[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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£2,063 0s. 7d. These figures mean rates respectively of ½d., 2¼d., and 1d. in the £1, which compare well with those for the towns quoted in the Report referred to:—

Maternity and Child Welfare	Haling	Bristol	Ipswich	Leeds	Portsmouth	Sunderland
Maternity and Child Welfare	½d.	½d.	½d.	1d.	½d.	l½d.

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The population at the Census of 1911 was 61,222 and was distributed in the Wards as follows:—

Ward.	Families or separate occupiers	Population.
Ward.	Families or separate occupiers	Males	Females	Total

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The following Table indicates the birth-rate and death-rate for each of the last ten years:—

Year.	Birth-rate.	Death-rate.

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Infant Deaths.

	Ealing.	England and Wales

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Infant Deaths.

	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919	1920

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Workshops, Workplaces, etc. The following Tables show the extent of the work done with respect to Factories and Workshops :— 1. —Inspection of Factories , Workshops and Workplaces , including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises.	No. of Inspections .	Writ'n N'tices	Prosecutions.

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2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

Particulars	Number of Defects			No. of Prosecutns
	Found	Round	Referred to H.M.'r Inspect

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3.—H ome W ork. Outworkers Lists, Section 107.

Nature of Work	Sending twice in a year.			Sending once in a year.
Nature of Work	Lists	Contracts	Workmen	Lists	Contracts	Workmen

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4.—The Registered Workshops in the District are as follows :—

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Food.

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The following is a list of the unsound foodstuffs surrendered voluntarily on account of unfitness for human food :—

Food.	Quantity.

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The following information of the samples taken for analysis and the results of prosecutions in cases of adulteration is given through the kindness of Dr. Young, County Medical Officer.

Nature of Sample.		No. of Samples taken.		No. found Adulterated.

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The death-rates from the principal infectious diseases are represented in the following Table, together with those for England and Wales :—

	Enteric Fever	Small-pox	Measles	Scarlet Fever	Whooping Cough	Diphtheria

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The following Table indicates the infectious cases in accordance with the wards in which they occurred :—

	Drayton	Castle-bar	Mount Park	Lammas	Manor	Grange	Total

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The following Table shows the number of cases of the principal infectious diseases notified in each of the last ten years :—

Disease	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919	1920

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During the year 1920 the cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria were 227 in number, and were distributed during the year as follows :—

	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.

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The number of cases in each Ward were as follows :—

Drayton.	Castlebar.	Mount Park.	Lammas.	M anor	. Grange

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Under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912, the following notifications were received :—

	1-6 yrs.	5-15 yrs.	15-25 yrs.	25-45 yrs.	45-65 yrs.	65 and upwards	Total

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This rate is less than that for the previous year, and may be compared with those for several years :—

	Pulmonary Tuberculosis	Other forms of Tuberculosis	All forms of Tuberculosis

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The ages of those dying of phthisis were as follows :—

0-5 yrs.	5-15 yrs.	12-25 yrs.	25-45 yrs.	45-65 yrs.	65 yrs. and upwards.

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The ages of those dying of other forms of tuberculosis were as follows :—

0-5 yrs.	5-15 yrs.	15-25 yrs.	25-45 yrs.	45-65 yrs.	65 yrs. and upwards.

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The persons notifying were as follows :—

Doctor or	Midwife Nurse.	Doctor & Midwife.	Parent.	Parent & Doctor.

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TOTAL VISITS OF HEALTH VISITORS.

	To Infants under 1 year.	To Children 1-5 years.

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Sanitary Administration of the District. 7i

Disease.	Remaining in Hospital Dec. 31st, 1919.	Admitted to Hospital during 1920.	Remaining in Hospital Dec. 31st, 1920.	No. of Deaths

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The following is a summary of the examinations carried out during the year:—

	Positive.	Negative.	Total.

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Table 1.- Vital statistics of whoe district during 1920 and previos years.

