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Ealing 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
- Published
- 1971
- Pages
- 78
- Tables
- 50
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1. VITAL STATISTICS SUMMARY OP STATISTICS
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CAUSES OP DEATH
Deaths 1970 Male Female Total -
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The figures for attendance of these groups in 1970 were:-
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Under Section 26 of the National Health Service Act, 1946, the Council provides vaccination and immunisation against the following diseases:-
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Pull 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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Smallpox - vaccination and re-vaccination
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The Council has five day nurseries with a total of 239 places, the details of which are given below:-
Approved places Maximum number of places -
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Approved places Maximum number of places -
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investigation to gynaecological out-patients. In addition the following abnormal conditions were discovered and appropriate action taken.
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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 -
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Cross. In the case of patients receiving the Southall Old People's Welfare Association service no certificate is required.
British Red Cross Society Southall Old People's Welfare Association London Borough of Ealing Total -
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The types of disability which brought patients to the Centre were as follows:-
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The following table shows the distribution of referrals during the year from the various parts of the borough:-
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There are immigrants of many nationalities in the borough but the community which calls for particular help is the Asian one in the Southall area. Prom Health Department housing records it is estimated that this is now in excess of 16,000, and details of admissions during 1970 are given below.
Country of origin No. of Persons Number Notified Contact Established -
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NEW CASES OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS - SHOWING RATE PER 1,000 OF THE POPULATION ACCORDING TO THE AREAS OF THE FORMER BOROUGHS
Area 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 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. o f Cases Rate per 1,000 pop. -
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NEW CASES OP PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN THE FORMER BOROUGH OP SOUTHALL SHOWING RATE PER 1,000 OP THE POPULATION
Year Total cases notified Indians and Pakistanis (Based solely on names) Others 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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The following table sets out, in their various categories, the number of handicapped pupils as at 31st December, 1969:-
Category of Pupils In Special Day Schools In Special Residential Schools In maintained Secondary Schools Not at School In Independant Schools Total M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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During the year, 7,953 complaints were received, the main categories of complaint being as follows:-
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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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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 -
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Items No. of Improvements -
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Water Samples, 1970
Samples Satisfactory Doubtful Unsatisfactory -
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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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(a) Clearance Areas The following progress was made during the year in connection with the Council's programme for 1965 - 1970
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(b) Individual Unfit Houses and Parts of Houses
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(c) Underground Rooms The following action was taken during the year:-
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HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION Details of action taken over the last 7 years in connection with houses in multiple occupation in the area which is now the London Borough of Ealing are given below.
Action taken 1970 Totals Acton Ealing Southall -
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Position at 31st December 1970
Region No. of acres covered by Staoke Contro 1 Orders Percentage of total “black area” acreage so covered No. of premises covered by Staoke Control Orders Percentage of total "black area" premises so covered -
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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 -
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London Borough of Ealing - Smoke Control Areas (coloured yellow on map)
SMOKE CONTROL ORDERS YEAR OP OPERATION -
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Informal samples of milk taken for chemical analysis, to ensure that the samples were genuine and reached the required standards for fat and milk solids other than fat, were also examined by the tests prescribed for designated milks. 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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Systematic sampling of ice cream and ice lollies was carried out, details of which are as follows:-
Commodity Number o f 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 aforementioned table includes:-
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SURRENDER OP UNSOUND MEAT AND OTHER FOODS (EXCLUDING MEAT AT SLAUGHTERHOUSE) The following foodstuffs were condemned by the public health inspectors as unfit for human consumption and were surrendered for destruction:-
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A summary of the irregularities found is as follows:-
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There is a total of 33 establishments used by licensed persons in the borough as follows:-
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618 bodies of residents from the following areas were taken to the mortuary:-
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29. MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND WELFARE OF STAFF MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS
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The number of vaccinations and immunisations carried out during 1969 was as follows:-
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Table 1 INFECTIOUS AND OTHER NOTIFIABLE DISEASES CLASSIFIED IN AGE GROUPS
Scarlet Fever Whooping-cough Measles Dysentery Acute Meningitis M F M . F M F M F M F -
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Table 1 continued
Typhoid Pever Pood Poisoning Malaria M F M F M F -
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Table 1 continued
Tuberculosis Infective jaundice Pulmonary Meninges and central nervous system Other M F M F M F M F -
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Table 2 FACTORIES ACT 1961 - PART 1 Inspections for the purposes of provisions as to health (inspections made by public health inspectors).
Premises 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 9 Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
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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(1)(c)