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

Brentford and Chiswick 1962

Published: 1963
Pages: 94
Tables: 40

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VITAL STATISTICS, 1962

Live Births
Total Male Female
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Table I gives a list of Causes of Death as classified according to the International system agreed by the World Health Organisation. The principal causes of death were:-

1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955
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The distribution of cancer deaths in sites is shown below

Site of Primary Growth Fema1e
Male
1962 1961 1960 1959 1962 1961 1960 1959
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The ages at which the greatest number of deaths from cancer (all types) occurred was 65-69 in males, 70-74 in females, see following table:-

Age Groups
Male Fema1e
1962 1961 1960 1959 1962 1961 1960 1 9 59
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Deaths from tuberculosis rose to 5, all pulmonary, In the two previous years only one death from this cause was registered each year

Year Number of deaths from tuberculosis
Ma1e Fema1e Total
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No. of persons who received 2 injections Born in the following years:

196 2 1961 1943 - 1960 1933 1942 Others Total
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No. of persons who received 3 injections Born in the following years

1962 1961 1943 - 1960 1933 - 1942 Others Total
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No. of persons liven an oral boost after 2 injections Born in the following years

1961 1943 1960 1933 - 1942 Others Total
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Vaccination against Smallpox The following information regarding vaccination against smallpox carried out in the Borough during 1962 has been supplied by the Area Medical Officer.

Number of persons who during the year were: Under 1 l Age Groups 2 - 4 5 - 14 15 to over Total
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Information concerning immunisation against diphtheria in the Borough during 1962 has been supplied by the Area Medical Officer, and is as follows -

Number of children who Under 1 l 2-4 5 - 14 Total
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During the year, 110 samples were taken for bacteriological examination and the results obtained are as under:-

Grade Ice Cream Ice Lollies Cream Lollies
Satisfactory Doubtful Unsatisfactory Satis factory Doubtful Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Doubtful Unsatisfactory
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277 contraventions of the above-named Regulations were found and 168 remedied during 1962. Details of these contraventions are as follows:-

Contravention Found Remedied
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14 cases were substantiated, the details of which are as follows:-

Complaint Action taken
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FOOD SAMPLING By the courtesy of the Chief Officer, Public Control Department of the Middlesex County Council the following details of food sampling within the Borough are available-

Article Total samples procured Unsatisfactory
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Ascertained requirements:
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Details of the work done are as follows:-

Case Type of Accommodation Work Done
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The percentage of meals served to daily attendances:-

January to December 1962
% of attendance taking meals Average number taking meals Average attendance
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The total number of visits and revisits made during the year by the Public Health Inspectors was 5,770 and the following is a summary of these visits.

Visits Revisits
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Statement of New Dwellings erected by the Borough Council and Private Enterprise during 1962 Permanent Housing

Houses Flats Maisonettes Bunga1ows Total
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Statement of (a) Rebuilt (War damage) and (b) New Dwellings erected by the Borough Council and Private Enterprise between the end of the Second World War and the 31st December, 1962 Permanent Housing

Houses Flats Maisonettes Bunga1ows Total
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Houses Flats Maisonettes Bungalows Total
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Temporary Housing

Houses Flats Maisonettes Bunga1ows Total
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Details of conversions in 1962 and in total are as follows:-

Conversions Completed 1962 Total
Houses Flats Houses Flats
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Number and classification of patients visited by the Home Nurses in the Borough during the year are as follows:-

Type of case Under 5 years 5 - 64 years 65 years and over Total Grand Total
M F M F M F M F
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TABLE I PARTICULARS OF DEATHS AS SUPPLIED BY THE REGISTRAR - GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1962

Cause of Death Males Femeles

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TABLE II INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1962 Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year

	Under 1 day	1 day	2 days	3 days	4 days	5 days	6 days	7 - 14 days	14 - 21 days	21-28 days	1-2 months	2 months	3 months	4 months	5 months	6 months	7 months	8 months	9 months	10 months	11 - 12 months	Total under 1 year

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TABLE III NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEARS 1961 AND 1962

Disease Total not cases fied Cases a dmitted to hospital Total Deaths
1962 1961 1962 1961 1962 1961
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TABLE IV AGES OF CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1962

Disease At all ages Number of Cases Notified
At ages - years
Under 1 1 2 3 4 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 65 Over 6 5

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TABLE V CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1962 CLASSIFIED IN WARDS

Disease	Number of Cases Notified									Total Cases
Disease	Brentford Central	Brentford East	Brentford West	Bedford Park	Chiswick Park	Grove Park	Gunnersbury	Old Chiswick	Turnham Green	Total Cases

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TABLE VI LABORATORY WORK

Nature of Specimen Result
Positive Negative Total
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TABLE VII TUBERCULOSIS - 1962

New Cases Deat hs
Age Groups Respiratory NonRespiratory Respiratory NonRespiratory
Ma1e Fema1e Ma1e Fema1e Male Fema1e Male Fema1e
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TABLE VIII TUBERCULOSIS CASES IN YEARS

Year New Cases Deaths
Respiratory NonRespiratory Total Respiratory NonRespiratory Total
M F M F M F M F
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TABLE IX TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER - AS AT 31.12.62

Pu1monary Non-Pulmonary Total
M F M F U F
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Cases removed from the Register shown under (e) are accounted for as follows:-

Found not to be T.B. Recovered Lost sight of Removed to another area Died at home Died at Sanatoriurn or other Institution Total
M F M F M F M F M F M F M F
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TABLE X OCCUPATIONS OF CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFIED DURING THE YEARS 1960 - 1962

