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Brentford and Chiswick 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

Published
1937
Pages
142
Tables
101

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101 tables in this report

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    1. GENERAL STATISTICS, 1936.
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    2. EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF YEAR.
    Total.M.F.
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    COMPARISON OF VITAL STATISTICS.
    Birth Rate.Death Rate.Infant Mortality
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    Mortality in Age Groups.
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    Further analysis of this figure shows the following:—
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    The following sets out the Birth, Death and Infantile Mortality Rates since the date of amalgamation of Brentford and Chiswick.
    Year.Birth Rate.Death Rate.Infantile Mortality.
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    TABLE I. Particulars of Births and Deaths as supplied by the Registrar-General for the Year 1936.
    Cause of Death.Males.Females.
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    TABLE II. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1936. Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year.
    Cause of Death.Under one week.1—2 weeks.2—3 weeks.3—4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.1—3 months3—6 months6—9 months9—12 months.Total under 1 year.
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    The use these ambulances were put to during the year is reflected in the following figures:—
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    TABLE of CLINICS and TREATMENT CENTRES.
    Description.Address.When Held.Provided by
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    SUMMARY OF WORK AT THE MATERNITY AND CHILD) WELFARE CLINICS, 1936.
    BRENTFORD AREA.CHISWICK AREA.Grand Totals, 1936.Grand Totals, 1935.
    Monday Clinics.Wednesday Clinics.Total.Wednesday Clinics.Thursday Clinics.Friday Clinics.Total.
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    The conditions found in the 52 children sent to this clinic is shown below:—
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    Dental Clinic. Miss Loretz, the Dental Surgeon, gives the following table of work done for mothers and children attending the Maternity and Child Welfare and Ante-natal Clinics.
    Chiswick.Brentford.Total.
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    The following table indicates certian conditions found and how they were dealt with:—
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Post-Natal cases.
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    A careful examination of our death returns shows the following two cases of sepsis, two cases due to complications during labour and one case of a pregnant woman in which the primary cause was pneumonia:—
    Date.Initials of patientPart of . Borough.Age.Where died.Cause of death.
    From Sepsis.
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    ANTE-NATAL CLINICS.
    District.Number of clinics held during year.Number of expectant mothers attending for the first time.Total number of expectant mothers attending.Number of post-natal mothers attending.Total number of attendances made.Average attendance per session.
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    Number of visits paid during the year by all Health Visitors:— (a) To expectant mothers:
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    Continued from previous page...
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    The following table sets out particulars of registration during the year:—
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    The attendances during the year were as follows:
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    Inspections.
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    (a) Drainage of Existing Buildings.
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    Sundry Nuisance. Overcrowding
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    e) Disinfection.
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    (f) Slaughterhouses.
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    Number of premises registered:
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    Continued from previous page...
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    1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of inspections.Number of written notices.Number of prosecutions.
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    2.— Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.Number of prosecutions.
  • Page 35
    The approximate number of shops within the Borough at the end of 1936, exclusive of licensed premises and garages, is 864, classified as under:—
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    HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION DURING THE YEAR 1936.
    STREET OR ROAD.Number of Inspections.Houses let in two Tenements.Houses let in three Tenements.Houses let in four Tenements.Number of Inhabitants.Number of Living Rooms.Number of Sleeping Rooms.Average Number ofNUISANCES AND SANITARY DEFECTS.
    Defective Drains.Defective Connections.Choked Drains.Defective Soil Pipes and Drain Ventilators.Defective Fresh Air Inlets.Absence of, and Broken Manhole Covers, etc.| Absence of, and Leaky and Defective Sinks.Defective Water-closets.Water Supply to W.C.'s.Leaky Roofs.Defective Eaves Guttering.Defective Waste, Rainwater Pipes, etc.Dampness in Walls, Floors, etc.Insufficient Ashpits.Defective Paving of Yards, Outhouses, etc.Improper Situation of, or Construction of Drinking Water Cisterns.Premises requiring Repair- | ing and Cleansing.Overcrowding.Nuisances from Keeping Animals, etc.Accumulations of Stagnant Water.Accumulations of Offensive Matter, Manure, etc.Other Defects
    Adults.Children.TOTAL.Persons per House, including Children.Living and Sleeping Rooms per House.
