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Ealing 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
- Published
- 1964
- Pages
- 116
- Tables
- 44
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In addition immunization against tuberculosis is offered to 13-year-old school children, details of which are included in the report on the School Health Service. The schedule of immunization used in Ealing clinics is:—
Age Vaccine Interval -
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Water Samples 1963
Samples Satisfactory Doubtful Unsatisfactory -
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Progress of Smoke Control Programme
No. of Smoke Control Orders Acres No. of dwellings involved Other buildings involved Total premises covered Private Local Authority -
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Deposit Gauges and Lead Dioxide Instruments (Monthly analysis)
1963 Deposited matter expressed as tons per square mile per month Sulphur compounds by lead dioxide method expressed as milligrams SO3/day collected by 100 sq. cm of Batch A Pbo2 Birkbeck Avenue Longfield Depot Birkbeck Avenue Longfield Depot -
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Average Monthly Concentrations of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide (Daily Volumetric Instruments)
Smoke in Microgrammes Sulphur Dioxide in Microgrammes 1963 per cubic metre per cubic metre Town Hall Eliots Green School Walpole Grammar School Town Hall Eliots Green School Walpole Grammar School -
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The results were as follows:—
Commodity Samples Grade Not Graded 1 2 3 4 -
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SUMMARY OF WORK DONE AND IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT AT FOOD PREMISES
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HOUSING STATISTICS
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RENT ACT, 1957 Part I—Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
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FACTORIES ACT, 1961 Part I of the Act 1. Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by the Public Health Inspectors):
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted -
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Part VIII of the Act Outwork (Sections 133 and 134)
Nature of Work Section 133 Section 134 No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 133 (1) (c) No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises -
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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:—
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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.
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DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
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SUMMARY OF SANITARY DEFECTS REMEDIED AS A RESULT OF NOTICES SERVED AND LETTERS WRITTEN
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MEALS ON WHEELS SERVICE The Meals on Wheels Service in the Borough is supplied jointly by the British Red Cross Society and the Women's Voluntary Service. During the year the number of meals distributed was as follows:-
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The table below shows the use made of this service during the past six years.
1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 -
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There are at present the following establishments in the Borough:—
Chiropody only Chiropody and Special Treatment Massage only Physiotherapy only Osteopathic -
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The following examinations were carried out during the year:—
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The Sickness Pay Scheme examinations may be further classified as follows:—
No. examined Passed without reservation Passed with reservations -
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The conditions for which reservations were made were:—
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
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Live Births:—
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Death-Rates of Infants under one year of age:—
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Cases of Infectious and Other Notifiable Diseases notified in the Borough
Disease 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 -
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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.
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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 F M F M F M F M F M F M F M -
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Pneumonia Smallpox Acute Encephalitis Enteric or Typhoid Fever Paratyphoid Fevers Erysipelas Food Poisoning Infective Post-Infectious M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Tuberculosis Other Notifiable Diseases Respiratory Meningitis & C.N.S. Other Original Other M F M F M F M F M F -
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TUBERCULOSIS
Age Periods NEW CASES Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 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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Age Periods DEATHS Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 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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DEATHS Causes of Death, 1963
Cause of Death Deaths, 1963 Total Deaths 1962 Male Female Total -
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These are normally carried out during the first and last years at school and at the last year in primary school.
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Defects requiring Treatment found at Routine Medical Inspection
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HANDICAPPED CHILDREN The following table sets out in their various categories the number of handicapped pupils as at 31st December, 1963.
In Special Day Schools In Special Residential Schools In maintained Primary & Secondary Schools Not at School Total M F M F M F M F M F -
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The statistical report is as follows:—
1961 1962 1963 -
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Table I
Age 5-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-15 -
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Table II
Dry Improved Wet -
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Table III
Still Dry Relapsed -
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Although one full-time dental officer is due to retire next year, it is hoped that a period of stability and expansion has now begun for the School Dental Service in Area 7.
Attendances Completing Treatment Fillings Permanent Teeth Fillings Temporary Teeth Extractions Permanent Teeth Extractions Temporary Teeth Orthodontic Treatment New Cases