week	1—2 weeks	2—3 weeks	3—4 weeks	1—3 months	3—6 montns	6—9 montns	9—12 montns	North East	North West	South Baal	South West

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TABLE B. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1932.

Notifiable Disease.	Cases notified in whole District. At Ages—Years.								Ward Distribution.
Notifiable Disease.	At all Ages	Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	Over 65	North East	North West	South East	South West

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OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.

Cases.			Vision unimpaired	Vision impaired	Total Blindness	Deaths.
Notified	Treated.
Notified	At home.	In hospital.

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TABLE 6. CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL.

		Total Notified.

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TABLE 7. BIRTHS. Live Births.

			Male.		Female.

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TABLE 8. INFANT WELFARE CENTRES, 1932.

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table 9. ANTE-NATAL CLIINC.

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table 10. INQUESTS. I nquests —41.

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Coroner's Certificate after Post-Mortem without Inquest—26.

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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. 1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises.	Inspections.	Written Notices.
(i)	(2)	(3)

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PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE DISTRICT WITH ACCOMMODATION.

Same of School.	Dept.	Accommodation	Average monthly So. on Register during 1932.	Average attendance for Autumn term 1932.

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AVERAGE HEIGHT without shoes and AVERAGE WEIGHT withoUt Clothes. Anthropometric Committee, 1929.

MALES.			FEMALES.
Age last	Height in	Weight in	Height in	Weight in

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TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.

ENTRANTS (GIRLS).	No. Examined.	Years of Age.
		3—4			4—5			5—6			6—7
		No.	Height ins.	Weight lbs.	No.	Height ins.	Weight lbs.	No.	Height ins.	Weight lbs.	No.	Height ins.	Weight lbs.

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TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.

INTERMEDIATES. (BOYS).	No. Examined.	No.	Years of Age.
			7—8			8—9			9-10
			Height ins.	Weight lbs.	No.	Height ins.	Weight lbs.	No.	Height ins.	Weight lbs.

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TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.

LEAVER (BOYS)	No. Examined.	Years of Age.
		12—13			13—14			14—15
		No.	Height ins.	Weight lbs.	No.	Height ins.	Weight lbs.	NoT .	Height ins.	Weight lbs.

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A start was made in Southfield School and the following tables give the result of the Schick testing in the Southfield Road departments.

Southfield Senior Boys.
Year			la	lb	lc	2a	2b	3a	3b	Total

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County School.

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The following is the table of the Derwentwater Junior results of Schick testing:—

Derwentwater Junior.
Standards	la	lb	2a	2b	3a	3b	4a	4b	5a	5b	Total

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The Schick test results at John Perryn Junior are given below:-

John Perryn Junior.
Standards	la	lb	2a	2b	2c	3a	3b	3c	Total

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The following table gives the school distribution of Schick testing and immunisation. It has not been possible to tabulate the results as they stood on the 31st December, but these figures show the amount of work done up to mid-February.

School.	Schick Schick tested.	Positive re-actors.	Number of attendances for
School.	Schick Schick tested.	Positive re-actors.	1st Inoc.	2nd Inoc.	3rd Inoc.

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TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ATTENDING ACTON SCHOOLS EMPLOYED IN THE VARIOUS REGISTERED OCCUPATIONS AS ON THE 31st DECEMBER, 1932.

SCHOOL.	Delivering Goods or Parcels		Delivering Newspapers		Delivering Milk		Totals
SCHOOL.	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls

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TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN EMPLOYED OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS AS ON 31st DECEEMBER, 1932.

SCHOOL.	Registered Occupations in Acton.
	Ages. 12 — 13	Ages. 13 — 14	Totals 12 — 14

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TABLE SHOWING THE DISTRIHUTION OF ALL CHILDREN EMPLOYED DURING THE PERIOD 1st JANUARY 1932, TO 31st DECEMBER, 1032.

SCHOOL.	BOYS									GIRLS
SCHOOL.	John Perryn	Acton Wells	Central	Priory	Southfield	Roman Catholic	Acton County	Others	Special	Totals	Beaumont Park	Totals

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TABLE II. 4 —Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December , 1932.

Defect or Disease.	Routine Inspections.		Special Inspections.
	No. of	Defects.	No. of Defects.
	Requiring Treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.	Requiring Treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.

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TABLE II.— Continued.

Defect or Disease.	Routine Inspections.		Special Inspections.
	No. of Defects.		No. of Defect.
	Requiring Treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.	Requiring Treatment	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.

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B.—Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

Group	Number of Children		Percentage of Children found to require Treatment
Group	Inspected	Found to require Treatment.	Percentage of Children found to require Treatment

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table III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.

