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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Tuberculosis.—The numiber of cases of tuberculosis notified during the year and the numiher of deaths which occurred were as follows :—
| Age Periods | New Casses | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| , Pulmonary | Sfam-Pulm'y | Pulmonary | Non-Pulm'y | |||||
| Male | F'male | Male | F'male | Male | F'male | Male | F'male | |
| 0—1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 1—5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5—10 | — | — | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 10—15 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 15—20 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 |
| 20—25 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 25—35 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 35—45 | 23 | 20 | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| . 45-55 | 15 | 6 | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | — | — |
| 55—65 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — |
| 65 upwards | 8 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — |
| Total | 142 | 133 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 29 | 5 | 10 |
Sanitary Inspection of the, Borough.—The following is a summary of the work carried od by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year :—
General.
| Number of Premises inspected on Complaint | 3,046 |
| Number of Nuisances observed by Inspectors | 43 |
| Number of Premises inspected fni connection with Infectious Disease | 452 |
| Number of Premises visited by Periodical Inspection (Cowsheds, Dairies, Slaughterhouses, Factories, etc.) | 210 |
| Number of Houses inspected under House-to-House Survey | — |
| Food Inspections | 1,034 |
| Total Number of Re-inspections | 9,069 |
| Other Inspections | 2,388 |
| Total Number of Inspections and Re-inspections | 16,242 |
| Number of Intimation Notices given | 1,344 |
| Number of other Letters written | 2,744 |
| Number of Statutory Notices served | 226 |
| Proceedings before Magistrates | 1 |
Complaints received during the year were 961 in excess of
the number dealt with in 1945.