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Ruislip-Northwood 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ruislip]

Published
1957
Pages
36
Tables
31

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31 tables in this report

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    POPULATION The Registrar-General's estimate of the population for the mid-year: -
    19521953195419551956
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    BIRTH RATE
    NO. OF BIRTHSBIRTH RATEBASIS
    M.F.TOTAL 1
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    The following table indicates the ratio of domiciliary and institutional confinements: -
    LIVE BIRTHSSTILLBIRTHS
    DomiciliaryInstitutionalDomiciliaryInstitutional
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    DEATH RATE
    TOTAL DEATHS(All Causes)DEATH RATE (per 1,000 Registrar-General's estimated resident population.
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    Death Rate of Infants under one year of age
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    The following are the causes of and ages at death:-
    INDER 1 DAYDAYSWEEKSMONTHSTOTAL
    23612159MF
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    The following table shews causes of death as given in the Registrar-General's statistics,
    CAUSE OF DEATHNUMBER OF DEATHS
    MaleFemaleTotal
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    PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASE Classified List of Infectious Diseases Notified
    DISEASEAGES OF CASES NOTIFIED 1TOTAI 1956TOTALTotal Cases Admitted to HospitalDEATHS
    Under one year1 to 23 to 45 to 910 to 1415 to 2425 and overAge un-knowr
    19551956195519561955
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    TUBERCULOSIS
    AGE PERIODSNEW CASES NOTIFIED
    PULMONARYNON PULMONARY
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
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    TUBERCULOSIS
    AGE PERIODSDEATHS
    PULMONARYNON-PULMONARY
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
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    SUMMARY OF SURVEY
    MaleFemaleTotal
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    DOMICILIARY MIDWIVES The following midwives are employed by the County Council to attend mothers throughout pregnancy and confinement Under the terms of the National Health Service Act, this service is now provided without charge.
    Telephone No.
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    The following Home Nurses cover the Ruislip-Northwood District.
    Telephone No.
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    IMMUNISATION DURING 1956
    AGENO. OF CHILDREN WHO COMPLETED A FULL COURSE OF PRIMARY IMMUNISATIONNO. OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED A SECONDARY (REINFORCING) INJECTION
    Diphtheria onlyCombined Diphtheria and Whooping CoughWhooping Cough onlyDiphtheria onlyCombined Diphtheria and Whooping CoughWhooping Cough only
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    This service is administered from the Area Health Office, and the following sessions are held:-
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    During the year the following vaccinations were undertaken:-
    AGEVACCINATIONRE-VACCINATION
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    1. SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1956 Five thousand six hundred and twenty-six inspections were made by the Public Health Inspectors during the year 1956 in respect of the following matters:-
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    2. COMPLAITS One thousand four hundred and seven complaints were received in 1956 regarding the following matters:-
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    3. SUMMARY OF SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS CARRIED OUT
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    4. HOUSING
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    6, FACTORIES The following tables shew the number of inspections made, defects found, and the result of action taken:- (a) Inspections
    PREMISESNo. on RegisterNUMBER OF
    1nspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
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    (b) Defects found in Factories
    Number of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which Prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    to H.M. 1nspectorby H.M. 1nspector
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    7. OUTWORKERS There are 54 outworkers in this District engaged in the following work:-
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    The average hardness of samples of water taken during the year is:-
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    (b) Inspection of Food Premises.
    Type of PremisesNo. in DistrictVisits made.
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    14. FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 The following details of samples taken by the County Sampling Officers under the above Act within the Ruislip-Northwood Urban District during the period 1.4.55 to 31.3.56 have been kindly furnished by Mr. John A, 0' Keefe, Chief Officer, Public Control Department, Middlesex County Council.
    ARTICLETOTAL SAMPLES PROCUREDUNSATISFACTORY
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