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Brentford and Chiswick 1937

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

Published
1938
Pages
146
Tables
91

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  • Page 7
    2. EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF YEAR.
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    Death Rate of Infants under one year of age:—
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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:—
    BirthDeathInfantile
    Year.Rate.Rate.Mortality Rate.
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    TABLE I. Particulars of Births and Deaths as supplied by the Registrar-General for the Year 1937.
    Cause of Death.Males.Females.
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    table II. Infantile Mortality during the Year 1937. 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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    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, 1937.
    BRENTFORD AREA.CHISWICK AREA.Grand Totals, 1937.Grand Totals, 1936.
    Monday Clinics.Wednesday Clinics.Total.Wednesday Clinics.Thursday Clinics.Friday Clinics.Total.
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    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 certain conditions found and who they were dealt with:—
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    Continued from previous page...
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    The following table shows the deaths classified under this heading during the last nine years:—
    YearDied from SepsisDied from other causes connected with pregnancy
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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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    FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES. 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.Number of prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    Work under Housing Acts, 1930 and 1936 (included above) showing Position at 31st December, 1937.
    Number of dwelling-houses demolished.Number of dwelling- houses made fit.No. of persons displaced.
    Unfit houses.Other houses.From de-molished housesTo abate overcrowding
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    BOROUGH OF BRENTFORD AND CHISWICK. HOUSE-TO-HOUSE INSPECTION DURING THE YEAR 1937.
    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.j 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 Repairing and Cleansing.Overcrowding.Nuisances from Keeping Animals, etc.Accumulations of Stagnant Water.Accumulations of Offensive Matter. Manure etcOther Defects.
    Adults.Children.TOTAL.Persons per House, including Children.Living and Sleeping Rooms per House.
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    (e) Other information regarding statistics for 1937 :—
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    (4) Abatement of overcrowding in Council properties (included in (3) above) :—
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    (5) Position of Overcrowded Families at end of 1937 :
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    The following statistics relate to the sale of milk in the area :—
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    The following licences were issued by the Council under the above-mentioned Order :—
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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 1937.
    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 1937, CLASSIFIED IN WARDS.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of cases notified
    Brentford EastBrentford CentralBrentford WestBedford ParkChiswick ParkGrove ParkGunners-buryOld ChiswickTurnham Green
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    The number of immunisation certificates issued since the inception of the clinic is as under:—
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    The results of the re-tests of children so treated are not yet available in sufficient numbers to draw any final conclusion, but it will probably be found to be quite satisfactory.
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    Continued from previous page...
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    Cancer : Deaths during the year classified in Age Groups.
    Age Groups
    15/25 years25/35 years35/45 years45/55 years55/65 years65/75 yearsOver 75 yearsTotal
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    Cancer : Main Seats of Disease as indicated in Death Returns during 1937.
    OrganMale.FemaleTotal
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    E.—tuberculosis.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Respiratory.Non- Respiratory.Respiratory.Non- Respiratory.
    MaleFemaleMale FemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
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    (b) Laboratory Work. 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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    3—SCHOOL HYGIENE AND ACCOMMODATION. The nominal accommodation for children in the schools during 1937 was as follows:—
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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 II and Table IV, Group I). The following ailments requiring treatment, classified under this heading, were found during the year:—
    Routine InspectionsSpecial InspectionsTotal
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    (e) Tuberculosis:— Pulmonary.—No cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis were seen during the year, but four suspected cases were seen at Special Inspections and sent to the Tuberculosis Medical Officer. Non-pulmonary.—
    LocalisationRoutineSpecial
    Requiring treatment.To be kept under observation.Requiring treatment.To be kept under observation.Total.
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    TABLE SHOWING THE EXCLUSION OF CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL ON ACCOUNT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
    Month.Scarlet FeverDiphtheriaChicken PoxMeaslesWhooping 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 disease in the schools compared with that of the eight previous years is shewn in the following table:—
    192919301931193219331934193519361937
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    The results of these further examinations were as follows:
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    The following table shews how these figures compare with those of the eight previous years and it will be noted that there has been a steady improvement:—
