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4faf4225-7323-4a17-ade5-8c773d5e6c7f | In the south-west ward are situated most of the laundries in the district and the houses in this ward are small and occupied chiefly by persons of the artisan and labouring classes. AMBULANCE FACILITIES. The ambulance facilities are similar to those described in last year's report. A motor ambulance is provided for the... |
8541efd7-ec9d-4016-a388-68ca7c9cd325 | General.— The only General Hospital in the district is the Acton Hospital, Gunnersbury Lane, which has an accommodation of 62 beds. During the year 1286 in-patients were admitted ; this is a decrease of 18 on the previous year. Of these 370 were in for only 1 day and 108 for 2 or 3 days. 8 The Education Committee has a... |
b7e46dfd-6ea9-44e3-8635-e8e74f975136 | Last year the average number of beds in daily occupation was 53.07 and from this figure it can be assumed that vacant beds are a rarity. Fever.— Acton Council Fever Hospital— 88 beds. Small-Pox.— Acton was one of the constituent bodies which formed the Middlesex Joint Small-Pox Board. Under the Provisional Order Confir... |
c6f0fb8c-1534-4dc4-89a7-ebae0e2c40e3 | (d)— Steele Road.— Every Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. Ante-Natal Consultation Centre.— School Clinic every 2nd and 4th Wednesday. Day Nursery.— 169, Bollo Bridge Road. School Clinic.— 45 Avenue Road. (The above are provided and maintained by the Borough Council). Tuberculosis Dispensary.— School Clinic on Tuesdays at 5 ... |
0405c309-68fb-4889-ac39-e7b76f1701de | All the inhabited houses are provided with water closets and are drained into the main sewerage system. The house refuse is collected by the Council and burnt in the Destructor. Last year 19,625 tons of house refuse were collected and burnt. PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN THE HOME. General.— There are two district nurses empl... |
ad9c401e-7b8b-4188-8844-6a63982e8aa6 | Adopted Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 1889 1889 Public Health (Amendment) Act, 1890 Infectious Diseases Prevention Act, 1890 1890 1899 Notification of Births Act, 1907 Public Health Act, 1907 (Clause 50) 1907 1921 Public Health Act, 1925 (Parts 2, 3,4 and 5) 1926 The Acton Improvement Act, 1904 New Streets an... |
a86d2a2d-d377-4e33-98ec-dc03f91dd87b | 1924 10 Offensive Trades 1903 Tents, Vans and Sheds 1906 Removal of Offensive or Noxious Matters 1908 Houses Let in Lodgings 1925 Cleansing of Cisterns 1912 Emplovment of Children 1920 Fouling of Footpaths by Dogs 1929 Smoke Abatement 1930 HOUSING. In last year's report it was stated that there were no areas in the dis... |
35f92ed7-e7bc-4113-9ba8-c33ec5c3af75 | 16 of the flats are in Perryn Road, and 12 at the junction of Brassie Avenue and Old Oak Common Lane. The contract for the erection of the flats was let to Messrs. F. G. Cressy, Ltd., at £11,600. Each flat comprises a living room, two bedrooms, scullery and a bath room. Electric light is provided throughout and hot wat... |
42559f4d-dc1b-47fd-a344-097aa139b12d | Not only houses of that character, but there will always be a scarcity of all kinds of small houses oiwng to the establishment of large industries in the district, and in the adjoining districts. There will be competition for houses by people who wish to live as near as possible to the factories in which they are emplo... |
34640f04-83e1-44d2-9113-a442b0f5f671 | At the later inspection there was not a single instance of overcrowding. Under present conditions overcrowding is as much, if not more, a result of the play of social and economic factors than of scarcity of houses. Although wages are not higher (and there is certainly more unemployement) and rents are no lower, we hav... |
71e73fda-9eb7-495f-8568-b6db468cdc2a | Although overcrowding has lessened, for the reason mentioned above, the demand for houses still continues and will continue, and there is very little prospect of reduction in the rents. HOUSING. Number of Houses erected during the year:— (a) Total (including number given separately under (b) 303 (b) With State assistan... |
69722345-bc18-4e52-bdc9-770b9323341e | 1925 1068 (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 3734 (3) Number of dwelling-houses found to be in a state so dangerous or injurious to health as to be unfit for human habitation 9 Number of dwelling-houses (exclusive of those referred to under the preceding subhead) found not to be in all respects reasonably f... |
