[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

Southall 1947

Published: 1948
Pages: 46
Tables: 62

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The Council control the following parks and open spaces:—
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The table below gives the analysis of the places of confinement. The monthly registration of births classified in Wards is given in Appendix, Table VI. Details of abnormalities in confinements during 1947 are to be found in Appendix, Table XI.
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Table A

Positive Negative
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Scabies Clinic. The total number of attendances at the Clinic for treatment of scabies and other skin conditions during 1947 was 1,767. Details of the cases were as follows:—
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T able B
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Table C

Number of sessions held: 115. Number of attendances:— First Visits Re-visits
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Table D

Number of sessions held: 24. Number of attendances:— Post-Natal Birth Control
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786 cases were completed during the year, and the attendances in respect of these were as follows:—

No. of Cases
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Table E.I

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Table E.II Details of Completed Cases

	Primipara (1st Pregnancy)	Multipara (2nd or Subsequent Pregnancy)	Delivered at home		Admitted to Hospital or Nursing Home
	Primipara (1st Pregnancy)	Multipara (2nd or Subsequent Pregnancy)	Primipara	Multipara	Primipara	Multipara

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Cases of acute illness, and of chronic illness, where indicated, were referred to their own doctors for treatment. For certain illness the following arrangements were in operation with London and local hospitals:—

Defect Hospital
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The attendances during the year are tabulated below:—

Infants Mothers
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Table F

Districts No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 Totals
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Table G
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Table H

Cow's milk free Cow's milk at 50% cost Dried milk free Dried milk at 50% cost
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Table I List of premises, articles, etc., disinfected during the year:—
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Table J
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Table K

Age (years) 0-5 5-15 15-25 25-35 35 +
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Table L

Age (years) 0-5 5-15 15-25 25-35 35 +
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The average stay in hospital was as follows:—

Total Average
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Table M

Permanent Temporary
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Table N Statistics for the year:—
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Factories Act, 1937. The following tables give details of the work done in connection with the mechanical and non-mechanical factories and outworkers in the Borough:— Inspections

Premises Number on Register Number of
Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted

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Defects Found

Particulars	Number of cases in which defects were found
	Found	Remedied	Referred		Number of cases in which Prosecutions were instituted
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector	Number of cases in which Prosecutions were instituted

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Outworkers

Nature of Work	Section 110			Section 111
Nature of Work	No. of outworkers in August List required by Section 110 (1) (c)	No. of Cases of Default in sending Lists to the Council	No. of Prosecutions for failure to supply Lists	No. of Instances of Work in Unwholesome Premises	Notices served	Prosecutions

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The following licences under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, were granted during 1947:—

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FOOD INSPECTIONS T able 0 Details :

	Total Inspected (lbs.)	SOUND				UNSOUND
	Total Inspected (lbs.)	Total (lbs.)	Stock (lbs.)	Production (lbs.)	Consumption (lbs.)	Total (lbs.)	Animal Feeding (lbs.)	Bye-Products (lbs.)	Destruction (lbs.)

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Table I Clinics and Treatment Centres

Situation Services Provided Day and Time By whom provided
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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS T able II

Total Male Female Comparative figures for 1946
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Causes of Deaths, 1947. Table III

Male Female Total 1947 Total 1946
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Deaths in Wards. Table IV

Ward Male Female Total

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Table V Vital Statistics compared with other Areas. birth-rates, civilian death-rates, analysis of mortality, maternal DEATH-RATES, AND CASE-RATES FOR CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE YEAR 1947. (England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns.) (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)

	England and Wales	126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London	148 Smaller Towns (Resident Populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census)	London Administrative County	Southall

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MATERNAL MORTALITY (England and Wales). Per 1,000 Live and Stillbirths.

Abortion with Sepsis Abortion without Sepsis Puerperal Infections Other
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Abortion—Mortality per Million Women aged 15-45 (England and Wales).

With Sepsis Without Sepsis
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Monthly Registration of Births. The monthly registration of births classified as to Wards is given in the following table. Table VI

Waxlow Manor North-cote Ham-brough Dormers Wells Glebe Norwood Green Total

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Table VII

Certified Cause of Death.	Under 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under weeks	1-3 months	3-6 months	6-9 months	9-12 months	Total deaths under 1 year

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Table VIII Summary of Health Visiting Work for the Year 1947
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Table XI Ante-Natal and Post-Natal—Abnormalities Found
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Table XII Attendances at Infant Clinics
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The total attendances at the clinics during the past six years have been as follows :—
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Table XIII Attendances of New Cases to Number of Live Births :

(1) New Infant Cases (2) Total live births (3) Percentage of (1) to (2)
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Table XIV Number of Inspections in stated Groups :

Manor House Branch Centre Total
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Table XV Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Dental Disease) :

Manor House Branch Centre Total
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Table XVI Number requiring Dental Treatment :

