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Acton 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
- Published
- 1952
- Pages
- 60
- Tables
- 67
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SECTION A STATISTICS GENERAL STATISTICS
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VITAL STATISTICS (Comparable figures for 1950 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):
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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 1951
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 1951 —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 15 MALES 9 FEMALES
Disease 1 Under 1 \vk. ! 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
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POST MORTEMS, WITHOUT INQUEST
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The following table gives the tyeps, and number, of specimens submitted for examination.
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Number of persons examined:
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Owing to the re-organisation of the district, a comparison of average weekly attendances with those of the previous year is not possible, but I am submitting the average attendances per session grouped under the five Clinics:-
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HEALTH VISITING Number of visits made during the year by all Health Visitors working in this area:
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INFANT WELFARE CLINICS Total number of children who first attended the Clinics during the vear, and who, on the date of their first attendance were:
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It was intended to start this session again during 1952 at one of the two new Clinics.
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The arrangements made by women for their confinements are tabulated below:
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HOME HELP SCHEME At the end of the year there were 10 Full-time Home Helps, and 41 Part-time Staff. The following Table shows the number of cases booked and those actually attended:—
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The accommodation at the four Acton Day Nurseries is unchanged. The table below shows accommodation, numbers on the registers at 31st December, and average attendance throughout the year.
Accommodation No. on Register at 31-12-51 Average Attendance -
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION, 1951
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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 10to 14 15 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 Over 64 North East North West South South East 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—1951
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total -
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P ersons T reated for S cabies
Month Central N.E. N.W. S.E. s.w. s. w. E. Factory Workers Total No. of families. -
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P ersons T reated for D irty H eads
Month Central N.E. N.W. s.E. S.W. s. w. E. Factory Workers Total No. of families -
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New Permanent Dwellings. (1) Within the Borough.
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(b) Contracts let or under construction 31.12.51:—
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(c) Schemes in preparation:—
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(2) Outside the Borough.
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Rebuilt War Destroyed Dwellings. (1) By the Council.
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FACTORIES ACT, 1937 PART I OF THE ACT 1. INSPECTIONS for the purpose of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
Premises Number on Register Number of I nspections Number of Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
Particulars Number of Defects Prosecutions 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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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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RENT RESTRICTIONS ACT
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PREMISES UNDER PERIODICAL INSPECTION
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The following list collated for convenience shows some details of the surrendered food-stuffs:—
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has supplied the figures appended below of samples taken during the year:—
Article Total samples procured Unsatisfactory -
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TOTAL NUMBER OF CARCASES INSPECTED WITH DETAILS. OF SURRENDER ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE
Pigs Horses -
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The total weights of meat and offal surrendered were:— PORK
Tons. Cwt. Qrs. Lbs. -
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HORSEFLESH
Tons. Cwt. Qrs. Lbs. -
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NUMBER OF PIGS' CARCASES INSPECTED DURING 1951 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 Messenteries, Stomachs & Intestines -
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ESTIMATION OF ATMOSPHERIC SULPHUR BY LEAD PEROXIDE INSTRUMENTS Weight of SO2 in Milligrams per 100 Square Centimetres per day.
1951 Town Hall Canham Road Wells Hse. Road Bashley Road Wesley Road Kendal Avenue Acacia Road Borough Average -
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DEPOSIT GAUGES MONTHLY DEPOSIT IN TONS PER SQUARE MILE
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AUDIOMETRY SCHEME The following tables show the number of school children tested by Gramophone Audiometer, with details of failures and treatment given.
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DENTAL REPORT—MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
Expectant Mothers Nursing Mothers Children under 5 -
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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 Entrants Second age group Third age group Total Special inspections Re-inspec- tions -
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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 to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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Number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspection to require treatment (excluding dental disease and infestation with vermin).
Group For defective vision Group. (excluding squint). For any other conditions Total individual pupils. -
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TREATMENT TABLES MINOR AILMENTS (a) Diseases of the Skin.
Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year By the Authority Otherwise -
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(b) Other treatment.
Number of cases treated 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.
Number of pupils treated 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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ORTHODONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
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HANDICAPPED PUPILS.
Category No. of new cases ascertained during the year No. of Ascertained cases known last day of year In Special day Schools. In Special Residential Schools. In maintained Primary & Secondary Schools. In Independent Schools. Not at School. TOTAL. B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G -
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1951—AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS—ENTRANTS.
SCHOOL BOYS Total No. Seen. 2 YEARS 3 YEARS 4 YEARS 5 YEARS 6 YEARS 7 YEARS No seer 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. -
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1991—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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1951—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. i lbs. No seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs.