[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR 1927.

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Deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 births—

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I am indebted to Mr. F. E. Harmsworth, Clerk to the Brentford Guardians, for information respecting the amounts paid i?i money and kind as out-relief to poor persons within the Parishes of Heston and Iselworth during the years 1926-1927 : —

	1926.			1927.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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The following figures give the number of births : —

Legitimate.
Male.	Female.	Total.

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Table of Causes of Deaths during 1927.

Causes of Death.	Civil Residents all ages.
	Male.	Female.

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Infantile Mortality during the year 1927. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under i Year of Age.

Cause of Death.	Under 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks.	4 weeks and under Smts.	3 mts. and under 6mts.	6 mts. and under 9 mts.	9 mts. and under 12 mts.	Total Deaths under 1 year.

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The following extensions to the sewerage system have been carried out during 1927 : —

Name of Road.	Length in Yards.

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Name of Road.	Length in yards.

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Comparative figures for the years 1925, 1926 and 1927, in connection with nuisances, are submitted herewith.

	1925	1926	1927

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Report on the administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, in connection with FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

Premises.	Number of
Premises.	Number on Register.	Inspections.	Written Notices.	Prosecutions.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

Particulars.	Number of Defects.					Number of Prosecutions.
Particulars.	Outstanding Jan. 1st. 1927.	Found during 1927.	Remedied during 1927.	Outstanding Dec. 31st, 1927.	Referved to H.M. Inspector	Number of Prosecutions.
l	2	3	4	5	6	7

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Table 1. Showing List of Houses visited, the number of houses visited in each road, and the number found to be overcrowded.

Road visited.	No. of houses
Road visited.	Visited.	Overcrowded.

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Road visited.	No. of houses
Road visited.	Visited	Overcrowded

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Table 2. Showing some of the worst cases of overcrowding which have been discovered.

Reference No.	Condition of Living.

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Table 2—Continued.

Reference No.	Condition of Living.

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Table 3. A resume of the conditions found as the result of the investigation. Number of houses visited—1199

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Table 4. Analysis of the conditions found under different headings. Man, Wife and Children over 12 sleeping in same room.

Case No.		Males			Females				Case No.		Males				Females

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Table 4-Continued. Man, Wife and Children oyer 12 sleeping in same room.

Case No.		Males				Females		Case No.		Males			Females

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Table 4- Continued. Four or more living and sleeping in one room.

Case No.		Males			Females		Case No.		Males				Females

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Table 4- Continued. Males and Females over 12 sleeping in same room.

Case No.		Males			Females				Case No.		Males		Females

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Table 4— Continued. Five people or more sleeping In one roam

Case No.		Males			Females				Case No.		Males				Females

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Table 4- Continued. Five people or more sleeping in one room.

Case No.			Males				Females						Case No.		Males					Females

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Table 4- Continued. Five people or more sleeping in one room.

Case No.		Males				Females				Case No.		Males					Females

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Four people or over who share one bed.

Case No.	Occupants

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Four people and over who share one bed.

Case No.	Occupants.

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Table shewing dwelling-houses represented as unfit for human habitation.

Premises.	No. of houses represented by M.O.H.	Date of representation.	Date Closing Order made.	Date Closing Order determined.	Date Demolition Order made.	Date Demolition Order obeyed.	Date Demolition Order enforced.

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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. The following is the record of inspection of food premises: —

	No. of Inspections made.

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5. The following is a tabular statement on slaughter-houses :

	1920.	In January, 1927.	In December, 1927.

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The additional work thrown on the staff by the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, has been considerable and is best shown by the number of inspections as compared with previous years.

Number of Inspections, etc. made.	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927

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I am indebted to Dr. J. Tate, County Medical Officer, for the following report prepared by the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department, as to the samples purchased in this area during 1.927.

Article	Taken	Adulterated

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The figures given for adulterated samples include some adulterated informal samples in respect of which no proceedings could be taken.

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UNSOUND FOOD, 1927.

	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.	lbs.

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Bacteriological Report on Milk Samples.

No. of Sample	Remarks	Temp. when Tested of	No. of bacteria per 1 c.c.	1 C.C.	bacillus coli in		1/1000
No. of Sample	Remarks	Temp. when Tested of	No. of bacteria per 1 c.c.	1 C.C.	1/10	1/100	1/1000

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Bacteriological Report on Milk Samples.

No of Sample	Remarks	Temp. when Tested oF	No. of Bacteria per 1 c.c.	1 C.C.	Bacillus coli in		1/1000
No of Sample	Remarks	Temp. when Tested oF	No. of Bacteria per 1 c.c.	1 C.C.	1/10	1/100	1/1000

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The undermentioned table sets forth the numbers of such cases for the last five years: —

	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927

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Notifiable Diseases during 1927.

DISEASE.	TOTAL CASES NOTIFIED.												TOTAL ALL AGES	CASES ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL.
DISEASE.	under 1 year.	1-9, years	2-5 years	3-4 years	4-5 years	5-10 years	10-15 years	15-20 years	20-35 years	35-45 years	45-65 years	65 years and over.	TOTAL ALL AGES	MOGDEN.	OTHER HOSPITAL8

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Infectious Diseases, 1927. Cases Notified.

	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Enteric Fever.	Puerperal Fever.	Erysipelas.	Cerebro-spinnl Fever.	Encephalitis Lethargica.	Poliomyelitis.	Pneumonia.	Malaria.	Respiratory Tuberculosis.	Other forms of Tuberculosis.	Ophthalmia Neonatorum.	Dysentery.	Puerperal Pyrexia.	Small-pox.

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Deaths from Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1927. Age Groups.

	Under 1 year.	1 year.	2 years.	3 years.	4 years.	5 years.	10 years.	15 years.	20 years.	35 years.	45 years.	65 years and over	Total All Ages.

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The table hereunder gives the number of cases of infectious diseases that were notified from the several Institutions in the district during 1927:—

	SMALL-POX.	ENTERIC FEVER.	SCARLET FEVER,	DIPHTHERIA.	PNEUMONIA (all forma).	ERYSIPELAS.	PUERPERAL FEVER.	PUERPERAL PYREXIA	CEREBRO SPINAL FEVER.	OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.	ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA.	PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.	OTHER TUBERCULOSIS.	POLIOMYELITIS.	TOTAL.

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COUNCIL LABORATORY, 1927.

	Total.	Positive.

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	Total.

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TUBERCULOSIS 1927.

Age Periods.	New Cases.				Deaths.
	Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.		Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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The number of individual mothers and children attending the Clinics is shewn hereunder: —

Douglas Road, Hounslow.	1925.	1926.	1927.

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The Dentist s report on the scheme for the year is as toilows : — Maternity and Child Welfare. Dental Clinic. Report for Year 1927. From 25th March (commencing date) to December 31st, 1927.

Visits to the Clinic	Mothers.	Boys.	Girls.	Total.

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First List of Particulars re Mothers attending Clinic. H ounslow C entre.

Occupation.	Wages.				Rent.		No. in family	Occupation.		Wage	s.		Ren	.	No. in family
	£	s.	d.	£	S.	d.			£	S.	d.	£	S.	d.

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Occupation.	Wages.			Rent.			No. family	Occupation.	Wages.			Rent.			No. in family
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.			£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Occupation.	Wages.			Rent.			No. in family	Occupation.	Wages.			Rent.			No. in f.amily.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.			£	s.	d	£	s.	d.

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I sleworth C entre.

Occupation.	Wages.			Rent.			No. in family	Occupation.	Wages.			Rent.			No. in family
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.			£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Occupation.	Wages.			Rent.			No. in family	Occupation.	Wages.			Rent.			No. in family
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.			£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Occupation.	Wages.			Rent.			No. in famiiy	Occupation.	Wages.			Rent.			in family
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.			£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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Home Visiting. The visits by the Health Visitors in connection with the Maternity and Child Welfare Work are shown in the following table:—

	1923.	1924.	1925.	1926.	1927.

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OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM year 1927.

Cases.			Vision Unimpaired.	Vision Impaired.	Total Blindness.	Deaths.
Notified.	Treated.		Vision Unimpaired.	Vision Impaired.	Total Blindness.	Deaths.

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Cases of infectious disease have occurred during the year among school children as follows : —

SCHOOL.	SCARlET FEVER.	DIPHTHERIA	MEASLES	GERMAN MEASLES	MUMPS.	CHICKEN POX	WHOOPINC COUGH

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TABLE 1.__RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS

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TABLE II. A. RETURN OF DEFECTS found by Medical Inspection In the Year ended 31st December, 1927.

Routine Inspections.		Special Inspections.
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.
2	3	4	5

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TABLE II.— Continued.

Defects or Diseases.	Routine Inspections. No. of Defects.		Special Inspections. 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.
Group.	Inspected.	Found to require treatment.	Percentage of children found to require treatment.

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TABLE IN. 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 IV. Return of Defects treated during the year ended 31st December, 1927. Group 1.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Croup V.).

Diseases or Defects. 1	Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
Diseases or Defects. 1	Under the Authority's Scheme. 2	Otherwise. 3	Total. 4

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TABLE IV.— Continued. Group II__DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group 1).

Defect or Disease.	Number of defects dealt with.
Defect or Disease.	Under the Authority's Scheme.	Submitted to refraction by private practitioner or at hospital apart from the Authority's Scheme.	Otherwise.	Total.
1	2	3	4	5

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TABLE IV.— Continued. Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

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TABLE IV.— Continued. Group IV. DENTAL DEFECTS.

