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Acton 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
- Published
- 1959
- Pages
- 68
- Tables
- 49
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DEATHS FROM CANCER OF THE LUNG AND BRONCHUS— 1952 to 1958
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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SECTION A STATISTICS GENERAL STATISTICS
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Vital Statistics (Comparable figures for 1957 in brackets) Live Births:
TOTAL MALES FEMALES -
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Still Births:
TOTAL MALES FEMALES -
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Deaths from Puerperal Causes
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 IN 1958
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 IN 1958 —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
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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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS The following table shows the birth rates and death rates for Acton as compared with England and Wales since 1949.
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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The following table shows the number of attendances made throughout the year:—
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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 5—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—1958
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total -
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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 Detects Prosecutions Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector Referred by H.M. Inspector -
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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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FOOD COMPLAINTS
Date of Hearing Offence Result -
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CARCASES AND OFFAL INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED IN WHOLE OR IN PART — 1958
Pigs -
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NUMBER OF PIGS' CARCASES INSPECTED AT T. WALL & SONS LTD. SLAUGHTERHOUSE DURING 1958 WITH ANALYSIS OF SURRENDERS ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE
PARTS CONDEMNED Month Pigs Inspected 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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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 SO, in Milligrams per 100 Square Centimetres per day.
Station Town Hall Canham Road Wells Hse. Road Bashley Road Wesley Road Acacia Road Kendal Avenue Borough Average Month & Year 1957 1958 1957 1958 1957 1958 1957 1958 1957 1958 1957 1958 1957 1958 1957 1958 -
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DEPOSIT GAUGES MONTHLY DEPOSIT IN TONS PER SQUARE MILE
Station Town Hall Bashley Rd. Kendal Ave. Borough Average -
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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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DENTAL REPORT—MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
Expectant Mothers Nursing Mothers Children under 5 -
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AUDIOMETRY SCHEME
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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 of pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools (including Special Schools).
Periodic Medical Inspections Special inspections Re inspections Entrants Other Periodics Leavers Total -
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Classification of the General Condition of Pupils
Year of Birth Number of pupils inspected Physical Condition of Pupils Inspected Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Number % of column (2) Number % of column (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. -
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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)
Year of Birth For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions in table 5(SH) Total individual pupils -
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TREATMENT TABLES
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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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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PUPILS FOUND AT PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTION WHO HAVE UNDERGONE TONSILLECTOMY
Year of Birth Number of pupils inspected Number who have undergone tonsillectomy at any time Percentage of those inspected found to have had tonsillectomy Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls -
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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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Anaesthetics :—
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ORTHODONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT
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EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
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EDUCATION ACT, 1944 — SECTIONS 57 (3) AND 57 (5)
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INFESTATION WITH VERMIN
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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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AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS—INFANTS
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. 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 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 seer . Ht. ins. Wt. lbs.