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5ac6832e-a4ee-4487-9927-0474703d52cf | Notified September 17th, 1913. History. The child was suddenly taken ill on September 8th, 1913, and a local doctor was called in. Both legs and the right arm were paralysed, but speech was not affected. A specialist was called in attendance, who diagnosed Acute Poliomyelitis. Death occurred on September 18th. The chil... |
303d4e5f-8613-4c86-854c-10e4d286a88c | Notified on October 24th, from West London Hospital. History. The mother noticed that the child could not lift his left arm on October 9th, and took him to the West London Hospital. He was admitted on October 15th. He was discharged from the Hospital on November 17th. On his discharge the child was suffering from diarr... |
2b887b0a-bca1-4252-9824-52f02c8e9315 | The child was in Bournemouth in the summer for 2 months, and during the whole of that time she suffered from diarrhoea and vomiting. On her return from Bournemouth she was taken to the West London Hospital and treated as an out-patient. She still attends there fortnightly as an out-patient, and is allowed to mix freely... |
9ceee9b4-1838-476d-8852-110a21d56459 | The outbreak spread through most of the district, and the distribution of the deaths was as follows :β Gloucester Road 3 Meon Road 3 Junction Road 2 Colville Road 2 Osborne Road 2 Packington Road 2 Acton Lane 1 Avenue Road 1 Bollo Lane 1 Clovelly Road 1 Holland Terrace 1 Mill Hill Terrace 1 Park Road North 1 Park Road ... |
0eae5434-5f05-4b02-bbe6-fc32000b5eef | In the report on the medical inspection of school children the age-incidence of the notified cases is given, and though these figures are not a criterion of the distribution of the disease, they show that Measles is a comparatively mild disease except in very young children, and exceedingly fatal to children in their s... |
2c8b46af-0efa-445d-9ff6-50d649182cd8 | 34 of the deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 4 of the deaths from Tuberculous Meningitis, and 1 of the deaths from other Tuberculous diseases occurred in public and other institutions outside the district. Of the deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 37 were of males and 24 of females. Prior to their illness the persons... |
dab2f483-c218-4f80-84e7-1fb76061e8ae | Laundress 8 Domestic Service 3 Typist 1 Saleswoman 1 Charwoman 1 Boxmaker 1 Unknown 2 No Occupation 7 38 Bricklayer 1 Gunsmith 1 Stonemason 1 Secretary 1 Handyman 1 Painter 1 No Occupation 2 The persons who died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis had been ill for the following periods:β Under 3 months 6 Between 3 & 4 years 3 Be... |
054cddc5-fde3-4171-8cc5-36f68e8d003c | but during the year the system of notification has been extended, and all cases of Tuberculosis have been placed amongst the compulsory notifiable diseases. Voluntary notification of cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis has been in force in this district since June, 1903, the sum of 2s. 6d. being paid for each case notified... |
fd2a1563-3a47-4a42-a882-12d6b93df82c | On February 1st, 1913, the Local Government Board Order extending compulsory notification in cases of all forms of Tuberculosis, and consolidating the three previo.us Orders as to notification of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, came into force. Modifications of the previous regulations were introduced, but some confusion still... |
6bc2d582-d85c-49ba-b698-751bdcd19341 | Primary notification is required of every case of Tuberculosis unless the practitioner has reasonable grounds for believing that the case has already been previously recognised and notified as such to the Medical Officer of Health of the appropriate district. A supplemental notification is an additional notification of... |
19cd8b28-db0b-44ad-aa9b-519de4b47407 | Primary notification of such cases is required to be made by the Medical Officer of the institution under Article V. on Form A. The notification is to be sent to the Medical Officer of Health for the district within which the place of residence of the patient was situated before his admission to the institution. But th... |
7c4e4e4a-931a-4d46-aec0-51cef38279e9 | 40 The intention of the Local Government Board is obvious, despite any ambiguity in the wording of the Regulations, but many cases which should be notified on Form C have been notified on Form A. The notifications received were as follows :β Form A 219 Form B 1 Form C 46 Form D 41 The modifications of the previous Regu... |
eb4797d2-9e55-4644-854a-9b4270d30043 | The diagnosis leading to notification must be based upon evidence other than that derived solely from Tuberculin tests applied to the patient. A positive Tuberculin reaction furnishes no information as to the site of the Tuberculous Focus, nor as to the activity or inactivity of the Tubercular process. It indicates sim... |
b75841f9-7c83-44d3-aae0-1a965c0dcf10 | Fees for notification are not payable to practitioners notifying in their capacity of Medical Officers of Health, Tuberculosis Officers, School Medical Officers, or Medical Officers of approved Sanatoria. The National Insurance Act and the Finance Act of 1911 should prove powerful auxiliaries in the campaign against Tu... |
ad75c13a-535f-4596-8b0c-25a15615ca57 | As some misapprehension exists as to the duties of the different authorities, it may be remarked that " Sanatorium benefit " is not limited to treatment at a Sanatorium, but consists of treatment given at the cost of the National Health Insurance Fund to persons suffering from Tuberculosis ^the chief form of which dise... |
92b959d6-62b9-41c6-b7c8-270efa550d17 | In the case of those who require treatment in institutions, the arrangements must be made with persons or local authorities having the management of Sanatoria or other institutions approved by the Local Government Board. Where treatment is required otherwise than in institutions, arrangements must be made for it to be ... |
bfd9fa43-7921-4107-9881-e6bddd324543 | Area No. 4, in which Acton is included, comprises Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Hayes, Southall, and Uxbridge. A head dispensary will be situated at Ealing, and sub-centres at Acton and Uxbridge. Premises have now been secured for the purpose of dispensaries. Tuberculosis Officers were appointed early in 1913, but... |
082bf25c-8187-4f0b-a0fd-c6f8604b3b3c | The Council resolved that where they think it advisable the treatment of non-insured persons suffering from Tuberculosis be undertaken at Hospitals, Sanatoria, and Dispensaries by the County Council upon the basis of a contribution being made, where possible, by the patient towards the cost of maintenance or treatment.... |
5d2e77e5-f523-414a-81fb-133750f75db0 | 1 refused Sanatorium benefit after making application, and 1 had removed fron the district before receiving the benefit. Of the 97 non-insured cases, 4 were admitted to a Sanatorium, 27 received treatment at a Hospital, 37 were removed to the Infirmary, 4 were admitted as in-patients of Public Institutions, and 1 atten... |
c730a0d3-8369-44a3-baa6-c59231acab7c | Gardener 2 No occupation 29 In School 5 No Occupation 4 Unknown 5 Mason 1 Harness Maker 1 Hawker 1 Cashier 1 Furniture Remover 1 Railway Carriage Cleaner 1 Waiter 1 Instrument Maker 1 Accountant 1 Electrician 1 Handyman 1 Sailor 1 Bus Conductor 1 Dining Car Attendant 1 Golf-caddie 1 Store-keeper 1 Musician 1 Photograph... |
e081d417-ff14-46de-8dd0-73ca1f9b5b30 | Si 2L I Females. 1 to 15 years. 15 to 25. 251045. 451065. Over 65. 9 M 33 9 I In respect of these 159 cases, 259 notifications were received, the notifications being as follows :β From Private Doctors 105 ,, Union Infirmaries 65 ,, Hospitals 63 ,, Sanatoria 20 ,, Other Institutions 5 ,, School Doctor 1 42 cases of non-... |
ad6719bb-e565-49e7-814b-5fd197b1406b | Glands of Neck 7 9 Spine 2 4 Peritoneum 3 1 Abdomen 1 1 Mesenteric Glands 1 β Meninges 2 β Hip 4 1 Skin of Neck 1 β Kidney 1 β Glands of Groin 1 β Face 1 β Tendon of Wrist 1 β Breast β 1 INFANTILE MORTALITY. 101 deaths under 1 year of age were registered in the district and 26 occurred in public institutions and other ... |
aacb0cd4-c38c-4666-bc5a-d8d4f2257802 | The deaths were distributed as follows :β Xorth-East Ward 16 North-West Ward 18 South-East Ward 29 South-West Ward 64 The infantile mortality in each ward was :β North-East 48 per 1,000 births. North-West 78 ,, ,, South-East 80 β β South-West 114 ,, ,, The infantile mortality is lower in the North-East and NorthWest Wa... |
3f1da5eb-1e7e-4a94-9fd8-751d6638f185 | The second group consisted of hi boroughs and urban districts, each of which prior to the census of 1911 had a population between 20,000 and 50,000. The third group consisted of the 29 metropolitan boroughs, each of which, with two exceptions, had a population of over 50,000 at the last census. The 241 areas were class... |
b7217a3d-1e06-41f0-995c-9c11bf66be82 | 47 The comparison is carried still further, and the variations in infant mortality in neighbouring sanitary areas, and within the area of individual sanitary districts. Within the County of Middlesex during the same period Acton had the highest infantile mortality and Hornsey had the lowest, with 66.8 per 1,000 births.... |
622896d5-a0ba-45f9-b055-03e6e67f0ebd | As our comparison for the years 1911-1913 will be limited to the 101 large towns with a population of over 50,000 inhabitants and the 29 Metropolitan Boroughs, it will be interesting to note that the towns with the highest populations do not necessarily have the greatest infantile mortality. For instance, the group of ... |
4b5b765e-b724-48cc-9d4f-8bd5cb7add3e | One remarkable fact emerges from a comparison of the infantile mortality at different ages, and that is, Acton compares very favourably during the earlier periods, but some influences adverse to life operate more severely from the sixth to the twelfth months. These influences really operate to some extent from the thir... |
2eb506d5-5e4d-41fb-86a6-c82c1e351ce3 | When the age of 6 months is reached, Acton ceases to occupy a favourable position. In the 241 urban areas the average mortality rate at ages 6.12 was 34.2, and in Acton it was 36.8. Of the iot large towns with a population of over 50,000, 19 only have a lower mortality rate under 1 week after birth, and under 1 month a... |
03414167-807a-4f93-91ae-3b0e22f96188 | An examination of the varying incidence of deaths from different causes in infancy reveals differences which at present are inexplicable, but as far as Acton is concerned the figures bear out the opinion expressed in many Annual Reports, that under present social conditions the employment of married women in laundries ... |
0ea8705a-7dd2-4d8b-b2a5-6f8ec707adce | The average rate of mortality from these 5 grouped diseases in the 241 urban areas was 44.6, and in Acton it was 41.6, or 7 per cent, below. But the mortality from want of Breast Milk was higher than Acton in only 5 urban areas. Want of Breast Milk was responsible for a mortality of 3.8 per 1,000 in Acton. The towns wi... |
e13f791f-648d-4f6f-9705-7ba6a6698c61 | From Bronchitis and Pneumonia the figures were 21.4 and 24.3 respectively; that is, Acton was 14 per cent, above the average rate in the 241 urban areas. From Measles and Whooping Cough the mortality rate was slightly below the average for the 241 urban areas; in Acton the rate was 7.2, compared with 7.8 in the urban a... |
db592918-ce5e-41e7-b38c-3ff97ae85570 | ,, the " Group of Five" 7 ,, ,, Measles and Whooping Cough 8 ,, ,, Bronchitis and Pneumonia 14 above. ,, Diarrhceal Diseases 30 ,, For the entire first year of life 5 below. At ages 1-5 years 6 ,, the average rate for the 241 urban areas. |
e8a524df-67cb-44fb-a271-a3a4d3461b81 | Limiting our comparison to the 101 County Boroughs or districts with a population of over 50,000, Acton occupies the following relative positions in the mortality rates for the different diseases :β Convulsions 5 th Measles 18th Atropy, Debility, and Marasmus 23rd Prematurity 33rd Congenital Defects 35th Whooping Cough... |
644ede5d-3c65-4992-b396-a52a5e94058c | with and assisting in varying degree in the production of excessive infant mortality are partly social and partly sanitary; and it is easy, according to the point of view adopted, to magnify unduly the importance of one set of factors. β’ The effects of unsatisfactory domestic and extra-domestic local conditions are fai... |
192e7d5e-c54c-4466-b7cc-69f42b2157a3 | Possibly, the case should be stated in a different way, and, under present social conditions, the harmful effects are partly counteracted by the greater comfort and increased nourishment which such employment enables the mother to secure. The figures for the Census have not yet been published, and the exact number of m... |
5f87ca41-3e40-4950-ad77-4d42eb58fc36 | But if the ante-natal effect of married female labour is not obvious, the conditions under which the child is brought up as a result do affect the infantile mortality. In only 2 of the large towns did want of Breast Milk cause a higher mortality, and deaths from Bronchitis and Pneumonia were 14 per cent, above the aver... |
e1da4e93-60f3-433f-b099-f94b9a0fef57 | Premature weaning is a pathological process, and always a regrettable event. Fortunately, the human organism is eminently capable of adapting itself to circumstances, and, in spite of these facts, in a majority of instances, healthy children can be brought up on the bottle, and on a succeeding page figures will be give... |
886a656e-a8f0-4565-ac9f-7b175f758cec | It is impossible, of course, to dissociate the effects of married female labour from those of poverty, and in social questions causes and effects may occupy positions of mutual dependence and transferability. Many of the women are occupied in the laundries, not from choice, but from necessity, and are widows or the wiv... |
cd4d0eeb-889f-4cba-9eb7-66f7fb576311 | The mother did not select the house where the baby was cared for on sanitary grounds, and the standard of cleanliness which usually obtained in the " baby-minder's " house was below that of the average for the neighbourhood. In 1908 the South Acton Day Nursery was opened, and it has been undoubtedly the means of improv... |
86a4ce9f-5337-4bb2-b890-ed3ed3727f52 | The reason why this general work did not affect the infantile mortality figures is probably accounted for by the fact that the increased urbanisation of the population for a time more than counteracted the good 53 work done, but this work formed the foundation on which other preventive measures were based. Health visit... |
e9d21414-f7e6-40ad-863c-6fdd865d76ce | In 1905 two Assistant Sanitary Inspectors were appointed, but owing to the increase in other work, in spite of the additional appointments, very little house-to-house inspection was carried out until 1909, when an additional Inspector was appointed. The duties of the latter officer were primarily connected with house-t... |
d93a8588-3a5a-4fbf-bfa8-66f1ccff4e48 | The details and results of these inspections have been recorded in the Annual Reports, but the following table gives the total number of house-to-house inspections made since 1909 1909 203 1910 1,080 1911 800 1912 642 1913 594 But in addition to the house-to-house inspections, at the beginning of every summer, a list i... |
6044bf93-5661-4dca-9c82-31d00b310f45 | A list of the births legistered in the district was obtained, and the Health Visitor paid visits to the houses in that part of the district where the infantile mortality was excessive. One fact militated largely against the success of these visits. A birth need not be registered until six weeks have elapsed; so that fr... |
5efa7076-4621-46c8-b86e-426d6e949014 | Our efforts to visit the births early were greatly facilitated by the passage of the Notification of Births Act, and Acton was one of the first districts to put the Act in force. It came into operation in January, 1908. Over 75 per cent, of the births are nowvisited, and revisits are paid in many instances. The increas... |
b616011a-b6a5-4fec-ac97-bb4f15580b64 | Although not a municipal undertaking, the initiation of the movement for the establishment of a Day Nursery in South Acton was due to the efforts of some members of the Council. A clause was proposed in the Acton Improvement Act of 1904, empowering the Council to establish and maintain one or more creches. The Parliame... |
d57b81f2-3eb6-4664-a1a4-2130b1759b76 | In Acton every safeguard is adopted to obviate this. The creche is not too large, and is so situated as to be convenient for the mothers to leave their work for the purpose of suckling their children. The creche has 40 cots, and the mothers work at laundries w ithin easy reach, and every encouragement is given at the c... |
12a15aa1-bc41-4515-9405-8e1167dd6643 | The following table gives the chief facts for England and Wales as a whole and for London separately :β Annual mortality of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 births :β 188l-60 1861-70 1871-80 1881-90 1891-190U 1901-10 1911 1912 1913 England & Wales 154 154 149 143 153 127 130 95 109 London 155 162 158 152 159 126 1... |
c3be26d5-5ffe-4e03-b0cc-4229ae88a42e | I9OI-I9IO. I9II. 1912. I9I3 158.1 159.3 175.5 125.8 138 70 83 Throughout the kingdom the steady improvement from 1901 onwards is one of the most striking features of the vital statistics; and the figures for Acton show a greater improvement than those for the rest of the kingdom. Prior to the decade 1901-1910 the infan... |
d0f1aa71-79d3-425f-aa4a-c22af32e081d | 57 It will be seen that since 1902 the infantile mortality has not once reached 150 per 1,000 births, whilst in the previous 10 years it did not on a single occasion come as low as 150. The progress during recent years has also been very satisfactory. The relative position of Acton in comparison with the large towns ha... |
a7f0bcf3-4547-4f0b-b46d-0677e22c6c5f | Under 1 week 24.3 21.8 ,, 1 month 40.2 35.8 ,, 3 months 63.5 56.8 Between 3 and 6 months 22.9 31.5 ,, 6 and 12 ,, 34.2 36.8 Under 1 year 120.6 115.0 Prematurity and Congenital Defects 25.8 23.1 Group of 5 44.6 41.6 Diarrhceal Diseases 16.5 21.5 Measles and Whooping Cough 7.8 7.2 Bronchitis and Pneumonia 21.4 24.3 Avera... |
9ffce4d6-8844-43bc-b266-dcebb52bff47 | Under 1 week 16.1 21.5 17.1 10. ,, 1 month 30. 37. 27. 25.6 ,, 3 months 45.8 56. 37.5 44. Between 5 and 6 months 20.3 32.3 15.1 13.8 ,, 6 and 12 months 33.1 50. 17.8 25.6 Under 1 year 97. 138. 70. 83. |
e7a9e44f-28a4-448e-a05b-2fda4974daee | 58 Prematurity and Congenital Defects 20.3 28.2 16.5 12.4 Group of 5 35.5 45.7 30.9 30.2 Diarrhceal Diseases 22.3 45.7 7.9 13.8 Measles & Whooping Cough 6.63 12.1 3.3 4.6 Bronchitis and Pneumonia 16.1 I7.8 13.1 17.7 It will be seen that a great reduction has taken place, even though the unfavourable year of 1911 is inc... |
e253eb59-7fd6-4e82-851d-f4ce5b1a027f | The ideals of yesterday are the accomplished facts of to-day, and our present ideals are on a much higher level than they were 10 years ago. Among the families of army officers in 1911, the infant mortality per 1,000 births was only 44, of naval officers and soldiers 41, of medical practitioners 39, and the rate of inf... |
31358a91-a952-44b4-b863-a412ff04e147 | There were 19 deaths from Prematurity, 23 from Marasmus, 3 from Congenital Malformation and 2 from Congenital Syphilis. Moreover, under the heading Bronchitis and Pneumonia will be included not only the so-called primary pneumonia, which occurs without any obvious precedent departure from health, but also Pneumonia whi... |
a1d5b3b9-bf88-4e86-bf2a-9f02b17728e8 | It will be found also that many of the deaths in the first year are associated with Marasmus, whether that condition is due to prematurity of birth, or be caused by artificial feeding. The broncho-pneumonia, which is the chief cause of the heavy mortality from diseases of the respiratory system in children, is believed... |
4f4a36a2-666d-4a3b-9cb6-18fa30c9fa5a | It is calculated that the total number of foetal deaths amount to over i1 per cent, of the number of births, and when we are brought face to face with the statement that practically as many infants die during foetal life as during the first year of their independent existence, we are confronted with a problem which cle... |
95c736cf-f7e5-44f3-ab0e-107bb3f5e976 | These consultations have proved a bigger success than we had anticipated. The consultations were started primarily because it was physically impossible for one health visitor to re-visit more than a small percentage of the births. They were instituted in November, 1912, in rooms at the Priory Schools hired from the Edu... |
c5fdcdf6-cab8-42a3-a438-995d43ab7a5d | Of course, it is unfair to compare this infantile mortality with that of the rest of the district, as most of the mothers do not bring their children until they have reached the age of 1 month, and last year 39 deaths out of a total of 127 occurred in infants under the age of 4 weeks. If a comparison be made, it should... |
4b98bd1a-5f3d-4571-8aa2-cff76d4a3f38 | One of the Council's Medical Officers is usually in attendance, and since her appointment Dr. Chubb has attended on almost every Monday afternoon. Most of the mothers bring their infants regularly to be weighed, and although no treatment is carried out, advice is given whenever a child is not making satisfactory progre... |
c0a4448f-8bdc-45e2-b5de-e27f93ca3303 | In spite of these difficulties a large number manage to find time, so great is their interest in the progress of the baby. They are all keen and anxious to learn, and they undoubtedly do learn a great deal from the simple association with each other, but they ask questions of the Health Visitor and of each other on all... |
50acc99a-877e-4048-a43a-95d22a848ecd | At the commencement of the winter it was not uncommon for the infants to be brought to the Friory School with their lower limbs blue with cold. For the first couple of months the child is swathed in long clothes and can hardly move a muscle. Then comes the process of " short-coating," when the other extreme is reached,... |
51a1fa46-2d9a-44c7-90d1-6484a787cb61 | Occasionally the flow of milk would slightly diminish, but timely advice would reestablish the function, and where breast feeding was insufficient, she was enabled to keep up partial suckling and simply supplement this with artificial feeding. In spite of all endeavours, a large number of children are brought up by han... |
57634834-69da-43fe-9892-2dc88df51088 | The Chairman of the Health Committee invited all the mothers to a tea, and if the mothers desired the babies could be entered for competition. 75 mothers accepted the invitation to tea and 62 babies attended the baby show. The 75 mothers brought their babies with them, but for various reasons, some of them did not wish... |
