[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

Southall 1954

Published: 1955
Pages: 54
Tables: 32

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The following table shows the trend of notifications during the past 10 years.

Year No. of Cases Deaths
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An Analysis of the Progress of all Paralytic Poliomyelitis Cases Occurring in Southall since 1949 is as follows:—

Year Number of Notified Cases Confirmed as Poliomyelitis Still Making Progress Died Full Recovery
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1954

Age Groups
Under 1 year 1-2 years 2-4 years 5-14 years 15 years and over Total
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1953

Age Groups
Under 1 year 1-2 years 2-4 years 5-14 years 15 years and over Total

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The following information supplied by the County Medical Officer shows the number of children immunised against diphtheria during the year.

Number of Children who completed a full course of Primary Immunisation in Southall during the year				Number of Children who were given Secondary or Reinforcing Injection during the year (i.e. having in a previous year received a complete full course)
Age at Date of Final Injection
Under 1	1-4	5-14	Total

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In the following table is shown the number of children at 31st December, 1954, who had completed a course of immunisation against diphtheria at any time before that date:—

Age at 31.12.54: Under 1 1-4 5-9 10-14 Total under 15
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Age Groups — Male

Site Total Under10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80+
52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54
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Age Groups — Female

Site Total Under 10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80 +
52 53 '54 52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54 52 53 54
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Inspections

Factory 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 IIo			Section III
Nature of Work	No. of outworkers in August List required by Section no (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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Built by Southall Borough Council

During the Year 1954 Since the end of the War (including 1954)
Within the Borough Outside the Borough Within the Borough Outside the Borough
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Built by Private Enterprise

During the Year 1954 Since the end of the War (including 1954)
Within the Borough Outside the Borough Within the Borough Outside the Borough
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Satisfactory communication has been maintained during the year with the County public Control Department and the report on the work carried out in Southall by the staff of that Department is as follows:—

Article Total Samples procured Unsatisfactory

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The following table shows the quantity of food examined and the disposal of condemned food.

	Total Inspected (lbs.)	Sound				Unsound
	Total Inspected (lbs.)	Total (lbs.)	Stock (lbs.)	Production (lbs.)	Consumption (lbs.)	Total (lbs.)	Animal Feeding (lbs.)	Byproducts (lbs.)	Destruction (lbs.)

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The following table shows items of unsound food which were investigated during the year.

Vendor (and source) Subject of Enquiry Action

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Atmospheric Pollution Estimation

Years 1954/1953	Sulphur Trioxide-Lead Peroxide method. Milligrams per day per 100 square centimetres				Deposit Gauge
Years 1954/1953					Hortus Cemetery
Month of Year	Jubilee Gardens		Recreation Ground		Rainfall		Tons per square mile per month
Month of Year	Jubilee Gardens		Recreation Ground		mms.		Insoluble		Soluble		Total
	1954	1953	1954	1953	1954	1953	1954	1953	1954	1953	1954	1953

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS Table I.

Total Male Female Comparative Figures for 1953
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Causes of Death, 1954 Table II

Male Female Total 1954 Total 1953
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Deaths in Wards Table III

Ward Male Female Total
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Table IV Monthly Registration of Births. The monthly registration of births classified as to Wards is given in the following table:—

Waxlow Manor Northcote Ham-brough Dormers Wells Glebe Norwood Green Total

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Table V Causes of Death Under One Year of Age

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

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Table VI Deaths from Cancer

Year Male Female Total Estimated Population Rate per 1,000 population
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Table VII 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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The number of cases of infectious diseases (including Tuberculosis) notified during the year, according to the locality, are shown below:— Table VIII

Diseases Total Waxlow Manor North-cote Ham-brough Dormers Wells Glebe Norwood Green Total Deaths
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Table IX Tuberculosis Notifications—Ages and Classifications

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

Occupation Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary
Male Female Male Female

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Table XI Examinations for Verminous Conditions and Children Found to be Verminous Attending M aintained S chools in S outhall during 1953 And 954

School	Total number of examinations		Total number of individual pupils found to be infested for the first time during the year		Total number of instances of infestation among pupils		Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued		Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued
	1953	1954	1953	1954	1953	1954	1953	1954	1953	1954

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Table XII Sanitary Inspections—Classification of Visits
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Table XIII HOUSING—GENERAL Statistics
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4. Housing Act, 1936 —Overcrowding:—
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Table XIV Home Accidents, 1954

Age Nature of Injury Cause of Injury Known to have died

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

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The following table shows the trend of notifications during the past 10 years.

An Analysis of the Progress of all Paralytic Poliomyelitis Cases Occurring in Southall since 1949 is as follows:—

1954

1953

The following information supplied by the County Medical Officer shows the number of children immunised against diphtheria during the year.

In the following table is shown the number of children at 31st December, 1954, who had completed a course of immunisation against diphtheria at any time before that date:—

Age Groups — Male

Age Groups — Female

Inspections

Defects Found

Outworkers

Built by Southall Borough Council

Built by Private Enterprise

Satisfactory communication has been maintained during the year with the County public Control Department and the report on the work carried out in Southall by the staff of that Department is as follows:—

The following table shows the quantity of food examined and the disposal of condemned food.

The following table shows items of unsound food which were investigated during the year.

Atmospheric Pollution Estimation

EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS Table I.

Causes of Death, 1954 Table II

Deaths in Wards Table III

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

Table V Causes of Death Under One Year of Age

Table VI Deaths from Cancer

Table VII Notifiable Diseases during the Year (other than Tuberculosis)

The number of cases of infectious diseases (including Tuberculosis) notified during the year, according to the locality, are shown below:— Table VIII

Table IX Tuberculosis Notifications—Ages and Classifications

Table X The occupations of the new cases are as follows:—

Table XI Examinations for Verminous Conditions and Children Found to be Verminous Attending M aintained S chools in S outhall during 1953 And 954

Table XII Sanitary Inspections—Classification of Visits

Table XIII HOUSING—GENERAL Statistics

4. Housing Act, 1936 —Overcrowding:—

Table XIV Home Accidents, 1954