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Ealing 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

Published
1962
Pages
100
Tables
31

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31 tables in this report

  • Page 13
    A sample taken from a storage tank in a private house by the Metropolitan Water Board, following a complaint was of satisfactory quality.
    SamplesSatisfactoryDoubtfulUnsatis-factory
  • Page 15
    Progress of Smoke Control Programme
    No, of Smoke Control OrdersAcresNo of dwellings involvedOther buildings involvedTotal premises covered
    PrivateLocal Authority
  • Page 19
    Atmospheric Pollution Gauges
    1961Deposited matter expressed as tons per square mile per monthSulphur compounds by lead peroxide method expressed as milligrams so /day collected by 100 sq„ cm. of Batch A Pb02
    Birkbeck AvenueLongfield DepotGreenford GreenBirkbeck AvenueLongfield DepotGreenford Green
  • Page 19
    Average Monthly Concentrations of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide
    1961Smoke in Milligrammes per 100 cubic metresSulphur Dioxide in parts per hundred million
    Town HallEliots Green SchoolWalpole Grammar SchoolTown HallEliots Green SchoolWalpole Grammar School
  • Page 20
    Continued from previous page...
    1961Town HallEliots Green SchoolWalpole Grammar SchoolTown HallEliots Green SchoolWalpole GrammarobhihE School
  • Page 28
    The results were as follows:-
    CommoditySamplesGradeNot Graded
    1234
  • Page 34
    1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors):
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
  • Page 34
    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.Mo InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 35
    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 43
    Continued from previous page...
    195619571958195919601961
  • Page 48
    The results of the exam inations have been as follows:
    No. examinedPassed without reservationPassed with reservations
  • Page 48
    The conditions for which these reservations have been made are as follows:-
  • Page 50
    There were 5 deaths from infection and these were all infections of the lung. It is of interest to compare the deaths from infections of all types and from prematurity and congenital malformation in babies under 1 year of age in Ealing in the years 1917, 1931 and 1961:-
    191719311961
  • Page 51
    Cases of Infectious and Other Notifiable Diseases notified in the Borough
  • Page 53
    Infectious and Other Notifiable Diseases Classified in Age GrouFs
    Scarlet FeverWhooFing CoughFoliomyelitisMeaslesDiFhtheriaDysenteryMeningococcal Infection
    FaralyticNon-Faralytic
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 54
    pneumoniaSmallFoxAcute EnceFhalitisEnteric or Typhoid Feverparatyphoid FeversErysipelasFood poisoning
    InfectiveFost-Infectious
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 55
    TUBERCULOSIS
    Age FeriodsNew Cases
    FulmonaryNon-Fulmonary
    195619571958195919601961195619571958195919601961
    M.F.M.F.M.F.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 56
    DEATHS Causes of Death, 1961
    Cause of DeathDeaths, 1961Total Deaths 1960
    MaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 57
    Numbers Examined
    195919601961
  • Page 58
    Defects requiring Treatment found at Routine Medical Inspection
    195919601961
  • Page 58
    The following table sets out in their various categories the number of handicaFFed FuFils as at 31st December, 1961.
    In SFecial Day SchoolsIn Special Residential SchoolsIn maintained Frimary & Secondary SchoolsNot at SchoolTotal
    MFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 61
    ill-fitting shoes. This figure shows a disturbing increase of 4,8% as comFared with the slight increase or decrease for other conditions - for examFle those of Everted Ankles or Hallux Valgus - see Table I.
    1960%1961%Change % 1960/61
  • Page 62
    Table 11. Fercentage of school children wearing ill-fitting shoes.
    19601961Change 1960/61
  • Page 63
    Table III
    1961
  • Page 64
    The statistical reFort is as follows:-
    195919601961
  • Page 64
    Audiometry ReFort
    195919601961
  • Page 64
    Congenital Abnormalities New Cases Old Cases
  • Page 66
    The effects on attendances, etc. are marked and the sense of frustration increased for the remaining full-time officers.
  • Page 67
    AttendancesComFleting TreatmentFillings Fermanent TeethFillings TemForary TeethExtractions Fermanent TeethExtractions TemForary TeethOrthodontic treatment New cases
  • Page 68
    Ante°Natal Clinics (Interview by AFFointment)
  • Page 73
    Old FeoFle seen and treatments given during the year