[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Laboratory Work The usual arrangements were continued during the year and worked satisfactorily.

Type of Sample or Specimen	No. Taken	Result

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T able 1

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Population 1939-1956 Table 2.

Year	Population	Population trend			Migration excess
Year	Population	Total increase or decrease	Percentage proportion	Natural increase or decrease	Inward	Outward

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T able 3. Causes of Death. Registrar-General's Official Returns

Causes of Death	Males	Females	Total

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Table 4. Main Causes of Death An analysis of the death returns reveals the following main causes of death:

Disease	Percentage of total deaths	Death rate per 1,000 of the population

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T able 5. Infant Mortality ( a ) The following table, compiled from official registrations, gives details of he causes of death at various ages under one year of age:

	Under 1 week	1—2 weeks	2—3 weeks	3—4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 3 months	3 months and under 6 months	6 months and under 9 months	9 months and under 12 months	Total deaths under 1 year

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Review of the Comparative Vital and Mortality Statistics for the Borough of Twickenham, together with those for England and Wales for years 1939-1956 inclusive

Year	Birth Rate		Death Rate		Infantile Mortality Rate
Year	Twickenham	England and Wales	Twickenham	England and Wales	Twickenham	England and Wales

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Results of the Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of the Water Supply to the Borough of Twickenham for 1956 Parts per million (unless otherwise stated) (a) Chemical

Description of the Sample	Number of Samples	Ammoniacal Nitrogen	Albuminoid Nitrogen	Oxidised Nitrogen (Nitrate)	Chloridesas C1	Oxygen abs. from Permanganate 4 hrs. at 27 °C.	Turbidity, in terms of Silica	Colour, mm. brown, 2 ft. tube, Burgess's Tintometer	Hardness {total)	Hardness (Non-carb.)	pH. Value	Phosphate as P.O 111/4	Silica as SiO2	Sulphates as SO4	Electrical Conductivity (gemmhos.)

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b) Bacteriological

Description of the Sample	Number of Samples	Plate count (average per millilitre) Colonies counted on agar after 20-24 hrs. at 37 °C.	Bact. coli test
Description of the Sample	Number of Samples		Percentages of samples negative in 100 ml.	Average number of Bact. coli per 100 ml.

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Table 8. Analysis of Complaints Received

Nature of Complaint	Number Received

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T able 9. Summary of Visits, Inspections, etc.

Dwelling-houses for housing defects under Public Health Act:	Number

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Table 9— continued

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T able 10. Sanitary Improvements Effected

	Number

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Table 11. housing Statistics HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE Return for the Year ended 31st December, 1956

A. HOUSES DEMOLISHED
In Clearance Areas: (Housing Act, 1936, and Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954)	Houses Demolished	Displaced during year
	Houses Demolished	Persons	Families

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T able 12. Notices Served Administrative action was taken during the year to secure abatement of nuisances and to enforce the appropriate statutory enactments, as follows:

Subject of Notice	Public Health Act	Food and Drugs Act

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Table 13. Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949

	TYPE OF PROPERTY
	Non-Agricultural				Agricultural
	Local Authority	Dwelling Houses (incl. Council Houses)	All other (incl. Business Premises)	Total of Cols. 1, 2 & 3	Agricultural

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TABLE 14. Eradication of Insect Pests. D.D.T. and Other Special Treatments Number of Infestations Treated

Type of Premises	Ants	Bugs	Cockroaches	Fleas	Flies	Moths	Wasps	Miscellaneous	Totals

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T able 15. Disinfections, etc.

	Number

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T able 16. Housing Act, 1936. Overcrowding The known cases of overcrowding on the register of the department at the end of the year were as follows:

	Number

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T able 17. Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949 Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949 Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949 The necessary registration of persons and premises, and the issue of appropriate licences, has been effected in accordance with the following table:

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Table 18. Food and Drugs Act, 1955 Public Health Act, 1936, Section 89 Insanitary Conditions in Food Premises

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Schools

	Number of defects

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T able 19. (a) Meat—Carcases Inspected and Findings at Private Slaughterhouses in the Borough

	Cattle excl. Cows	Cows	Calves	Sheep and Lambs	Pigs	Horses

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T able 20. (a) Meat Diseased and unsound conditions found in meat caused the detention and surrender for destruction of:

	lbs.

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(b) Other Foodstuffs The following foodstuffs, other than meat, being unfit for human consumption, were voluntarily surrendered for destruction:

	lbs.

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T able 21. Sampling The Middlesex County Council is the food and drugs authority for the Borough. The Chief Officer, Public Control Department, has kindly supplied the following information relating to samples taken in the Borough during the year ended 31st December, 1956:

Articlc	Total Samples Procured	Unsatisfactory

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Table 22 Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948. Part I of the Act 1. INSPECTIONS for Purposes of Provisions as to Health:

Premises	Number on Register	Number of
Premises	Number on Register	Inspections	Written Notices	Occupiers prosecuted

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1. Cases in which DEFECTS were Found:

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

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Part VIII of the Act. Outwork

Nature of the work	Lampshades	Wearing apparel	Electric Fuse Makers

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Table 23 Infectious Diseases. Incidence and Mortality Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever and Enteric Fever 1939-1956

Year	Diphtheria				Scarlet Fever				Enteric Fever
Year	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.

