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af238b60-52ba-4fe1-bb33-7f1f0c9320db | The remainder were built by public utility societies and trusts and private enterprise, more especially private enterprise which built 351,000. Under the Wheatley Act of 1924, an endeavour was again made to build houses to let, and not for sale. Subsidies were given to local authorities, and it was hoped to build house... |
74494212-88ee-4908-bfbf-0f1d9e3fd526 | The present government, having cancelled the Wheatley subsidy, is leaving the provision of additional working class houses to private enterprise, with the aid of the Public Utility Trusts and Building Societies. Acton became busy with the preparation of housing schemes soon after the end of the war. In 1920 the Council... |
338721bf-2f15-403d-a6e3-f9bb9365fa50 | The whole of the land in North Acton was either sold or let on lease to public companies or private builders for the erection of houses. On the East Acton Estate under the Addison scheme, there were erected 176 Parlour-tvpe houses and 144 non-parlourtype houses. Of this total 268 were erected under contract by the West... |
37a5f84e-a460-4185-8946-86fbf03e6c24 | Until 1933 the other housing schemes of the Council were the re-conditioning of 3 flats in Bollo Bridge Road, and the erection of 8 flats in Enfield Road and 8 flats in Brouncker Road. The flats in Enfield Road have each a Living room, 2 Bedrooms, Scullery and a Bathroom. The flats in Brouncker Road have each a Living ... |
dcf08692-ed68-401d-8b7d-c173aac23286 | At the present time the rents of the different houses and flats are as follows:— 12 Gross Rent. Living Room, Scullery and 2 Bedrooms: s. d. Bollo Bridge Road (flats) 8 7 East Acton 23 3 Enfield Road (flats) 11 6 Wales Farm Road (flats) 11 10 & 11 6 Living Room, Scullery, 3 bedrooms: East Acton from 17 1 & to (& incl. C... |
c9ab426c-d500-4cc3-b6aa-05601575e25e | Cent. heat) 31 2 Flats in Bollo Bridge Road 6 roomed 14 6 5 „ 12 4 3 „ 8 7 With a few exceptions, such as those erected on the Great Western Railway Estate, on the Wesley Estate, on the Hanger Hill Estate and those erected by the International Nickel Company in Canada Road and the Goldsmiths Company in Acton Vale, the ... |
5c7be5c2-a860-4b9a-8302-dfb51512d78a | When the Council ceased building on the East Acton Estate in 1923 there was no slackening in the rate of building ; in fact the erection of houses proceeded at a greater pace, but the houses which were erected were for sale and were beyond the reach of those who were in most need of accommodation. The following table i... |
ab42a574-fbc7-4ef7-8982-052e2a41350c | In this period 476 new houses were brought into rating as well as 22 flats and 9 houses with shops. It has been commented upon that the Council has not scheduled any area as a Clearance Area or an Improvement Area. The explanation is not far to seek, and is found in the manner in which the slums have grown up. The nine... |
e00d2b5d-e1d0-4cb8-841e-1a0e300c264e | I know of towns where the history of an industry explains the origin of these courts. A number of houses would be built in what developed into a road. These houses would have gardens in their rear and very rarely in their front. A period of prosperity in the neighbouring works would occur, and a great demand would aris... |
7ce8bd58-797a-4e63-a2fe-67b2a59c1339 | Although Acton, has developed recently on industrial lines, it escaped almost entirely the direct results of the nineteenth century revolution in industry, as the following figures will show:— 14 Year Inhabited houses Population 1861 610 3,151 1871 1,568 8,306 1881 2,844 17,110 1891 4,084 24,207 1901 6,114 37,744 It ma... |
3df7e1d0-43aa-4785-a049-85e681aae089 | Our chief difficulty is the scarcity of houses at a rent which is within the reach of the poorer inhabitants. Although transport facilities have been revolutionised in recent years, we still find that the people desire to live near their place of employment. The development of the northern part of the district along fa... |