3d9afe39-0c76-4420-b8c3-c17f77628ff5 | Action under Statutory Powers during the Year :— A— Proceedings under sections 17, 18 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1930 : (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs 248 (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices :— (a) By owners 248 (... |
49c41ce7-0204-4909-9a30-ba91511dbe20 | 13 C.— Proceedings under sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act, 1930 : (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made 4 (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders 4 D.— Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930:— (1) Number of separate tenements... |
d5959228-24e3-4f93-bd02-d96f6810f66b | (3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders became operative in pursuance of declarations by owners of intention to close Nil. F.— Proceedings under Sections 11, 14 and 15 of the Housing Act, 1925: (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which closing Orders were made Nil. (2) Number of dwellin... |
c9c9e7f0-c9c9-4bfe-8822-5bfbddaa2d5f | Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing fects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 1657 (1) Dealt with by service of Informal Notice 1202 (2) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under Section 17, Housing Act, 1930 248 (3) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under Public Health Acts 66 Premise... |
54f1bdac-899d-47a7-807a-513154ee7d5d | Workshops and Workplaces 138 Bakehouses 27 Slaughterhouses 2 Public Health Urinals 37 Common Lodging Houses 1 Houses-let-in-lodgings 30 Butchers' Shops 45 Fish Shops 28 Premises where food is maunfactured or prepared 33 Milk Purveyors 95 Cowsheds Nil. Piggeries Nil. Rag and Bone Dealers 8 Mews 4 Schools 13 Show Grounds... |
e1c529db-3c94-40c7-8c47-72d07ac3149c | Sanitary Dustbins provided 544 Yards paved or yard paving repaired 267 Insanitary forecourts remedied 57 Defective drains repaired or reconstructed 88 Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired or renewed 53 Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed 64 Defective gullies removed and replaced by new 33 Rai... |
cc8d0022-d7f0-4609-b9f0-8ed10dd1bee7 | seats repaired or new fixed 187 Defective flush pipe connections repaired 49 Insanitary sinks removed or new fixed 35 Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped 170 Insanitary wall surface over sinks remedied 97 Ventilated food cupboards provided 3 Drinking water cisterns cleaned 187 Defective covers to drinking water cister... |
6441241c-b287-4868-8c1e-4686a1e7739f | C. apartments provided 8 Accummulations of offensive matter removed 42 Drains unstopped and cleansed 375 Overcrowding nuisances abated 12 Drains tested, exposed for examination, &c. 78 Smoke observations taken 247 Smoke nuisance abated on sendee of notice 32 Nuisances from pigs and other animals abated 3 Notifications ... |
6ecbed82-7b35-4212-a7dd-0337a3ba7900 | Considerable attention has again been paid to the factory chimneys in the district and though statutory notices has to be served in some cases, no summonses were issued. At the present time the factory chimneys in the southern part of the district are a bigger source of nuisance than those in the northern part of the d... |
f79cfe9b-1e4b-4093-b229-5b26c926f37a | It is well known that a large part of the carcases slaughtered in this district is made into sausages, and when we consider how easy it is to convert inferior and diseased meat into sausages the importance of a rigid method of inspection is very obvious. The large firm which manufactures sausages in this district has t... |
471a1048-effd-4b89-b3de-7be0913135af | The primary object of meat inspection is to safeguard the public health and to prevent any meat being sold for human consumption which may be deleterious to the consumer, and not only this but an adequate system should prevent frauds being practised, such as the substitution of inferior types of meat or meat products w... |
f14ae7c1-a951-47f5-915b-766ae712c47d | It has been frequently pointed out that one of the greatest stumbling blocks to a better and more uniform system of meat inspection is the presence of so many private slaughter-houses. These undoubtedly are a menace, because in most of them the inspection is very inadequate, even when it is being attempted. But there i... |
3358f074-74b7-49dc-abb0-279a920f8847 | It was all infested with tubercles. Proceedings were taken and the man was fined £33 and costs. Although we succeeded in obtaining a conviction, we were unable to ascertain the source of the meat or where it had been slaughtered, &c. Shortly afterwards, a message was received by us from the Finsbury Council that this s... |
4d54b254-89fc-418e-96f5-864d2d4ee2b4 | The man who had exposed the meat for sale in Smithfield had bought the meat at the knackers yard for about three shillings a hundred weight and had sold it for about twenty-five shillings. It had been dressed, and of course, was intended to be used in sausages. If the meat had passed the inspector at Smithfield, it wou... |
d17c45d0-32ed-449f-b1ad-3ad3808ede00 | 10 sets of Cows' Lungs with 1 Hindquarter. Hearts. 44 lbs. of Pork. 3 Ox Hearts. 84 Heads. 4 Ox Livers. 209 Plucks. 1 Ox Mesentery. 2201 lbs. of Chitterlings. 35 Calves' Plucks. 2 Calves' Livers. Cattle. 9 sets Calves' Lungs. 1 Bull's Carcase. 4 Cows' Carcases with Offal. 2 Stirks' Carcases with Offal. Parasites. 3 Cal... |
e44f986c-b25f-4c52-8669-3772238bf9d7 | 1 Shoulder of Veal. 1 set Calf's Lungs with Heart. 2 Ribs of Veal. 3 Calves' Plucks. 5 Cows' Heads and Tongues. 3 Calves' Plucks. 6 Stirks' Heads and Tongues. 6 Calves' Livers. 5 Calves' Heads and Tongues. 19 Sheep. Pyaemia. 1 Sheep's Pluck. Cattle. 71 sets Sheeps' Lungs. 2 Calves Carcases with Offal. 34 Sheeps' Livers... |
f3c93838-b812-4c94-b4d1-40f121bcc74b | 22 Ribs of Veal. 2 Briskets of Beef. 9 cow' Heads and Tongues. 5 sets Cows Lungs with Hearts. 17 Calves' Plucks. Jaundice. 15 sets Calves' Lungs with 1 pig's Carcase_ Hearts. Cattle. Sheep. 4 Calves' Carcases with Offal. 2 Breasts of Mutton. 1 Sheep's Pluck. Sheep. 1 set Sheep's Lungs with 1 Sheep with Offal. Heart. Dr... |
a7aaef7d-c51b-48bd-8662-fdf5d38ac0d1 | Adenitis 3 Calves' Plucks. Abscesses. 7 Calves' Livers. Cattle. 1 Short Forequarter of Veal. Melanosis. 4 lbs. Leg of Veal. 1 Calf's Pluck. 7 Calves' Heads. 2 Calves' Plucks. Fatty Infiltration. 20 Calves' Livers. 1 Cow's Liver. Sheep. Arthritis. 4 Sheeps' Livers. 2 Knuckles of Veal. 20 Nephritis. 1 Ox Head. 4 Cows' Ki... |
3457fc61-1664-4f97-9288-4605f61de95f | 1 Sheep with Offal. Congestion. Cirrhosis. Pigs 2 Hindquarters fo Pork. 1 Calf's Pluck. 7 Cow's Livers. Cattle 2 Calves' Livers. 1 Calf's Pluck. Sheep. 1 Sheep's Liver. Sheep . Bruised, Fractured, etc. 1 Sheep'S Pluck 2 Hindquarters of Pork. Unsound. 3 Legs of Pork. Pigs. 2 Shoulders of Pork. 27 1bs Shoulder of Pork. C... |
e43bb7c6-b9f1-4117-b1d6-7cc849c6de7e | Other Foods. Tuberculosis. Unsound. 1 Chicken. 2 Turkeys. 4 stones of Skate Wings. 4 (6 lbs.) Tins of Corned Beef. 3 Tins of Prawns. TABLE II. NUMBER OF PIGS' CARCASES INSPECTED FROM 1st JANUARY TO 31st DECEMBER, 1931 WITH ANALYSIS OF SURRENDERS ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE. 1931 No. of Carcases Inspected. No. of Heads Diseas... |
976fdd6f-1264-41ac-acd5-849406ab4425 | Weiehts. January 1283 6 1 - - - - - 15 272 lbs. 44 lbs. Tons- Cwts 1 qrs. 1 lbs. 22 February 1134 7 1 - 4 - - - 14 210 „ 42 „ - 2 3 0 March 1034 5 1 - - - 2 - 13 248 „ , 4 1 14 April 1180 4 - - 1 - 2 2 8 288 , , 3 2 10 May 814 10 4 - - - - - 12 160 , - 13 1 16 June 801 8 1 - - - - - 7 200 „ , - - - - July 814 5 1 - 1 -... |
a3ac5880-1d60-4d21-9344-717e3a9fb544 | - - - - August 934 12 1 - - 2 - - 11 155 „ - - - - - September 1262 5 1 - - - - - 8 108 . - - - - - October 1670 14 1 - - - - - 34 280 - - - - - November 1358 10 1 - - 1 1 - 28 102 „ - - - - - December 1669 16 - - - - - - 26 232 „ 33 „ - - - - TotAL 13068 101 13 - 6 3 5 2 103 2547 „ 123 „ - - - - 21 22 TABLE III. Count... |
f78d3bea-cb71-4804-95b1-fd1866a0ec50 | of Carcases Inspected No of Animals Diseased Percentage of Animals Diseased Bedfordshire 4 213 1 .47% Berkshire 1 21 - - Buckinghamshire 3 81 - - Cambridgeshire 9 663 2 .30% Dorsetshire 5 2,188 25 1.14% Gloucestershire 1 94 - - Hampshire 11 506 3 .59% Hertfordshire 4 113 3 2.65% Huntingdonshire 2 108 - - Ireland 3 2,24... |
0dd4d1ab-94d0-4f4a-817a-37d9ed11433b | 96% Wiltshire 1 22 - - Total 95 13,968 104 .75% BIRTHS. Table 7 gives particulars of the births registered and notified in the district, and the births belonging to the district which have occurred and been registered outside the district. The total number of births are those registered during the calendar year and are... |
8463c01a-cb0b-4b7c-ae8b-b80d9a7edc70 | 23 The ward allocation is made from the notifications which are received under the Notification of Births Act. The number of notifications does not exactly correspond always with the number of registrations. The births have to be notified within 36 hours, whilst a delay of 6 weeks may occur in the registration of a bir... |
8b7207fe-feaf-40e4-806d-78379303a806 | There is only a difference of 18 in the number of notifications received and the total number of live births belonging to the district as supplied by the Registrar General. There is a considerable drop, not only in the birth-rate, but also in the total number of births, and the cause is not far to seek. Whatever our vi... |
ae76af37-2a64-479f-b27b-c03109f67985 | It is a subject which no one wished to discuss, but it would be idle to ignore certain facts, such as the activity of abortionists among mothers, the extensive use of aborticfacient drugs and mechanical attempts at abortion. It may be argued that the question is more of a social than a medical one, that the condition i... |
2a205199-59f9-4034-91e7-edaa6ba30900 | What will be the result if these methods are perfected. It has been calculated that such a consummation would probably halve the birth-rate. It is useless to speculate if our present civilisation based on monogamy would survive. A change in the environment would change the outlook of the individual and the community, b... |
9d6a2e79-b7d0-496f-917b-07f8673c9e60 | The table giving the causes of death, age-distribution, &c., is given on a later page, but in the return supplied by the Registrar General, the total number of deaths is given as 743. The difference is too small to affect the different rates, and the slight discrepancy is easily explained. In the list of outside deaths... |
10bf77b0-0497-4983-a68e-e396c6277226 | Although possibly not strictly accurate it is the only method available if all the deaths are to be included in our returns. But there are very many differences in the number of deaths from the different diseases. The most important one is the number of deaths attributed to heart disease. In the Registrar General's ret... |
b736b695-307e-470b-bae2-396c4ef36b0f | They always name a certain disease, though this disease (if it can be called a disease) is only a part and parcel of the process of growing old. Some of the deaths of persons over 90 years of age have been certified as myocardial degeneration. These are placed under Heart disease together with other conditions such as ... |
1cd29026-339c-4ad2-98bb-d579221915bd | Heart disease looms larger in our returns than any condition, but it does not mean that preventable heart disease is more prevalent. Most of the deaths from heart disease are of persons over 65 years of age; out of the 71 deaths classified in Table 1, as due to heart disease 47 were in persons over 65 years of age. In ... |
46c45425-9007-4e4c-a26b-ca8fe07adb3b | On Table 3 are given the rates for 1931 and previous years. Based upon the revised estimates the death rate is higher than that of 1390 but lower than that of 1929. A comparison with 1929 is not quite a fair one as there was an extensive outbreak of Influenza in the early part of that year. It will be observed that rec... |
d2976d44-d715-473d-8067-3dc746a49810 | It would not be fair to compare 1931 with 1911 because 1911 was an abnormally hot year and there was a very large number of deaths in children from Diarrhoea, but an average of the 3 years 1910, 1911 and 912 would form the basis of a better comparison. Ages at Death—1910, 1911, 1912 and 1931. Under 1 1-2 2-5 5-15 15-25... |
121c3e20-bc0a-4dbb-b2b9-7dc8a72f8b48 | of the deaths were of children under one year of age, and 40 per cent. of the deaths occurred in children under 15 years of age. Last year the figures were 8.3 and 13.1 respectively. Some allowance must of course be made for the lower birth rate and consequently for the higher proportion of persons living under 15 year... |
bca89888-14d1-43e6-b474-914926097053 | Our death rate is lower than that of England and Wales and than that of the large towns, but that is hardly a fair comparison as the conditions vary so enormously in the different towns. In the industrial towns of the north of England the death rate varies from 12 to 15 per 1,000 inhabitants and the high death rate in ... |
70ad77c3-e588-40ec-8a57-47b6a6b0c541 | The death rates in these towns are as follows:— 27 Croydon 11.4 Wimbledon 12.3 Ealing 10.1 Acton 10.5 Brentford and Chiswick 10.4 Willesden 10.4 Hendon 7.7 Hornsey 11.1 Wood Green 10.1 Tottenham 10.2 Edmonton 10.0 Enfield 10.4 West Ham 11.4 East Ham 10.7 Leyton 10.6 Walthamstow 10.4 Ilford 9.0 It is curious how very ev... |
d9da020b-56b7-456a-a68b-ae587fbcb518 | 10.5 10.9 8.9 12 Another contrast with the conditions which obtained 20 years ago is the comparative evenness of the rate in the different wards. Formerly, the death rate in the South-West ward was nearly twice as high as that in the other wards. As the figures now show, the difference in the various wards is a very sm... |
eb227a23-0c77-423d-b7ee-1cea0a8ae726 | Of this total 295 occurred in hospitals outside the district and 64 in hospital in the district. Inquests and Coroner's Inquiries. 48 inquests were held and in 25 instances the Coroner issued a certificate without an inquest after he had ordered a post-mortem examination. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Scarlet Fever. 95 cases of... |
b1da64ea-e3b4-48fe-9257-88ac1b32a635 | Meningococcal Meningitis. There was only one notification, and the patient recovered. 29 Encephalitis Lethargica. There were 5 notifications of Encephalitis Lethargica and 4 deaths occurred from the disease. Contrary to our usual experience, all the cases which resulted fatally had previously been notified. Although En... |
e5d588c1-e3a5-4598-809e-3895e57e76e1 | The Council has agreement with the London County Council for the admission, if necessary, of cases into St. Margarets Hospital. Two cases were admitted under the terms of the agreement. All the cases recovered and the sight was not affected. Tuberculosis. 80 cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 14 cases of other forms o... |
3f0cb1b4-0733-40a1-9b52-e3446f1fb215 | The death notification interval of the 43 patients who died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in 1931 was:— Information from Death Returns 7 Died within 1 month after notification 8 Died between 1 and 3 months after notification 2 Died between 3 and 6 months after notification 4 Died between 6 and 12 months after notification ... |
b9b4fb1a-dae7-42e7-a138-625a100b6de0 | on the Register at the commencement of year 119 124 30 20 293 Number of Cases notified for the first time during 40 35 7 7 89 the year Number of Cases previously removed from the Register which have been restored thereto during the year — 1 — — 1 Number of Cases added to the Register other than by notification 3 2 — — ... |
9340106d-2556-498d-ac98-e69d233b26f9 | Non-Pulmonary M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. |
977d62e6-8335-4c3d-948e-266a606a66b9 | 0- - - - 1 - - 1 2 1- — — 2 2 — — 1 2 5- — 1 3 — — 1 1 — 10- 1 2 — — — — — — 15- 8 4 — 2 1 2 — — 20- 3 10 1 1 — 4 2 — 25- 9 11 — — 7 6 — — 35- 10 4 1 1 2 2 1 — 45- 8 5 — — 7 3 1 — 55- 2 1 — — 5 — — — 65 and upwards 1 — — — 2 1 — — Totals 42 38 7 7 24 19 7 4 32 ISOLATION HOSPITAL. |
8a7ae521-a46d-4dfe-8e85-06b0e724237d | During the year 262 cases were admitted into the Hospital compared with 459 in 1930. On January 1st 1931, there were 41 cases in the Hospital and on January 1st, 1932, there were 29. 265 cases were discharged and there were 9 deaths. The following is a list of the cases admitted:— Acton. Wembley. Kingsbury. Total Scarl... |
bea06741-adff-4af8-a54e-cde79a190618 | There is a big drop in the number of admissions. This of course is due to the Epidemic character of Scarlet Fever. At the present time we are in a trough of the epidemic wave of Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. 98 cases of Diphtheria were notified and there were 8 deaths- BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. (a) For Diphtheria Posi... |
4bc23213-bbf6-4426-8960-4fa03c48c061 | (3rd examinations) — 2 Precautionary Swabs — 9 School Sore Throats 2 31 (b) For Ringworm. Positive. Negative. Total Examinations—12 10 2 (c) For Tubercle. Positive. Negative. Total Examinations—181 41 140 MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. Infantile Mortality. 62 deaths occurred in children under one year of age. This number... |
448b41a8-1eaa-41a3-8804-47407d1fdb6f | The infantile mortality is also higher than that of 1930, when the infantile mortality reached the record figure of 50 per 1000 births. The higher mortality has been caused by the increased number of deaths from Pneumonia. In 1931 there were 13 deaths from this cause, compared with 4 in 1930. Otitis Media or inflammati... |
c558fd50-11a0-4157-8452-5bc28445aee3 | It may be advantageous for other reason also. In 34 last year's annual report, particulars of the maternal deaths were given and it was difficult to suggest medical means which would have prevented the deaths. The same remark can be applied to the deaths which occurred in 1931. We are used to the statement that most of... |
3785ea12-77c3-409a-827b-406fd84daa6a | The patient had engaged a midwife who at the confinement called in a doctor, and although the doctor may have not diagnosed the exact cause of the obstruction, he ordered her removal at once to the West Middlesex Hospital, where she was operated upon. In this case, the patient had not attended an ante-natal clinic and ... |
9df1cb09-2ad9-497a-9882-193d333cb4a8 | It was an instrumental delivery, but strict asepsis had been observed. The doctor ordered a complete outfit in a sterile drum from Messrs. Bell & Croydon. Swabs were taken from the throats of both doctor and nurse and no streptococci were found. The patient was removed to Queen Charlotte's Hospital on the fifth day aft... |
a11d2d28-da75-4955-82cc-5a9a830ebfd0 | The Maternal Mortality Committee of the Ministry of Health in its interim report reviewed the subject mainly from the point of view of the environment of the patient as she is affected by doctors, niidwives, ante-natal clinics or lack of any or all of these adjuncts. It is difficult to obtain information of the conditi... |
bb058226-66f5-463c-9543-788ba440f70c | During pregnancy there is a considerable drain of this particular vitamin from the mother to supply the foetus. The pregnant woman may be in special danger of vitamin deficiency, for she has not only to supply the needs of her own body but also the needs of a rapidly growing organism whose requirements are relatively m... |
5ceaafd1-7279-4574-a9ee-5472d33c39d1 | Professor Cameron in a paper read at the Glasgow Congress of the Royal Sanitary Institute stated that very encouraging results had been obtained in the Maternity Hospital with which he was connected from the prophylactic use of concentrated Vitamin A and the use of a haemolytic streptococcus vaccine administered just b... |
2de4309c-d038-452e-af0c-0322c03ea823 | The deceased was a single young woman employed by the man who seduced her, and who had gone to lodge with him and his wife before removal to the hospital where she died. In the third instance, the woman was married but had been separated from her husband for some years. She was removed to hospital for treatment, and sh... |
5c959d6c-028e-4fe9-856d-02495549e634 | It is argued that the prevalence of abortion is the result of social and economic conditions, and is not amenable to any preventable medical action. Any argument against facing the problem seems to be sought for. No one wishes to discuss the matter. But the prevalence of abortion is connected with maternal mortality an... |
abec430d-30ec-41f3-881f-dba05ae1c098 | Bell usually sees the expectant mothers when application is first made and generally refers them then to the pre-natal clinic at Park Royal Hospital. 37 The provision of beds for normal cases has undoubtedly enhanced the value of the work of the pre-natal clinic. Maternity Home. The most important extension of the Mate... |
af033def-f26b-4dcd-b7e9-53f7ce604d30 | We have in the district many families who live in two or at most three rooms; this refers more particularly to newly married couples, and it can be imagined that a confinement is an extremely inconvenient event in such surroundings. In many instances, one of the conditions under which rooms are let is that no confinmen... |
7518b8f3-85a4-4006-af12-2f44c308ce37 | They are intended for the destitute, but more important is the fact that it is not feasible or possible to contract in advance for the admission of expectant mothers. The class of mothers I am referring to, would not care to avail themselves of the facilities provided at the West Middlesex Hospital even if they were el... |
1f714610-c3ce-462b-846e-4816fd97fa24 | The Willesden Council terminated their agreement for the admission of cases to Park Royal Hospital, and our Council came to terms with the Middlesex County Council. The agreement came into operation on April 1st, 1931. The Council pays to the Middlesex County Council at the rate of £3 per week for each person admitted.... |
9df47471-c2b6-4c88-81e2-847b566ccf19 | The payments and receipts are as follows:— Payments to M.C.C. Receipts of Fees. £ s.d. £ s. d. 2nd quarter 49 14 2 21 15 0 3rd quarter 116 3 5 67 0 0 4th quarter 138 0 0 72 13 0 In the second quarter of the year 8 mothers were admitted and their total stay in the hospital was 109 days or an average of little over 13½ d... |
3a46fe6a-69bc-47df-aa88-9d89a195d0a7 | Formerly there was a distinct bias in the mind of the expectant mother in favour of a confinement in her own home. This may be true still of the older expectant mother, but the newly married expectant mother distinctly favours a confinement in an institution. This attitude is becoming more general throughout all ranks ... |
484e57ce-6f59-441d-9103-369fa46c5633 | The Nursery is situated in Bollo Bridge Road, and is open on five days a week. The Nursery was open on 229 occasions, and 3397 wholeday attendances and 70 half-day attendances were made. There is a big drop in the number of attendances. This may be due to many causes. The Matron was away last summer and her absence cau... |