Year.	Population estimated to Middle of each Year.	Births.			Total Deaths Registered in the District.		Transferable Deaths.		Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
		Uncorrected Number.	Nett.		No.	Rate.	of Non-Residents registered in the District.	of Residents not registered in the District.	Under 1 year of age.		At all	Ages.
		Uncorrected Number.	No.	Rate.	No.	Rate.	of Non-Residents registered in the District.	of Residents not registered in the District.	No.	Rate per 1000 Nett. Births.	No.	Rate.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13

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TABLE II.—Cases of Infectious DiseasiNotified during the Year, 1920.

Notifiable Disease	Number of Cases Notifi								Total Cases Notified in Each Ward.						Total cases removed to Hospital.
	At all ages.	At Ages—Years							Drayton Ward.	Castlebar Ward.	Mount Park Ward.	Lammas Ward.	Manor Ward.	Grange Ward.
	At all ages.	Under 1.	1 to 5.	5 to 15.	15 to 25.	25 to 45.	\| 45 to 65.	65 and upwards	Drayton Ward.	Castlebar Ward.	Mount Park Ward.	Lammas Ward.	Manor Ward.	Grange Ward.

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TABLE III. Deaths registered during the Calendar Year 1920 classified by age and cause.

Causes or Death.		Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages or " residents," whether occurring within or without the district.									Total Deaths whether of ¹' Residents'' or" Non-Residents "in Institutions in the District.
Causes or Death.		All ages.	Under 1 year.	1 and under 2.	\| 2 and under 5.	5 and under 15	15 and under25	25 and under45	45 and under65	65 and upwards
1		2	3	4	5	6	⁷	8	9	10	11

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TABLE IV. 93

Cause of Death.		Under 1 week	1—2 weeks	2—3 weeks	3—4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 3 months	3 months and under 6 months.	6 months and under 9 months.	9 months and under 12 months.	Total deaths under 1 year.

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Number of Children Inspected.

School. —	Entrants.		Total
	Boys	Girls

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Number of Children Inspected.

School.	Age 8 Group		Total	Age 12 Group		Total
School.	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total

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(i) Dental Defects.—The following are the results of the inspection of the three routine groups of children for dental defects :—

Entrants.	Age 8 Group.	Leavers.	Total.

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Table of Crippled School Children.

	No.	Ages.		Part affected.	Date of Onset.
	No.	Male.	Female.	Part affected.	Date of Onset.

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Crippled Children under School age.

	No.	Ages.		Part affected.	Date of onset.
	No.	Male.	Female.	Part affected.	Date of onset.

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The examinations for the year may be tabulated as follows:—

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TABLE I. 139 Number of Children Inspected, 1st January, 1920 to 31st December, 1920. A.-ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.

Age.		Entrants.
Age.		3	4	5	6	7	8	Total.

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B—SPECIAL INSPECTIONS.

Age.	Special Cases.	Re- Examinations (i.e.,No.of Children Re-examined).

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TABLE II. Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection. 1920.

defect or disease.		Routine	Inspection.	Specials.
defect or disease.		No. referred for treatment.	No. requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for treatment.	No. referred for treatment.	No. requiring to be kept under observation but not referred for treatment.
(1)		(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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TABLE III. Numerical Return of All Exceptional Children in the Area in 1920.

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TABLE IV. Treatment of Defects of Children during 1920. A.—Treatment of Minor Ailments.

Disease or Defect.	Referred for Treatment	Number of Children
			Treated.
		Under Local Education Authority's Scheme.	Otherwise.	Total.

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B.—Treatment oJ Visual Defect.

Number of Children.
Referred for Refraction	Submitted to Refraction.				For whom Glasses were prescribed.	For whom Glasses were provided.	Recommended for Treatment other than by Glasses.	Received other forms of Treatment.	For whom no Treatment was considered necessary.
Referred for Refraction	Under Local Education Authority's Scheme Clinic or Hospital.	By Private Practitioner or Hospital.	Otherwise.	Total.	For whom Glasses were prescribed.	For whom Glasses were provided.	Recommended for Treatment other than by Glasses.	Received other forms of Treatment.	For whom no Treatment was considered necessary.

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C.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

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D.—Treatment of Dental Defects. 1.—Number of Children dealt with.

