[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford]

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The following table gives the corrected death rate since 1905, when I was first supplied with a list of the residents of Brentford who had died outside the town.

1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911

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The following table epitomises the ages at which death occurred.

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The following table gives the rate and average infant mortality for the last 10 years.

1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	Average for 10 years

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I am Sorry my prophecy was right and I must now try other means, if permitted, to check this disastrous and generally preventible loss of life.

	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	Average for 10 years

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TABLE A. Showing the number of dwelling houses closed during the past five years, (a) by order of the justices; (b) by order of the District Council under Section 17 of the Housing, Town Planning, etc. Act ; ( c ) upon representation being made to the owners by the Medical Officer of Health or Inspector; and (d) in handlist December, 1911 .

Particulars.		1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	Total

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TABLE B. Showing the number of dwelling houses, (a) rendered habitable; (b) closing orders in respect of which were revoked; (c) demolished voluntarily; (d) demolished under Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act; ( e ) unoccupied; and ( f ) occupied, but in hand, 31st December, 1911 .

Particulars.		1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	Total

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The following is a complete list of property demolished during the year.

Situation of Property.	No. of houses.	Remarks.

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The following table shows the number of notifications received from Medical Practioners during the various months of the year.

Month.	Scarlet Fever.	Diphtheria.	Erysipelas.	Membranous Croup.	Puerperal Fever.	Enteric Fever.	Total for month.

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The following table shows the school incidence.

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The following table shows the School incidence.

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The following table shows the number of cases notified during the past nine years.

1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911

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COST OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PAST 6 YEARS.

Year	Number of Notifications	Total
Year	Number of Notifications	£	s.	d.

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TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1911 and previous years.

Year	Population estimated to middle of each year	Births.		Total Deaths Registered in the District		Transferable deaths		Nett Deaths belonging to the District
		Uncorrected Number	Rate	No.	Rate	of Non-Residents Registered in the District	of Residents not registered in the district	Under I Year of Age		At all Ages
		Uncorrected Number	Rate	No.	Rate	of Non-Residents Registered in the District	of Residents not registered in the district	No.	Rate per 1000 nett Births	No.	Rate

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TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1911.

Notifiable Disease	Number of Cases notified								Total Cases Notified in Each Locality of the District				No. of Cases Removed to Hospital from Each Locality
	At all Ages	At Ages—Years							St.. Lawrence's or New Brentford	St. Paul's	St. George's	Totals	St. Lawrence's or New Brentford	St. Paul's	St. George's	Total cases removed to Hospital
	At all Ages	Under I	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and upwards	St.. Lawrence's or New Brentford	St. Paul's	St. George's	Totals	St. Lawrence's or New Brentford	St. Paul's	St. George's	Total cases removed to Hospital

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TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1911.

Causes of death.		Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District.
		All ages	Under 1 year	1 and under 2 years	2 and under 5 years	5 and under 15 years	15 and under 25 years	25 and under 45 years	45 and under 65 years	65 and upwards

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TABLE IV. Infant Mortality during the year 1911. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.

Cause of Death		Under I week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under 1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6-9 months	9-12 months	Total deaths under 1 year

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1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. Including Inspection made by Inspecto? of Nuisances.

Premises. (1)	Number of
Premises. (1)	Inspections (2)	Written Notices (3)	Prosecutions (4)

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2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

Particulars.	Number of Defects			Number of Prosecutions.
Particulars.	Found.	Remedied.	Referred to H.M Inspect'r	Number of Prosecutions.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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4.–REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the Year.	Number
(1)	(2)

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5.—OTHER MATTERS.

Class		Number
(1)		(2)

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The following table shows the amount of food seized or surrendered during the year, all of which was destroyed by burning at the destructor.

No.	Article of Food.	Weight lbs.	Result of Examination.	Remarks.

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The following is a list of the premises the drains of which have been reconstructed during the year.

Situation of Premises.	No. of Premises,	Materials used in construction.									Remarks
Situation of Premises.	No. of Premises,	Disconnecting and access chambers	Intercepting traps fixed	Fresh air inlets	Gullies	Ventilation shafts	Soil pipes fixed	Pedestal w.c.'s fixed	Water-closets demolished	New water-closets erected	Remarks

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Reference to Table I. shows the precautions taken in order to prevent the spread of disease.

Nature of Disease.	Investigated.					Removed to Hospital.
Nature of Disease.	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911	1907	1908	1909	1910	1911

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The following particulars are extracted from the Register of Prosecutions.

Date of Hearing	Nature of Offence.	Act under which proceedings were taken.	Result.

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SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS.

Year.	Penalties Imposed.						Totals.

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They were as follows :—

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Two canal boats have been registered during the year, one being a motor driven boat.

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TABLE I. PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

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STEAM DISINFECTION. The following articles were removed from infected houses to the Isolation Hospital and subjected to Steam Disinfection.

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TABLE II. Table showing number of cases of Infectious Disease notified in various Streets in the URBAN DISTRICT OP BRENTFORD during the year 1911—alphabetically arranged.

Road, Street, or Place.	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Erysipelas	Membranous Croup	Enteric Fever	Puerperal Fever	Totals

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The following table gives the corrected death rate since 1905, when I was first supplied with a list of the residents of Brentford who had died outside the town.

The following table epitomises the ages at which death occurred.

The following table gives the rate and average infant mortality for the last 10 years.

I am Sorry my prophecy was right and I must now try other means, if permitted, to check this disastrous and generally preventible loss of life.

TABLE B. Showing the number of dwelling houses, (a) rendered habitable; (b) closing orders in respect of which were revoked; (c) demolished voluntarily; (d) demolished under Housing, Town Planning, &amp;c., Act; ( e ) unoccupied; and ( f ) occupied, but in hand, 31st December, 1911 .

The following is a complete list of property demolished during the year.

The following table shows the number of notifications received from Medical Practioners during the various months of the year.

The following table shows the school incidence.

The following table shows the School incidence.

The following table shows the number of cases notified during the past nine years.

COST OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PAST 6 YEARS.

TABLE I. Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1911 and previous years.

TABLE II. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1911.

TABLE III. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the Year 1911.

TABLE IV. Infant Mortality during the year 1911. Nett deaths from stated causes at various ages under 1 year of age.

1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. Including Inspection made by Inspecto? of Nuisances.

2.—Defects found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.

4.–REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.

5.—OTHER MATTERS.

The following table shows the amount of food seized or surrendered during the year, all of which was destroyed by burning at the destructor.

The following is a list of the premises the drains of which have been reconstructed during the year.

Reference to Table I. shows the precautions taken in order to prevent the spread of disease.

The following particulars are extracted from the Register of Prosecutions.

SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS.

They were as follows :—

Two canal boats have been registered during the year, one being a motor driven boat.

TABLE I. PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

STEAM DISINFECTION. The following articles were removed from infected houses to the Isolation Hospital and subjected to Steam Disinfection.

TABLE II. Table showing number of cases of Infectious Disease notified in various Streets in the URBAN DISTRICT OP BRENTFORD during the year 1911—alphabetically arranged.

TABLE III. County of Middlesex.—Sanitary Work, 1911.

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TABLE B. Showing the number of dwelling houses, (a) rendered habitable; (b) closing orders in respect of which were revoked; (c) demolished voluntarily; (d) demolished under Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act; ( e ) unoccupied; and ( f ) occupied, but in hand, 31st December, 1911 .