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Acton 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
- Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 56
- Tables
- 57
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VITAL STATISTICS (Comparable figures for 1949 in brackets) Live Births :
TOTAL MALES FEMALES -
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Still Births :
TOTAL MALES FEMALES -
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Deaths from Puerperal Causes (Registrar General's short list for England and Wales, Headings 29 and 30):
Deaths Rate per 1,000 Live & Still Births -
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Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age :
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AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1930
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 DEATHS IN 1950— contd.
Causes of Death Total Under 1 year 1—2 2—5 5—15 15—25 25—45 45—65 65 + N.E. N.W. Ward Distribution. C. S.E. S.W. S. W. E. -
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Cause of Death in Children under one year
Disease Under 1 wk. 1—2 wks. 2—3 wks. 3—4 wks. Total under 1 month. 1—3 mths. 3—6 mths. 6—9 mths. 9—12 mths. Total 1—12 m'ths. -
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Comparative figures of Infant Mortality in last Seven Years.
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Inquests Open Verdicts: —
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Post Mortems, without Inquest Revealed diseases of: —
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The following Table gives the types, and number, of specimens Submitted for examination.
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Average weekly attendances (last year's figures in brackets): —
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The arrangements made by women for their confinements are tabulated below:
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR
Notifiable Disease Cases notified in whole District. At Ages—Years. Ward Distribution. At all 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 South — South Eas1 South West East West Central -
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TUBERCULOSIS
Age Periods NEW CASES DEATHS Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female -
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Statement of particulars appearing on the Register of cases of Tuberculosis for the year ending 1950
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total -
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PERSONS TREATED FOR SCABIES.
Month Central N.E, N.W. S.E. s.w. s. w. E. Factory Workers Total No. ot Families -
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PERSONS TREATED WITH DIRTY HEADS.
Month Central N.E. N.W. S.E. s.w. s. w. E. Factory Workers, Total No. of Families -
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PERSONS TREATED FOR BODY LICE.
Month Central N.E. N.W. S.E. S.W. S. W. E. Factory Worker- Total No. of Families -
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('2) Outside the Borough. (a) Completed and occupied 31 . 12 . 50: —
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Rebuilt War-destroyed Dwellings (1) By the Council.
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 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:—
Article Taken Adulterated -
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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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Total Number of carcases inspected with details of surrender on account of disease. Pigs Horses
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PORK
Tons. Cwt. Qrs. Lbs. -
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HORSEFLESH
Tons. Cwt. Qrs. Lbs. -
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NUMBER OF PIGS' CARCASES INSPECTED DURING 1950 WITH ANALYSIS OF SURRENDERS ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE.
Month 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 Messenter-ies, Stomachs & Intestines -
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937 PART 1 OF THE ACT. 1.—INSPECTIONS for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
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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Nose Treatment
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Ear Treatment
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Nose and Ear Treatment Simultaneously
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NUMBER OF CHILDREN TESTED BY GRAMOPHONE AUDIOMETER WITH DETAILS OF FAILURES.
1 2 3 FAILURES 7 4 5 6 Total of School Population in Area. Total tested by Gramophone Audiometer. Absentees. Both ears. One ear Total Failures (Cols. 4—6). R L -
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DENTAL REPORT. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
Expectant Mothers. Nursing Mothers. Children under 5. -
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS.
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. B G B G B G B G B G B G B G -
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The following is 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 Medical Inspection of pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools (including Special Schools).
Periodic Medical Inspections Other periodic inspections Special inspections Re-inspections 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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Defects found by Medical Inspection during the Year.
Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections No. of defects No. of defects Requiring treatment. Requiring o be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. -
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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 other conditions Total individual pupils. -
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TREATMENT TABLES
(a) Diseases of the Skin. Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year By the Authority Otherwise -
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DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT.
Number of cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
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TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
By the Authority Otherwise -
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CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT AND SPEECH THERAPY.
Number of pupils treated By the Authority Otherwise -
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DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT
Age Groups No. inspected No found to require treatment No. referred for treatment under Local Authority arrangements to County Council Clinics -
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Number of teeth filled :—
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EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS.
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EDUCATION ACT, 1944—SECTIONS 57 (3) AND 57 (8).
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MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.
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INFESTATION WITH VERMIN.
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AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS—ENTRANTS.
School. BOYS. Total No. Seen. 2 YEARS 3 YEARS 4 YEARS 5 YEARS 6 YEARS 7 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. No see 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. 16 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. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs.