[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

Southall 1956

Published: 1957
Pages: 58
Tables: 39

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GENERAL STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE BOROUGH
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The Council controls the following parks and open spaces:—
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The death rate, which had been falling gradually each year since 1953, rose in 1956, the comparative figures being:—

Year Death Rate
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The following table shows the comparative figures for the past 25 years.

Year Number of Illegitimate Live Births
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There were no deaths from measles. The following table shows the trend of notifications during the past 10 years.

Year No. of Cases Deaths
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Particulars of the surviving paralytic cases notified since 1949, are as follows:—
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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 Paralytic Poliomyelitis Still Making Progress Condition Stationary Died Full Recovery
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1956

Age Groups
Under 1 year 1-2 years 2-4 years 5-14 years 15 years and over Total
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1955

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)
Ages 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, 1956, who had completed a course of immunisation against diphtheria at any time before that date:—

Age at 31.12.^6: Under 1 1-4 5-9 10-14 Total under 15
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Age Groups — Male

Site Total Under 10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80 +
'54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56
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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 +
'54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56 '54 '55 '56
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The classification of the casualties is as follows:—

Type of Road User Cause of Accident Age Sex
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Persons Injured Adult School Age Under 5
Serious Slight Serious Slight Serious Slight
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Details were received concerning a few of the home accidents within the Borough, and they are as follows:—

Age Nature of Injury Cause of Injury Known to have Died and Place of Death
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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	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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Built by Southall Borough Council

During the Year 1956 Since the end of the War (including 1956)
Within the Borough Outside the Borough Within the Borough Outside the Borough
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Built by Private Enterprise

During the Year 1956 Since the end of the War (including 1956)
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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Unsound Food The following table shows items of unsound food which were investigated during the year, and the action taken.

Vendor (and Source) Subject of Enquiry Action

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Atmospheric Pollution Estimation

Sulphur Trioxide-Lead Peroxide Method Milligrams per day per 100 square cms						DEPOSIT GAUGES
						Rainfall in inches						Tons per Square Mile per Month
						Rainfall in inches						Soluble						Insoluble						Total
Jubilee Gardens		Recreation Ground		Railway Allotments		Hortus Cemetery		New Primary School		Railway Allotments		Hortus C:m:tery		New Primary School		Railway Allotments		Hortus Cemetery		New Primary School		Railway Allotments		Hortus Cemetery		New Primary School		Railway Allotments
1956	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955

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EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS

Table I. Compara tiue Figures for
Total Male Female 1955
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Causes of Death, 1956 Table II

Male Female Total 1956 Total 1955
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Deaths in Wards Table III.

Ward Male Female Total
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Table IV

Waxlow Manor North cote 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 I 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 1956 (other than Tuberculosis)

Diseases Ages Total cases notified Deaths
Under 1year 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:—

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-Pi lmonary
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
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The occupations of the new cases are as follows:—

Occupation Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary
Male Female Male Female

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Table XI

School	Total number of examinations		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
	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955	1956	1955	1956

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Table XII
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Table XIII

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

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GENERAL STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE BOROUGH

The Council controls the following parks and open spaces:—

The death rate, which had been falling gradually each year since 1953, rose in 1956, the comparative figures being:—

The following table shows the comparative figures for the past 25 years.

There were no deaths from measles. The following table shows the trend of notifications during the past 10 years.

Particulars of the surviving paralytic cases notified since 1949, are as follows:—

Continued from previous page...

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

1956

1955

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, 1956, who had completed a course of immunisation against diphtheria at any time before that date:—

Age Groups — Male

Age Groups — Female

The classification of the casualties is as follows:—

Continued from previous page...

Details were received concerning a few of the home accidents within the Borough, and they are as follows:—

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.

Unsound Food The following table shows items of unsound food which were investigated during the year, and the action taken.

Atmospheric Pollution Estimation

EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS

Causes of Death, 1956 Table II

Deaths in Wards Table III.

Table IV

Table V Causes of Death Under One Year of Age

Table VI Deaths from Cancer

Table VII Notifiable Diseases during the Year 1956 (other than Tuberculosis)

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

Table IX Tuberculosis Notifications—Ages and Classifications

The occupations of the new cases are as follows:—

Table XI

Table XII

Table XIII