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Heston and Isleworth 1936

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

Published
1937
Pages
94
Tables
70

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    SUMMARY OF COMPARABLE STATISTICS, YEAR 1937.
    England and Wales.122 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London.143 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census).London Administrative County.Heston and Isleworth.Notes.
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    EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR, 1936.
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    Live Births—
    Total.M.F.
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    Deaths from Puerperal Causes— Rate per 1,000 total
    Deaths.(live and still) births.
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    SOCIAL CONDITIONS. The greater part of the district is largely a dormitory for workers in London. The chief industries are:—
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    Table of Causes of Deaths during 1936.
    Causes of Death.Civil Residents, all ages.
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    INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR, 1936. 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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    Infantile Mortality. As we have no information transmitted to us with regard to some of the births which occur outside the district, and are subsequently transferred in, it is not possible with absolute accuracy to work out the comparative rates of infant mortality for each ward in the Borough, but as far as this is possible with the figures available, and they may be taken as a fairly reliable indication, the numbers of infant deaths and the rates per thousand of the births occuring within the various wards are appended.
    Heston.Hounslow Central.Hounslow Heath.Hounslow South.Hounslow West.Isleworth North.Isleworth South.Spring Grove.
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    LABORATORY WORK, 1936. The routine Laboratory work, since the fire, was carried out by the Clinical Researc Association, until 14th September, 1936, when a temporary Laboratory was established at th temporary premises occupied by the Department.
    Total.Positive.
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    CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES, 1936.
    Clinics and Treatment Centres.Address.Day.Time.Provided by
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    Comparative figures for the years 1934, 1935 and 1936, in connection with nuisances, are submitted herewith:—
    193419351936
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    Including Inspection made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number on Register.Number of
    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 Jan. 1st, 1936.Found during 1936.Remedied during 1936.Outstanding Dec. 31st. 1936.Referred to H.M. Inspector.Number of Prosecutions.
    1234567
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    1. GENERAL. Number of New Houses erected during the year :—
    Buildings.Number of Dwellings.
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    A 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.
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    Continuation of Table showing dwelling-houses represented as unfit for human habitatid 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.
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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 1936.
    Article.Taken.Adulterated.,
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    UNSOUND FOOD, 1936
    Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.ozs
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    It is interesting to note that the incidence of Diphtheria in the District compares with the rest of the County as follows :—
    Rates per 1,000 Cases.of Population. Deaths.
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    Investigation of cases immunised from 2 to 6 years previously yielded the following interesting figures :—
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    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 :—
    193119321933193419351936
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    The following Table gives further particulars of new cases notified and deaths in 1936.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.,Non-Pulmonan .
    M.F.M.F.M.FM.F.
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1936. CASES NOTIFIED.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Cerebro Spinal Fever.Encephalitis Lethargica.Poliomyelitis.Pneumonia.Respiratory Tuberculosis.Other forms of Tuberculosis.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Puerperal Pyrexia.Polio-Encephalitis
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    DIPHTHERIA, 1936. (including Bacterial cases, 4 in number).
    WARD.Elem. School ChldrenOther School ChldrenOther Cases
    MonthTotalHstn.Houn. Cent.Houn. Hth.Houn. Sth.Houn. WestIsle-wth N.Isle-wth S.Spng. Grve.
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    Notifiable Diseases during 1936.
    Disease.Total Cases Notified.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.Total all ages.Joint Board HospitalsOther Hospitals
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    DEATHS FROM NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1936. 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.
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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 1936:—
    Enteric FeverScarlet FeverDiphtheriaPneumonia (all forms)ErysipelasPuerperal | FeverPuerperal PyrexiaCerebro-Spinal FeverOphthalmia NeonatorumPulmonary TuberculosisOther TuberculosisEncephalitis LethargicaAcute PoliomyelitisPolio- EncephalitisTotal
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    The attendances of children at all the Centres during the last six years have been as follows:—
    Year.1931.1932.1933.1934.1935.1936.
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    The average attendances per session during the year 1936 were as follows:—
    Douglas Road No. 1.Douglas Road, No. 2.Isleworth Centre.Heston Centre.
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    The number of individual mothers and children attending the Centres is shown hereunder.
    Douglas Road, Hounslow No. 1—19321933193419351936
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    Sales at Clinics.
    Quantity.Receipts.
    £s.d.
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    Notification of Births. Number of births notified in the area during the year, as adjusted by transferred notifications.
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    Ante-Natal Clinic. The following are the figures of attendances at the Clinic :—
    1933193419351936
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    MATERNITY & CHILD WELFARE DENTAL SCHEME, 1936. Supply of Cases. —There was an increase in the number of patients dealt with. Net attendances increased from 2,303 in 1935, to 3038. Comparative figures :—
    Year.Mothers.Children.Total.
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    Dentures supplied to mothers.
    Year.Upper.Lower.
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    Details of other work, years 1935 and 1936.
    19351936
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    Summary of Nurses' Visits.
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    OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM, Year 1936.
    Cases.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Removed from District and Deaths.
    Notified.Treated
    At Home.In Hospital.
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    Front of Card.
    No. 159.Fuel—Gas.Main ingredients—Sticking ; Vegetables.
    Name of prepared food. Hash.
    Materials.Measure.Weight.Cost.Calories.Vitamin.Totals.
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    Back of Card.
    Method of preparation.Utensils.
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    ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.
    School.Department.* Accommodation.Number on *Registers.
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    HOUNSLOW CENTRE.
    Elementary School Children.Secondary School Children.Total for Centre.
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    ISLEWORTH CENTRE.
    Elementary School Children.Secondary School Children.Total for Centre.
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    REFRACTIONS.
    Elementary School Children.Secondary School Children.Total.
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    DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT—YEAR 1936. Number of Elementary School children on registers at middle of year, June—11,463.
    Age.No.Remarks.
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    The following table shows the infectious disease which occurred among children attending public elementary schools during 1936 and the five previous years.
    193619351934193319321931
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    This table shows the incidence of infectious disease in, each school during 1936 :—
    SCHOOL.SCARLET FEVERDIPHTHERIA.MEASLESGERMAN MEASLESMUMPSCHICKEN POXWHOOPING COUGH
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    A.— Routine Medical Inspections.
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    B.—Other Inspections.
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    C.— Children found to require Treatment. Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
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    TABLE II. A. RETURN OF DEFECTS found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31st December, 1936.
    Defect or DiseaseRoutine 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.
    12345
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    B. CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.
    Age-groupsNumber of Children InspectedA (Excellent)B (Normal)C (Slightly subnormal)D (Bad)
    No.%No.%No.%No.%
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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 01 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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    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.
    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.
    Combination of Defect.At Certified Special Schools.At Public Elementary Schools.At other Institutions.At no School, or Institution.Total.
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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. (1)No. of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year
    Under the Authority's Scheme. (2)Otherwise (3)Total. (4)
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    GROUP II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.)
    Defect or Disease (1)No. of defects dealt withNo. of children for whom spectacles were
    Under the Authority's Scheme (2)Otherwise (3)Total (4)Prescribed (1)Obtained (2)
    (i) Under the Authority's Scheme(ii) Otherwise(i) Under the Authority s Scheme(ii) Otherwise
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    GROUP III.— TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.
    Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment. (4)Total Number Treated (5)
    Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital (1)By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. (2)Total (3)
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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 II. DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments).
    No. of Defects Dealt with.
    Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal
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    TABLE V.—DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
    AGE101112131415161718TOTAL