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Heston and Isleworth 1930

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

Published
1931
Pages
220
Tables
84

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84 tables in this report

  • Page 13
    Table of Causes of Deaths during 1930.
    Causes of Death.Civil Residents all ages.
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    Return showing the number of persons killed by private motor cars in the Hounslow District and Great West Road.
    Date.Day or Night.Locus.Person Killed.
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    Return showing the number of persons killed by motor cycles in the Hounslow District and Great West Road.
    Date.Day or Night.Locus.Person Killed.
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    Return showing the number of persons killed by motor trade and commercial vehicles in the Hounslow District and Great West Road.
    Date.Day or Night.Locus.Person Killed.
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    Return showing the number of persons killed by motor omnibuses in the Hounslow District and Great West Road.
    Date.Day or Night.Locus.Person Killed.
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    Return showing the number of persons killed by motor cabs in the Hounslow District and Great West Road.
    Date.Day or Night.Locus.Person Killed.
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    NON-FATAL ACCIDENTS IN HOUNSLOW DISTRICTS.
    Year.Number of accidents.Number of persons injured.
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    Infantile Mortality during the year 1930, Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under 1 Year of Age
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal under 4 weeks.4 weeks and | under 3 mts.3 mts. and under 6 mts.6 mts and : under 9 mts.9 mts. and under 12 mts.?
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    COUNCIL LABORATORY, 1930.
    TotalPositive
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    CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES.
    Clinics and Treatment Centres.Address.Day.Time.Provided by
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Comparative figures for the years 1928, 1929 and 1930, in connection with nuisances, are submitted herewith:—
    192819291930
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    I ncluding I nspection made by S anitary I nspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    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.
    Out-standing Jan. 1st. 1930.Found during 1930.Remedied during 1930.Outstanding Dec. 31st, 1930.Referred to H.M. Inspector
    23456
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    No special remuneration is paid for the position.
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    I. GENERAL.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices—
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    F. Other matters:—
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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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    Table shewing dwelling-houses represented as unfit for human habitation.
    Premise.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 enforoed.
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    The following is the record of inspection of food premises :—
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    Number of firms in the district licensed to sell—
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    5. The following is a tabular statement on slaughter-houses :
    1920In January, 1930In December, 1930
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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.1924192519261927192819291930
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    Sale of Food and Drugs Act. 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 1930.
    ArticleTakenAdulterated
  • Page 70
    UNSOUND FOOD, 1930.
    Tons.Cwts.Qrs.lbs.
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    DIPHTHERIA, 1930 (including Bacterial cases, 39 in number).
    Month.WARD.Elem. School Children.Other School Children.Other Cases.
    Total.Heston.Houns-low Nth.Houns-low Sth.Isle-worth N.Isle-worth S.
  • Page 78
    The following list shows the percentage of scholars for whom parents have consented to immunisation during 1930.
    School.Percentage.
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    The undermentioned table sets forth the numbers of such cases for the last five years:—
    19261927192819291930
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    Results of the Chemical and Bacteriological Examination ol Samples from Firestone Rubber Works, Brentford.
    Description of the Sample.Day of month.Ammon- iacal Nitrogen.Albuminoid Nitrogen.Oxidised Nitrogen.Chlorine.Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 3 hrs. at 80° F.Turbidity, in terms of Sacch. Carb. of Iron.Colour m.m. brown 2ft. tube, Burgess's Tintometer.P.H. value.Hardness (permanent).
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    Results of the Chemical Examination of Grand Junction Works (Hampton).
    Description of the Sample.Day of Nonth.Ammoni- cal Nitrogen.Albuminoid Nitrogen.Oxidised NitrogenChlorineOxygen abs. from Permanganate 3hrs.at 80°F.Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 5mins. at 80°F.Colour m.m. brown 2ft. tube, Burgess's Tintometer.Hardness (Total).Hardness (Permanent).
    1234567891011
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    Grand Junction (Hampton) General Well (Feb. 20th to March 14th inclusive).
    Day of Month.Number of Microbes per c.c. Agar at 37° counted 20—24 hours.B. Coli Test
    100 c.c.10 c.c.
    PresumptiveConfirmatory gl.Presumptive.
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    The result of these analyses were:—
    Parts per 100,000
    Sample 1Sample 2Sample 3Sample 4
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    The analyst's report on the canal water was as follows, showing gross pollution :—
    Parts per 100,000
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    "B" means the calculated composition of a mixture of 5 volumes of M.W.B. water with 1 volume of canal water.
    Parts per "A"100,000 "B"
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    Firestone Factory. Water from No. 2 Reservoir (containing Canal Water) taken 4th March.
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    Firestone Factory. No. 1 Drinking Fountain, taken 7th March. No. 2 Drinking Fountain in No. 17 Dept., taken 11th March.
    No. 1No. 2
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    Firestone Factory. Water from Canal Intake, taken 18th March.
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    On the results of the agglutination tests, Dr. Scott reports as follows:-
    1—20AertrycheGaertcnerFlexner WFlexner ZSonneMorgan
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    Original Atacks.— Cases treated at Hospital.
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    Recurrences— Cases treated at Hospital.
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    Total Number of Employees in Departments. (Week ending 12 th April, 1930)
    Dept. No.
    L
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    Notifiable Diseases during 1930.
    DISEASE.TOTAL CA8ES NOTIFIED.TOTAL ALL AGESCASES ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL.
    under 1 year.1-2 years2-3 years3 4 years4-5 years5-10 years10-15 yearsl5-20 years20-35 years35-45 years45-65 years65 years and over.MOGDEN.OTHER HOSPITALS
