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Ealing 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
- Published
- 1937
- Pages
- 136
- Tables
- 73
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SUMMARY OF GENERAL STATISTICS.
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The figures for the last five years are as follows :—
Year Average number of men registered as unemployed. -
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS.
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Deaths from Diseases and Accidents of Pregnancy and Childbirth :—
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Comparison of Vital Statistics of Ealing with those of England and Wales, Etc., 1936.
England and Wales 122 Great Towns (including London) London Ealing -
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Table showing Birth-Rate, Death-Rate and Infant Death-Rate for the Borough of Ealing.
Period Birth-Rate Death-Rate Infant Death-Rate -
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Causes of Death, 1936.
Cause of Death Deaths, 1936 Total Deaths 1935 Male Female Total -
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Causes of Infant Deaths, 1927 to 1936.
1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 -
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Deaths at various Ages under One Year of Age, 1936.
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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Maternal Mortality per Thousand Births.
Period Ealing England and Wales -
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Specimens Examined in Laboratory.
Positive Negative Total 1936 Total 1935 -
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The extent of the calls made upon the service are shown in the following table :—
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 -
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MATERNITY AND NTJRSING HOMES. The following table gives information regarding nursing homes within the Borough .
No. of Homes No. of Beds -
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The following table gives the number of pail closets, the number of cesspools and the number of water closets connected therewith in the areas mentioned :—
Wards Cesspools Water Closets Pail-Closets Houses within 100 feet of Sewer No. of Houses -
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. 1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspector or Inspectors of Nuisances.
Premises Number of Inspections Written Notices Prosecutions -
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2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Particulars Number of Defects Number of Prosecutions Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector -
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Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Sec. 108.
Nature of Work Instances Notices Served Prosecution -
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Cases of Infectious Disease occurring in the Borough.
Disease 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 -
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Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1936, showing Age and Ward Distribution.
Disease Total Cases Notified Removed to Hospital Deaths Ages of Cases Notified Ward Distribution Drayton Castlebar Mount Park Grange Lammas Manor Grosvenor Han well S. Han well N. Greenford S. Greenford N. Northolt Under One Year 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 65 65 and over -
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Ages at Death from Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
Disease Under One Year 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 65 65 and upwards Totals -
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Tuberculosis .—The number of cases of tuberculosis notified during the year and the number of deaths which occurred were as follows :—
Age Periods New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Non-Pulm'y Pulmonary Non-Pulm'y Male F'male Male F'male Male F'male Male F'male -
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The following information has been provided by Dr. J. T. Nicol Roe, the Medical Officer in charge of the Tuberculosis Dispensary, West Ealing, maintained by the Middlesex County Council, with regard to residents from the Borough dealt with during the year:—
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The numbers so reported during the year were as follows:—
1935 1936 -
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Besides the elementary school children enumerated below, the pupils attending the secondary schools in the Borough are also examined and treated in accordance with arrangements made with the Middlesex Education Committee.
1933 1934 1935 1936 -
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(b) Uncleanliness. —The measures taken to deal with uncleanliness and verminous condition were fully described in the report for 1934. The number of children found unclean in the last four years were as follows:—
Year. Average number on Rolls. No. of examinations for verminous condition. No. of individual children found unclean. Legal proceedings taken under Attendance Byelaws. -
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The number of cases treated and the total number of attendances made were as follows:—
Condition Treated. No. of cases treated. Total attendances made. -
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Eye Cases, Mattock Lane, 1936.
Condition. New Cases. Re-Inspections. -
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Eye Cases, Ravenor Park, 1936.
Condition. New Cases. Re-Inspections. -
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Total of Cases seen at both Centres.
New Cases. Re-Inspections. -
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The results of the examinations were as follows:
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The cases examined and the results of treatment are shown in the following tables:
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Diagnosis. No. Successfully-treated and discharged. Successfully treated and under observation. Referred to hospital. Still under treatment. -
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Treatment of Chronic Otitis Media by Zinc Ionization Therapy.
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Hearing Defect. In each case referred to the clinic bearing was tested before and after treatment. Only in 23 cases out of a total of 154 tested was a persistent hearing defect recorded after treatment. The causes and the steps taken to deal with these 23 cases are recorded below.