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TABLE IV.— Continued. Group V.-UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.

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INSPECTIONS FOR THE YEAR, 1927.

Age last Birthday.	No. Examined	No. Requiring Treatment.	% Requiring Treatment.

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THE INSPECTION RESULTS (TOTALS ONLY) FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS—1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927. (Age Groups).

Year.	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Specials.	Total

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The average inspected in each of the above 5 years =3968

	1925	1926	1927

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The average number of children inspected last year per session was 149. WORK OF THE DENTAL CLINIC, 1923-4-5-6-7. Derived from the School Inspections in each of the past five years.

Year.	Percentage Required treatment.	Percentage actually treated.

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR 1927.

Deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 births—

I am indebted to Mr. F. E. Harmsworth, Clerk to the Brentford Guardians, for information respecting the amounts paid i?i money and kind as out-relief to poor persons within the Parishes of Heston and Iselworth during the years 1926-1927 : —

The following figures give the number of births : —

Table of Causes of Deaths during 1927.

Infantile Mortality during the year 1927. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under i Year of Age.

The following extensions to the sewerage system have been carried out during 1927 : —

Continued from previous page...

Comparative figures for the years 1925, 1926 and 1927, in connection with nuisances, are submitted herewith.

Report on the administration of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, in connection with FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.

DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

Table 1. Showing List of Houses visited, the number of houses visited in each road, and the number found to be overcrowded.

Continued from previous page...

Table 2. Showing some of the worst cases of overcrowding which have been discovered.

Table 2—Continued.

Table 3. A resume of the conditions found as the result of the investigation. Number of houses visited—1199

Continued from previous page...

Table 4. Analysis of the conditions found under different headings. Man, Wife and Children over 12 sleeping in same room.

Table 4-Continued. Man, Wife and Children oyer 12 sleeping in same room.

Table 4- Continued. Four or more living and sleeping in one room.

Table 4- Continued. Males and Females over 12 sleeping in same room.

Table 4— Continued. Five people or more sleeping In one roam

Table 4- Continued. Five people or more sleeping in one room.

Table 4- Continued. Five people or more sleeping in one room.

Four people or over who share one bed.

Four people and over who share one bed.

Table shewing dwelling-houses represented as unfit for human habitation.

INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. The following is the record of inspection of food premises: —

5. The following is a tabular statement on slaughter-houses :

The additional work thrown on the staff by the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, has been considerable and is best shown by the number of inspections as compared with previous years.

I am indebted to Dr. J. Tate, County Medical Officer, for the following report prepared by the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department, as to the samples purchased in this area during 1.927.

The figures given for adulterated samples include some adulterated informal samples in respect of which no proceedings could be taken.

UNSOUND FOOD, 1927.

Bacteriological Report on Milk Samples.

Bacteriological Report on Milk Samples.

The undermentioned table sets forth the numbers of such cases for the last five years: —

Notifiable Diseases during 1927.

Infectious Diseases, 1927. Cases Notified.

Deaths from Notifiable Infectious Diseases, 1927. Age Groups.

The table hereunder gives the number of cases of infectious diseases that were notified from the several Institutions in the district during 1927:—

COUNCIL LABORATORY, 1927.

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TUBERCULOSIS 1927.

The number of individual mothers and children attending the Clinics is shewn hereunder: —

The Dentist s report on the scheme for the year is as toilows : — Maternity and Child Welfare. Dental Clinic. Report for Year 1927. From 25th March (commencing date) to December 31st, 1927.

First List of Particulars re Mothers attending Clinic. H ounslow C entre.

Continued from previous page...

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I sleworth C entre.

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Home Visiting. The visits by the Health Visitors in connection with the Maternity and Child Welfare Work are shown in the following table:—

OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM year 1927.

Cases of infectious disease have occurred during the year among school children as follows : —

TABLE 1.__RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS

TABLE II. A. RETURN OF DEFECTS found by Medical Inspection In the Year ended 31st December, 1927.

TABLE II.— Continued.

B. — Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require treatment. (Excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

TABLE IN. RETURN of all Exceptional Children in the area.

TABLE III. - Continued

TABLE IV. Return of Defects treated during the year ended 31st December, 1927. Group 1.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Croup V.).

TABLE IV.— Continued. Group II__DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group 1).

TABLE IV.— Continued. Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

TABLE IV.— Continued. Group IV. DENTAL DEFECTS.

TABLE IV.— Continued. Group V.-UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.

INSPECTIONS FOR THE YEAR, 1927.

THE INSPECTION RESULTS (TOTALS ONLY) FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS—1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927. (Age Groups).

The average inspected in each of the above 5 years =3968

The average number of children inspected last year per session was 149. WORK OF THE DENTAL CLINIC, 1923-4-5-6-7. Derived from the School Inspections in each of the past five years.