a815cc23-9f9e-4a1c-9b3b-2ab235a75cac | The names were removed from the register on account of removal of the child from the district, and there was no death amongst the nurse children. Child Welfare Centres. Changes have been made in the arrangement of the child welfare centres during the year, and a new centre has been established in North Acton. j' During... |
e2ac5c0b-f999-4e30-8673-3620d71bcd5c | The centre in the South-West is still held in the Steele Road Mission. The centre in the North-East has been moved from the East Acton School to the John Perryn School. These premises are much better arranged and at present are more conveniently situated. In the John Perryn School, two rooms are set apart for the purpo... |
7e703bfe-63b1-4f09-8504-7d8d959a7ec6 | Gabriels Hall for the purpose, and the Committee gratefully accepted the offer. From the attendances which have been made there, it is obvious that the facilities provided are appreciated. Seven sessions are now held weekly—4 in Avenue Road and 1 each in Steele Road Mission, John Perryn School and St. Gabriels Hall. 41... |
159e8421-dcbe-4db5-9c67-e5a8d47be22f | Influenza. Violence. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years). Total Deaths under one year. Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners. Inquest Cases. Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. Uncertified Causes of Death. England and Wales- 15.8 0.67 12.3 0.01 0.00 0.08 0.01 0.06 0.07 0.36 0.54 6.0 66 91.18 6.17 ... |
5b155b4f-7ef4-4f47-b79a-976485168ab4 | 24 0.49 159 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Population?, 20,000- 50,000) — 15.6 0.73 11.3 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.01 0.05 0.05 0.36 0.43 4.0 62 92.17 5.49 1.25 1.09 London 15.0 0.50 12.4 0.01 .000 0.03 0.02 0.07 0.06 0.26 0.57 9.7 65 89.52 6.23 4.24 0.01 Acton 14.4 0.42 10.5 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.10 0.62 2. |
2b5711f4-eb1b-48b2-a192-d2bf424f44a4 | 0 61 90.2 6.4 3.4 0.00 The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows:— Puerperal Sepsis. Others. Total. per 1,000 Live Births 1.66 2.45 4.11 per 1,000 Total Births 1.59 2.35 3.95 42 TABLE H. VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1031 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. Year. Population estimated to Middle ... |
67376f09-205f-46e2-a478-9c6e1fa0aef1 | 26 — 205 92 70 658 10.07 1922 62,170 1203 19.35 404 6.50 14 214 75 62 632 10.02 1923 62,060 1171 18.57 368 5.84 11 243 77 65 599 9.50 1924 63,945 1158 18.11 448 7.01 8 235 65 56 715 11.18 1925 64,845 1047 16.15 446 6.88 18 241 80 76 660 10.32 1926 65,760 1098 16,70 422 6.42 15 250 60 55 657 9.99 1927 66,700 1026 15.60 ... |
7436d30a-ae9e-49c9-a568-7ee63371ffaf | 67 21 280 62 60 704 10.55 1928 67,645 1003 14.83 470 7.08 20 244 55 55 694 10.26 1929 68,600 1026 14.96 540 7.87 21 307 85 83 826 12.04 1930 60,565 1105 15.88 440 6.33 31 284 56 50 603 9.96 1931 70,560 1018 14.43 456 6.46 35 321 62 61 742 10.52 43 TABLE III. AGES AT DEATH, AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1931. Cause... |
43052536-3a9c-452f-80ee-417f964205d2 | All ages Under 1 year 1 and under 2 2 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 and under 25 25 and under 45 45 and under 65 65 and upwards North East. North West. South East. South West. Measles 3 - 2 1 - - - - - 2 - - 1 Poliomyelitis 1 - — - - 1 — — — — — — 1 Diphtheria 4 1 — 1 2 — — — — 4 — — — Encephalitis Lethargica 4 - — 1 —... |
a901597e-f113-4194-9e16-a728826dd9d9 | 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 — 3 1 4 3 Cancer 98 1 1 — 1 — 13 37 45 33 21 25 19 Rheumatic Fever 1 — — — — — 1 — — — 1 - — Heart Disease 71 — — — — 3 9 12 47 21 18 14 18 Cerebral Haemorrhage 35 — — — — — 1 7 27 11 12 6 6 Arterio-scelerosis 54 — — — — — — 12 42 24 11 12 7 Diabetes 7 — — — — — — 4 3 3 2 2 — Bronchitis 57 5 1 — 1 — — 13 ... |
d8127f03-ef91-468d-a7cf-4ec6b5e6d938 | 9 13 10 12 8 16 Other respiratory diseases 10 — — — 1 1 3 2 3 3 4 2 1 Diarrhoea 2 2 - - - - - - - 1 — — 1 Peptic Ulcer 11 - - - - - 1 7 3 7 2 1 1 Appendicitis 2 - — — - — — 1 1 1 1 — — Cirrhosis of Liver 5 - - - - - - 5 — 1 3 - 1 Nephritis 33 — — — 1 — 4 8 20 9 9 4 11 Puerperal Sepsis 1 — — — — — 1 — — — 1 — — Other di... |
5dd13729-2309-4d40-86cd-3dca9f172e73 | 1 2 — - - 2 1 - Prematurity;&c. 31 31 — — — — — — — 11 7 4 9 Suicide 10 — — — — 2 2 4 2 3 3 3 1 Other violent deaths 34 — — — 2 2 6 9 15 13 3 9 9 Other defined diseases 157 6 — 1 5 2 14 23 106 44 46 30 37 TOTALS 742 62 11 9 16 26 78 170 370 234 183 145 180 44 TABLE IV. INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1931. Causes of Death. Ages. ... |
a6c51f4e-5101-4c6c-aadc-04fc9a15106d | 9—12 months North East North West South East South West Diphtheria 1 - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - Tubercular Meningitis 3 — — — - — 1 2 - 1 — 1 1 Spina-Bifida 1 — — — - — 1 — - — — - 1 Bronchitis 5 — — — - 2 2 1 - 2 1 1 1 Pneumonia 13 — — — 1 — 5 4 3 — 2 2 9 Diarrhoea 2 — - - - 1 - - 1 1 - - 1 Premature Birth 11 5 - 1 1 3 1... |
7717350e-4490-4c04-be45-9d34d344bfa5 | - - - - 1 - White Asphyxia 1 1 — — - — — - — — 1 - - Hydrocephalus 2 — — — - — 1 — 1 1 — - 1 Pyloric Stenosis 4 — — — 1 1 2 - - 3 — - 1 Marasmus 4 - - - - 1 2 1 - 2 2 - - Atelectasis 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - Teething 1 — — — - — — 1 — 1 — - - Neglect at Birth 1 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 — Prolonged Labour 1 1 — — - - - - ... |
77689e0e-0ad3-4dc3-b88c-b086d373b839 | 1 — 1 — - — — — — — 1 — - Otitis Media 4 — — — — 2 1 — 1 1 — 1 2 TOTALS 62 10 2 1 4 11 17 9 8 17 12 9 24 45 TABLE V. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, 1931. Notifiable Disease. Cases notified in whole District. At Ages—Years. Ward Distribution. At all Ages under 1 1 to 5 1 to 15 15 to 25 26 to 45 46... |
39c8e974-5dc0-4a1c-9463-4817437670e3 | 35 4 6 - - 22 8 9 22 Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 1 — - - 1 - - - - - - 1 Acute Anterior'PoIiomyelitis 2 - - 2 - - - - - 1 - 1 Pneumonia 24 3 5 2 3 6 4 1 6 6 2 10 Puerperal Fever 3 — - - - 3 - - - 1 - 2 Encephalitis Lethargica 4 — 1 - - 2 1 - 1 2 - 1 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 5 5 - - - - - - 1 - 1 3 Puerperal Pyrexia 6 — - - ... |
a644959d-5422-4c16-9f86-eb0462cf5007 | 4 3 5 Tuberculosis (resp.) 80 - - 4 26 32 18 - 25 15 17 23 Tuberculosis (other) 14 1 4 5 1 3 - - 4 2 2 6 TOTALS 312 13 48 98 52 70 29 2 110 57 54 91 46 OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM. Cases. Vision unimpaired. Vision impaired. Total Blindness. Deaths. Notified. Treated. At home. In hospital. 5 3 2 o — — — 47 TABLE 6. CASES REMO... |
dbe148f0-7544-4954-bafa-56713c432a5b | Small-Pox 2 2 Scarlet Fever 67 95 Diphtheria 58 61 Pneumonia 10 24 Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis 1 1 Puerperal Fever 2 3 Encephalitis Lethargica 2 4 Puerperal Pyrexia 4 6 Erysipelas 7 15 Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis 1 2 TABLE 7. BIRTHS. Male Female. Live Births. Total 501 518 Legitimate 473 489 Illegitimate 28 29 Still Bir... |
0019c4c2-934e-4e1a-99fa-79b4e137ba7e | 752 231 168 94 259 Notifications received from other districts 240 82 45 47 66 Births registered but not previously notified 9 2 3 1 3 1001 315 216 142 328 Notified Still Births Inside 18. Outside 10 Total 28 Notifications were received from:— Doctors and Parents 691 Midwives 329 Table 8. INFANT WELFARE CENTRES, 1931. |
918cb894-eacc-4080-addb-3b1975a41bcf | Number of Centres provided and maintained by the Council 4 Total number of attendances at all centres during the year:— (a) by children under 1 year of age 11;409 (b) by children between 1 and 5 years of age 5,763 48 Average attendance of children per session 53 Number of children who attended for the first time -durin... |
e9c675bb-7822-453f-a56a-b8c3c2f4d742 | Bell 24 Number of Expectant Mothers who attended 175 Number of attendances made by Expectant Mothers 241 Mothers referred for Dental treatment at the Clinic 46 Mothers supplied with Dentures 16 Expectant Mothers to whom Dried Milk was supplied 29 Number of packets of Dried Milk supplied 339 TABLE 10. INQUESTS. Inquests... |
aeb42e78-3fe6-4b80-bc45-58c3f0a5172e | Accidental fall — 12 Accidental burns 3 Suicide 10 Abortion 3 Knocked down by: Found drowned 1 Motor Car 8 Accidental drowning 1 Motor Lorry 3 Teething 1 Tramcar 2 Epileptic Fit 1 a cycle 1 Diabetes 1 a Railway Engine 1 Coroner's Certificate after Post-Mortem without Inquest—25 Pneumonia 4 Diabetes 1 Thrombosis of Coro... |
2606667a-b7f2-4e61-b5ab-619486db9f91 | 1.—Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors. Number of Premises. Inspections. Written Notices. (1) - (2) (3) Factories — 96 18 (Including Factory Laundries). Workshops 449 14 (Including Workshop Laundries) Workplaces 23 Nil. (Other than Outworkers' Premises). T... |
05f1228e-4e89-4f94-80d2-52f5b8ef871e | (1) (2) (3) Want of Cleanliness 38 38 Want of Ventilation Nil Nil Overcrowding Nil Nil Want of drainage of Floors Nil Nil Other Nuisances 9 9 Sanitary Accommodation:— Insufficient 14 14 Unsuitable or defective 23 23 Not separate for sexes Nil Nil Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts:— Illegal Occupation of unde... |
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