23d46569-1b73-4ba0-8b0d-a51fd4ecb10d | 63 The babies were drawn from the part of the district which has always had an excessive infantile mortality, and even some of the prize-winners came from streets where efforts are necessary to raise the standard of personal hygiene. It was evident that a large amount of intelligent care and attention had been paid to ... |
9508b1d3-b220-48cf-b8de-4a2dc7cb5b35 | Chubb spoke to the mothers of the special dangers and procautions to be taken to avoid diarrhceal and other digestive diseases in warm weather. These talks were specially helpful to the mothers and fruitful of good. But it is felt that a large field is open in the direction of remedying some unhealthy antenatal conditi... |
cf00626f-7a33-4f90-823e-3e7930883262 | The environment of the unborn infant is his mother, and the health reformer looks forward hopefully to the improvement in the health of the infant at birth which must follow upon the making of his ante-natal maternal environment all it ought to be. 64 The suggestion of a pre-maternity benefit in connection with the Ins... |
ed96fd9a-10f3-43c6-96e1-15d5ca331cf6 | Large sums of money are spent and endless measures are proposed for the protection of child life and the provision of maternity benefit, and yet these venereal scourges are allowed to go on crippling the mothers, by producing diseases, not only in those who primarily acquire them, but in their wives and children, and t... |
2d2203c6-ea1b-4102-a3d7-749add85180b | They give us the power to limit the disease to its earliest stages, and eventually to abolish, amongst other curses, congenital syphilis. The ages at death and the causes of death, together with the ward distribution, are given in the tables at the end of the report. The deaths from DiarrhΕal diseases require a separat... |
321cc04e-87ab-4cbc-9591-1dc2d6228020 | In the matter of temperature and rainfall the summer of 1913 came somewhere between those of 1911 and 1912. The number of deaths of infants from Diarrhoeal diseases was as follows : 1911, 68; 1912, 12; 1913, 21. The total deaths from Diarrhoeal diseases were : 1911, 98; 1912, 17; and 1913, 26. There have been many inqu... |
044c5c5e-8ce6-4919-b4c7-4e78fa171a19 | That Diarrhoea is an infectious disease capable of spreading from the sick to the healthy is now assumed by a large section of the medical profession, and if the history of institutions were faithfully recorded, it would probably be found that it not infrequently spreads in these. Dr. Sandilands, in a paper before the ... |
af367aa5-820d-4f90-a558-fc5358170018 | The establishment in which the Diarrhoea occurred consists really of two houses, but the children and nurses lived entirely in one, and in the other house the proprietor and his family lived. The outbreak was confined entirely to the house in which the infants and nurses lived. The two houses are entirely detached, alt... |
3017bc17-86d4-4c9a-97d1-1d0b723e742b | Up to the last week in August the place had been remarkably free of Diarrhoea, but on August 28th, a child aged 5 months was taken violently ill with Diarrhoea and Vomiting and died on September 2nd. On August 29th, the second case occurred. On September 1st, 2 cases occurred; on September 2nd, 2 cases; on September 3r... |
5511c351-2013-4579-9ce2-fc5d2fec2130 | The propositions formulated by Ballard in 1887 as a working hypothesis that, would best accord with the totality of the evidence then, still hold good to a very great extent. He held that the essential cause of Diarrhoea resides ordinarily in the superficial layers of the earth, where it is intimately associated with t... |
3b723708-2835-4ddc-af7c-63bfeb6874fe | 67 In food inside of, as well as outside of, the human body, such micro-organism finds, especially at certain seasons, nidus and pabulum convenient for its development, multiplication, or evolution. From food, as also from the contained organic matter of particular soils, such micro-organism can manufacture by the chem... |
dfc5870c-9b9c-4509-a491-15bf709f1600 | When sterilized milk is inoculated with this organism, the germ grows rapidly and is easily recoverable, but when unsterilized milk is inoculated with Morgan's bacillus and incubated at room temperature for 6, 12 and 24 hours, it was impossible to recover the bacillus by the usual methods. The milk delivered to this in... |
c9942fdb-da1d-47d5-96de-41c65ec98121 | Moreover, milk from the same churn was supplied to another institution, and no cases of Diarrhoea occurred. It is true that no small children resided in the other institution, but 9 of the nurses were attacked in the affected house. As far as could be ascertained the milk delivered by the dairy company about that perio... |
0b8a79dd-7cc6-48f6-be8d-d6941fa54a2e | It was impossible to fix the exact date of onset in the nurses, but the exact dates could be fixed in the children, as charts were kept recording the temperatures, state of the bowels, etc., and from the dates given in a preceding page it will be observed that the cases occurred, not at the same time, but at varying in... |
6224a5be-5e9d-400a-b58e-6b1c8abe9d96 | Last summer up to the week ending August 23rd, the temperature in London was below the average; for the week ending August 30th, it was below 2.3Β° below the average, and for the weeks ending September 6th and 13th, the temperature was only 0.5Β° and 0.4Β° respectively, below the average. For the week ending September 20t... |
53b3f31a-e16c-449e-a5cf-3ef24575dc09 | The infants lie side by side in their cotsβthe case of severe atrophy next to the case of epidemic Diarrhoeaβ and they are attended by the same nurses, who minister to all their requirements, and yet there is no case-to-case infection. 69 But the conditions at the Children's Hospital are very dif ferent to those in the... |
9625572c-9bd7-4db2-b8a1-bc09f0e31761 | Under the Children's Act, the Guardians have power to fix the number of children allowed in such institutions, and I understand that the responsible officer has fixed the number so as to allow a floor area of 30 square feet for each cot. MORTALITY BETWEEN 1-5 YEARS OF AGE. 89 deaths occurred in children between the age... |
811072e7-ec3c-4aa7-b704-65b6a6bbb7db | Of course, we are only referring to a portion of the industrial part of the community when we say that the children are brought under the supervision of the Health Visitor, but it may be stated that practically no provision has been made in the past for the supervision of any children between the ages of 1 and 5 years.... |
e6cfbfdc-f66b-4874-b43e-82d706aea5c4 | 3 of these are at an institution at a cost of Β£35 a year each, 4 are at a school at a cost of Β£12 a year each and will have to be kept later at an institution and 3 are waiting admission to a school. These children have to be sent to an institution after reaching the age of 14, because at that age they have only reache... |
c9fc9a81-2a12-4d48-9f6a-e12a41b87f4d | If the mother had been taught a few principles of speech or lip reading, in the opinion of Dr. Kerr Love, we might expect the development of the nascent speech instinct at the time when that development is easiest and most natural. The faculty of imitation, so strong in children, would give the young deaf child a small... |
73a57ff9-0370-434a-883c-32a3bd0cc60a | Most of this kind of deafness results from a chronic discharge of the ears acquired in an attack of Measles or Scarlet Fever in the age-period 1-5 years, and practically no supervision is exercised and very little warning is given as to the seriousness of the complaint. 71 Many children when they attend school have bec... |
cb4b15d8-688f-460d-9a2c-42dc40c14495 | The squint has almost entirely disappeared and the child's sight appears very good. Very frequently, it requires intelligent care and patience on the part of the mother in addition to the wearing of spectacles, but where the mother has been instructed, the results are most gratifying. The seeds of dental disease suffer... |
457868e6-e138-4448-b6f9-d3909fc7008a | In this district, the question is a wider one still, on account of the industrial conditions which prevail. Not only is there need for some supervision of children who remain untreated for slight ailments, but there are here many children whose mothers for one reason or another are unable to provide the care and attent... |
0ee9f7bf-11ee-4576-9e86-82a42ec820a4 | Attempts are also made by the Health Visitor to continue the supervision commenced during the first year until the children are of school age, and last year 34 children between the ages of 1 and 5 years regularly attended the Infant Consultation at the Priory School. If this could be extended, some control would be ava... |
2b37b438-05c8-41d9-8876-e470cee93664 | The organisation of a Nursery School would differ in many ways from that of an ordinary elementary school, and these schools are intended to supplement the care which should be given at home. NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT, 1907. 1,456 live births and 44 still births were notified during the year. 44 births were registered... |
