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Heston and Isleworth 1898

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

Published
1899
Pages
42
Tables
22

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    The death rates for the preceding five years were as follows:—
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    During the year the number of deaths that took place at the Union was 163. Of this number 36 were residents of this District, the remaining 127 being non-residents, and these deaths were distributed among other Districts as follows :—
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    The following table shows the number of births and deaths (excluding Union non-residents) for the past 6 years.
    Year.Births.Deaths.
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    The 468 deaths were distributed as follows:—
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    The rates of infantile mortality for the past five years are as follows:—
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    to a Zymotic Death Rate of 373 per 1000 living. This is an extremely high rate and, as the following list shows, it contrasts unfavourably with that of the several preceding years.
    Year.Zymotic Death Rale.
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    The deaths from Zymotic diseases were distributed as follows:
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    DIARRHOEA.
    AgeJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSept.OctoberNov.Dec.TOTAL
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    MEASLES.
    AgeJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSept.OctoberNov.DecTOTAL
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    The following is a table giving the deaths from Diarrhoea at ages under and over 5 which have occurred in this District in the past 6 years, during which time no fewer than 157 deaths from this cause have heen registered.
    Year.Under 5.Over 5.Total.
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    The number of cases notified during the year was 1015. This means that 1 in every 30 of the total population of the District was attacked by some form of infection, and it is a number far in excess of that recorded during the 5 years immediately preceding, as a glance at the following table will show:
    Year.Number of Cases notified.
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    The following table shows the number of deaths due to Measles from 1890 to the present time and it likewise shows the number of cases notified in those years when the notification of this disease was in force.
    Year.No. of cases notified.Deaths.
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    During the year the monthly notifications of Measles cases were as follows.
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    (A) TABLE of DEATHS during the Year 1898, in the Heston and Isleworth Urban Sanitary District, classified according to DISEASES, AGES and LOCALITIES.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities.At all AgesUnder 1 Year1 & under 55 & under 1515 & under 2525 & under 6565 & upwards12345678910111213141516171819202122
    SmallpoxScarlatinaDiphtheriaMembraneous CroupFevers.CholeraErysipelasMeaslesWhooping CoughDiarrhoea and DysenteryRheumatic FeverPhthisisBronchitis Pneumonia and PleurisyHeart DiseaseTubercular Diseases other than Phthisis PulmonalisInjuriesAll Other DiseasesTOTAL
    TyphusEnteric or TyphoidContinuedRelapsingPuerperal
    (a)bcdefgh(i)
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    (B) TABLE of Population, Births and of New Cases of Infectious Sickness, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the Year 1898, in the Heston and Isleworth Urban Sanitary District: classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities.Population at all Ages.Registered BirthsAged under 5 or over 5New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health.Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several Localities for Treatment in Isolation Hospital.
    1234567891011121312345678910111213
    Census 1891Estimated to middle of 1898
    SmallpoxScarlatinaDiphtheriaMembranous CroupFevers.CholeraErysipelasMeaslesSmallpoxScarlatinaDiphtheriaMembranous CroupFevers.CholeraErysipelas
    TyphusEnteric or TyphoidContinuedRelapsingPuerperal]TyphusEnteric or TyphoidContinuedRelapsingPuerperal
    (a)(b)(c)(d)(e)
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    List of COWSHEDS in the District during the Year 1898.
    No.Name of Licensee.Address of Licensee.Situation of Cowshed.
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    WELL WATER examined during the Year.
    PREMISES.Date of Taking Sample.Method of ExaminationBy whom Examined.Report on Examination.Action Taken.
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    RETURN of HOUSES dealt with under "The Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890," during the Year 1898.
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    Sanitary Work executed during the Year 1898.
    Inspections.Notices.Dwelling Houses.Houses Let in Separate Dwellings or LodgingsCommon Lodging Houses.Canal Boats used as Dwellings.Movable Dwellings, Caravans, Tents, etc.
    Complaints ReceivedCases of Infectious Disease NotifiedNumber of Premises periodically inspectedHouses Inspected from House-to-HouseTotal Number of Houses, Premises, etc., InspectedTotal Number of Re-inspections after Order or NoticeTotal Number of Inspections and Re-inspectionsLetters WrittenCautionary Notices Given.Statutory Orders IssuedSummonses ServedConvictions ObtainedHouses, Premises, etc., Cleansed Repaired, etc.Closed as Unfit for HabitationRe-opened, after Repaires, Alterations, etc.DemolishedIllegal Underground Dwelling VacatedNumber Registered under Bye-lawsPeriodical Frequency or Number of InspectionsNumber of ContraventionsNumber Registered under Bye-lawsPeriodical Frequency or Number of InspectionsNumber of ContraventionsNumber Registered under the ActsPeriodical Frequency or Number of InspectionsNumber of Contravention of RegulationsNumber Observed during the YearNumber of Nuisances therefrom AbatedNumber Removed from District
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    Sanitary Work executed during the Year 1898.
    SchoolsWorkshops and WorkplacesLaundriesBakehousesSlaughterhousescow-shedsDaries and MilkshopsUnsound FoodAdulterated FoodOffensive tradesMortuaries
    Number in DistrictPeriodical Frequency or Number of InspectionsNumber found defectiveNumber in DistrictPeriodical Frequency or Number of InspectionsContravention of Factory ActsNumber in DistrictPeriodical Frequency or Number of InspectionsContravention of Factory ActsNumber in DistrictPeriodical Frequency or Number of InspectionsContravention of Factory ActsNumber on RegisterPeriodical Frequency or Number of InspectionsContraventions of Bye-lawsNumber on RegisterPeriodical Frequency or Number of InspectionsContraventions of Bye-lawsNumber on RegisterPeriodical Frequency or Number of InspectionsContraventions of Bye-lawsPremises InspectedArticles or Parcels seizedSamples takenFound adulteratedNumber of premises in DistrictPeriodical Frequency or Number of InspectionsContraventions of Bye-lawsAccommodationNumber of Bodies received
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    Sanitary Work executed during the Year 1898.
    Water Supply and Water Service.Drainage and Sewerage.
    WellsHouses, Water laid on toPercentage of Houses supplied from MainsCisternsFlush Cisterns Provided to W.C'sDraw Taps Removed from Cisterns to MainsPercentage of Houses Supplied on Constant SystemPrivy & Ash Pits, Ash & Earth ClosetWater ClosetsPercentage of Houses provided with Water ClosetsDrainsCesspoolsSewers
    New SunkCleansed, Repaired, etc.Closed as PollutedNew ProvidedCleansed, Repaired, Covered, etc.Overflow Pipes Disconnected from DrainsAbove Ground Receptacles substituted for PitsMovable Receptacles substituted for FixedWater Closets substituted for Dry ReceptaclesNew ConstructedNew Apparatus ProvidedRepaired, Cleansed, etc.Supplied with Water, or Supply rendered EfficientVentilatedExamined, Tested, Exposed, etc.Unstopped, Repaired, Trapped, etc.Waste Pipes, Rain Water Pipes, etc., disconnectedSoil Pipes and Drains VentilatedDisconnecting Traps, or Chambers InsertedReconstructedNew LaidRendered Impervious, Emptied, Cleansed, etc.Abolished and Drain connected with SewerPercentage of Houses Draining into SewersYards of New Sewers LaidYards of Sewers Reconstructed
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    Sanitary Work executed during the Year 1898.
    DisinfectionDustDampnessSundry nuisances abatedContagious Diseases of AnimalsInfant Life Protection Act
    Rooms FumigatedRooms stripped and cleansedArticles disinfected or destroyedDust-bins repairedNew bins providedMovable receptacles substituted for fixedPeriodical frequency of dust removalNumber of complaints of non removal receivedRoofs, repaired, &c.Guttering and rain-pipes repaired &c.Gardens, Areas, &c., levelled and drainedYards paved and drainedSurface adjoining houses pavedDry areas providedVentilation below floor providedBasements rendered imperviousOvercrowdingSmokeAccumulations of refuseFoul ditches, ponds, &c., and stagnant waterFoul pigs and other animalsOther nuisancesOutbreaksAnimals infectedAnimals destroyedNumber of licensed premisesNumber of childrenNumber of deaths