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Acton 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

Published
1916
Pages
84
Tables
66

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66 tables in this report

  • Page 10
    TABLE 1. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING PREVIOUS YEARS. 1915 AND
    YearPopula tion estimated to Middle of each Year.BirthsTotal Deaths Registered in the DistrictTransferable DeathsNett Deaths belonging to the District
    Under 1 Year of AgeAt all Ages
    Uncorrected NumberNett
    NumberRateof Non-residents registered in the Districtof Residents not registered in the District
    NumberRate per 1,000 Nett BirthsNumberRate
    NumberRate
  • Page 12
    TABLE 3 Causes of, and ages at, death during year 1915.
    Causes of DeathNett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the DistrictTotal Deaths whether of "Residents' ' or " Non-Residents" in Institutions in the District
    All AgesUnder 1 year1 and u nder 22 and under 5 j5 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwards
  • Page 13
    TABLE 4. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1915. Deaths from stated causes in Week and Months under One Year of Age.
    Causes of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total un der 4 wks.1-3 months3 -6 months6- 9 months 9-12mnthsTotal deaths un | der 1 year.
  • Page 14
    TABLE 5. TOTAL DEATHS—WARD DISTRIBUTION, 1915.
    North EastNorth WestSouth EastSouth WestUn-tracedTotal
  • Page 15
    TABLE 6.
    INFANTILE MORTALITY.Ward Distribution.
    Causes of DeathsNorth EastNorth WestSouth EastSouth WestTotal
  • Page 15
    TABLE 7.
  • Page 15
    TABLE 8.
    WardNumberRate per 1,000 inhabitants.
  • Page 16
    TABLE 9.
    NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT.
    Notified by
    Live BirthsStill BirthsDoctorsMidwivesNursesParents
  • Page 16
    TABLE 10.
    ISOLATION HOSPITAL.
    Scarlet FeverDiphtheriaMeaslesSeptic ThroatCerebrospinal Meningitis
  • Page 16
    TABLE 11.
  • Page 16
    TABLE 12.
    DIPHTHERIA SWABS EXAMINED.
    NegativePositive
  • Page 17
    TABLE 13. HOUSE TO HOUSE INSPECTIONS, 1915.
    Nature of Sanitary Defect.Bollo Bridge RoadCowper RoadMill Hill RoadPackington RoadRothschild RoadSt. Margaret's T erraceStanley RoadTemple Road
  • Page 24
    Table 1. PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE DISTRICT, WITH ACCOMMODATION.
    Name of School.Accommodation.
  • Page 25
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 26
    Number of Children Inspected—1st January, 1915 to 31st December, 1915. TABLE 2.
  • Page 27
    TABLE 3. Return showing the Physical Condition of Children inspected.
    CONDITION.Entrants.LeaversIntermediate Group.total.Special Cases.
    BoysGirlsTotalPer CentBoysGirlsTotalPer CentBoysGirlsTotalPer CentBoysGirlsTotal.Per CentBoysGirlsTotal
  • Page 28
    TABLE 3 —( continued )
    CONDITION.Entrants.leaversIntermediate Grouptotal.Special Cases.
    BoysGirlsTotalPer CentBoysGirlsTotalPer CentBoysGirlsTotalPer Cent.BoysGirlsTotalPer Cent.BoysGirlsTotal
  • Page 29
    TABLE 3.-continued.
    condition.Entrants.Leavers.Intermediate Group.TOTAL.Special Cases.
    BoysGirlsTotalPer Cent.BoysGirlsTotalPer Cent.BoysGirlsTotalPer Cent.BoysGirlsTotalPer Cent.BoysGirlsTotal
  • Page 30
    TABLE 3.— continued.
    CONDITION.EntrantsReaversIntermediate GroupTOTALSpecial Cases
    BoysGirlsTotalPer CentBoysGirlsTotalPer Cent.BoysGirlsTotalPer Cent.BoysGirlsTotalPer Cent.BoysGirlsTotals
  • Page 31
    TABLE 4 Return Showing Physical Condition of Children Inspected Under Schools.
    ENTRANTS (BOYS)No. ExaminedClothing and Foot GearCleanliness of HeadCleanliness of BodyNutrition
    SatisfactoryUnsatis-factoryCleanNits onlyPediculiCleanDirtyPediculi presentExcellentNormalBelow NormalBad
  • Page 32
    TABLE 4.— continued.
