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Kingston upon Thames 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

Published
1924
Pages
52
Tables
43

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43 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    General Statistics.
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    Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year,
    Births—
    Total.Male.Female.
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    Deaths of Infants under one year—
    Total.Male.Female.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Birth RateDeath Rate.Rate per. Diarrhoea under 2 years1000 Births. Total Deaths under 1 year
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    Causes of Death.
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.
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    Notifiable Diseases during the Year.
    Cases,Deaths.
    Under 1 year.1—22—33—44—55—1010—1515—2020—3535—4545—6565 & over.Total Cases NotifiedCases admitted to . HospitalUnder 1 year.1—22—33—44—55—1010—1515—2020—3535—4545—6565 & over.Total Deaths
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    The following table gives the number of cases notified during the last five years:—
    Year.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Total.
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    Clinics and Treatment Centres.
    Centre.Situation.Accommodation.Provided By.
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    During the year there were the following number ot attendances at the Centres:—
    Meetings.Attendances.
    New Cases.Total.
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    The two Health Visitors paid the following number of home visits:—
    First Visits.Total Visits.
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    Owing to the large number of unnotified Births during 1921, a letter, embodying an Extract of the Act, and asking for an explanation of failure to notify the birth, has been sent to the father of the child in every instance since May, 1922.
    Year.Births.Notified within 36 hours.
  • Page 11
    List of Adoptive Acts and Bye-Laws in Force in the Borough.
    Adoptive Acts.Date of Adoption.
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    Bye-Laws relating to the following matters are in force within the Bprough :—
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    The Sale of Food and Drugs Acts are administered bv the Surrey County Council, and the following table shows action taken in the Borough during the year
    Articles.Analysed.Adulterated or Deteriorated.ProsecutionsConvictions
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotals
  • Page 13
    METEOROLOGY. 1923.
    Temperature of Air.Rainfall Inches
    HighestLowestMean Max.Mean Mm.
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    DEFECTS IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS & WORKPLACES.
    ParticularsNumber of DefectsNumber of Prosecutions
    FoundRemediedReferred to H.M. Inspector
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    REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Workshops & Workplaces on Register at the end of the Year.Number
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    OTHER MATTERS.
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    The following is the total number of Inspections made in regard to each section of the work, together with a Summary of Sanitary Improvements executed:—
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    Drainage
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    Water Closets and Sanitary Fittings
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    In the majority of the cases the foodstuffs were ''surrendered" for destruction, but in several instances the articles were " seized," in accordance with the powers conferred by the Public Health Acts:—
    Article of FoodConditionAction taken.
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    FISH.
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    The following premises were redrained during the year :—
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    One hundred and ninety-eight complaints were made during the year, as follow :—
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    The following statistics are set out in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health :—
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    School Medical Service.
    Maternity & Child Welfare.
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    Parents are always warned beforehand as to the hour their children are to be medically examined at Routine Inspections, and the followintr table is instructive :—
    No. of Children Examined.No. of Parents presentPercentage
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    Cleanliness surveys are carried out by her at the schools, and the following table specifies the work done in 1923 :—
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    The following table is compiled from the Routine Medical Inspections for the year, and gives the number and percentage of children showing vaccination marks :—
    No. of Children Examined.No. Showing Vaccination MarksPercentage
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    STATISTICAL TABLES. TABLE I. RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1923. A. Routine Medical Inspections.
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    TABLE II. A RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DEC., 1923.
    Defect or Disease.Routine inspec.Special inspec.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring Treatment.Requii ing to be Uept under ob-s 1 vation, but not requiring treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requi: ing lo be kept under observation but not requiring Treatment.
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    TABLE II.— continued. B. NUMBER OF Individual Children FOUND AT Routine MEDICAL INSPECTION TO REQUIRE TREATMENT (EXCLUDING UN CLE AN LI NESS AND DENTAL DISEASES).
    GROUP.Number of Children.Percentage of Children found to require Treatment.
    Inspected.Found to Require Treatment.
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    TABLE III. RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THE AREA
    ———Boys.Girls.Total.
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    TABLE: III.— Continued.
    ———BoysGirls.Total.
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    TABLE IV. RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED :51ST DECEMBER, 1923. TREATMENT TABLE. Group I. — Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V).
    Disease or Delect.Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.OtherwiseTotal.
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    Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eve Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
    Defect or Disease.No. of Defects dealt with.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
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    Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects.
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    Group V.—Uncleanlinfess and Verminous Conditions.