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Heston and Isleworth 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
- Published
- 1952
- Pages
- 36
- Tables
- 24
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Page 6
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 1951 -
Page 6
In the following table deaths in the Borough from cancer of the lung and from pulmonary tuberculosis are shown:— Deaths Due to
Cancer of the Lung Pulmonary Tuberculosis Year M F Total Rate per 1,000 pop. M F Total Rate per 1,000 pop. -
Page 6
It is customary to look upon the infectious diseases as taking the greatest toll of child life but the following table shows that the position is changing in the Borough:—
Accidental Deaths Deaths due to Infectious Disease Road Traffic Other Accidents Total Tuberculosis Other infections Total 0-4 yrs. 5-14 yrs. 0-4 yrs. 5-14 yrs. 0-4 yrs. 5-14 yrs. 0-4 yrs. 5-14 yrs. -
Page 7
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 -
Page 7
INFECTIOUS DISEASE Incidence of Notifiable Diseases.— The number of cases notified during the last ten years are shown below:—
1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 -
Page 9
As far as is known the incidence of measles has not varied over the centuries but there has been a considerable reduction in the deaths from this disease. This is shown in the following table dealing with measles deaths in the Borough:—
Year Total No. of deaths Annual Mortality Rate per 100,000 population -
Page 10
As with measles there has been a considerable fall in the deaths from whooping cough and the relevant figures for the Borough are shown below:—
Year Total No. of deaths Annual Mortality Rate per 100,000 population -
Page 14
FOOD POISONING OUTBREAKS 1951
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 -
Page 17
The results recorded to the end of the year were as follows:—
Health Department Heath House Month Rainfall (inches) Deposit (tons per sq. mile) Mg. SO3 per day per 100 sq. cms. Rainfall (inches) Deposit (tons per sq. mile) Mg. SO3 per day per 100 sq. cms. -
Page 17
A summary of the work done is given below and in Table VIII.
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Page 18
The size and extent of usage of the three municipal baths are shown below:—
Hounslow Heston Isleworth -
Page 19
During the year 563 inspections of registered premises were carried out and 169 samples of ice cream and one sample of rinse water taken for bacteriological tests. The results of these 169 tests are shown below:—
Date Excellent Satisfactory Doubtful Unsatisfactory -
Page 19
A comparison of these results with previous years is shown below:—
1948 1949 1950 1951 -
Page 21
Food and Drugs Sampling.—During 1951 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 -
Page 22
The numbers of new houses erected in the Borough in recent years are shown below:—
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 -
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TABLE I Summary of Vital Statistics 1895-1951
Estimated Civilian population (mid-year) Birth Rate per 1,000 populalation Rate Death Rate per 1,000 populalation 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, 1951
Abridged List No. Cause of Death Male Female Total -
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TABLE III INFANTS DEATHS ACCORDING TO AGE AND CAUSE, 1951
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, 1951.
Abbrev. List No. Cause Groups All Ages Age in Years 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—1951—AGE DISTRIBUTION
Disease Total Under l yr. l yr. 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 -
Page 29
TABLE VI NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES HESTON AND ISLEWORTH, 1932-1951
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 Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Death Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths -
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TABLE VII COMPARATIVE STATISTICS 1951
England and Wales Heston and Isleworth Rate per 1,000 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 made by Sanitary Inspectors
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections 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 Found Remedied Referred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector