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Ealing 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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- 1939
- Pages
- 126
- Tables
- 84
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Comparison of Vital Statistics of Ealing with those of England and Wales, Etc., 1938.
England and Wales 126 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.
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Causes of Death, 1938.
Cause of Death Deaths, 1938 Total Deaths 1937 Male Female Total -
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Deaths at various Ages under One Year of Age, 1938.
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 mouths and under 12 months Total deaths under 1 year -
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Causes of Infant Deaths, 1929 to 1938.
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Maternal Mortality per Thousand Births.
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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES. PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY. The following table indicates the number of examinations carried out in the pathological laboratory, which is maintained at the Town Hall. Specimens Examined in Laboratory.
Positive Negative Total 1938 Total 1937 -
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The extent of the calls made upon the service is shown in the following table :—
1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 -
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Attendances at the Health Centres, 1938.
'Mattock Lane Ch'gton House Ravenor Park Perivale Greenf'd Green Islips Manor' -
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Medical Examination of Pre-school children. —The number of complete medical examinations of children from one to five years of age are indicated in the following table :—
Age- Group No. of Examinations -
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The work carried out by the midwives and the assistance provided for the mothers, were as follows:—
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At the end of the year the number of midwives practising in the area was 41, as shown in the following table:—
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Death
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SUPERVISION OF NURSING HOMES. The following table gives information regarding nursing homes in the Borough, the increase in the number of beds in the year being accounted for by extensions at two homes.
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 houses with 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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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.—The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year:— General.
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Milk and Dairies Act, Etc.
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Particulars of the Sanitary Defects Remedied as a Result of Notices Served and Letters Written.
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FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. 1.-Inspections For Purposes of Provisions as to Health. (Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
Premises Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted. -
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2.—Defects Found.
Particulars Number of Defects Number of defects in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector -
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Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Sec. 108.
Nature of Work Instances Notices Served Prosecutions. -
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HOUSING STATISTICS. 1.—Inspection of Dwelling Houses during the Year:
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2.—"Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of Formal, Notices:
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D.—Proceedings under Section 12 of the Housing Act, 1936 :
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Housing Act, 1936 (Part IV)—Overcrowding.
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Carcases Inspected and Condemned.
Cattle excluding Cows Cows Calves Sheep Lambs Pigs. -
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In addition to the parts of carcases mentioned in the foregoing table the following were voluntarily surrendered for destruction:-
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Cases of Infectious Disease occurring in the Borough.
Disease 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 -
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Uases oi Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1938, 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 Hanwell S. Hanwell N. Greenford S. Greenford N. Nortbolt . 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 o 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 numbers so reported during the last four years were as follows:—
1935 1936 1937 1938 -
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In addition to children attending the elementary schools pupils attending the secondary schools in the Borough were also examined and treated by arrangement with the Middlesex Education Committee.
1935 1936 1937 1938 -
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The following table shows the number of children found to be unclean in the last four years.
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 —1938.
Condition. New Cases. Re-Inspections. -
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There were 151 cases seen during the year, who altogether attended 384 times.
Cases referred from— Defects found Total all defects A B C D E F G H -
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TABLE. Children coming within the Orthopaedic Scheme in each Year.
school Children. Infant Welfare Children. Year. Children on School Registers. New Cases seen by Orthopaedic Surgeon. Operations on School Children. New Cases seen by Orthopaedic Surgeon. Operations on Infant Welfare Children. Total Operations. -
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The work of the Orthopaedic Clinic during the year may be summarized as follows: Orthopaedic Clinic.
School children. Children under five. Total -
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ORTHOPAEDIC CASES, 1938. School Children seen by Surgeon during year.
Old Cases. New Cases. Total Boys Girls Boys Girls -
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ORTHOPAEDIC CASES, 1938. Children under 5 years seen by Surgeon during year.
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The method of classification and the results of treatmerrt can be seen in the following table:
Observations Tabulated. Total Number 43. Defect. "Stammer" Degree of Defect Slight Marked Severe -
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The following table shows the number of children having a daily supply of milk in school in 1938 and in the two previous years. Milk is supplied in bottles containing one-third pint under the Scheme of the Milk Marketing Board at a cost of one half-penny.
Date of Enquiry Number on Registers Number having milk Percentage having milk -
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Number and Percentage of Children having Milk on the 1st October, 1938.
No. of school departments in group. No. of children on registers. No. having milk. Percentage having milk 1/10/37 .1/10/38 -
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TABLE I. RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. A.—Routine Medical Inspections. Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:—
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B.—Other Inspections.
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C.—Children Found To Require Treatment. Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspections to require treatment (excluding Defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases):—
Group. For defective vision (excluding squint). For all other conditions recorded in Table IIa. Total. -
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TABLE II.—A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1938.
DEFECT OR DISEASE Routine Inspections Special Inspections No. of Defects. 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). No. % No. % No. % No. % -
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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 Special 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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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.
Received Operative Treatment Received other forms of Treatment Total number Treated Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme Total -
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The following table indicates the number of cases of the various diseases treated during the year :
Disease Remaining in Hospital 31st March, 1938 Admitted during year Discharged during year Died during year Remaining in Hospital 31st March, 1939 -
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The incidence of the actual cases of scailet fever in the various age groups was as follows:—
1-5 yrs. 5-15 yrs. 15-25 yrs. 25-35 vis. 35-45 yrs. over 45 yrs. -
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The complications occurring 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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Illness of Staff . The following cases of illness of the staff occuiled during the year:
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PERIVALE MATERNITY HOSPITAL. M others. The 803 cases, including booked and emergency cases, admitted to the Hospital during the period 1st April, 1938, to 31st March, 1939, from the two districts were as follows:
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The conditions from which they were suffering were as follows: Ante-Natal Cases in Hospital until Delivery:—
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Ante-Natal Cases discharged Home to await Delivery:—
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Surgical Induction was done in the following cases:—
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A bnormalities in Mothers —
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The total number of forceps deliveries was 22, giving a rate per thousand of 27.2. This figure is about the average for the past 5 years. During puerperium:—
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There were 30 cases of puerperal pyrexia of a notifiable degree. These cases were suffering from:
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Patients transferred to other hospitals:—
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Infants.
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Fresh.
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Nco-natal deaths. —Total 14, giving a neo-natal death rate of 17.3 per thousand, as compared with 27.3 per thousand in 1936-37, and 21 per thousand in 1935-36.
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Infants Weaned. Total 14.