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

Brentford and Chiswick 1963

Published: 1964
Pages: 97
Tables: 45

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The comparison of the Annual Reports of 1913 and 1963 would give a very interesting health indicator of this type, but the statistics in the two urban district Reports of that time do not provide this figure, However, an interest ing comparison can be made between the proportion of persons who did not live beyond the age of 25 in the two years, with half a century between, and also those who died before the age of 65.

1913 1 963
Age Total deaths Age Total deaths
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The unemployment figures at the end of 1963 of young persons under 18 years of age were as follows -

Boy s Girls Total
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VITAL STATISTICS, 196 3 Live Births

Total Male Female
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Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age
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The principal causes of death were:-

1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 195 7 1956
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The distribution of cancer deaths in sites and ages are shown below, Site of Primary Growth

Male Female
1963 1962 1961 1960 1963 1962 1961 1960
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A dramatic fall is to be seen in the lung cancer deaths figure in males and the total figure of cancer deaths was 16 less than in 1962, but this was entirely due to a fall in male deaths, the female deaths showed no improvement. Age Groups

Male Fema1e
1963 1962 1961 1960 1963 1962 1961 1 96
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Year Number of deaths from tuberculosis

Male Fema1e Total
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The following figures show the percentages of premature infants to total births (live and still) since 1953,

1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963
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The following figures of measles notifications show the fluctuations of this disease during the past ten years

19 54 1955 1956 1957 1958 19 59 1960 1961 196 2 1963
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Born in the following years

1963 1962 1961 1943-1960 1933-1942 Others Tota1
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Born in the following years

1962 1961 1943-1960 1933-1942 Others Total
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The following information regarding vaccination against smallpox carried out in the Borough during 1963 has been supplied by the Area Medical Officer.

Number of persons who during the year were Age Groups Total
Under 1 l 2-4 5-14 15 & over
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Information concerning immunisation against diphtheria in the Borough during 1963 has been supplied by the Area Medical Officer,, and is as follows -

Number of children who Age Total
Under 1 l 2-4 5 14
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Sampling During the year, 142 samples were taken for bacteriological examination and the results obtained are as under:-

Grade Ice Cream Ice Lollies
Satis factory Doubtful Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Doubtful Unsatis factory
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273 contraventions of the above-named Regulations were found and 96 remedied during 1963. Details of these contraventions are as follows:-

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

Complaint Action Taken
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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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Article Total samples procured Unsatisfactory
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Ascertained requirements
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tenanted by handicapped or elderly persons 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 1963
% of attendance taking meals Average number taking meals Average attendance
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Visits The total number of visits and revisits made during the year by the Public Health Inspectors was 6,436 and the following is a summary of these visits.

Visits Revisits
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Permanent Housing

Houses Flats Massonettes Bungalows Total
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Permanent Housing

Houses Flats Maisonettes Bungalows Total
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Houses F1ats Maisonettes Bungalows Total
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Temporary Housing

Houses Flats Maisonettes Bunga1ows Total
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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 0-4 years 5-15 years 16 - 39 years 40 - 64 years 65 years and over Total Grand Total
M F M F 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 1963

Cause of Death Males Fema1es

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TABLE II INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1963 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 1962 AND 1963

Disease Total cases notified Cases admitted to hospital Total Deaths
1963 1962 1963 1962 1963 1962
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TABLE IV AGES OF CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1963

Disease Number of Cases Notified
At all ages At ages - years
Under 1 l 2 3 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 64 65 and over

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TABLE V CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1963 CLASSIFIED IN WARDS

Disease	Number of Cases Notified
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 Resu1t
Positive Negative Total
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TABLE VII TUBERCULOSIS - 1963

Age Groups New Cases Deaths
Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory
Male Fema1e Male Fema1e Male Female Male Female
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TABLE VIII TUBERCULOSIS CASES IN YEARS

Year New Cases Deaths
Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total Respiratory Non-Respiratory Total
M F M F M F M F
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TABLE IX TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER - AS AT 31.12.63

Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total
M F M F M 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 Sanatorium 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 1961 1963

Occupations 1963 1962 1961
M F M F M F

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TABLE XI INFESTATION WITH VERMIN

Name of School	Total number of individual examinations of pupi1s in schools by the school nurses or other authorised persons	Total number of individual pupils found to be infested	Number of individual pupils in respect of whom
Name of School		Total number of individual pupils found to be infested	cleansing notices were issued under Sec.54(2) of the Education Act, 1944	cleansing orders we re 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 Notices Occupiers Prosecuted
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TABLE XIII FACTORIES ACT, 1961 Cases in which Defects were found:

Particulars Number of Cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
Found Remedied Referred
to HMI by HMI

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

Nature of Work	Section 133			Section 134
Nature of Work	No. of outworkers in Aug. list re qui red by Section 133(l)(c)	No . of cases of default in sending lists to Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work in unwho1esmoe premises	Notices served	Prosecutions

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TABLE XV ATOMSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORDINGS DURING 1963 (Expressed as Microgrammes per Cubic Metre)

Month	Highest Daily Reading						Monthly Average
	Smoke			Sulphur Dioxide			Smoke			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	Number of Cases Notified
	At all ages	At ages - years
	At all ages	Under 1	l	2	3	4	5 to 9	10 to 14	15 to 19	20 to 34	35 to 44	45 to 64	65 and over

Age Groups	New Cases				Deaths
	Respiratory		Non-Respiratory		Respiratory		Non-Respiratory
	Male	Fema1e	Male	Fema1e	Male	Female	Male	Female

Year	New Cases					Deaths
	Respiratory		Non-Respiratory		Total	Respiratory		Non-Respiratory		Total
	M	F	M	F	Total	M	F	M	F	Total

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The unemployment figures at the end of 1963 of young persons under 18 years of age were as follows -

VITAL STATISTICS, 196 3 Live Births

Deaths of Infants under 1 Year of Age

The principal causes of death were:-

The distribution of cancer deaths in sites and ages are shown below, Site of Primary Growth

A dramatic fall is to be seen in the lung cancer deaths figure in males and the total figure of cancer deaths was 16 less than in 1962, but this was entirely due to a fall in male deaths, the female deaths showed no improvement. Age Groups

Year Number of deaths from tuberculosis

The following figures show the percentages of premature infants to total births (live and still) since 1953,

The following figures of measles notifications show the fluctuations of this disease during the past ten years

Born in the following years

Born in the following years

The following information regarding vaccination against smallpox carried out in the Borough during 1963 has been supplied by the Area Medical Officer.

Information concerning immunisation against diphtheria in the Borough during 1963 has been supplied by the Area Medical Officer,, and is as follows -

Sampling During the year, 142 samples were taken for bacteriological examination and the results obtained are as under:-

273 contraventions of the above-named Regulations were found and 96 remedied during 1963. Details of these contraventions are as follows:-

Continued from previous page...

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

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:-

Continued from previous page...

Ascertained requirements

tenanted by handicapped or elderly persons Details of the work done are as follows:-

The percentage of meals served to daily attendances; -

Visits The total number of visits and revisits made during the year by the Public Health Inspectors was 6,436 and the following is a summary of these visits.

Permanent Housing

Permanent Housing

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Temporary Housing

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 1963

TABLE II INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1963 Net deaths from stated causes at various ages under one year

TABLE III NOTIFIABLE DISEASES DURING THE YEARS 1962 AND 1963

TABLE IV AGES OF CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1963

TABLE V CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1963 CLASSIFIED IN WARDS

TABLE VI LABORATORY WORK

TABLE VII TUBERCULOSIS - 1963

TABLE VIII TUBERCULOSIS CASES IN YEARS

TABLE IX TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER - AS AT 31.12.63

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

TABLE X OCCUPATIONS OF CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS NOTIFIED DURING THE YEARS 1961 1963

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 ATOMSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORDINGS DURING 1963 (Expressed as Microgrammes per Cubic Metre)