Occupations 1962 1961 1 960
M F M F M F

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TABLE XI INFESTATION WITH VERMIN

Name of School	Total number of individual examinations of pupils in schools by the school nurses or other authorised persons	Total number of individual pupiIs found to be infested	Number of individual pupils in respect of whom
Name of School		Total number of individual pupiIs found to be infested	cleansing notices were issued under Sec.54(2) of the Education Act, 1944	c1eansing orders were issued under Sec.54(3) of the Education Act, 1944

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TABLE XII FACTORIES ACT, 1961 Inspections:

Premises Number on Register Number of
Inspections made Written Not ice s Occupiers Prosecuted
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TABLE XIII FACTORIES ACT, 1961 Cases in which Defects were found:

Particu1ars Number of Cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were institut ed
Found Remedied Referred
to HMI by HMI

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TABLE XIV FACTORIES ACT, 1961 Outwork (Sections 133 and 134):

	Section 133			Section 134
Nature of Work	No. of outworkers in Aug. list required by Section 133(1)(c)	No . o f cases of defau1t in sending lists to Counci1	No . of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work inunwho1e sowe premises	Notices served	Prosecu fions

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TABLE XV ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORDINGS DURING 1962 (Expressed as Micro grammes per Cubic Metre)

Month	Highest Daily Reading						Monthly Average
	Smoke			Sulphur Dioxide			Staoke			Sulphur Dioxide
	Brentford	Chiswick Heathfield Terrace	Chiswick Staveley Road	Brentford	Chiswick Heathfield Terrace	Chiswick Staveley Road	Brentford	Chiswick Heathfield Terrace	Chiswick Staveley Road	Brentford	Chiswick Heathfield Terrace	Chiswick Staveley Road

Disease	At all ages	Number of Cases Notified
		At ages - years
		Under 1	1	2	3	4	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 65	Over 6 5

	New Cases				Deat hs
Age Groups	Respiratory		NonRespiratory		Respiratory		NonRespiratory
Age Groups	Ma1e	Fema1e	Ma1e	Fema1e	Male	Fema1e	Male	Fema1e

Year	New Cases					Deaths
	Respiratory		NonRespiratory		Total	Respiratory		NonRespiratory		Total
	M	F	M	F	Total	M	F	M	F	Total

	Site of Primary Growth				Fema1e
	Male				Fema1e
	1962	1961	1960	1959	1962	1961	1960	1959

Particu1ars	Number of Cases in which defects were found				Number of cases in which prosecutions were institut ed
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	to HMI	by HMI

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VITAL STATISTICS, 1962

Table I gives a list of Causes of Death as classified according to the International system agreed by the World Health Organisation. The principal causes of death were:-

The distribution of cancer deaths in sites is shown below

The ages at which the greatest number of deaths from cancer (all types) occurred was 65-69 in males, 70-74 in females, see following table:-

Deaths from tuberculosis rose to 5, all pulmonary, In the two previous years only one death from this cause was registered each year

No. of persons who received 2 injections Born in the following years:

No. of persons who received 3 injections Born in the following years

No. of persons liven an oral boost after 2 injections Born in the following years

Vaccination against Smallpox The following information regarding vaccination against smallpox carried out in the Borough during 1962 has been supplied by the Area Medical Officer.

Information concerning immunisation against diphtheria in the Borough during 1962 has been supplied by the Area Medical Officer, and is as follows -

During the year, 110 samples were taken for bacteriological examination and the results obtained are as under:-

277 contraventions of the above-named Regulations were found and 168 remedied during 1962. Details of these contraventions are as follows:-

14 cases were substantiated, the details of which are as follows:-

FOOD SAMPLING By the courtesy of the Chief Officer, Public Control Department of the Middlesex County Council the following details of food sampling within the Borough are available-

Ascertained requirements:

Details of the work done are as follows:-

The percentage of meals served to daily attendances:-

The total number of visits and revisits made during the year by the Public Health Inspectors was 5,770 and the following is a summary of these visits.

Statement of New Dwellings erected by the Borough Council and Private Enterprise during 1962 Permanent Housing

Statement of (a) Rebuilt (War damage) and (b) New Dwellings erected by the Borough Council and Private Enterprise between the end of the Second World War and the 31st December, 1962 Permanent Housing

Continued from previous page...

Temporary Housing

Details of conversions in 1962 and in total are as follows:-

Number and classification of patients visited by the Home Nurses in the Borough during the year are as follows:-

TABLE I PARTICULARS OF DEATHS AS SUPPLIED BY THE REGISTRAR - GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1962

TABLE II INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1962 Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year

TABLE III NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEARS 1961 AND 1962

TABLE IV AGES OF CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1962

TABLE V CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1962 CLASSIFIED IN WARDS

TABLE VI LABORATORY WORK

TABLE VII TUBERCULOSIS - 1962

TABLE VIII TUBERCULOSIS CASES IN YEARS

TABLE IX TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER - AS AT 31.12.62

Cases removed from the Register shown under (e) are accounted for as follows:-

TABLE X OCCUPATIONS OF CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFIED DURING THE YEARS 1960 - 1962

TABLE XI INFESTATION WITH VERMIN

TABLE XII FACTORIES ACT, 1961 Inspections:

TABLE XIII FACTORIES ACT, 1961 Cases in which Defects were found:

TABLE XIV FACTORIES ACT, 1961 Outwork (Sections 133 and 134):

TABLE XV ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORDINGS DURING 1962 (Expressed as Micro grammes per Cubic Metre)