82827944-ed7d-43ad-98a0-44b4423a0ee4 | Unless the owner is forced by a sanitary notice he will carry out no repairs, and the repairs executed will be strictly limited by his legal requirements. The tenants frequently are afraid to complain to the health department because they are afraid of the consequences. We know of a recent instance where the agent serv... |
e42de74c-b6fb-46bb-a1d0-0d5418db08ba | He owns it and knows that there will come a time when the car or ship is good for nothing or will be broken up, and that this time will come soon unless he looks after it and spends some money on repair or renovation. The owner of a house acts otherwise. He builds, settles this rent and expects ever after to receive no... |
29e6762c-b240-479d-8b02-e85281a19fd3 | In this district an increase has followed decontrol in almost every instance. The increased rents are general through the district. If I gave instances, it might be objected that they are exceptions, but they are not. A small house in Mill Hill Terrace which was rented under 10s. a week before the war is now rented at ... |
4fd10bdd-5a4c-4467-b85b-13453883f39c | to 8s., per week. These rooms were supposed to be furnished, but we are all familiar with the travesty which is called furnished apartments. A few sticks are put in a room and the owner or tenant who sub-lets is enabled to wax fat on letting it as furnished apartments. An inquiry into a house and laundry in Stanley Roa... |
6e1e1d62-7899-4d92-b8e9-7640aa3e8eb8 | s. d. Ground floor 2 adults, 2 children under 10 18 0 First „ (a) 8 adults, 4 children under 10 16 0 16 First ,, (b) 2 adults 8 6 First ,, (c) 2 adults, 2 children under 10 12 6 Second ,, (a) 2 adults, 2 children under 10 10 0 Second ,, (b) 1 adult 7 0 2 rooms vacant. Total 72 0 These instances could be multiplied almo... |
3228d6e1-9203-4e7a-85a4-dddbc2ae12e7 | The argument is false, because it omits to say that half-adozen families in one house are forced to pay more than one family. The reason why these houses are sub-let is not philanthropy, but it is compounded of greed, possession and selfishness. More money can be made out of the houses in that way, and little regard is... |
4c3b48d7-602c-433e-9c92-efee32933184 | 's," and states it is generally recognised that the cost of Rent, Rates and Rail. (or 'bus) for travelling to and from work should not exceed onefifth of the family income. But in spite of the large increase in house building, there was still a large section of the poorer population whose needs were not yet met. There ... |
c8e42766-477a-4cc6-ae33-ef4fa5734b39 | We have extensive records from which conclusions can be drawn and it may be stated that there are very few privately owned non-controlled flats of 3 rooms which are let under 15s. a week. This figure can be taken as a minimum one; many have to pay more than this sum. As in most other places, our housing problem is esse... |
3c99816f-a42e-4302-8156-9c3c5478887e | The question of high rent is our most urgent one at the present time, and the question of closing individual houses is not so important nor does it loom so large. Scattered throughout the district there are certain houses which will in time have to be closed. Some of these have passed the state when they can be rendere... |
27b5c27f-d02c-44d2-aab3-e2965a928820 | In the Report of the Departmental Committee on Housing, it is stated unequivocally that they were opposed to the policy of reconditioning as a cheap alternative to the demolition of houses which can and should be demolished as the law stands. These old houses are gradually being demolished and all those for which demol... |
