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Kingston upon Thames 1932

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

Published
1933
Pages
78
Tables
46

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46 tables in this report

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    (ii) Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year. Live Births—
    Total.Male.Female.
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    Still Births—
    Total.Male.Female.
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    Deaths—
    Total.Male.Female.
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    Deaths of Infants under one year—
    Total.Male.Female.
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    Birth KateDeath RateRate per 1000 Births Diarrhoea Total Deaths under 2 years. Under lyear
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    (iii) Causes of Death.
    Male.Female.
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    METEOROLOGY, 1932.
    Temperature of AirRaiufall Inches
    HighestLowestMean Max.Mean Min.
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    During the year there were the following number of attendances:—
    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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    The following briefly summarises the schemes carried out during the year :—
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    Surface Water Drainage.
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    I—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Premises.Number of
    InspectionsWritten Notices.Occupiers prosecuted
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    II —DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars.Number of DefectsNumber of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    Housing Statistics. 1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year :—
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    3. Action Under Statutory Powers during the Year :—
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    E—Proceedings under section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925 :—
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    (i) Adulteration. The following table shows the action taken by the Surrey County Council in the Borough during the year under the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 :—
    ARTICLESanalysedADULTORATED OR DETERORIATEDPROSECUTIONSCONVICTION'S
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
  • Page 22
    SECTION F. INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. The following table gives a comparative statement of notifications received during the last fourteen years :—
    YearScarlet FeverDiphtheriaEnteric Fever (including Paratyphoid
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    Notifiable Diseases during the Year.
    Under I year.1—22—33—44—5Cases.45—6565 & over.Total Cases NotifiedCases admitted to HospitalUnder 1 year.1—22—33—4Deaths.Total Deaths
    5—1010—1515—2020—3535—454—55—1010—1515—2020—3535—4545—6565 & over
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    New Cases.
    Under 1 year.1-55—1010— 1515—2020—2525—3535—4545—5555—6565 & over.Total.
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    Deaths.
    Under 1 year.1—55—1010—1515—2020—2525—3535—4545—5555—6565 & over.Total.
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    INSPECTIONS AND VISITS. The following list shows the number of Inspections made in regard to each section of the work, and the total of all inspections.
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    DRAINAGE.
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    WATER CLOSETS AND SANITARY FITTINGS.
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    GENERAL REPAIRS.
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    COMPLAINTS. One hundred and seventy-nine complaints were received during the year, as follows:—
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    The following list gives the situation and numbers of premises redrained during the year :—
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    Sixteen of the houses were found to be so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation. Their situation, and action taken by December 31st, 1932, are shown below :—
    Situation.Number.Action Taken.
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    The twelve unfit houses found during the year 1931 were dealt with during 1932 as below :—
    Situation.Number.Action Taken.
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    The following figures are interesting :—
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    The following figures show the number of animals killed in the private slaughterhouses during each of the past six years :—
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    MEAT REGULATIONS 1924 Summary for year ended December 31st, 1933
    Number of Notices ReceivedNumber of Animals Slaughtered
    BeastsPigsCalvesSheepGoatsTotal
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    Amongst those not associated with the work it is quite commonly thought that the only examination made is in order to detect the presence of Tuberculosis, but this is, of course, incorrect.
    Articles of food.Reason for condt•mnation. Action taken.
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    Parents are always 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.,Per centage.
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    TABLE 1.
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    TABLE II. A Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1932.
    Defect or DiseaseRoutine 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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    B. Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness 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
    ———Boys.Girls.Total.
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    TABLE III.— Continued
    ———Boys.Girls.Total.
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    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 11.—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