[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

Ealing 1944

Published: 1945
Pages: 38
Tables: 30

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Causes of Death, 1944.

Cause of Death. Deaths, 1944 Total Deaths 1943
Male Female Total
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Table Showing Birth-Rate, Death-Rate and Infant for the Borough of Ealing. Death-Rate

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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Medical Examination of Pre-School Children. —The number of complete medical exminations of children from one to five years of age are indicated in the following table :—

Age-Group No. of Examinations
(1943) (1944)
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than anticipated. The figures are worth quoting and are as follows:-

Health Centre Number seen by M.O. Few Nits Many Nits Nits and Lice
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The attendances at the nurseries during the year were as follows - «

Date opened Capacity Days open Total attendances Average attendance
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SUPERVISION OF NURSING HOMES. The following table gives information regarding' ^mrsing homes in the Borough :—

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

Disease 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 . 1943 1944
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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

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The results of these were round to be very satisfactory, only 2. 5 per cent. of the children being found to have nits or vermin on the head. In the following table the results are tabulated for comparison with those of previous years.

Year	Average Number on Rolls	No. of examinations 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 of cases treated and the total number of attendances made were as follows :—

Conditions 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 has been increasing since before the war:- Number of School Children treated for Scabies.

Year At Health Centres Otherwise Total Cases
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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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During the year, the following children received treatment :
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1-Problems as referred.
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II—Dia agnoses (or Underlying Disorders).
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The remaining 20 cases, after diagnosis, were accepted for some form of treatment, are still open, and are classified as follows : Forms of Treatment supplied :
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It is useful to tabulate the age of children at their first appearance at the Centre : Age at time of examination :
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Children to the number of 400 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 1944 :—
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EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS. \ The number of children examined in connection with their employment out of school hours was 111 and of this number two were found to be unfit for employment. The nature of the employment of those considered as fit was :—
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TABLE I. MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. 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)
No. % No. % No. % No. %
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TABLE III. Group L—Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness).
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GroupII.—Treatment of Defective Vision and Squint.

Under the Authority's Scheme
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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. BUND 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.

1 At a Public Elementary School 2 At an Institution other than a Special School 3 At no School or Institution

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Causes of Death, 1944.

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

Maternal Mortality per Thousand Births.

Medical Examination of Pre-School Children. —The number of complete medical exminations of children from one to five years of age are indicated in the following table :—

than anticipated. The figures are worth quoting and are as follows:-

The attendances at the nurseries during the year were as follows - «

SUPERVISION OF NURSING HOMES. The following table gives information regarding' ^mrsing homes in the Borough :—

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 :—

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

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

The results of these were round to be very satisfactory, only 2. 5 per cent. of the children being found to have nits or vermin on the head. In the following table the results are tabulated for comparison with those of previous years.

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

The following table shows how the number of cases of scabies in school children has been increasing since before the war:- Number of School Children treated for Scabies.

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

During the year, the following children received treatment :

1-Problems as referred.

II—Dia agnoses (or Underlying Disorders).

The remaining 20 cases, after diagnosis, were accepted for some form of treatment, are still open, and are classified as follows : Forms of Treatment supplied :

It is useful to tabulate the age of children at their first appearance at the Centre : Age at time of examination :

Children to the number of 400 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 1944 :—

EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS. \ The number of children examined in connection with their employment out of school hours was 111 and of this number two were found to be unfit for employment. The nature of the employment of those considered as fit was :—

TABLE I. MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. A. Routine Medical Inspections.

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

TABLE III. Group L—Treatment of Minor Ailments (excluding uncleanliness).

GroupII.—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. BUND 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.