4af69e53-6936-45b0-b722-5b3293269f21 | 17 9 18 11 19 of the deaths were in males and 36 in females. 36 of the deaths occurred in the district and 19 in public institutions outside the district. The site of the disease in the two sexes was as follows:β Males. es. Stomach 6 Uterus 10 Bowel 2 Breast 8 Aesophagus 2 Bowel 4 Tongue 2 Rectum 2 Mediastinum 2 Stomac... |
75ed8922-d735-45ad-8f14-f184d4b50a6d | 46 Inquests were held, the certified cause of death being:β Accidentally killed by a passing train 3 ,, crushed between Railway Wagons 1 ,, run over by a Motor Car 2 ,, ,, ,, ,, Horse Van 1 ,, ,, ,, ,, Tram Car 1 Accidental Fall 1 Fall from a Scaffold 1 Accidental Burns 1 Accidental Scalds 1 Overlaying 1 74 Fatty Heart... |
ac5f3d02-f75b-49bd-8901-b0c5c9167de8 | 12 Inquests were held on residents who died outside the district, the cause of death in these cases being:β Suicide 2 Found Drowned ... 2 Accidentally run over by a Motor 'Bus 1 β Electrocuted on Railway 1 Injuries whilst Boarding a Train 1 Puerperal Fever 1 Appendicitis 1 Heat Stroke 1 Fhthisis 1 Bronchitis 1 PUBLIC M... |
2196d9ac-c6f4-4d8b-a687-b02cb3061138 | Diphtheria. Swabs from nose or throat 414 830 1,244 Ringworm. Hair of scalp 12 2 14 426 832 1,258 DAIRIES AND COWSHEDS. There are 2 cowkeepers and 85 purveyors of milk in the district. There were 4 changes of occupation and 4 new premises registered. SLAUGHTER HOUSES. There are 2 licensed and 1 registered slaughter hou... |
1a9efd92-2c70-4ca1-ad5c-9393fbb67ec0 | In addition to the meat surrendered in the slaughter houses, the following articles were surrendered and destroyed as unfit for human consumption:β 1 Case of Fresh Herrings. 2 Bags of Whelks. 1 Box of Dutch Dabs. 76 SEWAGE DISPOSAL. The method of Sewage Disposal has been described in detail in former Reports. Under the... |
c64e82f8-b4db-46ea-8684-604d17b9b799 | Last year 13,485 tons of House Refuse were collected and destroyed. In addition, 2,682 tons of Clinker were collected and 7,801 loads of Street Sweepings. The fixed ash-pits are gradually being replaced by movable bins, and at the present time there are about 80 ash-pits in the district; during the year 24 were abolish... |
525ba65d-a384-434e-8223-9f307388b563 | In these, the inspection was generally made into some specific condition which existed, or alleged to exist, and a full detailed inspection was not in all instances carried out. In the 594 houses subjected to house-to-house inspection there were 992 tenements; so that a large majority of the houses inspected were let o... |
49f07671-6c8a-480e-a054-a3a5e8eea8bc | There are isolated instances in other parts of the district, but in the latter single-room tenements are the exception, and the rooms are let out unfurnished to widows and occasionally to spinsters. But in the above 3 streets the houses are let out furnished to families, mostly in single rooms, occasionally in 2-roomed... |
d49a5a54-6cac-4957-9403-7897587ccc1d | The occupiers are undoubtedly poor, but in many instances the poverty is not due to a low wage-earning capacity. In many instances the occupiers earn a higher wage than those who live in 3 and 4 room tenements and than some who live in self-contained cottages. It is only by constant inspection that these premises are k... |
aac55378-5a30-4410-946e-780f8038a471 | A reference to the table of house-tohouse inspections will show that on the Census basis there were 39 cases of overcrowding in the 594 premises inspected, compared with 15 based on the cubic capacity of the room. Of the 594 houses (including 992 tenements) in which a house-to-house inspection was made, 839 of the tene... |
0456ae61-3af5-4e66-98f1-5e2bc7804c8e | of Houses Inspected 4 35 60 13 22 7 15 12 3 20 64 52 19 No. of Tenements 4 50 72 17 25 20 31 13 2 51 127 101 37 Cases of Overcrowding β 2 β 1 β β β 2 β β 1 2 1 Defects of Drainage System 8 43 75 14 37 8 39 7 7 64 39 32 55 Defective or want of Yard Paving β 12 20 3 5 1 2 β β 9 30 25 6 DefectsofWater-closets (including a... |
629f7b3b-0627-48f6-b398-f7455e27a205 | Down-pipes β 1 6 1 4 β 10 β β 8 β 24 β Dampness 1 4 29 12 2 4 8 2 β 3 13 5 3 Dirty Walls and Ceilings of Rooms 2 7 6 19 β 5 3 10 β β 18 87 51 Defects of Drinking Water Storage 2 10 8 β 6 3 5 2 1 15 33 52 13 Defective Sinks and Waste Pipes 1 16 28 4 12 3 20 1 β 54 6 8 1 Miscellaneous Defects (Floors, Roofs, Plas-tering,... |
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