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    The following summary sets out the actual position at the end of 1936 of the work under the Housing Act, 1930:—
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    Work under Housing Act, 1930 (included above) showing Position at 31st December, 1936.
    Number of dwelling-houses demolished.Number of dwelling- houses made fit.No. of persons displaced.
    From demolished houses.To abate overcrowding
    Unfit houses.Other houses.
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    A careful check has been kept on all possible variations with the result that the records on the appointed day were as under:
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    HOUSING STATISTICS. 1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the year.
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    4. Housing Act, 1935.— Overcrowding.
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    Number of premises registered:—
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    Number of Dealers' Licences to sell:—
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    a—notifiable diseases during the year.
    Disease.Total Cases notified.Cases admitted to HospitalTotal Deaths.
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    b.—ophthalmia neonatorum.
    Cases notified.Cases treated at Home.Cases treated in HospitalVision unimpaired.Vision impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
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    c—ages of cases of infectious diseases notified during the year 1936.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 112345 and under 1010 and under 1515 and under 2020 and under 3535 and under 4545 and under 6565 and over.
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    D —CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1936, CLASSIFIED IN WARDS.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of cases notified
    Brentford EastBrentford CentralBrentford WestBedford ParkChiswick ParkGrove ParkGunners-buryOld ChiswickTurnham Green
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    Cancer : Deaths during the year classified in Age Groups.
    Age GroupsTotal
    25/35 years35/45 years45/55 years55/65 years65/75 yearsOver 75 years
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    Cancer : Main Seats of Disease as indicated in Deaths during 1936.
    OrganMale.FemaleTotal
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    e—tuberculosis .
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Respiratory.Non- Respiratory.Respiratory.Non- Respiratory.
    MaleF'maleMaleF'maleMaleF'maleMaleF'male
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    The following table sets out a record of the bacteriological work during the year, all of which was carried out in the Council's Laboratory :—
    Suspected Disease.Result.Totals.
    Positive.Negative.
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    The nominal accommodation for children in the schools during 1936 was as follows :—
    Brentford Schools—Accommodation
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    The progress made in this part of the work is shown in the following table :—
    Total number of examinations made by School Nurses.Number of individual children found to be unclean.Average number of visits per school made during the year by School Nurses.
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    The following table shows the exclusions from school for conditions connected with defective personal hygiene
    Verminous condition.ImpetigoScabies.Ringworm.
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    (c) Minor Ailments (vide Table 11 and Table IV, Group I). The following ailments requiring treatment, classified under this heading, were found during the year :—
    Ailment.Routine Inspections.Special Inspections.Total.
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    Non-Pulmonary :—
    Localisation.Routine.Special.Total.
    Requiring treat mentTo be kept under ob servationRequiring treatment.To be kept under observation.
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    TABLE SHOWING THE EXCLUSION OF CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL ON ACCOUNT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
    Month.Scarlet FeverDiphtheriaChicken Measles PoxWhooping CoughMumpsInfluenzaGerman Measles
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    CHILDREN ATTENDING MINOR AILMENT CLINICS SUFFERING FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Chicken Pox.Measles.Whooping Cough.Mumps.Influenza.German Measles.
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    The prevalence of infectious diseases in the schools compared with that of the eight previous years is shown in the following table :—
    192819291930193119321933193419351936
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    The following table shows how these figures compare with those of the eight previous years and it will be noted that there has been a steady improvement:—
    192819291930193119321933193419351936
    %%%%%%%%%
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    If the weekly income, exclusive of expenses as set out above, per head of family
    is more than 9s. and less than 15s.is 15s. or more.
    s.d.s.d.
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    The following Table shows the scale of charges for Orthopaedic treatment:—
    Family Income.Charge to be made for treatment in Hospital.Charge to be made for treatment at School Clinic.
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    The income d rived from these contributing fees, compared with the three previous years, is shown thus:—
    1936193519341933
    £.s.d.£.s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    The work done in the Clinics during the year is indicated in the following Table:—
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    Dr. Forbes has kindly supplied me with particulars to make the following table of all elementary school children from this district who attended his clinic during 1936:—
    Initials of child.Sex.Age.Localisation of disease.Where treated.
