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Brentford and Chiswick 1941

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

Published
1942
Pages
26
Tables
21

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21 tables in this report

  • Page 2
    SECTION 'A ' EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS : The number of live-births, still-births, and deaths are those REGISTERED (but excluding re-registered) during the calendar year, adjusted for inward and outward transfers. Non-civilian deaths and non-civilian notifications are excluded.
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    TABLE 1 . PARTICULARS OF BIRTH S AND DEATHS AS SUPPLIED BY THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL FOR THE YE A R 1941 .
    CAUSE OF DEATHMALES.FEMALES.
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    TABLE 11. INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1941. Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year .
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weekTotal under 4 weeks.1-3 months3-6 months6-9 months9-12 monthsTotal under 1 year.
  • Page 6
    SUMMARY OF W ORK AT THE MATERNITY AMD CHILD WELFARE CLINICS 1941.
    BRENTFORD AREACHISWICK AREAGrand Totals 1941.Grand Totals 1940.
    Monday Clinics.Wednesday Clinics.TOTAL.Wednes. Clinics.Thurs. Clinics.Friday Clinics.TOTAL.
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    ANTE-NATAL CLINICS.
    DISTRICTNumber 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 attendancesper session.
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    SUPPLY OF MILK AND FOOD.
    Terms of supplyMilk.Meals suppliedat Dining Centres.Other Food.*
    Expectant Mothers.Nursing MothersChildren under 5 years of age.Expectant Mothers.Nursing Mothers.Children under 5 years of age.Expectant Mothers.Nursing MothersChildren under 5 years of age.
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    * C od liver oil and malt, Virol, Bemax, etc. Total quantity of milk supplied during the year to expectant and nursing mothers and young children:-
    Liquid Milk gallonsDried Milk gallons.
  • Page 9
    The following table sets out a brief summary of the work of the Health Visitors during the year:-
  • Page 9
    Child Life Protection (under the Public Health Act, 193 6 ) . The following table sets out particulars of registration during the year:-
  • Page 10
    Tabular Statement of the Work of the Sanitary Department, 1941 .
  • Page 11
    (d) SUNDRY NUISANCES.
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    SECTION D . PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. A . - NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEAR.
    Disease.Total Cases notified.Cases admitted to Hospital.Total Deaths.
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    B. - OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
    Cases NotifiedCases treated at HomeCases treated in HospitalVision unimpairedVision impairedTotal BlindnessDeaths
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    C. - AGES, QF C ASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1941.
    NUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED
    At all AgesAt Ages - Years
    Under 112345 and under 1010 and under 1515 and under 2020 and under 1535 and under 4545 and under 6565 and over
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    D. - CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1941 CLASSIFIED IN WARDS. ,
    NOTIFIABLE DISEASESNUMBER OF CASES NOTIFIED
    Brentford EastBrentford CentralBrentford WestBedford ParkChiswick ParkGrove ParkGunners-buryOld ChiswickTurnham Green
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    E. TUBERCULOSIS.
    NEW CASESDEATHS
    RespiratoryNon- RespiratoryRespiratoryNon- Respiratory
    Male.Female.MaleFemale. MaleFemaleMaleFenale
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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 Laborato ry
    Suspected DiseaseResultTotals
    PositiveNegative
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    1941 ACTUAL CASES .
    Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.May.Jne.Jly.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total
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    The following figures and tables of work in this service are in addition to the Statutory Tables issued to the Board of Education
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    TABLE 1. MEDICAL INSPECTIONS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
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    TABLE 11. CLASSIFICATION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE ROUTINE AGE GROUPS.
    Age Groups.Number of children inspected.A. ExcellentB. Normal.C. Slightly Subnormal .D. Bad.
    No.%No.%No.%No.%