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Heston and Isleworth 1931

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

Published
1932
Pages
170
Tables
62

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  • Page 10
    EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR 1931.
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    Live Births—
    Total.M.F.Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 17.61
    Legitimate1298677621
    Illegitimate452421
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    Death rate of Infants under one year of age:—
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    Legitimacy. The following figures give the number of births:—
    Male.Female.Total.
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    Table of Causes of Deaths during 1931.
    Causes of Death.Civil Residents all ages.
    All causesMale.Female.
    390364
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    Infantile Mortality during the year 1931. 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.Total Deaths under 1
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    COUNCIL LABORATORY. 1931.
    Total.Positive.
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    Other Specimens—
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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...
    Clinics and Treatment Centres.Address.Day.Time.Provided by
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    Comparative figures for the years 1929, 1930 and 1931, in connection with nuisances, are submitted herewith :—
    192919301931
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    Including Inspection madk by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    Number on Register. (2)Inspections. (3)Written Notices. (4)Prosecutions. (5)
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    DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecution 7
    Outstanding Jan. 1st. 1931. 2Found during 1931. 3Remedied during 1931. 4Outstanding Dec. 31st, 1931.5Referred to H.M. Inspector 6
  • Page 49
    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— Continued.
    Premises.No. of houses represented by M.O.H.Dale 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 enforced.
  • Page 54
    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. The following is the record of inspection of food premises:—
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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 1931.
    ArticleTakenAdulterated
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    UNSOUND FOOD, 1931.
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
  • Page 62
    The following table shows the number of cases which have been notified, and the number and percentage of cases which have been removed to Hospital:—
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    The following table shows the number of notifications received and the percentage of cases of Diphtheria removed to Hospital:—
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    School Attendance Officers. The undermentioned table sets forth the numbers of such cases for the last five years:—
    19271928192919301931
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    TUBERCULOSIS 1931.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    DIPHTHERIA, 1931 (including Bacterial cases, 50 in number).
    Month.WARD.Elem. School Children.Other School Children.Other Cases.
    Total.Heston.Houn. Cent.Houn. Heath.Houn. Sth.Houn. West.Isle worth N.Isleworth S.Spring Grove.
  • Page 72
    Notifiable Diseases during 1931.
    DISEASE.TOTAL CASES NOTIFIED.TOTAL ALL AGESCASES ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL.
    under 1 year.1-2 years2-3 years3-4 years4-5 years5-10 years10-15 years15-20 years20-35 years35-45 years45-65 years65 years and over.MOGDEN.OTHER HOSPITALS
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    Infectious Diseases, 1931. Cases Notified.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Puerperal FeverErysipelas.Cerebro-spinal 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, 1931. 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 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 1931:—
    ENTERIC FEVER.SCARLET FEVER,DIPHTHERIA.PNEUMONIA (all forms).ERYSIPELA8.PUERPERAL FEVER.PUERPERAL PYREXIACEREBRO 8PINAL FEVER.OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.OTHER TUBERCULOSIS.MALARIA.TOTAL.
  • Page 81
    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.
  • Page 83
    The comments I made last year on preputial adhesions still hold, with only one difference, that whereas in these cases last year every one of them had been seen by a woman medical officer who was unmarried, this year, in one case only at one Clinic, where the child had been seen before coming into this district, apparently the medical officer was a married woman.
    Sales at Clinics.Quantity.Receipts.
  • Page 93
    Has again proved a consolation and sheet anchor in our treatment of making the deciduous teeth last their oral age. Comparative figures:—
    Year.Mothers.Children.Total.
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    General Anaesthetics were given to 107 Mothers and 111 Children, total 218. Local Anaesthetic was given to 6 Mothers and 7 Children, total 13. Dentures.
    Year.Uppers.Lowers.
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    The number of individual mothers supplied with dentures during 1981 was 20. In one other case, a denture previously supplied was repaired.
    Details of work 1931-1930.19311930
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    Scale of Charges for Provision of Dentures.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    Continued from previous page...
    19271928192919301931
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    Year 1931. Other Visits—
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    OPHTHALM1A NEONATORUM year 1931.
    Cases.V1s1on Un1mpa1red.V1s1on 1mpa1red.Total Bl1ndness.Deaths
    Not1f1ed.Treated.
    At Home.1n Hosp1tal.
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    ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.
    SchoolDepartment.Accommodation.Average Number on * Registers.
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    The following table shows the infectious disease which occurred among children attending public elementary schools during 1931, and the three previous years.
    1931193019291928
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    Th1s table shows the 1nc1dence of 1nfect1ous d1sease 1n each school dur1ng 1931 : —
    SCHOOL.SCARLET FEVERD1PHTHER1AMEASLESGERMAN MEASLESMUMPSCH1CKEN POXWHOOP1NG COUGH
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    Summary of School Nurses' work during 1931.
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    BOYS
    Number of Boys showing:—
    INCREASE.NO CHANGE.DECREASE. (.Snellen lines).
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    GIRLS
    Number of Girls showing-:—
    INCREASE.NO CHANGE.DECREASE. (Snellen lines).
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    55 Children included in the above table showed a difference of vision between the two eyes. Of these, 5 girls showed a difference in natural vision, viz. : —
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    The vision of the remaining 50 children showed a difference between the eyes only when + 1 sphere was added, viz. : —
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    TABLE 1.—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 December, 1931.
    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 DiseasesRoutine Inspections.Special Inspection#.
    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.
    BoysGirlsTotal
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    TABLE III.— Co/itinued.
    BoysGirlsTotal
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    TABLE III.— Continued.
    Boys.Girls.Total.
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    Children Suffering from Multiple Defects.
    Boys.Particulars.
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    TABLE IV. Return of Defects treated during the year ended 31st December, 1931. TREATMENT TABLE. Group 1. —Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group V.).
    Disease or DefectNumber 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.
    12345
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    TABLE IV.— Continued. Croup 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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    TABLE IV.— Continued. Group IV.—DENTAL DEFECTS.
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    Dental Clinic—Orthodontic Work, Year 1931.
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    Orthodontic—Defects Found.
    Year 1930 (7 months only).Year 1931 (A full year)
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    Other Operations. —The figure shown in the table—3006— is made up as follows, and is of course considerably augmented by the orthodontic scheme, as this work in statistical form cannot be shown elsewhere in the Board's table:—
    NumberGrand Total.
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    DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT—YEAR 1931. Average number of Elementary School children on registers at middle of year (June)—8829.
    Age.No.Total.No. Requiring Treatment.Percentage Requiring Treatment.Remarks.
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