    192919301931193219331934193519361937
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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 derived from these contributing fees, compared with the three previous years, is shewn thus :
    1937193619351934
    £s.d.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
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    (3) Degree of visual acuity (when unequal, the acuity of worse eve)—
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    The attendances at the clinic are shewn in the following table :—
    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-Patient_ Out-Patient
    RheumatismHeart DiseaseChoreaRheumatismHeart DiseaseChorea
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    The following table shews the success of this branch of education during 1937 :—
    SchoolLearners' Certificates (Min 10 yards)No. of Season Tickets gainedCertificate of London Schools' Swimming Association
    50 yards100 yards
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    They also provided me with the following table of legal proceedings taken under the School Attendance Byelaws, during the year :—
    Initials OffenderOffenceActFine
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    The Local Inspector has sent me the following table of cases dealt with in Brentford and Chiswick during the year
    Nature of CaseNumberNumber of children affectedTotal No. of visits
    BoysGirls
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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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    Continued from previous page...
    SchoolNo. of children examinedType of occupation child should not enterTreatment still required
    No. of childrenIndex No. on List
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    InstitutionCharge to Local Authority per annumContribution by parents per week
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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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    Chiswick Group—
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    MENTALLY RETARDED.
    School .BoysGirlsTot'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 Council Committee for the Care of the Mentally Defective, undei Section 2 (2) of the Mental Deficiency Act, for the following table :—
    InitialsSexDate notifiedInstitution or Guardianship.
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    The following is a report of the work done during 1937 :— Dental Clinic.
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    Cliiswick Polytechnic:—
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    Other operations consisted of 3 root fillings, 6 scalings, 10 dressings and 1 orthodontic treatment. Eye Clinic.
    Eye ClinicSecondary SchoolsPolytechnicTotal
    BoysGirlsBoysGirls
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    Degree of Visual Acuity (when eyes differed that of worse eye): Less than
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    Type of Error found.
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    The report for the year 1937 is as follows:—
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    LEgal Proceedings taken during 1937 for Offences against the employment of school children and Young Persons.
    Initials of Offender.Offence.Act under which summoned.Fine.
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    table I. MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING public elementary schools. A.—Routine Medical Inspections. Number of Code Group Inspections:
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    C.— Children found to require Treatment. Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspections to require treatment (excluding Uncleanli-ness and Dental Diseases)—
    GroupFor defective vision (excluding squint)For all other conditions recorded in Table II.ATotal
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    TABLE II. A.—Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ending 31st December, 1937.
    Defect or Disease.Routine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
    No. of Defects.No. of Defects.
    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.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. 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.%No.%No.%No.%
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    TABLE III. Return of ah 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 Unceeaneiness, FOR which see tabee VI).
    Defect or Disease.Number of Defects treated or under treatment during the year.
    Under the Authority's Scheme.OtherwiseTotal.
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    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.
    Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or HospitalBy Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's SchemeTotalReceived other forms of TreatmentTotal numb er treated
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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. DENTAI, 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 various diseases treated during the year:—
    DiseaseRemaining in Hospital 31st March, 1937Admitted during yearDischarged during yearDied during yearRemaining in Hospital 31st March, 1938
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    The incidence of the actual cases of scarlet fever in the various age-groups was as follows:—
    1-5 yrs.5-15 yrs.15-25 yrs.25-35 yrs.35-45 yrs.over 45 yrs.
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    The complications observed among the cases were as follows:—
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    The incidence of the actual cases of diphtheria in the various age-groups was as follows:—
    1-5 yrs.5-10 yrs.10-15 yrs.15-25 yrs.25-45 yrs.over 45 yrs.
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    The following complications were observed:—
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    M others.—The 297 cases admitted to the Hospital from the 1st April to the 31st October, 1937, from the two districts were as follows:—
    MonthEalingBrentford and ChiswickTotal
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    PERIVALE MATERNITY HOSPITAL. Mothers.—The 300 cases admitted to the Hospital during the period 1st November, 1937, to 31st March, 1938, from the two districts were as follows:—
    MonthEalingBrentford and ChiswickTotal