Diagnosis. No. with hearing defect. No. referred for hospital treatment. Referred to deaf school. No. still under treatment. -
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Orthopaedic Clinic.
School children. Children under five. Total. -
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Result of treatment. Stammering. Other speech defect. -
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Children to the number of 273 were excluded under Article 20 (b) of the Education Code for the following conditions :
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PROVISION OF MEALS. The following table indicates the number of children having a daily supply of milk in school. Milk is supplied in bottles containing one-third pint at a cost of one halfpenny.
Date. Number on Registers. Number having milk. Percentage having milk. -
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Number and Percentage of Children having Milk on the 1st October, 1936.
No. of school departments in group. No. of children on registers. No. having milk Percentage having milk. 1/10/36 1/10/35 -
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The number of children supplied with milk free of charge under Sections 82—85 of the Education Act, 1921, was as follows:
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EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS. Children .—The number of children examined in connection with their employment out of school hours was 333 and of this number 30 were found to be unfit for employment. The nature of the employment of those certified as fit was :
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STATISTICAL TABLES. The Tables required by the Board of Education are as follows:— TABLE I. RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. A.— Routine Medical Inspections.
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Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases) :—
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TABLE II.— A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1936.
DEFECT OR DISEASE Routine Inspections No. of Defects. Special Inspections No. of Defects. Requiring Treatment Requiring to be kept under observation, but net requiring Treatment Requiring Treatment Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment -
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B.— CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE-GROUPS.
Age-Groups. Number of Children Inspected. A. (Excellent). B. (Normal). C. (Slightly subnormal) . D. (Bad). -
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TABLE III. RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, IN THE AREA. BLIND CHILDREN.
At Certified Schools for the Blind. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN.
At Certified Schools for the Blind. At Certified Schools for the Partially Blind. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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DEAF CHILDREN.
At Certified Schools for the Deaf. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN.
At Certified Schools for the Deaf. At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. Feeble-minded Children.
At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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EPILEPTIC CHILDREN. Children suffering from Severe Epilepsy.
At Certified vSpecial Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. A. Tuberculous Children. I.—Children suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total -
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II.— Children suffering from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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B. Delicate Children.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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C. Crippled Children.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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D. Children with Heart Disease.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE DEFECTS.
Combination of defect. At Certified Special Schools At Public Elementary Schools At Other Institutions At no School or Institution Total. -
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TABLE IV. RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR. TREATMENT TABLE. Group 1.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group 6).
Disease or Defect • Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. Under the Authority's Scheme Otherwise Total -
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Group 2.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group 1).
Defect or Disease No. of Defects dealt with. Under the Authority's Scheme Otherwise Total -
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Group 3.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
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Group 4.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Under the Authority's Scheme— Number of children treated -
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Group 5.—Dental Defects.
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Group 6.- Uncleanlines and Vermivous Conditions.
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ANALYSIS OF THE ABOVE TOTAL.
Diagnosis. Boys. Girls. -
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The following table indicates the number of cases of the va rious diseases treated during the year :—
Disease Remaining in Hospital 31st March, 1936 Admitted during year Discharged during year Died during year. Remaining in Hospital 31st March, 1937 -
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The incidence of the actual cases of scariet fever in the various age-groups was as follows :—
1-5 yrs. 5-15 yrs. 15-25 yrs. 25-35 yrs. 35-45 yrs. Over 45 yrs. -
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The complications observed among the cases were as follows :—
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The incidence of the actual cases of diphtheria in the various age-groups was as follows :—
1-5 yrs. 5-10 yrs. 10-15 yrs. 15-25 yrs. 25-45 yrs. Over 45 yrs. -
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The following complications were observed :—
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Cost of Maintenance, Etc.
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MATERNITY HOSPITAL. The number of patients admitted to the Maternity Hospital during the year ending 31st March, 1937, was 543, 27 more than in the previous year. The cases admitted to the Hospital in each year since it was opened were as follows :—
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The 543 cases admitted to the Hospital during the period under review came from the two districts as follows :—
Month Ealing Brentford and Chiswick Total -
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Cost of Maintenance, Etc.
£ s. d.