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With regard to prevention and early detection of cases, contacts both at home and
factory or workshop should have regular X-rays and/or Tuberculin Tests. Full use should
continue to be made of the Mass X-ray Unit's visits to the Borough.
Cancer
It will be seen by the table of causes of death (page 62) that in 1962 138 cases (males 75
and females 63) died from cancer. See Appendix, Table V, for an analysis of cancer deaths
since 1936.
On page 20 is set out in tabular form a classification of the cancer deaths according to
the site of the primary growth and in ages.
The total number of deaths from cancer in 1962 fell, being 138 as compared with 148 in
1961. Cancer of the lung in males was the highest individual figure for site of disease but was
lower than in 1961, i.e. 36 (35 males, 1 female) compared with 44 (39 males, 5 females)
in the previous year.
Distribution of Infectious Disease Notifications
For the incidence of various infectious diseases notified during the year, under age
groups and locality, see Appendix, Tables VI and VII.
Infectious Disease Visits
During the year, the Public Health Inspectors paid 478 visits with reference to cases of
infectious disease. In addition, the County Health Visitors did a certain amount of home
and school visiting in connection with infectious diseases.
Laboratory Work
Specimens taken for bacteriological or chemical investigations, in connection particularly
with infectious disease cases, are brought daily to the Manor House and transported
to the Ealing Public Health Laboratory. The necessary investigations are carried out and
results reported simultaneously to the Medical Officer of Health and to the doctor who has
submitted the specimens from one of his patients. Details of the work carried out in 1962
are as follows:—
Faeces specimens 957
Sputum specimens 6
Blood specimens 15
Urine specimens 56
Swabs (nose, throat, aural and vaginal) 22
Vaginal smears 1
Disinfection and Disinfestation
In cases of infectious disease, rooms, clothing, etc., were disinfected—rooms by sealing
and fumigating with a formalin preparation; clothing, bedding and other infected articles
remaining in the room for disinfection.
Lists of premises, articles, etc., disinfected during the year:—
Rooms 15 Books 79
Beds 12 Eiderdowns 12
Blankets 36 Pillows 38
Sheets 24
Lists of premises disinfested from vermin during the year:—
Bug infestation 16 rooms with beds and bedding
Flea infestation 32 rooms with beds and bedding
Cockroach infestation 10 rooms
Lice 5 rooms
Carpet beetles 19 rooms
Woodworm 2 rooms
Ants 4 rooms
In addition, 8 wasps nests were destroyed.
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