3ae24b45-1fc7-4b3c-bfd2-c12ce57da995 | In Acton, these houses are structurally sound and would provide satisfactory accommodartion if reconditioned and freed from overcrowding. It is not the house which is at fault, but the use to which the house is put. It is hoped that the new bye-laws will enable us to prevent some, at any rate, of the flagrant abuses as... |
1c79d114-725b-40d4-b3ce-105377b1ce16 | Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the Year 1933:— (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 1591 (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 3982 (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head(l) above), which were inspected and recorde... |
00e4fa0c-ca78-427b-896c-eed5c7701a8e | Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of formal Notices:— Number of defective dwelling-houses renderered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers 1332 3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:— A.—Proceedings under sections 17, 18 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1930... |
b2a5a911-3acd-4d2a-98db-bc1433ebe243 | 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 14 (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in 1933, in pursuance of Demolition Orders 3 D.—Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930:— (1) Number of separate tenem... |
ff2934ba-3553-4684-84ae-eb1d6bcb22f4 | Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing detects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 1591 (1) Dealt with by service of Informal Notice 1332 (2) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under Section 17, Housing Act, 1930 138 (3) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under Public Health Acts 6 Premis... |
3380266c-23c5-4b0a-a096-72234c1804bd | Workshops and Workplaces 132 Bakehouses 29 Slaughterhouses 2 Public Health Urinals 37 Common Lodging Houses 1 Houses-let-in-lodgings 57 Butchers' Shops 45 Fish Shops 29 Premises where food is manufactured or prepared 34 Milk Purveyors 116 Cowsheds Nil. Piggeries Nil. Rag and Bone Dealers 7 Mews 4 Schools 13 Caravan Gro... |
dc57809a-c2de-4528-bdd3-52410679c349 | Sanitary Dustbins provided 475 Yards paved or yard paving repaired 176 Insanitary forecourts remedied 49 Defective drains repaired or reconstructed 74 Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired or renewed 77 Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed 68 Defective gullies removed and replaced by new 54 Rai... |
e5d0acc5-f3f3-4a0d-bb68-1840622db35a | seats repaired or new fixed 184 Defective flush pipe connections repaired 63 Insanitary sinks removed or new fixed 35 Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped 162 Insanitary wall surface over sinks remedied 123 Ventilated food cupboards provided 6 Drinking water cisterns cleaned 386 Defective covers to drinking water ciste... |
4fcdf56b-28f9-4029-9ea0-3f2fecaa073c | apartments provided 3 Accummulations of offensive matter removed 23 Drains unstopped and cleansed 214 Overcrowding nuisances abated 5 Drains tested, exposed for examination, &c. 58 22 Smoke observations taken 148 Smoke nuisance abated on service of notice 5 Nuisances from animals abated 9 Notifications of waste of wate... |
1b8cd385-6a7c-4a79-ba98-2deeefcd0dec | Chitterlings. 2 Ribs. 6 Forequarters. Cattle Cattle. 4 Calves' Carcases with Offal. 5 Stirks Carcases with Ofial. | Forequarter of Veal. 11 Calves' Carcases with Offal. 11 Breasts of Veal. 1 Hindquarter of Veal. 9 Ribs of Veal. 1 Forequarter of Veal. Calves' Plucks. 2 Stirks Heads & Tongues. 29 sets Calves' Lungs with ... |
84f31068-c165-42e8-b2a5-f1a32afb55e9 | 10 Ribs of Mutton" Tuberculosis and Emaciation. Pleurisy and Dropsy. 1 Sheeps Carcase. 1 Stirk's Carcase with Offal.Suppurating Pleurisy. Parasites. Pigs. 1 Ox Liver. 1 Carcase with Head. 1 set Ox Lungs with Heart. Cattle 2 sets Stirk's Lungs withHearts 1 Forequarter of Veal. 1 set Calf's Lungs with Heart. 1 Calf's Plu... |