    ENTRANTS (BOYS)Nose and ThroatGlandsExternal Eye Disease
    No DefectMouth BreathersTonsils si. enlargedTonsils much enlargedAdenoids slightAdenoids markedSubmaxillaryCervicalThyroidNo DiseaseBlepharitisConjunctivitisCorneal OpacitiesOther Diseases
  • Page 33
    TABLE 4— continued.
    ENTRANTS (BOYS)Ear DiseaseTeethHeart
    No DiseaseObstruction RightObstruction LeftOtorrhoea RightOtorrhoea LeftOther DiseasesSoundLess than 4 decayedFour or more decayedSepsisNo DiseaseOrganic DiseaseFunctional DiseaseAnæmicOther Diseases
  • Page 34
    TA BL E 4— continued.
    ENTRANTS (BOYS)LungsNervous SystemSkin
    No DiseaseChronic Bronchitis or Bronchial CatarrhTuberculosisTuberculosis suspectedOther DiseasesNo DiseaseEpilepsy Major or MinorChoreaOther DiseaseNo DiseaseRingworm of BodyRingworm of HeadImpetigoScabiesOther Diseases
  • Page 35
    TABLE 4— continued.
    ENTRANTS (BOYS)RicketsDeformitiesTuberculosisSpeechMental Condition
    No Dr'seaseSlightMarkedNo DeformityDeformity presentNo DiseaseGlandularBones and jointsNot DefectiveDefective ArticulationStammeringNormalDull or BackwardMentally Defectives (all grades)
  • Page 36
    TABLE 4— continued.
    ENTRANTS (BOYS)Vision
    6/6 each eyeR 6/6L 6/6R 6/9L 6/9R 6/12L 6/12R 6/18L 6/18R 6/24L 6/24R 6/36L 6/36R 6/60L 6 /60
  • Page 37
    TABLE 4— continued.
    ENTRANTS (BOYS)Vision cont.HearingOther Disease or Defect
    R 0/6L 0/6SquintNormalSl. Deaf RSl. Deaf LDeaf RDeaf LNot presentPresent
  • Page 38
    TABLE 4 — continued.
    LEAVERS (BOYS)No. ExaminedClothing and FootgearCleanliness of HeadCleanliness of BodyNutrition
    SatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryCleanNits onlyPediculi presentCleanDirtyPediculi presentExcellentNormalBelow NormalBad
  • Page 39
    TABLE 4— continued.
    (BOYS)Nose and ThroatGlandsExternal Eye Disease
    No DefectMouth BreathersTonsils sl. enlargedTonsils much enlargedAdenoids slightAdenoids markedOther DiseasesSubmaxillaryCervicalThyroidNo DiseaseBlepharitisConjunctivitisCorneal OpacitiesOther Diseases
  • Page 40
    TABLE 4 — continued.
    LEAVERS (BOYS)Ear DiseaseTeethHeart
    No DiseaseObstruction rightObstruction ieftOtorrhœa rightOtorrhœa leftOther DiseasesSoundLess than four CarionsFour or more CarionsSepsisNo DiseaseOrganic DiseaseFunctional DiseaseAnaemiaOther Disease
  • Page 41
    TABLE 4— continued.
    LEAVERS (BOYS)LungsNervous SystemSkin
    No DiseaseChronic Bronchitis and Broncbial CatarrhTuberculosisTuberculosis suspectedOther DiseaseNo DiseaseEpilepsy, Major or MinorChoreaOther DiseaseNo DiseaseRing Worm BodyRing Worm HeadImpetigoScabiesOther Disease
  • Page 42
    TABLE 4— continued.
    LEAVERS (BOYS)RicketsDeformitiesTuberculosisSpeechMental Condition
    No DiseaseSlightMarkedNo DeformityDeformity presentNo DiseaseGlandularBones and JointsNo DefectiveDefective ArticulationStammeringNormalDull or backwardMentally Defective (all grades)
  • Page 43
    TABLE 4— continued.
    LEAVERS (BOYS)Vision
    6/6 each eyeR 6/6L 6/6R 6/9L 6/9R 6 ./12L 6/12R 6/18L 6/18R 6/24L 6/24R 6/36L 6/36R 6/60L 6/60
  • Page 44
    TABLE 4— continued.
    LEAVERS (BOYS)Vision cont.HearingOther Disease or Defect
    R 0/60L 0/60| SquintNormalSI. Deaf RSi. Deaf L.Deaf RDeaf L.Not PresentPresent
  • Page 45
    TABLE 4— continued.
    JUNIOR SCHOOLS. BOYS.No. examinedClothing and FootgearCleanliness of HeadCleanliness of BodyNutrition
    SatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryCleanNits onlyPediculi presentCleanDirtyPediculi presentExcellentNormalBelow NormalBad
  • Page 46
    TABLE 4 — continued.
    JUNIOR SCHOOLS BOYSNose and ThroatGlandsExternal Eye Disease
    No DefectMouth BreathersTonsils sl. enlargedTonsils much enlargedAdenoids slightAdenoids markedOther DiseasesSubmaxiliaryCervicalThyroidNo DiseasesBlepharitisConjunctivitis Corneal OpacitiesOther Disease
  • Page 47
    TABLE 4— continued.
    JUNIOR SCHOOLS BOYSEar Disease.TeethHeart
    No DiseaseObstruction RightObstruction LeftOtorrhoea RightOtorrhoea LeftOther DiseaseSoundLess than 4 carionsFour or more cario sSepsisNo diseaseOrganic DiseaseFunctional DiseaseAnaemiaOther Disease
  • Page 48
    TABLE 4—c ontinued.
    JUNIOR. BOYS.LungsNervous SystemSkin
    No DiseaseChronic Bron chitis Bron-| chial CatarrhTuberculosisTuberculosis suspectedOther DiseaseNo DiseaseEpilepsy, Major or MinoChoreaOther DiseaseNo DiseaseRingworm BodyRingworm HeadImpetigoScabiesOther Disease
  • Page 49
    TABLE 4— continued.
    JUNIOR BOYS.RicketsDeformitiesTuberculosisSpeechMental Condition.
    No DiseaseSlightMarkedNo DeformityDeformity presentNo DiseaseGlandularBones and JointsNo DefectiveDefective ArticulationStammeringNormalDull or back wardMentally de-fective (all rades)
  • Page 50
    table 4.— continued.
    JUNIOR (BOYS)Vision.
    6/6 each eyeR 6/6L 6/6R 6/9L 6/9R 6/12L 6/12R 6/18L 6/18R 6/24L 6/24R 6/36L 6/36R 6/60L 6/60
  • Page 51
    Table 4— continued.
    JUNIOR (BOYS)Vision—contd.HearingOther Disease or Defect
    R 0/60L 0/60SquintNormalSlightly Deaf R.Slightly Deaf L.Deaf R.Deaf L.Not presentPresent
  • Page 52
    Continued from previous page...
    TABLE 4—continued. INTERMEDIATE GROUP (BOYS)No. examinedClothing and FootgearCleanliness oHeadCleanliness of BodyNutrition
    SatisfactoryUnsatis-factoryCleanNits onlyPediculiCleanDirtyPediculi presentExcellentNormalBelow NormalBad
  • Page 53
    Continued from previous page...
    TABLE 4—continued. INTERMEDIATE GROUP (BOYS)Nose and Throat.GlandsExternal Eye Disease
    No DefectMouth BreathersTonsils sl. enlargedTonsils much enlargedAdenoids slightAdeno'ds markedOther [DiseasesSubmaxillaryCervicalThyroidNo DiseaseBlephantisConjunctivitisCorneal OpacitiesOther Diseases
  • Page 54
    Continued from previous page...
    TABLE 4— continued. INTERMEDIAYE GROUP (BOYS)Ear DiseaseTeethHeart
    No DiseaseObstruction R.ObstructionL..Otorhoea R.Otorrhoea L.Other DiseasesSoundLess than 4 decayedFour or more decayed.SepsisNo DiseasesOrganic DiseaseFunctional DiseaseAnaemia
  • Page 55
    Continued from previous page...
    TABLE 4—continued. INTERMEDIATE GROUP (BOYS).LungsNervous SystemSkin
    No DiseaseChronicBron-chitis& Bronchial CatarrhTuberculosisTuberculosis suspectedOther DiseaseNo DiseaseEpilepsy, major or minorChoreaOther DiseaseNo DiseaseRingworm of BodyRingworm of HeadImpetigoScabiesOther Disease
  • Page 56
    Continued from previous page...
