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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| England and Wales Rate per 1,000 Civilian | Heston and Isleworth Population. | |
|---|---|---|
| Live Births | 15.3 | 11.7 |
| Still Births | 0.35 | 0.31 |
| All causes | 11.3 | 10.1 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.24 | 0.18 |
| Influenza | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Poliomyelitis | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.47 | 0.48 |
| Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.02 | 0.07 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.53 | 1.52 |
| Whooping cough | 2.61 | 0.81 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.18 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 8.86 | 9.72 |
| Pneumonia | 0.72 | 0.55 |
| Poliomyelitis | 0.09 | 0.03 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.13 | 0.50 |
PART
| 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 Authorities | 46 | 51 | — | — | |||||
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 355 | 950 | 25 | — | |||||
| (iii) Other premises in which Sectior 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premise) | 5 | 5 | — | — | |||||
| TOTAL | 406 | 1,006 | 25 | — | |||||
| Particulars | Number of cases in which defects were found | Number of case in which prosecutions were instituted | |||||||
| Found | Remedied | Referred | |||||||
| To H.M. Inspector | By H.M. Inspector | ||||||||
| Want of Cleanliness (S.l) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Overcrowding (S.2) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | — | -— | — | — | ||||
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |||||
| 24 | 26 | — | 2 | — | |||||
| (c) not separate for sexes | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | — | 3 | — | — | — | ||||
| TOTAL | 25 | 32 | — | 3 | — | ||||