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Acton 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

Published
1933
Pages
126
Tables
58

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  • Page 10
    1931.
    Private Number.Families. Population.Structurally separateRooms occupied.Persons per room.
  • Page 12
    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.
    12345
  • Page 18
    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 onlyNo. of shops from which milk is sold in closed and unopened receptacles only
  • Page 28
    UNSOUND FOOD SURRENDERED DURING 1932. TABLE X. Diseased Meat.
    Tuberculosis. Pigs.Pleurisy. Pigs.
  • Page 29
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  • Page 31
    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 IntestinesPieces of Pork.
  • Page 33
    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.
  • Page 34
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    Year.No. of Cases.No. of Deaths.Scarlet fever Death-rate per population
  • Page 35
    SCARLET FEVER —1932. (Cases in weeks, ages and wards)
    Week EndingTotal No.N. E.Ages in Wards.S. W.
    N. W.S. E.
  • Page 36
    SCARLET FEVER — 1932. (Cases in weeks, ages and wards).
    WeekEndingTotal No.N. E.Ages in Wards.S. W.
    N. W.S. E.
  • Page 37
    A ge D istribution.
    Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 65Over 65
  • Page 37
    Age Distribution.
    Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 65Over 65
  • Page 49
    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.NotificationsDeaths.
  • Page 55
    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.
  • Page 56
    53 patients were admitted to Sanatoria under the country scheme and 23 were admitted to Hospitals.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 57
    The following is a list of the cases admitted for the different desease.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.
  • Page 57
    The 39 deaths were distributed as follows: —
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Measles.
  • Page 58
    BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
    (a) For Diphtheria.Positive.Negative.
  • Page 61
    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 PopulationAnnual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 BirthsPercentage of Toran Deaths
    Live Births.Still-Births.All CausesEnteric FeverSmall PoxMeaslesScarlet FeverWhooping CoughDiphtheriaInfluenzaViolenceDiarrhœa and Enteitti (under 2 year)Total deaths unfar 1 yearCertified by Registered Medical PractitionersInquesy CasesCertified by Coroner afterP.M. No InquestUncerfied Causes of Death
  • Page 61
    The maternal mortality rotes for England and Wales arc as follows:—
    Puerpernl Sepsis.Others.Total.
  • Page 62
    TABLE 2. VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1932 AND PREVIOUS YEARS
    YearPopulation estimated to Middle of each YearBirthsTotal Deaths Registered in the DistrictTransferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District
    NettUnder 1 year of AgeAt all Ages
    NumberRareNumberRateof Non-Residents Registered in the Districtof Residents Registered outside Dist.NumberRate per 1,000 BirthsNumberRate per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Page 63
    TABLE AGES AT DEATHS AND EARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1952 AGES IN YEARS
    Causes of DeathsAll ageUnder 1 year1 and under 22 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 andunder 4545 and under 6565 and upwardsWARD DISTRUBUTION
    North EastNorth WestSouth EastSouth West
  • Page 64
    TABLE 4. INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1932.
    Causes of Death.Ages.Wards.
    TotalUnder 1 week1—2 weeks2—3 weeks3—4 weeks1—3 months3—6 montns6—9 montns9—12 montnsNorth EastNorth WestSouth BaalSouth West
  • Page 65
    TABLE B. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1932.
    Notifiable Disease.Cases notified in whole District. At Ages—Years.Ward Distribution.
    At all AgesUnder 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 65Over 65North EastNorth WestSouth EastSouth West
  • Page 66
    OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
    Cases.Vision unimpairedVision impairedTotal BlindnessDeaths.
    NotifiedTreated.
    At home.In hospital.
  • Page 67
    TABLE 6. CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL.
    Total Notified.
  • Page 67
    TABLE 7. BIRTHS. Live Births.
    Male.Female.
  • Page 68
    TABLE 8. INFANT WELFARE CENTRES, 1932.
  • Page 68
    table 9. ANTE-NATAL CLIINC.
  • Page 68
    table 10. INQUESTS. I nquests —41.
  • Page 69
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  • Page 69
    Coroner's Certificate after Post-Mortem without Inquest—26.
  • Page 69
    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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  • Page 74
    PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE DISTRICT WITH ACCOMMODATION.
    Same of School.Dept.AccommodationAverage monthly So. on Register during 1932.Average attendance for Autumn term 1932.
  • Page 75
    AVERAGE HEIGHT without shoes and AVERAGE WEIGHT withoUt Clothes. Anthropometric Committee, 1929.
    MALES.FEMALES.
    Age lastHeight inWeight inHeight inWeight in
  • Page 76
    TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.
    ENTRANTS (GIRLS).No. Examined.Years of Age.
    3—44—55—66—7
    No.Height ins.Weight lbs.No.Height ins.Weight lbs.No.Height ins.Weight lbs.No.Height ins.Weight lbs.
  • Page 77
    TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.
    INTERMEDIATES. (BOYS).No. Examined.No.Years of Age.
    7—88—99-10
    Height ins.Weight lbs.No.Height ins.Weight lbs.No.Height ins.Weight lbs.
  • Page 78
    TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.
    LEAVER (BOYS)No. Examined.Years of Age.
    12—1313—1414—15
    No.Height ins.Weight lbs.No.Height ins.Weight lbs.NoT .Height ins.Weight lbs.
  • Page 97
    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.
    Yearlalblc2a2b3a3bTotal
  • Page 98
    County School.
  • Page 99
    The following is the table of the Derwentwater Junior results of Schick testing:—
    Derwentwater Junior.
    Standardslalb2a2b3a3b4a4b5a5bTotal
  • Page 99
    The Schick test results at John Perryn Junior are given below:-
    John Perryn Junior.
    Standardslalb2a2b2c3a3b3cTotal
  • Page 101
    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
    1st Inoc.2nd Inoc.3rd Inoc.
  • Page 103
    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 ParcelsDelivering NewspapersDelivering MilkTotals
    BoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirls
  • Page 104
    TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN EMPLOYED OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS AS ON 31st DECEEMBER, 1932.
    SCHOOL.Registered Occupations in Acton.
    Ages. 12 — 13Ages. 13 — 14Totals 12 — 14
  • Page 105
    TABLE SHOWING THE DISTRIHUTION OF ALL CHILDREN EMPLOYED DURING THE PERIOD 1st JANUARY 1932, TO 31st DECEMBER, 1032.
    SCHOOL.BOYSGIRLS
    John PerrynActon WellsCentralPriorySouthfieldRoman CatholicActon CountyOthersSpecialTotalsBeaumont ParkTotals
  • Page 109
    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. ofDefects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.Requiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
  • Page 110
    TABLE II.— Continued.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defect.
    Requiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.Requiring TreatmentRequiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
  • Page 110
    B.—Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
    GroupNumber of ChildrenPercentage of Children found to require Treatment
    InspectedFound to require Treatment.
  • Page 111
    table III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
    Boys.GirlsTotal.
  • Page 112
    Quiescent or arrested pulmonary tuberculosis (including pleura and intrathoracic glands):
  • Page 113
    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: :
  • Page 113
    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.
    Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 114
    Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
    Defect or Disease.No. of Defects dealt with.
    Under the Authority's SchemeSubmitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 114
    Group III.— Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of TreatmentTotal number treated
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or HospitalBy Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's SchemeTotal
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
  • Page 115
    TABLE IV.— Continued. Group IV.— Dental Defects.