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Acton 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
- Published
- 1950
- Pages
- 58
- Tables
- 55
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VITAL STATISTICS. (Comparable figures for 1948 in brackets)
Live Births : TOTAL MALES FEMALES -
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Still Births:
TOTAL MALES FEMALES -
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—AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1949.
Causes of Death Total Under 1 year 1—2 2—5 5—15 15—25 25—45 45—65 65+ Ward Distribution. N.E. N.W. C. S.E. S.W. S. W. E. -
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DBATHS IN 1949.— contd.
Causes of Death Total Under 1 year 1—2 2—5 6—15 15—25 25—45 45—65 65 + Ward Distribution. N.E. N.W. C. S.E. S.W. S. W. E. -
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Cause of Death in Children under one year—1949.
13 MALES 12 FEMALES Under 1 wk. 1—2 wks. 2—3 wks. 8—4 wks. Total under 1 month. 1—3 mths. 3—6 mths. 6—9 mths. 9—12 mths. Total under 1—12 m'ths. -
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Comparative figures of Infant Mortality in last Seven Years.
Acton. England & Wales. -
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Maternal Mortality. There was one maternal death during the year, this being due to Yellow Atrophy. Inquests.
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Post Mortems, without Inquest.
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The following Table gives the types, and number, of specimens submitted for examination.
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASB NOTIFIED DURING THE YBAR 1949
Notifiable Disease. Cases notified in whole District. At Ages—Years. Ward Distribution. At Ages Under 1 1 to 2 3 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 Over 64 North East North West Central South East South West South West East -
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But at a later date ill health associated with a further respiratory infection may cause this condition to flare up and cause Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Year of Birth No. of Children Known Contact Neighbour Contact TYPE OF -INFECTION : Patch + Test Primary Complex Meningitis Pulmonary Tuberculosis M. F. A. U. -
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I then followed this investigation by Patch Testing a series of children known to be healthy and although six reacted positively, one was able to arrange for these to be examined at the Chest Clinic although three of the positive reactors were attending the Clinic and were considered non-infectious.
Year of Birth No. of Children Total -
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TUBERCULOSIS
Age Periods NEW CASES DEATHS Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory -
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Statement of particulars appearing on the Register of cases of Tuberculosis for the year ending 1948
Pulmonary NonPulmonary Total -
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PERSONS TREATED FOR SCABIES. 1949.
Month Central N.E. N.W. S.E. S.W. S. W. E. F.W. Total No. of Families -
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PERSONS TREATED WITH DIRTY HEADS, 1919.
Month Central N.E. N.W. S.E. s.w. s. w. E. F.W. Total No. of Families -
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PERSONS TREATED FOR BODY LICE, 1949.
Month Central N.E. N.W. S.E. S.W. s. w. E. F.W. Total No. of Families -
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Temporary Prefabricated Houses.
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Rebuilt War-destroyed Dwellings.
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The Middlesex County Council are the sampling authority in this area, and the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department has supplied the figures appended below of samples taken during the year:—
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Number of Inspections made and Action taken:—
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The following table indicates the extensive and varied nature of the defects and dilapidations which have been made good following inspection by the Sanitary Inspectors.
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No case of tuberculosis was recorded in respect of horseflesh.
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PORK.
Tons. Cwt. Qrs. Lbs. -
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NUMBER OF PIGS' CARCASES INSPECTED DURING 1949 WITH ANALYSIS OF SURRENDERS ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE.
Date Pigs Slaughtered PARTS CONDEMNED. Carcases Heads Collars Fore Qtrs. Hind Qtrs. Legs Skins Hocks Flares Pieces of Pork Plucks (Lungs, Livers, Hearts, Lights). Wt. of Mesenteries, Stomachs & Intestines -
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937. PART 1 OF THE ACT.
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Number of Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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2.—CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector Referred by H.M. Inspector -
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PART VIII OF THE ACT. OUTWORK—(Section 110).
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(One in 7,910). From the notes I append the table showing weight of the triplets at various stages:
Date First Child's weight. Second Child's weight. Third child's weight. -
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SCHOOL MEALS AND MILK
Ordinary Schools. 1949 -
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Special Schools.
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Scarlet Fever. 41 cases were reported during 1949 in the school population, the distribution being as follows:—
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Percentages of Children Inoculated in School.
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DISTRIBUTION OF SCABIES, 194 9. Acton Wells.
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Rothschild.
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EAR AND NOSE CLINIC.
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Nose Treatment.
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RETIRM OF HANDICAPPED PUPILS-31st DECEMBER , 1949
Category No. of ascertained cases known last day of year. In Special day Schools. In Special Residential Schools. In maintained Primary & Secondary Schools. In Indepen- dant Schools. Not at School. TOTAL. -
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The following axe the number of home visits paid by the Nurses during the year. The visits have been divided into school distribution.
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Medical Inspection of pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools (including Special Schools.).
Periodic Medical Inspections Other periodic inspections Special inspections Re- inspection Entrants Second age group Third age group Total -
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Classification of the General Condition of Pupils.
Age Groups Number of Pupils inspected A. (Good) B. (Fair) C. (Poor) No. % of col. 2 No. of col. 2 No. % of col. 2 -
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TABLE II. Defects found by Medical Inspection.
Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections No. of defects No. of defects 1 2 1 2 -
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Pupils found to require treatment. Number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspection to require treatment (excluding dental disease and infestation with vermin).
Group. For defective vision (excluding squint). For any of the other conditions recorded in Table 11.a. Total individual pupils. (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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Group I.: MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table V)
Number of defects treated, or under treatment during the year. -
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Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Eye Disease treated as Minor Ailments—Group I).
No. of defects dealt with. -
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Group III.—Treatment of defects of Nose and Throat.
Total number treated. -
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Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
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DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT
Age Groups 1. 2. Number Inspected Number found to require treatment -
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AVERAGE HEOGHTS AND WEIGHTS-EBTRABTS.
School. BOYS. Total No. Seen. 2 YEARS 3 YEARS 4 YEARS 5 YEARS 6 YEARS 7 YEARS No. seen lit. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. -
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AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS—INTERMEDIATES
School. BOYS. Total No. Seen. 7 Yrs. 8 Yrs. 9 Yrs. 10 Yrs. 11 Yrs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. -
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AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS-LEAVERS
School. BOYS. Total No. Seen. 11 YEARS. 12 YEARS. 13 YEARS. 14 YEARS. 15 YEARS. No seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. NO. SEEN HT. ins. WT. lbs.