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Hayes and Harlington 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]

Published
1940
Pages
28
Tables
23

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23 tables in this report

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    SECTION A. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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    UNEMPLOYMENT - 1939.
    MalesFemalesTotal
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    AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT PER MONTH.
    193919381937
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    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR.
    TotalM.F.(Birth Rate per 1,000 of (the estimated resident (population
    Live Births -Legitimate1,137578559
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    Deaths from puerperal causes
    Deaths.Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
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    CAUSES OF DEATH DURING 1939.
    Causes of Death.Males.Females.
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    BIRTH-RATES , DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL DEATH-RATES, AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1939. England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller 'Towns. (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns.)
    England and Wales126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census)London Administrative CountyHayes and Harlington
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    SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA. 1.- COMPLAINTS. During the year 247 complaints were received with respect to the following matters, viz.:-
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    2. - INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
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    3. - NOTICES SERVED.
    Served.Complied with.Outstanding.
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    4. - SUMMARY OP SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS CARRIED OUT. Drainage.
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    THE FACTORIES ACT, 1937. One hundred and two inspections of factories with and without mechanical power have been made. There are sixty-four factories with mechanical power and four factories without mechanical power on the register, classified as under:- Factories with mechanical power.
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    1. - INSPECTIONS.
    PremisesNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
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    2. - DEFECTS FOUND.
    ParticularsNumber of Defects
    FoundRemedied
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    SECTION D. HOUSING. 1. - INSPECTION OF DWELLING-HOUSES DURING THE YEAR.
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    Two milk dealers were licensed during the year to produce pasteurised milk. The table below gives particulars of the other thirty-six licenses granted during the year:-
    DesignationDealer's LicenceSupplementary Licence
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    There are now thirty-two persons registered in accordance with the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, (superseded by the Pood and Drugs Act, 1938, on the 1st October, 1939) as under:-
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    (b) MEAT. CARCASES EXAMINED AND MEAT CONDEMNED, 1939.
    CattleCalvesSheep and LambsPigs
  • Page 12
    The clinic started at Harlington Cottage Hospital in January was discontinued at the end of July and was not resumed owing to lack of applications for immunisation and the fact that the hospital was converted into a first-aid post.
    HAYES COTTAGE HOSPITALHARLINGTON COTTAGE HOSPITAL
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    NOTIFIABLE DISEASES(other than Tuberculosis) DURING THE YEAR, 1939.
    DiseaseTotal Cases NotifiedCases admitted to HospitalTotal Deaths
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    ANALYSIS OF THE TOTAL CASES.
    At Ages
    Under 1 year1 22 33 44 55 1010 1515 20:20 3535 4545 6565 and over
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    TUBERCULOSIS. New Cases and Mortality during 1939.
    Age PeriodsNew CasesDeaths
    RespiratoryNon-RespiratoryRespiratoryNon-Respiratory
    M.F. "M.P.M.P.M.F.
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    Temperature.