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Acton 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
- Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 64
- Tables
- 48
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DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNG AND BRONCHUS— 1952 to 1956
Year Total 25—45 45—65 65+ Bronchus Lung Bronchus Lung Bronchus Lung M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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VITAL STATISTICS (Comparable figures for 1955 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 19S6
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 1956 —contd.
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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CAUSES OF DEATH IN CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR
11 Males 10 Females Disease Under 1 wk. 1—2 wks. 2—3 wks. 3—4 wks. Total under 1 month. 1—3 mths. 8—6 mths. 6—9 mths. 9—12 mths. Total 1—12 m'ths. -
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INQUESTS
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POST MORTEMS, WITHOUT INQUEST
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS The following table shows the birth rates and death rates for Acton as compared with England and Wales since 1946.
Year Live Birth Rate Still Birth Rate Death Rate Maternal Mortality Rate Infantile Mortality Rate Acton E. & W. Acton E. & W. Acton E. & W. Acton E. & W. Acton E. & W. -
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The following Table gives the types, and number, of specimens submitted for examination.
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Live Premature Births
TOTAL Died within 24 hrs. Died between 1st day and. 28th day Surviving at end of 28 days -
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR (Corrected),
Notifiable Disease Cases notified in whole District At Ages—Years Ward Distribution Hospital Cases At all ages Under 1 year 1—2 3—4 6—9 10—14 15—24 25—44 45—64 Over 64 N.E. N.W. S. S.E. S.W. E. W. C. -
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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—1956
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total -
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SECTION E HOUSING I am indebted to the Borough Engineer for the following information showing the progress made since the end of the war.
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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 Public Health 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 Delects Prosecutions Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector Referred by H.M. Inspector -
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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 Public Health Inspectors.
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HOUSING REPAIRS AND RENTS ACT 1954
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PREMISES UNDER PERIODICAL INSPECTION
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School Buildings:—
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Act, 1938 (other than Ice-Cream premises):—
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The following list collated for convenience shows some details of the surrendered food-stuffs:
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Dealers' Licences:—
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CARCASES AND OFFAL INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED IN WHOLE OR IN PART
Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs Horses Goats -
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NUMBER OF PIGS' CARCASES INSPECTED AT T. WALL & SONS LTD. SLAUGHTERHOUSE DURING 1956 WITH ANALYSIS OF SURRENDERS ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE
Month PARTS CONDEMNED Pigs Inspected Carcases Heads Collars Fore Qtrs. Hind Qtrs. Legs Skins Hocks Flares Pieces of Pork Plucks (Lungs, Livers, Hearts, Lights). Wt. of Mesente. ries, Stomachs & Intestines. -
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The total weights of meat and offal surrendered were:—
BEEF Tons cwts. qrs. lbs. -
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List of samples procured in the Borough of Acton during the year.
Article Total samples procured Unsatisfactory -
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ESTIMATION OF ATMOSPHERIC SULPHUR BY LEAD PEROXIDE INSTRUMENTS Weight of S03 in Milligrams per 100 Square Centimetres per day.
Station 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
Station Town Hall Bashley Rd. Kendal Ave. Borough Average Month & Year 1955 1956 1955 1956 1955 1956 1955 1956 -
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RAINFALL AVERAGE OF THREE DEPOSIT GAUGE STATIONS IN INCHES
Month Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.! May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov Dec. Total -
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VISITS PAID BY SCHOOL NURSES 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 Ke inspections Entrants Second age group Third age group Total -
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Classification of the Genetal Condition of Pulils
Periodic age groups inspected Numbers of Pupils inspected Satisfactory Unsatisfactory 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 (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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EYE DISEASE, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT.
Number of cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise -
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DISEASES AND 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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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
Age Groups No. of pupils examined No. of pupils selected for 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 -
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AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS—INFANTS
School Total No. Seen. 2 YEARS 3 YEARS 4 YEARS 5 YEARS 6 YEARS 7 YEARS BOYS 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. -
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AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS — INTERMEDIATES
School BOYS Total No. Seen. 7 YEARS 8 YEARS 9 YEARS 10 YEARS 11 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. -
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AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS—LEAVERS.
SCHOOL BOYS Total No. Seen 11 YEARS 12 YEARS 13 YEARS 14 YEARS 15 YEARS Nc seei . Ht. i ins. Wt. lbs. No. Ht. seen ins. Wt. lbs. No seer . Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs.