London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report tables

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Heston and Isleworth 1959

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

Published
1960
Pages
42
Tables
30

This page requires JavaScript

30 tables in this report

  • Page 6
    The number of illegitimate births was 54 as compared with 45 in 1958. The proportion of live births which were illegitimate, expressed as a percentage of the total live births, is shown below for recent years:-
    1925-293.91950-544.0
  • Page 6
    STILLBIRTHS. The number of stillbirths in 1959 was 18. The proportion of stillbirths per 1,000 total (live and still) births in recent years is shown below:-
    No. of StillbirthsRate per 1,000 total births
  • Page 7
    Continued from previous page...
    No. of StillbirthsRate per 1,000 total births
  • Page 7
    A progressive change is taking place in the percentage age distribution of deaths, and this is shown in the following table:-
    1910-141945 491950-541959
  • Page 7
    The number of deaths from motor vehicle and other accidents in Borough residents during the last ten years is shown below:-
    YearMotor Vehicle Accidents Age in yearsOther Accidents Age in years
    0-45-1415-6465 +All ages0-45-1415-6465 +All ages
  • Page 8
    INFANT MORTALITY. During 1959 there were 21 deaths of children under the age of 1 year. This represents an infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births of 16.5 as compared with 22. 0 for England and Wales. The causes of infant deaths are shown in Table V. In the following table, the change in the local infant mortality rate over 5 year periods from 1898 is shown:-
    No. of live birthsNo. of deaths under 1 yearInfant Mortality Rate
  • Page 8
    MATERNAL MORTALITY. One death occurred due to causes associated with pregnancy and childbirth. Maternal deaths are usually divided into those due to septic infection and those due to diseases and other conditions associated with pregnancy and labour, and the local trend of deaths from these two causes is shown below:-
    Maternal deaths per 1,000 total (live and still births)
    SepsisOther CausesTotal
  • Page 9
    The trend of the Borough death rate from tuberculosis is shown below:-
    Tuberculosis Death Rate per 100,000 population
    PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTotal
  • Page 10
    Continued from previous page...
    Tuberculosis Death Rate per 100,000 population
    PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTotal
  • Page 15
    Salvage continues to be collected at the same time as refuse and is segregated before sale. The collection of kitchen waste was discontinued in January, 1954. The returns for the past five years are as follows:-
    19551956195719581959
  • Page 16
    The Council co-operates with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research by measuring atmospheric pollution in the Borough. Two sets of apparatus are in use; one on the roof of the Health Department in Bath Road, Hounslow, and the other on the roof of Heath House, London Road, Isleworth. The detailed monthly analyses are forwarded for record and study to the Central Department, but the main features are recorded below:-
    Health DepartmentHeath House
    Rainfall (inches)Deposit (tons per sq. mile)Sulphur (Mgms. So3 per day per 100 sq. cm.)Rainfall (inches)Deposit (tons per sq. mile)Sulphur (Mgms. So3 per day per 100 sq. cm.)
  • Page 18
    The Council employs a Rodent Officer who is responsible for systematic inspection, planning of treatment, supervising the work of the rodent operatives and checking results. A summary of the work done in recent years is shown below:-
    19551956195719581959
  • Page 18
    SWIMMING BATHS. Three swimming baths are provided by the Council. The size and extent of usage of the three municipal baths are shown below:-
    HounslowHestonIsleworth
  • Page 19
    Continued from previous page...
    HounslowHestonIsleworth
  • Page 21
    FOOD AND DRUGS SAMPLING. The following information on the work done in the Borough during 1959 has been supplied by the Public Control Department of Middlesex County Council:-
    ArticleTotal Samples ProcuredUnsatisfactory
  • Page 22
    As a result of these visits contraventions of the Food Hygiene Regulations were found at 21 premises and were remedied at 59 premises during the year. Some particulars of the contraventions found and remedied are given below, and it is of interest to note that the number of new contraventions found is decreasing:-
    Contraventions of Food Hygiene RegulationsFoundRemedied
  • Page 23
    Continued from previous page...
    Contraventions of Food Hygiene RegulationsFoundRemedied
  • Page 23
    HOUSING The numbers of new houses erected in the Borough in recent years is shown below:-
    1946-551956195719581959
  • Page 28
    TABLE 1 Summary of Vital Statistics 1900-1959
    Estimated Civi1ian population (mid- year)Birth Rate per 1,000 populationDeath Rate per 1,000 populationInfant Mortality Rate Deaths under l yr. per 1,000 live birthsNeo-natal Mortality Rate Deaths under l mth. per 1,000 live birthsMaternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still birthsStill Birth Rate per 1,000 live and still birthsTuberculosisDeath Rate per 1,000 population
  • Page 29
    TABLE II REGISTRAR- GENERAL'S RETURN OF CAUSES OF DEATH, 1959
    Abridged List No.Cause of DeathMaleFemaleTotal
  • Page 30
    TABLE III CAUSES OF DEATH (MALES) AT CERTAIN AGES, 1959
    under 11-45-1415-2425-4445-6465-7475-overTotal
  • Page 31
    TABLE IV CAUSES OF DEATH (FEMALES) AT CERTAIN AGES, 1959
    under 11-45-1415-2425-4445-6465-7475-overTotal
  • Page 32
    TABLE V INFANTS' DEATHS ACCORDING TO AGE AND CAUSE, 1959
    Cause of DeathAgeTotal
    DaysMonths
    under 11234567-1314-2021-281234567891011
  • Page 33
    TABLE VI INFECTIOUS DISEASES, AGE DISTRIBUTION - 1959
    DiseaseTotalunder 1 yr.1 yr.2 yrs.3 yrs.4 yrs.6-9 yrs.10-14 yrs.16-19 yrs.20-34 yrs.35-44 yrs.45-64 yrs.65 yrs.Cases admitted to hospital
  • Page 34
    NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES HESTON AND ISLEWORTH 19401959 TABLE VII
    YearSmallpoxScarlet FeverDiphtheriaErysipelasPneumoniaMeningococcal InfectionEpidemic EncephalitisPoliomyelitis and PolioencephalitisTyphoid FeverParatyphoid FeverDysenteryMeaslesWhooping CoughInfluenzaTuberculosis
    CasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeathsCasesDeaths
  • Page 35
    COUNTY COUNCIL OF MIDDLESEX CERTAIN VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1959. TABLE VIII
    DistrictEstimated Population mid-1959Live birth rate per 1000 populationDeath rate per 1000 populationSpecific death rates per 1000 populationInfant mortality per 1000 1ive birthsMaternal mortality per 1000 total births
    CrudeAdjustedCrudeAdjustedCoronary disease, anginaCancerInfantNeo-natal
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
  • Page 36
    TABLE IX(a) METEOROLOGY (Extract from records supplied by Chief Engineer, Mogden Sewerage Works)
    Week EndingBarometerTemperature (°F)Days with RainfallTotal Rainfall (inches)
    HighestLowestMax.Min.
  • Page 37
    TABLE IX (b) WIND DIRECTION (Sum. of Daily Records, 52 weeks)
  • Page 38
    TABLE X FACTORIES ACT, 1937 and 1948 PART I OF THE ACT 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health made by Public Health Inspecto
    PremisesNumber on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWritten NoticesOccupiers Prosecuted
  • Page 38
    2. Cases in which Defects were found:-
    Number of cases in which defects were foundNumber of cases in which prosecutions were instituted
    FoundRemediedReferred
    To H.M InspectorBy H.M. Inspector