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Ealing 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
- Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 86
- Tables
- 47
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CAUSES OF DEATH
Deaths 1968 Male Female Total -
Page 11
Full details of immunisation carried out during the year are as follows:-
Type of vaccine Administered in clinics Administered by general practitioners Total -
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Reinforcing doses
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Page 12
Smallpox - vaccination and re-vaccination
Vaccinated Re-vaccinated -
Page 18
The number of home and hospital confinements in the area of the London Borough of Ealing over the last few years is as follows: -
Year Domiciliary Hospital Total -
Page 18
Before arrangements are made for a mother to be accepted on this scheme the health department has to be satisfied that the home conditions are suitable, and that there will be facilities for sufficient rest on return home. The growth of this service over the last few years is shown by the figures given below: -
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British Red Cross Society Southall Old People's Welfare Association London Borough of Ealing Total -
Page 30
The types of disability which brought patients to the Centre were as follows:-
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Page 30
The following table shows the distribution of referrals during the year from the various parts of the borough:-
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Page 31
This year the number of children accompanying the adult was noted.
Country of origin No. of persons Number Notified Contact Established -
Page 31
The ports of arrival were as follows
Country of origin No. of persons London Airport Other ports -
Page 32
NEW CASES OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS - SHOWING RATE PER 1,000 OF THE POPULATIONS OF THE FORMER BOROUGHS
1964 1965* 1966* 1967* 1968* Area No. of Cases Rate per 1,000 pop No. of Cases Rate per 1,000 pop No. of Cases Rate per 1,000 pop No. of Cases Rate per 1,000 pop No. of Cases Rate per 1,000 pop -
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NEW CASES OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN THE FORMER BOROUGH OF SOUTHALL SHOWING RATE PER 1, 000 OF THE POPULATION
Total cases notified Indians and Pakistanis (Based solely on names) Others Year No. of Cases Rate per 1, 000 of estimated population No. of Cases Rate per 1, 000 of estimated population No. of Cases Rate per 1, 000 of estimated population -
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As part of the Council's tuberculosis prevention service the heaf testing of all immigrant children on admission to school has continued and the figures for 1968 compared with the previous year are as follows:-
Immigrants Others Total -
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The total school population at the end of the year was 41,998 and the details of examinations carried out are as follows:-
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Page 36
Sessions are held at each of the Council's clinics at least once a week. Attendances during the year were:-
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Page 37
Nurses at almost every clinic in the Borough are now involved in this aspect of foot health.
Verrucae Other chiropody -
Page 38
The figures for attendance are:-
New Cases Total Number of attendances -
Page 39
Orthopaedic sessions are carried out in the borough as follows:-
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Page 41
The following table sets out, in their various categories, the number of handicapped pupils as at 31st December, 1968.
Category of pupils In Special Day Schools In Special Residential Schools In maintained Primary and Secondary Schools Not at School Totals M F M F M F M F M F -
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There is no arbitrary Intelligence Quotient 'score' which decides the issue, but the generally accepted standard is as follows:-
I. Q. 'Score' -
Page 46
The number of applicantions for certificates of disrepair from tenants of properties still under control remains small. The following table gives details of action taken during the year.
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Page 48
The following table gives an analysis of reported accidents according to their primary cause.
Primary Cause Adults 18 and over Young Persons under 18 Total Males Females Males Females -
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Registrations and General Inspections
Class of Premises No. of premises newly registered during year Total No. registered at end of year No. of registered premises receiving one or more general inspections during the year -
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No. of visits of all kinds by inspectors to registered premises - 2, 965 Analysis of persons employed in registered premises by workplace
Class of workplace Number of persons employed -
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Contraventions remedied
Items No. of Improvements -
Page 52
Water Samples, 1968
Samples Satisfactory Doubtful Unsatisfactory -
Page 53
The results are as follows:-
Number of pools Satisfactory samples Unsatisfactory samples Total samples -
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The Council's analyst also carried out detailed chemical and bacteriological examination of swimming bath water at intervals with the following results:-
Number of pools Satisfactory samples Unsatisfactory samples Total samples -
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Action taken Totals for years 1963-1967 1968 Totals Acton Ealing Southall Acton Ealing Southall -
Page 59
Details of overcrowding under Section 90 of the Housing Act, 1957:-
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Page 60
Position at 31st December 1968
Region No. of acres covered by Smoke Control Orders Percentage of total "black area" acreage so covered No. of premises covered by Smoke Control Orders Percentage of total "black area" premises so covered -
Page 61
Progress of Smoke Control Programme in Ealing
No. of Smoke Control Orders Acres No. of dwellings No. of other buildings Total Premises Private Local Authority -
Page 65
All samples examined were found to satisfy these tests, as shown in the following table:-
Class of milk No. of Samples Phosphatase Test Methylene Blue Test Turbidity Test Colony Count Test Pass Fail Pass Fail Pass Fail Pass Fail -
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Throughout the year, routine inspections at regular intervals were made to manufacturers' premises to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Food Hygiene and Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations Systematic sampling of ice cream and ice lollies was carried out, details of which are as follows: -
Commodity Number of Samples Methylene Blue Grade Not Graded Grades I & II satisfactory Grade III doubtful . Grade IV unsatisfactory I II III IV -
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The above table includes:-
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Page 67
The following foodstuffs were condemned by the public health inspectors as unfit for human consumption and were surrendered for destruction
libs -
Page 72
28. MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND WELFARE OF STAFF MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS
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Page 72
The number of vaccinations and immunisations carried out during 1968 was as follows:-
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Table 1 INFECTIOUS AND OTHER NOTIFIABLE DISEASES CLASSIFIED IN AGE GROUPS
Numbers originally notified Scarlet Fever Whooping-cough Measles Dysentery Acute Meningitis Malaria M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Table 1 continued
*Pneumonia up to 1. 10. 68 Typhoid Fever Erysipelas up to 1.10 68 Food Poisoning M F M F M F M F -
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Table 1 continued
Tuberculosis Infective jaundice *Puerperal pyrexia up to 1.10. 68 Pulmonary Meninges and central nervous system Other M F M F M F M F - -
Page 76
Table 2 FACTORIES ACT 1961 - PART 1 Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (inspections made by public health inspectors).
Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted -
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Table 3 FACTORIES ACT. 1961 - PART 1 Cases in which defects were found
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred ToH.M. Inspector By H.M Inspector -
Page 78
Table 4 FACTORIES ACT, 1961 - PART VIII (SECTIONS 133 AND 134) Outwork
Nature of work Section 133 No. of out-workers in August list required by Section 133(l)(c) -
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Table 5 LIST OF FOOD PREMISES IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING
Category of premises No of premises No. complying with Reg. 16 (Wash-hand basins, etc. ) No. to which Reg 19 applies (Sinks, etc ) No. complying with Reg. 19 (Sinks, etc. )