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Ealing 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
- Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 84
- Tables
- 37
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TUBERCULOSIS
Age Periois New Cases Pulmonary Non Pulmonary 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 M. F. M. F M F M. F. M. F M. F M F M F M. F M F M F M. F. -
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TUBERCULOSIS
Age Periods Deaths Pulmonary Non Pulmonary 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 M. F, M. F M. F M F M F. M F M F M F M. F, M. F M, F M F. -
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SMOKE CONTROL PROGRAMME AS APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE Approximate number of premises in local authority area 59,280 Acreage of local authority area 8 781, Number of premises and acreage of land in smokeless zones and smoke control areas
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Covered by Orders made up to 31. 12.58 Estimated additions covered by Orders to be made during 1959 Estimated additions covered by Orders to be made during 1960 Estimated additions covered by Orders to be made during 1961 Estimated additions covered by Orders to be made during 1962 Estimated additions covered by Orders to be made during 1963 Final objective (the total numbers it is intended ultimately to cover) Target year for completion of programme -
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It is gratifying to note the interest and co operation of the Headmasters and Science Teachers of these schools in this work.
1959 Deposited matter expressed as tons per square mile per month Sulphur compounds by lead peroxide method expressed as milligrams S0„/day collected by 100 sq. cm. of Batch A Pb02 Birkbeck Avenue Longfield Depot Greenford Green Birkbeck Avenue Longfield Depot Green forGreen -
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Average Monthly Concentrations of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide
1959 Smoke in Milligrammes per 100 cubic metres Sulphur Dioxide in parts per hundred million Town Hall Eliots Green School Walpole Grammar School Town Hall Eliots Green School Walpole Grammar School -
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During the year licences for the sale of milk under the Mi]k (Special Designations) Regulations were granted as follows:-
Dealer's Licences Supplementary Licences Total -
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24 samples of milk were taken and submitted to the Methylene Blue and Phosphatase Tests at the Public Health Laboratory, Ealing. The results were as follows:-
Designation Samples Phosphatase Methylene Blue Passed Failed Passed Failed -
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The results were as follows
Commodity Samples Grade Not Graded 1 2 3 4 -
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HOUSING STATISTICS
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RENT ACT 1957 Part 1 - Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
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Part VIII of the Act Outwork (Sections 110 and 111)
Section 110 Section 111 Nature of Work No of out workers in August list required by Sect 110(1)(c) No. of instances of work in un-wholesome premises -
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The following table shows the growth of the service since 1954
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During the year the following examinations were carried out:-
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SECTION 5 STATISTICAL TABLES SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
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Cases of Infectious and Other Notifiable Diseases notified in the Borough
Disease 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 -
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Infectious and Other Notifiable Diseases Classified in Age Groups
Scarlet Fever Whooping Cough Poliomyelitis Measles Diphtheria Dysentery Meningococcal Infection Paralytic Non-Paralytic M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Pneumonia Smallpox Acute Encephalitis Enteric or Typhoid Fever Paratyphoid Fevers Erysipelas Food Poisoning Infective Post-Infectious M P M P M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Tuberculosis Respiratory Meninges & C.N.S. Other M F M P M F -
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Other notifiable diseases Original Other M F M F -
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DEATHS Causes of Death 1959
Cause of Death Deaths, 1959 Total Deaths 1958 Male Female Total -
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Numbers Examined
1958 1959 -
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Classification of General Condition
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Defects requiring Treatment found at Routine Medical Inspection
1957 1958 1959 -
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Table 1 The Constitution of the Cases Attending the Bronchial Asthma Clinic from 1958 - 1959
1958 1959 -
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Table 2 The Incidence of Asthma and Chronic Bronchitis in Males and Females and the Composition of the Control Group
Males Females -
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Table 3 Percentage of Children with No Neurotic Tendencies., and those with Neurotic Teniencies 1 5, and 6 or Over
Nil 15 6 or over -
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Table 4 Degree of Clinical Improvement After Six Months
Great Im-provement Moderate Improvement Little Im-provement -
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The statistical report relating to the general work of the Far, Nose and Throat Clinic is as follows:
1959 (1958) -
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The age groups tested as a routine in schools are 6-7 years, 9- 10 years, and 13-14 years.
1958 1959 -
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The following table sets out in their various categories the number of handicapped pupils as at 31st December, 1959.
In Special Day Schools In Special Residential Schools In maintained Primary & Secondary Schools Not at School Total B G B G 3 G B G B G -
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Abnormal Eye Conditions other than Errors of Refraction were as follows:-
Congenital Abnormalities New Cases OH Cases -
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Abnormalities due to Infectection New Cases Old Cases -
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The figures are as follows:-
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This survey was prompted by an increase in the demand for domiciliary midwives in Ealing, The numbers of domiciliary and institutional births and the totals in the years 1952-58 inclu sive are shown in Table I Table I
Year Domiciliary Births Institutional Births Total Births -
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Table II
Primigragidae 390 Confired at By choice Not by choice -
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A reasonable estimate of this additional cost is:-
£ s d.