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Kingston upon Thames 1934

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

Published
1935
Pages
84
Tables
47

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47 tables in this report

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    SECTION A. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS. (i) General Statistics.
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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 from puerperal causes—
    DeathsRate per 1.000 total (live and still) births
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    Death Rate of Infants under one year of age—
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    (iii) Causes of Death.
    MaleFemale
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    METEOROLOGY, 1934. The summer has been an exceptionally dry one, which is illustrated in the following table from records taken by Mr. P. G. Lloyd.
    Temperature of Air.Rainfall Inches
    HighestLowest Mean Max.Mean Min.
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    During the year there were the following number of attendances:—
    Attendances.
    Meetings.New Cases.T otal.
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    The Health Visitors paid the following number of home visits :—
    First Visits.Total Visits.
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    I—INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    PremisesNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers prosecuted
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    II—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars.Number of DefectsNumber of offences in repect to which Prosecution were instituted.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    CLEARANCE AREAS
    Clearance AreaNo. of houses in areaDate of representationDate of Clearance OrderDate of Compulsory Purchase OrderNo. of houses vacated at end of 1934No. of houses demolished at end of 1934Remarks
    Made by CouncilConfirmed by Minister of HealthMade by CouncilConfirmed by Minister of Health
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    INDIVIDUAL HOUSES
    YearNo. of dwelling-houses found to be unfit for human habitation (vide S. 19, H.A. 1930).No. of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made under Sees. 19 & 21, H.A. 1930.No. of dwelling-houses in respect of which "undertakings"were given by owners (vide Sec. 19. H A. 1930).No. of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders made under Sees. 19 & 21, H.A. 1930.Remarks
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    The building of these houses was completed during 1934 and the following table gives particulars of the total houses erected during the year :—
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    Housing Statistics.
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    B.—Proceedings under Public Health Acts:—
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    SECTION E. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD (i) Adidteration. 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:—
    ARTICLESANALYSEDADULTERATED OR DETERIORATEDPROSECUTIONSCONVICTIONS
    FormalInformalTotalFormalInformalTotal
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    The number of animals slaughtered at private slaughterhouses during the last six years is shewn in the following table:—
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    SECTION F. INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. The following table gives a comparative statement of notifications received during the last sixteen years :—
    YearScarlet FeverDiphtheriaEnteric Fever (including Paratyphoid)
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    Notifiable Diseases during the Year.
    Cases.Deaths.
    UnderI year.I—22—33—44—55—1010—1515—2020—3535—4545-6565 & over.Total Cases NotifiedCases admitted to HospitalUnder 1 year.1—22—33—44—55—10IO—I515—2020—3535—4545—6565 & overTotal Deaths
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    OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM. A Health Visitor is instructed to visit immediately upon notification, and enquire into the circumstances of the case. Cases notified during 1934:—
    Notified.TreatedVision unimpaired.Vision impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    At Home.In Hospital.
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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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    WATER CLOSETS AND SANITARY FITTINGS
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    DRAINAGE.
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    GENERAL REPAIRS.
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    COMPLAINTS. Two hundred and thirty-eight 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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    The situation of these 70 houses is as follows:—
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    On the contrary the figures approximated closely.
    Situation.No.Action Taken.
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    The licenses were in respect of the following grades:—
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    MEAT REGULATIONS 1924 Summary for year ended December 31st, 1934
    Number of Notices ReceivedNumber of Animals Slaughtered
    BeastsPigsCalvesSheepGoatsTotal
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    ARTICLES OF FOOD CONDEMNED. PORK—
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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 ChildrenNo. ofPresent.Parents Per centage.
    Examined.
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    The following table specifies some of the work carried out by the School Nurses during 1934:—
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    STATISTICAL TABLES. TABLE 1. RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
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    TABLE II. A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1934.
    Defect or DiseasesRoutine Inspec.Special Inspec.
    No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
    Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observing, but not requiring Treatment.Requiring Treatment.Requiring to be kept under observing, 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 Children.
    Inspected.Found to Require Treatment.
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    TABLE III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area. Children suffering from multiple defects, i.e. any combination of the following types of defect:— blindness, deafness, mental defect, epilepsy, active tuberculosis, crippling, heart disease Nil
    Exceptional ChildrenAt Certified Special SchoolsAt Certified Special Schools | for the partially blind or deafAt Public Elementary SchoolsAt other InstitutionsAt no School or InstitutionTOTAL
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    TABLE IV. Return of Defects Treated During the Year Ended 31st December, 1934. Treatment Table. Group 1.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group VI).
    Disease or Defect.Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal.
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    Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
    Disease or Defect.Number of Defects dealt with.
    Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal.
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    Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
    Number of Defects.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total number treated.
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner "or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
    Under the Authority's Scheme (1)Otherwise. (2)Total number treated
    Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic.Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic.
    (i)(ii)(iii)(i)(ii)(iii)