    TABLE 4—continued. Intermediate GROUP (BOYS).RicketsDeformitiesTuberculosisSpeechMental Condition
    No DiseaseSlightMarkedNo DeformityDeformity present.No DiseaseGlandularBones and JointsNot de fectiveDefective Articulation.Stammering.NormalDull or backward.Mentally Defectives (all grades)
  • Page 57
    Continued from previous page...
    TABLE 4—continued INTERMEDIATE GROUP (BOYS).Vision.
    6/6 each eyeR 6/6L 6/6R e/9L 6/9R 6/12L 6/12R 6/18L 6/18R 6/24L 6/24R 6/36L 6/36R 6/60L 6/60
  • Page 58
    Continued from previous page...
    TABLE 4—continued. INTERMEDIATE GROUP (BOYS).Vision—cont.Hearing.Other Disease or Defect
    R 0/60L 0/60SquintNormalSl. Deaf R.1. Deaf L.Deaf R.Deaf L.Not presentPresent
  • Page 59
    TABLE 5. AVERAGE HEIGHT, without shoes, and AVERAGE WEIGHT, without clothes. Anthropometric Committee, 1883.
    MalesFemales.
    Age last birthday.Height in inches.Weight in lbs.Height in inches.Weight in lbs.
  • Page 60
    TABLE 6— continued. GIVING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.
    ENTRANTS. BOYS.No. examinedYears of Age
    3-44-55-66-77-88-99-10
    HeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeight
  • Page 61
    TABLE 6— continued. GIVING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.
    LEAVERS (BOYS)No. examined.Years of Age.
    6-77-88-99-1010-1111-1212-1313-1414-15
    HeightWeightHeightWeightHeight |WeightHeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeight
  • Page 62
    TABLE 6—continued. GIVING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.
    INTERMEDIATENo. examined.Years of Age.
    6-77-88-99-1010-11
    HeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeight
  • Page 63
    TABLE 6— continued- GIVING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES.
    INTERMEDIATE GROUP GIRLSNo .examined.Years of Age.
    6-77-88-99-1010-11
    HeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeightHeightWeight
  • Page 65
    TABLE 7. TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF CHILDREN DURING 1915;
    No. of defects found for which treatment was considered necessary.No of Defects for which no report is availableNo. of Defects treatedResults of TreatmentNo. of Defects not treatedObser vatior only.
    From previous year.NewTotalRemediedImprovedUnchangedNotified during last quarter dm for Report in 1916.Percentage of defects treated
  • Page 68
    Table showing Teeth treated by School Dentist at the Clinic.
  • Page 68
    Treatment of Ringworm.
  • Page 69
    Treated by X-rays through the Education Authority
  • Page 69
    Districts in which Visits were Paid.
    Schools.N.-EastN.-WestS.-EastS.-WestTotal
  • Page 69
    Diseases for which Visits were made.
    Diseases.N.-EastN.-WestS.-EastS.-WestTotal
  • Page 70
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 71
    Children Inspected at Routine Visits of Inspection to Schools re cleanliness of Heads:—
    BoysGirlsTotalBoys with nitsGirls with nitsTotalMinor Ailments.Revisits.
  • Page 71
    Table 8. Numerical Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
    Boys.Girls.Total.
  • Page 72
    Physically Defective—
  • Page 72
    The Provision of Meals .
  • Page 73
    The Schools who sent classes were as follows:—
  • Page 74
    Infectious Diseases. TABLE SHOWING SCHOOL DISTRIBUTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
    SCHOOLS.ChickenpoxDiphtheriaMeaslesScarlet FeverWhooping Cough
    BoysGirlsInfants Boys & GirlsTotalBoysGirlsInfants Boys & GirlsTotalBoysGirlsInfants Boys & GirlsTotalBoysGirlsInfants Boys & GirlsTotalBoysGirlsInfants Boys & GirlsTotalTotal
  • Page 75
    40 yards in the case of boys and 20 yards in the case of girls.
    SchoolNo. of classes per weekNo. of attendances.No. of scholars in Department who can swimNo. who have learned to swim this season