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Heston and Isleworth 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE VII COMPARATIVE STATISTICS 1951
| England and Wales | Heston and Isleworth | |
|---|---|---|
| Rate per 1,000 Civilian Population. | ||
| Births- | ||
| Live Births | 15.5 | 11.3 |
| Still Births | 0.36 | 0.23 |
| Deaths— | ||
| All causes | 12.5 | 10.4 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.31 | 0.25 |
| Influenza | 0.38 | 0.31 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Poliomyelitis | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.61 | 0.36 |
| Notifications— | ||
| Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.11 | 0.63 |
| Whooping cough | 3.87 | 2.06 |
| Diphtheria | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.11 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 14.07 | 7.42 |
| Pneumonia | 0.99 | 0.55 |
| Poliomyelitis | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.13 | 0.06 |
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 | ||||||
| (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 45 | 41 | - | - | ||||
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 347 | 878 | 56 | - | ||||
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 5 | 27 | 2 | — | ||||
| TOTAL | 397 | 946 | 58 | - | ||||
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 | |||||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.1) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Overcrowding (S.2) | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— | ||||||
| (a) insufficient | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 54 | 57 | - | 3 | - | |
| (c) not separate for sexes | - | 2 | - | - | - | |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| TOTAL | 60 | 65 | - | 5 | - | |