[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

Heston and Isleworth 1950

Published: 1951
Pages: 32
Tables: 26

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Food Supplies (1b. per head per annum) moving into Civilian Consumption in the United Kingdom.

1934-38 average 1950
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Attention to environmental conditions during the year was severely restricted by shortage of Sanitary Inspectors, and this is reflected in comparison with the previous year as shown below:-

1949 1950
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GENERAL STATISTICS

1949 1950
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The proportion of stillbirths per 1,000 total (live and still) births in recent years is shown below:-

No. of Stillbirths Rate per 1,000 total births.
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A progressive change is taking place in the percentage age distribution of deaths and this is shown in the following table:-

1910-14 1940-44 1945-49 1950
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In the following table the change in the local infant mortality rate over 5-year periods from 1898 is shown:-

No. of live births. No. of deaths under 1 year Infant Mortality Rate
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Maternal deaths per 1,000 total (live and still) births.

Sepsis Other causes Total
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Incidence of Notifiable Diseases.—The number of cases notified during the last ten years are shown below:-

1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE — contd.
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The incidence of this disease in the Borough in recent years is shown below:-

Cases Deaths
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The downward trend of deaths from tuberculosis was maintained as is shown below:-

Tuberculosis Death Rate per 100,000 population.
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Total

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FOOD POISONING OUTBREAKS 1950

Outbreak No.	Date of onset	Date of notification or other information	No. of persons at risk	No. of persons affected	No. of deaths of affected persons	Organism causing outbreak	Food transmitting infection	Food suspected of transmitting	Place of infection	Remarks

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A summary of the work done is given below and in Table VIII.
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A summary of the work done in recent years is shown below:-

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
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Carcases Inspected and Condemned

Cattle excluding cows Cows Calves Sheep and Lambs Pigs
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Food and Drugs Sampling. —During 1950 the following samples for analysis were taken in the Borough by the Public Control Department of the Middlesex County Council:—

No. of Samples No. found unsatisfactory
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The numbers of new houses erected in the Borough in recent irpars ar p shown below:—

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950

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TABLE I Summary of Vital Statistics 1895-1950

	Estimated Civilian population (mid-year)	Birth Rate per 1,000 popula-lation	Death Rate per 1,000 popula-lation	Infant Mortality Rate Deaths under 1 yr. per 1,000 live births	Neo-natal Mortality Rate Deaths under 1 mth. per 1,000 live births	Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still births	Still Birth Rate per 1,000 live and still births	Tuberculosis Death Rate per 1,000 population

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TABLE II REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S RETURN OF CAUSES OF DEATH, 1950

Abridged List No. Cause of Death Male Female Total
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TABLE III INFANT DEATHS ACCORDING TO AGE AND CAUSE, 1950

Cause of Death Age Total
Days Months
under 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7-13 14-20 21-28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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TABLE IV. CAUSES OF DEATH ACCORDING TO AGE AND SEX, 1950

Abbrev. List No.	Cause Groups	All Ages		Age in Years
		All Ages		Under 1		1-2		2-3		3-4		4-5		5-9		10-14		15-19		20-24		25-29		30-34		35-39		40-44		45-49		50-54		55-59		60-64		65-69		! 70-74		75-79		80-84		85 & over
		M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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TABLE V INFECTIOUS DISEASES—1950—AGE DISTRIBUTION

Disease Total Under lyr. 1yr. 2 yrs. 3 yrs. 4 yrs. 5-9 yrs. 10-14 yrs. 15-19 yrs. 20-34 yrs. 35-44 yrs. 45-64 yrs. 65 yrs. + Cases admitted to hospital

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NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES TABLE V] HESTON AND ISLEWORTH, 1931-1950

Year	Smallpox		Scarlet Fever		Diphtheria		Erysipelas		Pneumonia		Cerebro-Spinal Fever		Epidemic Encephalitis		Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis		* Typhoid Fever		Paratyphoid Fever		Dysentery		Measles		Whooping Cough		Influenza		Tuberculosis
Year	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths

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TABLE VII COMPARATIVE STATISTICS 1950

England and Wales Rates per 1,000 Heston and Isle worth Civilian Population.
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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 Inspections Number of Written Notices Occupiers prosecuted

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2.—Cases in which Defects were found—

Particulars	Number of cases in which defects were found				Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
Particulars	Found	Remedied	Referred To H.M. By H.M. Inspector Inspector		Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted

Cause of Death	Age																					Total
	Days										Months
	under 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7-13	14-20	21-28	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

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Food Supplies (1b. per head per annum) moving into Civilian Consumption in the United Kingdom.

Attention to environmental conditions during the year was severely restricted by shortage of Sanitary Inspectors, and this is reflected in comparison with the previous year as shown below:-

GENERAL STATISTICS

The proportion of stillbirths per 1,000 total (live and still) births in recent years is shown below:-

A progressive change is taking place in the percentage age distribution of deaths and this is shown in the following table:-

In the following table the change in the local infant mortality rate over 5-year periods from 1898 is shown:-

Maternal deaths per 1,000 total (live and still) births.

Incidence of Notifiable Diseases.—The number of cases notified during the last ten years are shown below:-

INFECTIOUS DISEASE — contd.

The incidence of this disease in the Borough in recent years is shown below:-

The downward trend of deaths from tuberculosis was maintained as is shown below:-

FOOD POISONING OUTBREAKS 1950

A summary of the work done is given below and in Table VIII.

A summary of the work done in recent years is shown below:-

Carcases Inspected and Condemned

Food and Drugs Sampling. —During 1950 the following samples for analysis were taken in the Borough by the Public Control Department of the Middlesex County Council:—

The numbers of new houses erected in the Borough in recent irpars ar p shown below:—

TABLE I Summary of Vital Statistics 1895-1950

TABLE II REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S RETURN OF CAUSES OF DEATH, 1950

TABLE III INFANT DEATHS ACCORDING TO AGE AND CAUSE, 1950

TABLE IV. CAUSES OF DEATH ACCORDING TO AGE AND SEX, 1950

TABLE V INFECTIOUS DISEASES—1950—AGE DISTRIBUTION

NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES TABLE V] HESTON AND ISLEWORTH, 1931-1950

TABLE VII COMPARATIVE STATISTICS 1950

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).

2.—Cases in which Defects were found—