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Table 24 Ophthalmia Neonatorum, years 1939-1956 The following table shows the number of cases notified and result of treatment

Year	Cases notified	Cases Treated		Vision unimpaired	Vision impaired	Total blindness	Deaths
Year	Cases notified	At home	In hosp.	Vision unimpaired	Vision impaired	Total blindness	Deaths

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Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1956

DISEASE	CASES NOTIFIED AT VARIOUS AGES (YEARS)														Total cases notified	Deaths
DISEASE	Under 1 year	1-2	2-3	3-4	4-5	5-10	10-15	15-20	20-25	25-35	35—45	45-65	Over 65	Age not known	Total cases notified	Deaths

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TABLE 26 Monthly Incidence of Infectious Diseases during the Year 1956

DISEASE	NUMBER OF CASES												TOTAL
DISEASE	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	Sept.	October	Nov.	Dec.	TOTAL

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TABLE 27 Ward Distribution of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1956

Disease	Twickenham				Heath-field			Hampton Hill	Teddington		Hampton Wick	Total
Disease	East	Central	South	West	Heath-field	Whitton	Hampton	Hampton Hill	Upper	Lower	Hampton Wick	Total

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T able 28. Tuberculosis The following tables have been compiled from the notifications received: N ew C ases and M ortality

Age Periods	New Cases				Deaths
	Pulmonary		Non-pulmonary		Pulm onary		Non-pulmonary
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female

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T able 29. P rimary N otifications of T uberculosis, 1939-1956 inclusive

	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956

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Laboratory Work The usual arrangements were continued during the year and worked satisfactorily.

T able 1

Population 1939-1956 Table 2.

T able 3. Causes of Death. Registrar-General's Official Returns

Table 4. Main Causes of Death An analysis of the death returns reveals the following main causes of death:

T able 5. Infant Mortality ( a ) The following table, compiled from official registrations, gives details of he causes of death at various ages under one year of age:

Review of the Comparative Vital and Mortality Statistics for the Borough of Twickenham, together with those for England and Wales for years 1939-1956 inclusive

Results of the Chemical and Bacteriological Examination of the Water Supply to the Borough of Twickenham for 1956 Parts per million (unless otherwise stated) (a) Chemical

b) Bacteriological

Table 8. Analysis of Complaints Received

T able 9. Summary of Visits, Inspections, etc.

Table 9— continued

T able 10. Sanitary Improvements Effected

Table 11. housing Statistics HOUSES IN CLEARANCE AREAS AND UNFIT HOUSES ELSEWHERE Return for the Year ended 31st December, 1956

T able 12. Notices Served Administrative action was taken during the year to secure abatement of nuisances and to enforce the appropriate statutory enactments, as follows:

Table 13. Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949

TABLE 14. Eradication of Insect Pests. D.D.T. and Other Special Treatments Number of Infestations Treated

T able 15. Disinfections, etc.

T able 16. Housing Act, 1936. Overcrowding The known cases of overcrowding on the register of the department at the end of the year were as follows:

Table 18. Food and Drugs Act, 1955 Public Health Act, 1936, Section 89 Insanitary Conditions in Food Premises

Schools

T able 19. (a) Meat—Carcases Inspected and Findings at Private Slaughterhouses in the Borough

T able 20. (a) Meat Diseased and unsound conditions found in meat caused the detention and surrender for destruction of:

(b) Other Foodstuffs The following foodstuffs, other than meat, being unfit for human consumption, were voluntarily surrendered for destruction:

T able 21. Sampling The Middlesex County Council is the food and drugs authority for the Borough. The Chief Officer, Public Control Department, has kindly supplied the following information relating to samples taken in the Borough during the year ended 31st December, 1956:

Table 22 Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948. Part I of the Act 1. INSPECTIONS for Purposes of Provisions as to Health:

1. Cases in which DEFECTS were Found:

Part VIII of the Act. Outwork

Table 23 Infectious Diseases. Incidence and Mortality Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever and Enteric Fever 1939-1956

Table 24 Ophthalmia Neonatorum, years 1939-1956 The following table shows the number of cases notified and result of treatment

Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1956

TABLE 26 Monthly Incidence of Infectious Diseases during the Year 1956

TABLE 27 Ward Distribution of Infectious Diseases Notified during the Year 1956

T able 28. Tuberculosis The following tables have been compiled from the notifications received: N ew C ases and M ortality

T able 29. P rimary N otifications of T uberculosis, 1939-1956 inclusive

T able 30. Food Poisoning

Premises concerned with Health Services in Area 10