[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.

	total.	m.	f.

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BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1934. (Provisional figures). (The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population but for London and the towns to civilians only).

	Rate per 1,000 total population.		Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population.									Rate per 1,000 Live Births.			Percentage of Total Deaths.
	Live Births.	Still-births.	All Causes.	Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers.	Small-pox.	Measles.	Scarlet Fever.	Whooping Cough.	Diphtheria.	Influenza	Violence.	Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years).		Total Deaths under one year.	Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners.	Inquest Cases.		Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest.	Uncertified Causes of Death.

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Causes of death under 1 Year of age.

Cause of Death		Under 1 week	I—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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There were four deaths of illegitimate infants under one year of age out of 29 illegitimate births. This gives an Infantile Mortality rate of illegitimate children of 138 per 1,000 births.

Causes of Death.		M.	F.

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Local and General Adoptive Acts, Bye-Laws and Regulations. The following is a list of the Adoptive Acts in force in the district:—

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Clinics and Treatment Centres.

	Address.		By whom provided.

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MOGDEN HOSPITAL. ADMISSIONS CLASSIFIED.

	Richmond.					Richmond Union.					Heston and Isleworth.					Hounslow Carrison.					Brentford Union.					Teddington.					Staines.					Hospital Staff.					TOTALS.
	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Other Diseases	Total	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Other Diseases	Total,	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Other Diseases	Total.	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Other Diseases	Total.	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Other Diseases	Total.	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Other Diseases	Total	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Other Diseases	Total	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Other Diseases	Total.	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Other Diseases	Total.

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Inspections During 1934.

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Disinfection of Premises.

Reason.	Houses.	Rooms.	Number of Houses Bedding removed.

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These premises have been visited, and as a result of action taken by the department, the following defective conditions have been remedied:—

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LIST OF PROPERTIES AND NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS.

Premises.	SUMMARY.
	No. of houses.	Occupants.		Lodgers	Total No. of persons (including Lodgers).
	No. of houses.	Over 10	Under 10	Lodgers	Total No. of persons (including Lodgers).

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Particulars of samples taken in the Borough of Richmond during the year ended December 31st, 1934:—

Articles.	Analysed			Adulterated or Deteriorated			Prosecutions	Convictions.
Articles.	Formal	Informal	Total	Formal	Informal	Total	Prosecutions	Convictions.

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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Notifiable Diseases during the year.

Disease.	Total Cases Notified.	Cases Admitted to Hospital.	Total Deaths.

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During the year the number of specimens, etc., sent up for examination was as follows :—

Disease Suspected.	Nature of Specimen.	Result.		Total.
Disease Suspected.	Nature of Specimen.	Positive.	Negative.	Total.

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The Council has made arrangements whereby a medical practitioner in attendance on one of these cases can have a consultation with an Obstetric Specialist if he desires.

	Total Cases Notified.												Total Deaths.
	Under 1 year	1—2	2-3	3-4	4-5	5—10	10—15	15- 20	20—35	35—45	45-65	65 and over.	Under 1 year	1—2	2—3	3—4	4—5	5—10	10-15	15—20	20-35	35-45	45—65	65 and over.

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Tuberculosis.

Age Periods.	New Cases.				Deaths.
	Respiratory		Non-Respiratory.		Respiratory.		Non-Respiratory.
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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Three cases were notified during the year.

Ophthalmia	Cases			Vision Unimpaired	Vision Impaired	Total Blindness	Deaths
	Notified	Treated
	Notified	At Home	In Hospital

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Table I. —Return of Medical Inspections. A.—Routine Mbdical Inspections.

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Table II.—A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1934.

Defect or Disease.	Routine Inspections.		Special Inspections.
	No. of Defects.		No. of Defects.
	Requiring Treatment.	Requiring to be kept under observation but not requ'ring Treatment.	Requiring Treatment.	Requiring to oe kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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Table 11.— continued.

Defect or Disease.	Routine Inspections.		Special Inspection!.
	No. of Defects.		No of Defects.
	Requiring Treatment.	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.	Requiring Treatment.	Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring Treatment.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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Table II.— continued. B. Number of Individual Childre n found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

Group. (1)	Number of Children.		Percentage of Children found to require treatment. (4)
Group. (1)	Inspec'ed. (2)	Found to require Treatment. (3)	Percentage of Children found to require treatment. (4)

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Table III. — Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.

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Tablb III.— continued. PARTIALLY BLIND CHILDREN.

At Certified Schools for the Blind.	At Certified Schools for the Partially Blind.	At Public Elementary Schools.	At other Institutions.	At no School or Institution.	Total.

