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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Births— | Rate per 1,000 Home England and Wales | Population. Heston and Isleworth |
|---|---|---|
| Live Births | 15.5 | 12.1 |
| Still Births | 0.35 | 0.23 |
| All causes | 11.4 | 10.1 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tuberculosis | 0.20 | 0.10 |
| Influenza | 0.16 | 0.25 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Poliomyelitis | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Pneumonia | 0.55 | 0.46 |
| Typhoid fever | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.39 | 1.53 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.58 | 2.76 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Erysipelas | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 12.36 | 5.73 |
| Pneumonia | 0.84 | 0.74 |
| Poliomyelitis | 0.11 | 0.10 |
| Food Poisoning | 0.24 | 0.50 |
TABLE VIII
FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948
| 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 | 44 | 104 | 2 | - | |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority | 363 | 767 | 21 | - | |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) | 6 | 10 | 2 | - | |
| TOTAL | 413 | 881 | 25 | — | |
| 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) | — | - | - | — | — |
| Unreasonable temperature (S.3) | — | - | - | — | — |
| Inadequate ventilation (S.4) | 1 | 1 | -_ | — | - |
| Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) | 1 | 1 | - | — | - |
| Sanitary Conveniences (S.7)— | |||||
| (a) insufficient | 2 | 1 | - | — | - |
| (b) unsuitable or defective | 23 | 21 | - | 7 | - |
| (c) not separate for sexes | — | — | - | — | - |
| Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) | — | — | - | — | — |
| TOTAL | 27 | 24 | - | 7 | - |