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Ealing 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

Published
1963
Pages
120
Tables
44

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44 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    The schedule of immunization used in Ealing clinics is therefore:
    AgeVaccineInterval
  • Page 11
    Water Samples 1962
    SamplesSatisfactoryDoubtfulUnsatisfactory
  • Page 13
    The figures for Ealing are for smoke control areas Nos. 1—11 (inclusive) in respect of which Orders were made before 1st July, 1962.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
    Black area acreage covered by smoke control orders confirmed or submitted for confirmationPercentage of total black area acreage in the region so coveredBlack area premises covered by smoke control orders confirmed or submitted for confirmationPercentage of total black area premises in the region so covered
  • Page 14
    The following table gives details of the progress of the Council's programme by the end of the year:— Progress of Smoke Control Programme
    No. of Smoke Control OrdersAcresNo. of dwellings involvedOther buildings involvedTotal premises covered
    PrivateLocal Authority
  • Page 17
    Deposit Gauges and Lead Dioxide Instruments (Monthly analysis)
    1962Deposited matter expressed as tons per square mile per monthSulphur compounds by lead dioxide method expressed as milligrams SO J day collected by 100 sq. cm of Batch A Pb02
    Birkbeck AvenueLongfield DepotGreenford GreenBirkbeck AvenueLongfield DepotGreenford Green
  • Page 18
    Average Monthly Concentrations of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide (Daily Volumetric Instruments)
    1962Smoke in Microgrammes per cubic metreSulphur Dioxide in Microgrammes per cubic metre
    Town HallEliots Green SchoolWalpole Grammar SchoolTown HallEliots Green SchoolWalpole Grammar School
  • Page 19
    MEASUREMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION DAILY READINGS FROM VOLUMETRIC INSTRUMENTS DURING PERIOD 26 NOV. TO 14 DEC., 1962
    1962Town HallEliots Green Grammar SchoolWalpole Grammar SchoolTown HallEliots Green Grammar SchoolWalpole Grammar School
  • Page 27
    PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936
  • Page 27
    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1956 Food Hygiene (General) Regulations, 1960 and 1962 Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959
  • Page 28
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 28
    List of Food Premises in the Borough of Ealing
  • Page 29
    The results were as follows:-
    CommoditySamplesGradeNot Graded
    1234
  • Page 29
    Inspection of Meat and Other Foods The following foodstuffs were condemned by the Public Health Inspectors as unfit for human consumption and were surrendered for destruction:
    lbs.
  • Page 30
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 31
    HOUSING STATISTICS
  • Page 32
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 32
    RENT ACT, 1957 Part I-Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
  • Page 33
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 33
    Part II-Applications for Cancellations of Certificates
  • Page 33
    NEW DWELLINGS, 1962 Completion figures for the 12 months period ending 31st December. 1962 were:
  • Page 33
    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.M. InspectorBy H.M. Inspector
  • Page 34
    Part VIII of the Act Outwork (Sections 133 and 134)
    Nature of WorkSection 133Section 134
    No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 133 (1) (c)No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises
  • Page 35
    SHOPS ACT, 1950 Improvements under Section 38 of the Shops Act, 1950, relating to the health and comfort of shop workers were carried out as follows:—
  • Page 35
    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 Public Health Inspector.
  • Page 36
    DISINFECTION
  • Page 36
    SUMMARY OF SANITARY DEFECTS REMEDIED AS A RESULT OF NOTICES SERVED AND LETTERS WRITTEN
  • Page 37
    SUMMARY OF WORK DONE AND IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT AT FOOD PREMISES
  • Page 46
    During the year meals were distributed as follows:-
  • Page 48
    The members of the Committee are as follows:—
  • Page 48
    The following table shows the use made or the service during the last six years.
    195719581959196019611962
  • Page 50
    The conditions for which these reservations have been made are as follows:—
  • Page 51
    STATISTICAL TABLES SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
  • Page 52
    Cases of Infectious and Other Notifiable Diseases notified in the Borough
    Disease195119521953195419551956195719581959196019611962
  • Page 53
    The number of cases of infectious disease originally notified sometimes varies due to changes of diagnosis and the following table is therefore given to show the final numbers after correction.
    DiseaseDisease
  • Page 54
    Infectious and Other Notifiable Diseases Classified in Age Groups
    Scarlet FeverWhooping CoughPoliomyelitisMeaslesDiphtheriaDysenteryMeningococcal Infection
    ParalyticNon-Piiralytic
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 55
    PneumoniaSmallpoxAcute EncephalitisEnteric or Typhoid FeverParatyphoid FeversErysipelasFood Poisoning
    InfectivePost-Infectious
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 55
    TuberculosisOther Notifiable Diseases
    Resp iratoryMeningitis & C.N.S.OtherOriginalOther
    MFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 56
    TUBERCULOSIS
    Age PeriodsNEW CASES
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    195719581959196019611962195719581959196019611962
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 56
  • Page 57
    DEATHS Causes of Death, 1962
  • Page 59
    HANDICAPPED CHILDREN The following table sets out in their various categories the number of handicapped pupils as at 31st December, 1962.
    In Special Day SchoolsIn Special Residential SchoolsIn maintained Primary & Secondary SchoolsNot at SchoolTotal
    MFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 64
    In view of the increasing number of children treated privately and the increasing number of notes from parents saying that they do not wish children to be inspected as they are already having treatment and the likelihood that it may be possible in the immediate future to examine more children twice a year, it would seem that the present method of school inspection needs revision.
    AttendancesCompleting TreatmentFillings Permanent TeethFillings Temporary TeethExtractions Permanent TeethExtractions Temporary TeethOrthodontic Treatment New Cases
  • Page 68
    Treatment given during the year was as follows:-