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DEAF CHILDREN.

At Certified Schools for the Deaf.	At Public Elementary Schools.	At other Institutions.	At no School or Institution.	Total.

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PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN.

At Certified Schools for the Deaf.	At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf.	At Public Elementary Schools.	At other Institutions.	At no School or Institution.	Total.

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This category includes only those children for whose education and maintenance the Local Education Authority are responsible, and excludes all children who have been notified to the Local Authority under the Mental Deficiency Act.

At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children.	At Public Elementary Schools.	At other Institutions.	At no School or Institution.	Total.

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Table III.— continued. EPILEPTIC CHILDREN. Children Suffering from Severe Epilepsy.

At Certified Special Schools.	At Public Elementary Schools.	At other Institutions.	At no School or Institution.	Total.

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I.— Children Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (Including pleura and intra thoracic glands).

At Certified Special Schools.	At Public Elementary Schools	At other Institutions.	At no School or Institution.	Total.

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II.--Children Suffering from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (This category includes tuberculosis of all sites other than those shown in (I) above).

At Certified Special Schools.	At Public Elementary Schools.	At other Institutions.	At no School or Institution.	Total

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B. Delicate Children. This Section is confined to children (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders it desirable that they should be specially selected for admission to an Open Air School.

At Certified Special Schools.	At Public Elementary Schools.	At other Institutions.	At no School or Institution.	Total.

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Tablb III.— continued. C. Crippled Children.

At Certified Special Schools.	At Public Elementary Schools.	At other Institutions.	At no School or Institution.	Total.

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Table IV.— Return of Defects Treated during the year ended 31st December, 1934. TREATMENT TABLE. Group I Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness).

Disease or Defect.	Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year.
Disease or Defect.	Under the 1 Authority's ¹Scheme.	Otherwise.	Total.

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Table IV.—Group 4. Orthopaedic and Postubal Defects.

	Under the Authority's Scheme. (1)			Otherwise. (2)			Total number treated.
	Residential treatment with education. (i)	Residential treatment without education. (ii)	Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic, (iii)	Residential treatment with education. (i)	Residential treatment without education. (ii)	Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic, (iii)	Total number treated.

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Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.

BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1934. (Provisional figures). (The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population but for London and the towns to civilians only).

Causes of death under 1 Year of age.

There were four deaths of illegitimate infants under one year of age out of 29 illegitimate births. This gives an Infantile Mortality rate of illegitimate children of 138 per 1,000 births.

Local and General Adoptive Acts, Bye-Laws and Regulations. The following is a list of the Adoptive Acts in force in the district:—

Clinics and Treatment Centres.

MOGDEN HOSPITAL. ADMISSIONS CLASSIFIED.

Inspections During 1934.

Disinfection of Premises.

These premises have been visited, and as a result of action taken by the department, the following defective conditions have been remedied:—

LIST OF PROPERTIES AND NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS.

Particulars of samples taken in the Borough of Richmond during the year ended December 31st, 1934:—

PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Notifiable Diseases during the year.

During the year the number of specimens, etc., sent up for examination was as follows :—

The Council has made arrangements whereby a medical practitioner in attendance on one of these cases can have a consultation with an Obstetric Specialist if he desires.

Tuberculosis.

Three cases were notified during the year.

Table I. —Return of Medical Inspections. A.—Routine Mbdical Inspections.

Table II.—A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the year ended 31st December, 1934.

Table 11.— continued.

Table II.— continued. B. Number of Individual Childre n found at Routine Medical Inspection to require Treatment (excluding Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).

Table III. — Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.

Tablb III.— continued. PARTIALLY BLIND CHILDREN.

DEAF CHILDREN.

PARTIALLY DEAF CHILDREN.

This category includes only those children for whose education and maintenance the Local Education Authority are responsible, and excludes all children who have been notified to the Local Authority under the Mental Deficiency Act.

Table III.— continued. EPILEPTIC CHILDREN. Children Suffering from Severe Epilepsy.

I.— Children Suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (Including pleura and intra thoracic glands).

II.--Children Suffering from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (This category includes tuberculosis of all sites other than those shown in (I) above).

B. Delicate Children. This Section is confined to children (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders it desirable that they should be specially selected for admission to an Open Air School.

Tablb III.— continued. C. Crippled Children.

Table IV.— Return of Defects Treated during the year ended 31st December, 1934. TREATMENT TABLE. Group I Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness).

Table IV.—Group 4. Orthopaedic and Postubal Defects.

Table IV.—Group 5. Dental Defects.

Table IV.— Group 6. Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.