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    The attendances at the Eye Clinics were as follows:—
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    (i) Orthopaedic. —The following table of crippled children attending the schools was completed with the aid of the head teachers:—
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    Continued from previous page...
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    The attendances at the Clinic are shown in the following table:—
    School Children—Number of children.Attendances.
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    Classification of conditions treated at Orthopaedic Clinic:—
    School ChildrenM. & C.W. Children
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    The hospital treatment obtained for 36 children is shown as follows:—
    In-PatientOut-Patient
    RheumatismHeart DiseaseChoreaRheumatismHeart DiseaseChorea
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    They also provided me with the following table of legal proceedings taken under the School Attendance Bye-laws, during the year:—
    Initials of Offender.Offence.Act.Fine.
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    The results of the examinations are shown below:—
    SchoolNo. of children examinedType of occupation child should not enterTreatment still required
    No. of childrenIndex No. on list
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    Treatment still required:—
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    Those sent to Special Schools during the year are shown in the following table:—
    InstitutionCharge to Local Authority per annumContribution by parents per week
    Deaf Children:£s.d.
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    The following Table is made from data given by the head teachers of the Schools:—
    Mentally Boys.Deficient. Girls.
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    MENTALLY RETARDED.
    SchoolBoysGirlsTot'l No. of children
    Years retardedTotal BoysYears retardedTot'l Girls
    1234512345
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    I am indebted to Dr. Laval, of the Middlesex County Counci Committee for the Care of the Mentally Defective, under Section 2 (2) of the Mental Deficiency Act, for the following Table
    Initials.Sex.Date notified.Institution or Guardianship.
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    The following is a report of the work done during 1936 :— Chiswick Secondary Schools :—
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Type of Error found.
    Boys.Girls.
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    Legal Proceedings taken during 1936 for Offences against the employment of school children and Young Persons.
    Initials of Offender.Offence.Act under which summoned.Fine.
  • Page 104
    TABLE I. MEDICAL INSPECTION OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. A.— Routine Medical Inspections.
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    TABLE II. A.— Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ending 31st December, 1936.
    Defect or Disease.Routine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of Defects.No. ofDefects.
    Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment.Requiring treatment.Requiring to be kep under observation, but not requiring treatment.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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    TABLE II.— contd.
    Defect or Disease.Routine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    Requiring treatment. (2)Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. (3)Requiring treatment. (4)Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment. (5)
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    table ii. B.—Classification of the Nutrition of Children inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
    Age-groupsNumber of Children Inspecteda (Excellent)B (Normal)C (Slightly subnormal)d (Bad)
    No.V /oNo.%No.%No.%
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    TABLE III. Return of all Exceptional Children in the Area.
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    TABLE III— contd.
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    TABLE III— contd.
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    TABLE IV. TREATMENT TABLES. Group I.—Minor Ailments (excluding Uncleanliness, FOR WHICH SEE TABLE VI)
    Defect or Disease.Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.OtherwiseTotal.
    (1)
  • Page 112
    TABLE IV.—contd. Group II.—Defective Vision and Squint (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.)
    Number of Defects dealt with
    Under the Authority's SchemeOtherwiseTotal
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    Group III.— Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.
    Received Operative TreatmentReceived other forms of TreatmentTotal number treated
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or HospitalBy Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's SchemeTotal
    (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
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    TABLE IV (continued) Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
    Under the Authority's Scheme. (1)Otherwise (2)Total number treated
    Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Non-residential treatment at an Orthopaedic Clinic.Residential treatment with education.Residential treatment without education.Non-residential treatment at an Orthopaedic Clinic.
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    TABLE V. DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
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    TABLE V—(continued).
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    TABLE VI—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
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    The following table indicates the number of cases of the va rious diseases treated during the year :—
    DiseaseRemaining in Hospital 31st March, 1936Admitted during yearDischarged during yearDied during year.Remaining in Hospital 31st March, 1937
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    The complications observed among the cases were as follows :—
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    The following complications were observed:—
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    The complications observed among the cases were as follows:—
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    Cost of Maintenance, Etc.
    £s.d.
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    The cases admitted to the Hospital in each year since it was opened were as follows:—
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    The 543 cases admitted to the Hospital during the period under review came from the two districts as follows:—
    MonthEalingBrentford and ChiswickTotal
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    Cost of Maintenance, Etc.
    £s.d.