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Ealing 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

Published
1952
Pages
70
Tables
40

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40 tables in this report

  • Page 11
    Infectious and Other Notifiable Diseases Classified in Age Groups
    Scarlet FeverWhooping CoughAcute PoliomyelitisMeaslesDiphtheria
    ParalyticNon-Paralytic
    MFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 12
    Ages at Death from Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
    DiseaseUnder One Yeari to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 and upwardsTotals
  • Page 16
    Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis. Only 10 cases were notified, all of which were confirmed cases as compared to 39 in 1951.
    ParalyticNon-Paralytic
  • Page 17
    Puerperal Pyrexia. This condition was notified in 38 instances. They occurred as follows :
  • Page 20
    The following table shows the age and sex of the cases notified and the deaths in 1951.
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    PulmonaryNon-Pulm'yPulmonaryNon-Pulm'y
    MaleF'maleMaleF'maleMaleF'maleMaleF'male
  • Page 21
    Immunisation in the Clinics. January 1st to December 21st, 1951.
    AgeDiphtheriaCombinedW hooping CoughRe-inforcing
  • Page 21
    CLINICS
    19511950
  • Page 23
    DEATHS Causes of Death, 1951.
    Cause of DeathDeaths, 1951Total Deaths 1950
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 25
    During the year the following examinations were carried out:
  • Page 31
    Public Health Act 1936.
    Inspections.
  • Page 33
    Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949, Etc.
  • Page 33
    During the year licences for the sale of milk under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations were granted as follows:—
    Dealers' LicencesSupplementary LicencesTotal
  • Page 34
    The results were as follows:
    DesignationSamplesPhosphataseMethylene Blue
    PassedFailedPassedFailed
  • Page 35
    The results were as follows:
    CommoditySamples1Grade4Not Graded
    23
  • Page 35
    Inspection of Meat and Other Foods. The following foodstuffs were condemned by the Sanitary Inspectors as unfit for human food in the course of their inspections of the various food premises in the Borough:
    lbs.
  • Page 36
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 36
    In addition, the following other articles of food were also condemned:
  • Page 37
    Housing Statistics.
  • Page 38
    Part I of the Act. 1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors):
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 38
    2. Cases in which defects were found:
    ParticularsNumber of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M. Inspect'rBy H.M. Inspect'r
  • Page 39
    Part VIII of the Act. Outwork. (Sections 110 and 111).
    Nature of WorkSection 110Section 111
    No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (c)No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises
  • Page 39
    Shops Act, 1950. In co-operation with the Shops Act Inspector, improvements under Section 38 of the Shops Act, 1950, relating to the health and comfort of shop workers were carried out in twenty-seven instances:
  • Page 39
    Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949. The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Rodent Operatives acting under the supervision of the Chief Sanitary Inspector:
  • Page 40
    Disinfection.
  • Page 40
    Summary of Sanitary Defects remedied as a result of Notices Served and Letters written.
  • Page 41
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 41
    Summary of Work Done and Improvements carried out at Food Premises.
  • Page 43
    The number of inspections and re-inspections is very much the same as in previous vears:
    19501951
  • Page 44
    The minor ailment clinic is now a centre where the children who present some problem may be seen and treated or referred for general practitioner or specialist advice or treatment where required.
    194919501951
  • Page 51
    The number and type of cases dealt with are as follows:
    ClassificationNo. of visits per yearNew Cases
  • Page 51
    Continued from previous page...
    Type of CaseNo. of visits per yearNo. of new cases per yearAverage No. of treatments
  • Page 52
    Abnormal eye conditions other than errors of refraction were as follows:
    Congenital Abnormalities.New casesOld cases
  • Page 54
    SPEECH THERAPY. Speech Therapy treatment has been carried out at the following centres:
  • Page 57
    TABLE I
  • Page 58
    Continued from previous page...
    III.—Analysis of all Treatment Cases.
  • Page 58
    TABLE II TABLE OF SYMPTOMS (Including those for which the children were referred and others which were discovered at the diagnostic interview).
    I.—Primary Behaviour Disorders.
  • Page 59
    TABLE III ANALYSIS OF INTELLIGENCE OF 209 CHILDREN (Number referred in 1951)
  • Page 59
    TABLE IV SPECIAL RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN 1951
  • Page 59
    TABLE V ANALYSIS OF AGES OF 209 CHILDREN (Number referred in 1951)
  • Page 61
    Ante-Natal Clinics. (Interviews by Appointment).
    AddressTimes