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Heston and Isleworth 1934

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

Published
1935
Pages
100
Tables
72

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72 tables in this report

  • Page 9
    Table of Causes of Deaths during 1934.
    Causes of Death.Civil Residents, all ages.
    All causesMale.Female.
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    INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1934. 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 weeks4 weeks and under 3 mths.3 mths. and under 6 mths.6 mths. and under 9 mths.9 mths. and under 12 mths.Total deaths under 1 year
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    COUNCIL LABORATORY, 1934.
    Total.Positive.
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    CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES, 1934.
    Clinics and Treatment Centres.Address.Day.Time.Provided by
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    Comparative figures for the years 1932, 1933 and 1934, in connection with nuisances, are submitted herewith:—
    193219331934
  • Page 23
    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 Inspection made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    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.
    Outstanding Ian. 1st, 1934.Found during 1934.Remedied during 1934.Outstanding Dec. 31st. 1934.Referred to H.M. Inspector.Number of Prosecutions.
    1234567
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    Number of Inspections, etc.:—
  • Page 27
    Table shewing dwelling-houses represented as unfit for human habitation since the passing of the Housing Act, 1930.
    Premises.No. of houses represented as unfit.Dates of representations.Dates houses rendered fit in accordance with undertakings.Dates undertakings accepted that houses would not be re-let for human habitation.Dates Demolition Orders made.Dates Demolition Orders obeyed.Dates Demolition Orders enforced.
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    Continuation of Table showing dwelling-houses represented as unfit for human habitation since the passing of the Housing Act, 1930.
    Premises.No. of houses represented as unfit.Dates of representations.Dates houses rendered fit in accordance with undertakings.Dates undertakings accepted that houses would not be re-let for human habitation.Dates Demolition Orders made.Dates Demolition Orders obeyed.Dates Demolition Orders enforced.
  • Page 29
    Inspection and Supervision of Food.
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    Number of firms in the district licensed to sell :—
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    Sale of Food and Drugs Act. —I am indebted to Dr. J. Tate, County Medical Officer, for the following report, as to the samples purchased in this area during 1934.
    ArticleTaken.Adulterated.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    UNSOUND FOOD, 1934.
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
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    This I felt was important as it is not everyone who realises that we who are educated to more delicate flavours are not the best critics of the taste of food supplied to the humbler members of the community.
    No. FuelMain Ingredients
    Name of Prepared FoodNo. of Persons
    MaterialsMeasureWeightCostCaloriesVitaminTOTALS
  • Page 33
    Continued from previous page...
  • Page 41
    The results of the second Schick tests made from 3 to 4 months after the last injection are given below, tabulated in age groups. Investigation covering 2323 cases Re-Schicked from 3 to 4 months after immunisation by Method 1.
    AgeNegative after 3 InjectionsNegative only after Further InjectionsTotal CasesPercentage not Immunised
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    1203 cases have been investigated and the results of re-testing at the end of three or four months were as follows:—
    AgeNegative after 3 InjectionsNegative only after further InjectionsTotal CasesPercentage not Immunised
  • Page 43
    ANALYSIS OF THE SCHICK STATE OF 362 CHILDREN IMMUNISED (AT AN AVERAGE OF) 3.6 YEARS PREVIOUSLY.
    AgeRemaining Schick NegativeReverted to some degree of Schick positivePercentage of reversionTotal cases
  • Page 44
    NATURALLY IMMUNE CHILDREN TESTED AT AN AVERAGE OF 3 YEARS AFTER THE PRIMARY NEGATIVE SCHICK TEST.
    AgeNumber testedStill Schick negativeReverted to Schick PositivePercentage of reversion
  • Page 50
    Non-Notifiable Diseases. —Information respecting non-notifiable infectious diseases is usually gained through notifications by the Head Teachers and School Attendance Officers. The undermentioned table sets forth the numbers of such cases for the last six years:—
    192919301931193219331934
  • Page 50
    The following Table gives further particulars of new cases notified and deaths in 1934. TUBERCULOSIS, 1934.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 51
    INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1934. CASES NOTIFIED.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Cerebro-Spinal Fever.Encephalitis Lethargica.Poliomyelitis.Pneumonia.Respiratory Tuberculosis.Other forms of Tuberculosis.Ophthalmia Neonatorium.Puerperal Pyrexia.
  • Page 51
    DIPHTHERIA, 1934 (including Bacterial cases, 33 in number).
    MonthWARD.Elem. School ChldrenOther School ChldrenOther Cases
    TotalHstn.Houn. Cent.Houn. Hth.Houn. Sth.Houn. WestIsle-wth N.Isle-wth S.Spng. Grve.
  • Page 52
    Notifiable Diseases during 1934.
    Disease.Total Cases Notified.Total all ages.Cases admitted to Hospital.
    Under 1 year1-2 years.2-3 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.Mog-den.Other Hospitals
  • Page 53
    DEATHS FROM NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1934. Age Groups.
    Under 1 year.1 yr-2 yrs.3 yrs.4 yrs.5 yrs.10 yrs.15 yrs.20 yrs.35 yrs.45 yrs.65 yrs. and over.Total all Ages.
  • Page 53
    The table hereunder gives the number of cases of infectious diseases that were notified from the several institutions in the district during 1934:—
    Enteric FeverScarlet FeverDiphtheriaPneumonia (all forms)ErysipelasPuerperal FeverPuerperal PyrexiaCerebro-Spinal FeverOphthalmia NeonatorumPulmonary TuberculosisOther TuberculosisPoliomyelitisTotal
  • Page 54
    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 54
    The number of individual mothers and children attending the Clinics is shown hereunder:—
    19301931193219331934
  • Page 55
    Continued from previous page...