Age Groups.										" Specials "	Total.
5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	" Specials "	Total.
48	304	582	440	535	411	416	313	243	262	192	3746
2014										192	2206

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2.—Particulars of Time Given and Operations undertaken.

Number of Half days devoted to Inspection .	Number of Half days devoted to Treatment.	Total of Number Attendances made by the Children at the Clinic.	Number of Permanent Teeth.		Number of Temporary Teeth.		Total Number of Fillings.	Number of Administrations of General Anaesthetics, included in (4) and (6).	Number of other Operations
Number of Half days devoted to Inspection .	Number of Half days devoted to Treatment.		Extracted.	Filled.	Extracted.	Filled.			Permanent Teeth.	Temporary Teeth.
(1)	(2)	(3) \| (4)		(5) \| (6)		(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)

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TABLE V. Summary of Treatment o( Defects as shown in Table IV. (A, B, C, D and F, but excluding E).

	Number of Children.
	Referred for Treatment	Treated.
	Local	Under Education Authority's Scheme.	Otherwise.	Total.

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£2,063 0s. 7d. These figures mean rates respectively of ½d., 2¼d., and 1d. in the £1, which compare well with those for the towns quoted in the Report referred to:—

The population at the Census of 1911 was 61,222 and was distributed in the Wards as follows:—

The following Table indicates the birth-rate and death-rate for each of the last ten years:—

Infant Deaths.

Infant Deaths.

Workshops, Workplaces, etc. The following Tables show the extent of the work done with respect to Factories and Workshops :— 1. —Inspection of Factories , Workshops and Workplaces , including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

3.—H ome W ork. Outworkers Lists, Section 107.

4.—The Registered Workshops in the District are as follows :—

Food.

The following is a list of the unsound foodstuffs surrendered voluntarily on account of unfitness for human food :—

The following information of the samples taken for analysis and the results of prosecutions in cases of adulteration is given through the kindness of Dr. Young, County Medical Officer.

The death-rates from the principal infectious diseases are represented in the following Table, together with those for England and Wales :—

The following Table indicates the infectious cases in accordance with the wards in which they occurred :—

The following Table shows the number of cases of the principal infectious diseases notified in each of the last ten years :—

During the year 1920 the cases of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria were 227 in number, and were distributed during the year as follows :—

The number of cases in each Ward were as follows :—

Under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912, the following notifications were received :—

This rate is less than that for the previous year, and may be compared with those for several years :—

The ages of those dying of phthisis were as follows :—

The ages of those dying of other forms of tuberculosis were as follows :—

The persons notifying were as follows :—

TOTAL VISITS OF HEALTH VISITORS.

Sanitary Administration of the District. 7i

The following is a summary of the examinations carried out during the year:—

Table 1.- Vital statistics of whoe district during 1920 and previos years.

TABLE II.—Cases of Infectious DiseasiNotified during the Year, 1920.

TABLE III. Deaths registered during the Calendar Year 1920 classified by age and cause.

TABLE IV. 93

Number of Children Inspected.

Number of Children Inspected.

(i) Dental Defects.—The following are the results of the inspection of the three routine groups of children for dental defects :—

Table of Crippled School Children.

Crippled Children under School age.

The examinations for the year may be tabulated as follows:—

TABLE I. 139 Number of Children Inspected, 1st January, 1920 to 31st December, 1920. A.-ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTION.

B—SPECIAL INSPECTIONS.

TABLE II. Return of Defects Found in the Course of Medical Inspection. 1920.

TABLE III. Numerical Return of All Exceptional Children in the Area in 1920.

TABLE IV. Treatment of Defects of Children during 1920. A.—Treatment of Minor Ailments.

B.—Treatment oJ Visual Defect.

C.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

D.—Treatment of Dental Defects. 1.—Number of Children dealt with.

2.—Particulars of Time Given and Operations undertaken.

TABLE V. Summary of Treatment o( Defects as shown in Table IV. (A, B, C, D and F, but excluding E).

TABLE VI. Summary Relating to Children Medically Inspected at the Routine Inspection during the Year 1920.