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Kingston upon Thames 1927

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

Published
1928
Pages
58
Tables
41

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41 tables in this report

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    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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    CAUSES OF DEATH. (Civilians only.)
    Causes of Death.Male.Female.
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    METEOROLOGY. 1927.
    Temperature of Air.Rainfall.
    Highest.Lowest.Mean Max.Mean Min.Inches.
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    Clinics and Treatment Centres.
    Centre.Situation.Accommodation.Provided by
  • Page 9
    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 Borough:—
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    These Acts are administered by the Surrey County Council, and the following table shows action taken in the Borough during the year:-
    Articles.ANALYSED.ADULTERATED OR DETER1ORATED.
    Formal.1nformal.Total.Formal.1nformalTotal.
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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 & overTotal Deaths
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    The following table gives a comparative statement of notifications received during the last seven years:—
    YearScarlet FeverDiphtheriaEnteric Fever (including Paratyhiod)
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    During the year there were the following number of attendances at the Centres:—
    Attendances.
    Meetings.New Cases.Total.
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    The Health Visitors paid the following number of home visits:—
    First Visits.Total Visits.
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    Cases notified during 1927:—
    TreatedVisionVisionTotal
    Notified.At Home.In Hospital.unimpaired.impaired.BlindnessDeaths.
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    I. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Number of
    Premises.InspectionsWritten Notices.Occupiers prosecuted
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    11 —DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Number of Defects.Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted.
    Particulars.Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    Inspections. 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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    Miscellaneous.
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    Complaints One hundred and seventy-two complaints were received during the year as follows:—
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    The following list shows the situation and number of premises redrained during the year:—
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    Housing The following statistics are set out in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health:—
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    No licences have been issued to producers in the Borough in respect of graded milk, but the following licences have been issued to dairymen:—
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    In other cases, the condemnation followed examination of the meat in slaughter-houses:—
    Articles of Food.Reason for Condemnation.Action taken.
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    PORK—
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    There are now six private slaughter-houses in the Borough, and the following table is set out in accordance with the request of the Ministry of Health:—
    In Dec., 1927.
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    Legal Proceedings.
    No.Nature of Offence.Result.
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    Parents are warned beforehand as to the hour their children are to be medically examined at Routine Inspections, and during the year attended as follows :—
    No. of Children Examined.No. of parents
    present.Percentage.
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    TABLE I. RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. A.—Routine Medical Inspections. Number of Code Group Inspections—
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    TABLE II. A. RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DEC., 1927.
    Defect or Disease.Routine Inspec.Special Inspec.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to 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 UNCLEANLINESS AND DENTAL DISEASES.
    GROUP.Number of Chii.drek.Percentage of Children found to require Treatment.
    Inspected.Found to Require Treatment.
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    TABLE III. RETURN OF ALL EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IN THF AREA
    ———Boys.Girls.Total.
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    TABLE III.— Continued.
    ———Boys.Girls.Total.
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    TABLE IV. RETURN OF DEFECTS TREATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1927. TREATMENT TABLE. Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.)
    Disease or Defect.Number of Defects treated. or under treatment during the year
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total,
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    Group II. — Defective Vision and Squint (excluding minor Eye 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