Manor House Branch Centre Total
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Table XVII Nutrition

Manor House Branch Centre Total
A B C D
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Table XVIII Defects Found

Manor House Branch Centre Total
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Table XIX Notification from Midwives
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Table XX
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Table XXI Dental Inspection and Treatment
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Table XXII Vaccinations

Year Live Births Vaccination Certificates Exemptions Percentage of vaccinations to live births
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Table XXIII Deaths from Cancer

Year Male Female Total Estimated population Rate per 1,000 population
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The following table shows the age distribution of the cancer deaths :— Table XXIV Ages at Death in Cancer Cases

Age
0-15 15-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80 +
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Table XXV Notifiable Diseases during the year (other than Tuberculosis)

Diseases Ages Total cases notified Deaths
Under 1 year 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 65 65 and over
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Table XXVI

Diseases Total Waxlow Manor North-cote Ham-brough Dormers Wells Glebe Norwood Green Total deaths
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Table XXVII

School Scarlet Fever Diphtheria
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Table XXVIII

Age Periods New Cases Deaths
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
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The occupations of the new cases were as follows :— Table XXIX

Occupations Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary
Male Female Male Female
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Table XXX Admissions and Discharges

Remaining on 31.12.46 Admitted during year as Subsequently diagnosed as Discharged recovered as Died Transferred Remaining on 31.12.47

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Table XXXI Monthly Admissions and Discharges

	Number Admitted Final Diagnosis															Number Discharged
	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Measles	Whooping Cough and Pneumonia	Rubella	Pneumonia	\| Infectious Hepatitis	Vincent's Angina	Tonsillitis	Erysipelas	Cellulitis	Urticaria	Toxic Erythema	Enteritis	Pharyngitis	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Measles	Whooping Cough and Pneumonia	Rubella	Pneumonia	Vincent's Angina	Tonsillitis	Erysipelas	Urticaria	Cellulitis	Toxic Erythema	Enteritis	Pharyngitis

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Table XXXII
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Table XXXIII Statistics. HOUSING
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Table XXXIII—continued.

Age Periods	New Cases				Deaths
	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female

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The Council control the following parks and open spaces:—

The table below gives the analysis of the places of confinement. The monthly registration of births classified in Wards is given in Appendix, Table VI. Details of abnormalities in confinements during 1947 are to be found in Appendix, Table XI.

Table A

Scabies Clinic. The total number of attendances at the Clinic for treatment of scabies and other skin conditions during 1947 was 1,767. Details of the cases were as follows:—

T able B

Table C

Table D

786 cases were completed during the year, and the attendances in respect of these were as follows:—

Table E.I

Table E.II Details of Completed Cases

Cases of acute illness, and of chronic illness, where indicated, were referred to their own doctors for treatment. For certain illness the following arrangements were in operation with London and local hospitals:—

The attendances during the year are tabulated below:—

Table F

Table G

Table H

Table I List of premises, articles, etc., disinfected during the year:—

Table J

Table K

Table L

The average stay in hospital was as follows:—

Table M

Table N Statistics for the year:—

Factories Act, 1937. The following tables give details of the work done in connection with the mechanical and non-mechanical factories and outworkers in the Borough:— Inspections

Defects Found

Outworkers

The following licences under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, were granted during 1947:—

FOOD INSPECTIONS T able 0 Details :

Table I Clinics and Treatment Centres

EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS T able II

Causes of Deaths, 1947. Table III

Deaths in Wards. Table IV

MATERNAL MORTALITY (England and Wales). Per 1,000 Live and Stillbirths.

Abortion—Mortality per Million Women aged 15-45 (England and Wales).

Monthly Registration of Births. The monthly registration of births classified as to Wards is given in the following table. Table VI

Table VII

Table VIII Summary of Health Visiting Work for the Year 1947

Table XI Ante-Natal and Post-Natal—Abnormalities Found

Table XII Attendances at Infant Clinics

The total attendances at the clinics during the past six years have been as follows :—

Table XIII Attendances of New Cases to Number of Live Births :

Table XIV Number of Inspections in stated Groups :

Table XV Number of Individual Children found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Dental Disease) :

Table XVI Number requiring Dental Treatment :

Table XVII Nutrition

Table XVIII Defects Found

Table XIX Notification from Midwives

Table XX

Table XXI Dental Inspection and Treatment

Table XXII Vaccinations

Table XXIII Deaths from Cancer

The following table shows the age distribution of the cancer deaths :— Table XXIV Ages at Death in Cancer Cases

Table XXV Notifiable Diseases during the year (other than Tuberculosis)

Table XXVI

Table XXVII

Table XXVIII

The occupations of the new cases were as follows :— Table XXIX

Table XXX Admissions and Discharges

Table XXXI Monthly Admissions and Discharges

Table XXXII

Table XXXIII Statistics. HOUSING

Table XXXIII—continued.