[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

Ealing 1942

Published: 1943
Pages: 32
Tables: 26

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Causes of Death, 1942.

Cause of Death. Deaths, 1942 Total Deaths 1941
Male Female Total
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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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Maternal Mortality per Thousand Births.

Period Ealing England and Wales
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Summary of the Visits made by the Health Visitors.

Visits to children under 12 months:— (1941) (1942)
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Summary of the Work at the Health Centres.

Mothers. (1941) (1942)
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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
(1941) (1942)
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The following table indicates the capacity and date of opening of each of the nurseries, and number of attendances during the year :

Date opened Capacity Days open Total attendances Average attendance
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SUPERVISION OF NURSING HOMES. The following tabfe gives information regarding nursing homes in the Borough :-

No. of Homes No. of Beds
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. Cases of Infectious Disease occurring in the Borough.

Disease 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942
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T uberculosis .-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 table indicates the amount of the various foodstuffs which have been condemned by the Inspectors as unfit for food in the course of their inspections at the meat depot and at the various food premises in the Borough :—

lbs.

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The following table indicates the number of inspections of children carried out in the last six years and the results obtained :—

Year	Average Number on Rolls	No. of examina-. tions for verminous condition	Number of children excluded	Number of warning notices issued	Total Number of unclean children excluded or warned	Percentage of children unclean whether excluded or not	Legal proceedings taken under attendance Bye-laws

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The number or cases treated and the total number or attendances made were as follows :—

Condition Treated No. of cases treated Total attendances made
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The following table shows how the number of cases of scabies in school children had been increasing before the war although there was a marked increase in the number in 1942. Number of Cases of Scabies Treated.

Year At Health Centres Otherwise Total Cases
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Abnormal eye conditions, other than refractive errors, were as follows :-
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The work of the Orthopaedic Clinic during the year may be summarised as follows :- Orthopaedic Clinic.

School children Children under five Total
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Children to the number of 614 were excluded under Article 20 (b) of the Education Code for the following conditions
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The following table shows the amount of immunization work carried out in 1942 :—
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The nature of the employment of those certified as fit was :—
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A. Routine Medical Inspections.
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TABLE II. CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE-GROUPS.

Number of Children Inspected A (Excellent) B (Normal) C (Slightly sub-normal) D (Bad)
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Group II.—Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint.
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Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
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TABLE IV DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
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TABLE V. VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
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TABLE VI. BLIND AND DEAF CHILDREN. Number of totally or almost totally blind and deaf children who are NOT at the present time receiving education suitable for their special needs.

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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26 tables in this report

Causes of Death, 1942.

Table Showing Birth-Rate, Death-Rate and Infant Death-Rate for the Borough of Ealing.

Maternal Mortality per Thousand Births.

Summary of the Visits made by the Health Visitors.

Summary of the Work at the Health Centres.

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:—

The following table indicates the capacity and date of opening of each of the nurseries, and number of attendances during the year :

SUPERVISION OF NURSING HOMES. The following tabfe gives information regarding nursing homes in the Borough :-

PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. Cases of Infectious Disease occurring in the Borough.

T uberculosis .-The number of cases of tuberculosis notified during the year and the number of deaths which occurred were as follows :-

The following table indicates the amount of the various foodstuffs which have been condemned by the Inspectors as unfit for food in the course of their inspections at the meat depot and at the various food premises in the Borough :—

The following table indicates the number of inspections of children carried out in the last six years and the results obtained :—

The number or cases treated and the total number or attendances made were as follows :—

The following table shows how the number of cases of scabies in school children had been increasing before the war although there was a marked increase in the number in 1942. Number of Cases of Scabies Treated.

Abnormal eye conditions, other than refractive errors, were as follows :-

The work of the Orthopaedic Clinic during the year may be summarised as follows :- Orthopaedic Clinic.

Children to the number of 614 were excluded under Article 20 (b) of the Education Code for the following conditions

The following table shows the amount of immunization work carried out in 1942 :—

The nature of the employment of those certified as fit was :—

A. Routine Medical Inspections.

TABLE II. CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE-GROUPS.

Group II.—Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint.

Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

TABLE IV DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.

TABLE V. VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.

TABLE VI. BLIND AND DEAF CHILDREN. Number of totally or almost totally blind and deaf children who are NOT at the present time receiving education suitable for their special needs.