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    Infectious Diseases, 1930. Cases Notified.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Puerperal FeverErysipelas.Cerebrospinal 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, 1930.
    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 overTotal 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 1930:—
    SMALL-POX.ENTERIC FEVER.SCARLET FEVER,DIPHTHERIA.PNEUMONIA (all forms).ERYSIPELAS.PUERPERAL FEVER.PUERPERAL PYREXIA.CEREBRO SPINAL FEVER.OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA.PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.OTHER TUBERCULOSIS.POLIOMYELITIS.TOTAL.
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    TUBERCULOSIS 1930.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    The attendances of children at all the Centres during the last six years have been as follows:—
    Year.No of attendances.Year.No. of attendances.
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    The average attendances during the year 1931 were as follows:
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    The number of individual mothers and children attending the Clinics is shewn hereunder:—
    19261927192819291930
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    Another fact which emerges in the case of these restless infants, according to the mothers' statements, is, firstly, that without exception the infant has never had its genitals examined at the Clinic it attended; and secondly, that without exception the Medical Officer has been an unmarried woman.
    Sales at Clinics.Quantity.Receipts.
    £s.d.
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    Particulars of the last 100 cases of Breast Milk Analyses. Mothers attending the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres. Showing Percentage of Fat.
    No.Per centageNo.Per centageNo.Per centageNo.Per centageNo.Per centage
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    Dental Clinic. The following is an extract from the Dental Surgeon's report for the year: —
    Year.Mothers.Boys.Girls.Total.
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    Details of the Work, 1930.
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    Scale of Charges for Provision of Dentures.
    £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:—
    1926192719:2819291930
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    OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM year 1930.
    Cases.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
    Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
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    ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.
    SchoolDepartment.*Accommodation.Average Number on * Registers.
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    Again, the following figures show the contract prices of an agricultural district: —<
    Lens.Nickel Steel.Frames. Nickel Plated Nickel Steel.Rolled Gold.
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    The following table shows the infectious disease which occurred among children attending public elementary schools during 1930, and the three previous years.
    1930192919281927
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    This table shows the incidence of infectious disease in each school during 1930: —
    schoolSmall poxscarlet fever.diphtheriameaslesgerman measlesmumps.chicken poxwhooping couch
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    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, 1930.
    Defects or Diseases.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.
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    TABLE II .— Continued.
    Defects or Diseases.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 treat-ment.
    12345
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    (Excluding Uncleanlincss 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.
    BoysGirlsTotal
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    TABLE III. — Continued,
    BoysGirlsTotal
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    TABLE IV. Return of Defects treated during the year ended 31st December, 1930. Group 1.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Croup V.).
    Diseases or Defects.Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.Otherwise.Total.
    1234
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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.
    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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    TABLE IV.— Continued. Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital.Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total number treated.
    By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    TABLE IV .— Continued. Croup IV.—DENTAL DEFECTS.
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    TABLE IV. — Continued. Croup V. UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
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    TABLE 1. Results of Vision Testing done at the Routine Medical Inspection in 1930.
    Total Number examinedTotal number requiring treatment or observationPercentage requiring treatment or observationPercentage analysed according to age.
    6891112131415l6
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    Results of Vision Testing done at the Routine Medical Inspection in 1930. TABLE II. GIRLS.
    School.No. Inspected.No. requiring Treatment or for Observation.Percentage requiring treat-merit or Observation.Percentage analysed according to age.
    689111213141516
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    Results of Vision Testing done at the Routine Medical Inspection in 1930. TABLE II. BOYS.
    School.No. Inspected.No. requiring Treatment or for Observation.Percentage requiring treatment or Observation.Percentage analysed according to age.
    689111213141516
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    Results of Vision Testing done at the Routine Medical Inspections in 1928, 1929, 1930. TABLE III.
    Total number examined.Total number j requiring treatment or observationPercentage requiring treatment or observationPercentage analysed according to age.
    689111213141516
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    FINDINGS AT INSPECTIONS DURING 1930.
    Age last No. Birthday.ExaminedNo. Requiring Treatment.Percentage Requiring Treatment.
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    WORK OF THE DENTAL CLINIC, 1923-4.5-6-7-8-9-30. Derived from the School Inspections in each of the past eight years.
    Year.Percentage found to require treatmentPercentage actually treated of those found to require treatment.
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    FILLINGS. Teeth Filled.
    YearPermanentTemporaryTotal.
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    EXTRACTIONS. Teeth Extracted.
    Year.Perm.Temp.Total Extracts.AdministrationEthyl Chloride & GasNo. of Gas Sessions
    GasLocal Anaesthetic
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    PERCENTAGE OF ATTENDANCES FOR TREATMENT OF THOSE CHILDREN FOR WHOM APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE.
    SchoolDepartments.Percentage for whole School.
    INFANTS.UPPER.
    Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
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    SchoolDepartments.Percentage for whole School.
    INFANTS.UPPER
    Roys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
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    Continued from previous page...
    School.DepartmentsPercentage for whole School.
    INFANTS.UPPER.
    Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.