    Sales at Clinics.Quantity.Receipts.
  • Page 55
    The following figures of attendances at the Clinic:—
    193219331934
  • Page 56
    Towards the end of the year the Committee reconsidered the scale of payments to be made by the mothers for these dentures, and the following new scale was put into operation:—
    Income per head after deducting rent.Charge to patient
  • Page 57
    Comparative figures:—
    Year.Mothers.Children.Total.
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    Dentures supplied to mothers.
    Year.Uppers.Lowers.
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    Details of other work, years 1933 and 1934.
    19331934
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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:—
    19301931193219331934
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    OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM, Year 1934.
    Cases.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Removed from District and Deaths.
    Notified.Treated.
    At Home.In Hospital.
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    ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.
    School.Department.*Accommodation.Number on *Registers.
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    The following comparative figures are interesting:—
    Year.No. of individual children attending Minor Ailments Clinics.Total attendances for treatment.
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    The following figures show the increase in the number of special examinations at School Clinics by Medical Officers:—
    Year.Total number of Special examinations and Re-examinations by Medical Officer.
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    The 1,917 are made up of the following types of cases:—
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    DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT—YEAR 1934. Average number of Elementary School children on registers at middle of year, June—10,995.
    Age.No.Remarks.
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    Continued from previous page...
    No.Remarks.
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    Other Operations. The figure shown in the Table—4,457—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:—
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    Continued from previous page...
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    The following table shows the infectious disease which occurred among children attending public elementary schools during 1934, and the four previous years.
    19341933193219311930
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    This table shows the incidence of infectious disease in each school during 1934:—
    SCHOOL.SCARLET FEVERDIPHTHERIA.MEASLESGERMAN MEASLESMUMPSCHICKEN POXWHOOPING COUGH
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    Dinners—Summer.
    First Week.Second Week.
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    Dinners—Winter.
    First Week.Second Week.
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    TABLE 1.—RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS, 1934. 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 Disease.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, butnot requiring treatment.Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, butnot requiring treatment.
    12345
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    TABLE II.— continued.
    Defect or Disease.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.
    12345
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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.
    Inspected.Found to require treatment.
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    BLIND CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Blind.At Certified Schools for the Partially Sighted.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    DEAF CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN.
    At Certified Schools for the Deaf.At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. Feeble-Minded Children.
    At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    TABLE III.— continued. EPILEPTIC CHILDREN. Children Suffering from Severe Epilepsy.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    PHYSICALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN. A. Tuberculous Children. I.—CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    B. Delicate Children.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    C. Crippled Children.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    D. Children with Heart Disease.
    At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At Other Institutions.At no School or Institution.Total.
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    Children Suffering from Multiple Defects:—
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    Analysis of the above Total.
    Diagnosis.Boys.Girls.
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    TREATMENT TABLE. GROUP I.—MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Group VI.)
    Disease or Defect.No. of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.OtherwiseTotal.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    GROUP II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
    Defect or DiseaseNo. of defects dealt withNo. of children for whom spectacles were
    Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotalPrescribedObtained
    (1)(2)
    (i)(ii)(i)(ii)
    Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseUnder the Authority's SchemeOtherwise
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
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    TABLE IV.— continued. 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 HospitalBy Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority'sTotal
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
    (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
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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. (i)Residential treatment without education. (ii)Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (iii)Residential treatment with education. (i)Residential treatment without education. (ii)Non-residential treatment at an Orthopaedic clinic. (iii)
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    GROUP V.—DENTAL DEFECTS.
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    GROUP VI.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.