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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Twickenham 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Table 26.
Inspection for the Purposes of Provisions as to Health.
| Inspections | Written notices | |
|---|---|---|
| Factories with mechanical power | 267 | 14 |
| Factories without mechanical power | 57 | 4 |
| Outworkers' premises | 20 | — |
| Summary of Defects Found | ||
| Want of cleanliness | - | 7 |
| Overcrowding | - | — |
| Unreasonable temperature | - | - |
| Inadequate ventilation | 5 | 3 |
| Ineffective drainage of floors | 1 | — |
| Sanitary conveniences:— | ||
| (a) Insufficient | 4 | 5 |
| (b) Unsuitable or defective | 10 | 4 |
| (c) Not separate for sexes | - | - |
| Other offences against the Act | 8 | 12 |
Table 27.
Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever and Enteric Fever.
1937.1949.
| Year | Diphtheria | Scarlet Fever | Enteric Fever | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases | Case Rate per 1,000 pop. | No. of Deaths | Death Rate per 1,000 pop. | No. of Cases | Case Rate per 1,000 pop. | No. of Deaths | Death Rate per 1,000 pop. | No. of Cases | Case Rate per 1,000 pop. | No. of Deaths | Death Rate per 1,000 pop. | |
| 1937 | 116 | 1.23 | 2 | 0.02 | 148 | 1.57 | — | — | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.01 |
| 1938 | 70 | 0.72 | 5 | 0.05 | 274 | 2.83 | 1 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — |
| 1939 | 25 | 0.25 | 3 | 0.03 | 93 | 0.95 | — | — | 2 | 0.02 | — | — |
| 1940 | 18 | 0.19 | 3 | 0.03 | 38 | 0.41 | — | — | 2 | 0.02 | — | — |
| 1941 | 25 | 0.27 | 3 | 0.03 | 78 | 0.85 | — | — | 7 | 0.07 | — | — |
| 1942 | 7 | 0.08 | 1 | 0.01 | 125 | 1.35 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.01 |
| 1943 | 4 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.01 | 238 | 2.56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1944 | 5 | 0.06 | 3 | 0.03 | 121 | 1.37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1945 | 4 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.01 | 97 | 1.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1946 | 4 | 0.04 | — | — | 60 | 0.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947 | 4 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.01 | 60 | 0.58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1948 | 1 | 0.01 | — | — | 99 | 0.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949 | - | - | - | - | 128 | 1.20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |