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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Heston and Isleworth 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE VII COMPARATIVE STATISTICS, 1949
| England and Wales Rates per 1,000 | Heston and Isleworth Civilian Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Births— | ||
| Live Births | 16.7 (a) | 13.6 |
| Still Births | 0.39 (a) | 0.25 |
| Deaths— | ||
| All causes | 11.7 (a) | 9.8 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.45 | 0.32 |
| Influenza | 0.15 | 0.06 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Poliomyelitis | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Pneumonia | 0.51 | 0.50 |
| Notifications— | ||
| Typhoid fever | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Scarlet fever | 1.63 | 1.30 |
| Whooping cough | 2.39 | 1.62 |
| Diphtheria | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.24 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 8.95 | 4.90 |
| Pneumonia | 0.80 | 0.49 |
| Poliomyelitis | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.14 | 0.10 |
| (a) Rates per 1,000 total population. | ||
TABLE VIII FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948
PART I OF THE ACT
1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections | Written Notices | Occupiers prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 43 | 55 | 4 | — |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 351 | 788 | 32 | — |
| (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 4 | 24 | — | — |
| TOTAL | 398 | 867 | 36 | — |
2.—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 H.M. By H.M. Inspector Inspector | |||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.1) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— (a) insufficient | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 33 | 31 | — | 1 | — |
| (c) not separate for sexes | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 10 | 7 | 10 | — | — |
| TOTAL | 48 | 46 | 10 | 2 | — |