	Boys.	Girls	Total.

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Quiescent or arrested pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intrathoracic glands):

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Physically Defective (continued): Crippled Children (other than those with active tuberculous disease) who are suffering from a degree of crippling sufficiently severe to interfere materially with a child's normal mode of life: :

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TABLE IV. Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st December , 1932. Treatment Table. Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.)

Disease or Defect.	Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
Disease or Defect.	Under the Authority's Scheme	Otherwise	Total
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

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Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).

Defect or Disease.	No. of Defects dealt with.
Defect or Disease.	Under the Authority's Scheme	Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme	Otherwise	Total
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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Group III.— Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects.

Received Operative Treatment.			Received other forms of Treatment	Total number treated
Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital	By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme	Total	Received other forms of Treatment	Total number treated
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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There were a few cases of over-crowding in the larger houses, but they were few and far between, and are not vitally important.

There are 91 persons or firms retailing milk in the district under the following categories:—

UNSOUND FOOD SURRENDERED DURING 1932. TABLE X. Diseased Meat.

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TABLE 11. NUMBER OF PIGS' CARCASES INSPECTED FROM 1st JANUARY to 31st DECEMBER, 1932, WITH ANALYSIS OF SURRENDERS ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE.

Reference to the following table will show that this is the highest number of cases which have occurred in any year 1921.

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SCARLET FEVER —1932. (Cases in weeks, ages and wards)

SCARLET FEVER — 1932. (Cases in weeks, ages and wards).

A ge D istribution.

Age Distribution.

The following table gives the number of notifications and deaths from Diphtheria since the adoption of the Notification of infectious Diseases Act, 1889.

On December 31st the following is a statement of the particulars appearing in the Register of cases of Tuberculosis.

53 patients were admitted to Sanatoria under the country scheme and 23 were admitted to Hospitals.

The following is a list of the cases admitted for the different desease.

The 39 deaths were distributed as follows: —

BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.

TABLE F. BIRTH-RATE, DEATH-RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTAL BY DURING THE YEAR 1932 The Mortality rates for England &amp; Wales refer to the whole population, but for London and the towns to

The maternal mortality rotes for England and Wales arc as follows:—

TABLE 2. VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1932 AND PREVIOUS YEARS

TABLE AGES AT DEATHS AND EARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1952 AGES IN YEARS

TABLE 4. INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1932.

TABLE B. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1932.

OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.

TABLE 6. CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL.

TABLE 7. BIRTHS. Live Births.

TABLE 8. INFANT WELFARE CENTRES, 1932.

table 9. ANTE-NATAL CLIINC.

table 10. INQUESTS. I nquests —41.

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Coroner's Certificate after Post-Mortem without Inquest—26.

FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. 1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

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PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE DISTRICT WITH ACCOMMODATION.

AVERAGE HEIGHT without shoes and AVERAGE WEIGHT withoUt Clothes. Anthropometric Committee, 1929.

TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.

TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.

TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.

A start was made in Southfield School and the following tables give the result of the Schick testing in the Southfield Road departments.

County School.

The following is the table of the Derwentwater Junior results of Schick testing:—

The Schick test results at John Perryn Junior are given below:-

The following table gives the school distribution of Schick testing and immunisation. It has not been possible to tabulate the results as they stood on the 31st December, but these figures show the amount of work done up to mid-February.

TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ATTENDING ACTON SCHOOLS EMPLOYED IN THE VARIOUS REGISTERED OCCUPATIONS AS ON THE 31st DECEMBER, 1932.

TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN EMPLOYED OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS AS ON 31st DECEEMBER, 1932.

TABLE SHOWING THE DISTRIHUTION OF ALL CHILDREN EMPLOYED DURING THE PERIOD 1st JANUARY 1932, TO 31st DECEMBER, 1032.

TABLE II. 4 —Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December , 1932.

TABLE II.— Continued.

B.—Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

table III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.

Quiescent or arrested pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intrathoracic glands):

Physically Defective (continued): Crippled Children (other than those with active tuberculous disease) who are suffering from a degree of crippling sufficiently severe to interfere materially with a child's normal mode of life: :

TABLE IV. Return of Defects Treated during the Year ended 31st December , 1932. Treatment Table. Group I.— Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.)

Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).

Group III.— Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects.

TABLE IV.— Continued. Group IV.— Dental Defects.

TABLE F. BIRTH-RATE, DEATH-RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTAL BY DURING THE YEAR 1932 The Mortality rates for England & Wales refer to the whole population, but for London and the towns to