d2e902f9-fd41-40d3-b912-2987b0679dd7 | Pneumonia. Cattle. 4 Calves' Carcases with Offal. 10 Calves' Carcases with Offal. 1 Calf s Pluck. 1 Heifer's Carcase with Offal. Actinomycosis. 1 Cow's Head with Tongue. 1 Calf's Cartase with Offal. Jaundice. 2 Calves' Carcases with Offal. Cirrhosis. 1 Ox Liver. Dropsy. 2 Stirks' Livers. 4 Calves' Carcases with Offal. ... |
be2423e3-1651-4554-bff8-3e759d22b10c | 1 Calf's Carcase with Offal. Adenitis. Cattle. Congestion. 11 Calves' Plucks. 4 Calves'Plucks. 4 Calves Livers. Lymphadenitis. Arthritis. Pigs 1 Knuckle of Veal. 2 Hindquarters. 2 Hindquarters of Veal. Bruised, tractured, etc. Sheep. 1 Carcase with Head. 1 set Sheep Shanks. 3 Hindquarters. ½ Leg of Mutton. 1 Leg. pIGS ... |
94d9ce0d-9f13-4046-9a80-77a488a3f80a | 1 Calf's Carcase with Offal. 144 lbs. of Pork. 145 lbs. Hindquarter of Beef. OTHER FOODS. Bruised. 7 Chickens. 35 lbs. of Turkeys. 1 Duck. Unsound 1 .Turkey. 7 boxes Cod Fillets. 2 tins °x Tongue. 14 lbs. Skate Wings. 3 (6 lb-) tms Corned Beef. 1 Tin of Prawns. 3 (7 lb) tins Corned Beef. 26 TABLE II NUMBER OF PIGS' CAR... |
63ff07b7-27c5-4f46-ba6f-5681e21b32ac | of Fore Quarters Diseased. No. of Hind Quarters Diseased. No. of Legs Diseased. No. of Shoulders Diseased. Plucks (Lungs, Livers and Hearts). Mesenteries, Stomachs and Intestines Pieces of Pork. January 2226 31 5 - 1 - - - 47 388 lbs. — lbs. February 1581 34 5 — — — 1 - 34 288 „ — „ March 1029 27 3 — — — 1 - 23 216 „ —... |
007d38f8-fcd6-4a15-aa11-d252cd396ce0 | 1036 23 5 — 1 1 — - 21 178 „ 18 „ September 1053 41 0 — 2 1 1 - 26 208 „ — „ October 2179 55 7 — 3 1 — - 30 248 „ 188 „ November 1703 50 7 — 1 1 — - 34 288 „ — „ December 1897 39 3 — 1 1 - 27 200 „ — „ Total 18581 421 61 — 11 8 5 — 333 2790 „ 206 „ 26 SANITARY CONDITION OF SCHOOLS. A complete survey of the Sanitary arr... |
133703ed-02cb-48aa-8cdb-13291c2299f3 | Number and position of taps on main. Cistern covered. Acton Wells School Modern— Satisfactory. Partly. 3 fountains in playground. No. John Perryn School. do. No All drinking water taps on the main. Yes. Central School. do. Partly 2 fountains in playground. Yes. Derwentwater School. do. Partly Tap in Infants Cloak-room ... |
5ee0ac29-1ffc-4e18-a827-357696314b4b | do. No. All supplies direct from main. No cistern. 27 Rothschild School. do. No. All drinking water direct from main Yes. Berrymede School (Junr. Girls & Infants) do. Yes. None Yes. Berrymode School (Junr. Boys) do. Yes. None Yes. There were two unsatisfactory conditions, one of which already has been remedied and the ... |
5c50c245-bed7-459a-ab33-d69cf4929fbb | The work has been included in the years estimate and it will be carried out in the summer holidays. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Milk Supply. There are no cowsheds in the Borough, all the milk being produced outside. There are 91 persons or firms retailing milk in the district under the following categories :— D... |
2a1e8ca5-82c4-439d-b6b2-5cbd241dc0cf | The number of persons or firms licenced to sell Special Designated Milk are as follows:— 4 ' Certified ' 7 ' Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)' — ' Grade A ' 11 ' Pasteurised ' 1 ' Grade A Pasteurised ' BAKEHOUSES. Of the 29 bakehouses in the Borough 5 are underground these were licensed under the Factory Acts of 1901. SMOKE... |
95a1897f-4da5-4389-bb67-a553f3c40dee | Observations of the chimney are continually being made and all steps will be taken to make the occupiers comply with the requirements of the Public Health (Smoke Abatement) Act and the Council's Bye-law made thereunder. MEAT INSPECTION. There are two slaughter-houses in the Borough, in one pigs only are slaughtered and... |
602f7525-21d2-42de-a1c9-6f8582b81f10 | It is then ' stuck" and bled to death before recovering consciousness. This method is so quick, easy and effective that it causes no squealing. It requires no great skill to manipulate the appliance and it entails no danger to the operator. From the large number of pigs I have seen dealt with in this manner, I am satis... |
0d7adabc-9677-4326-bcf5-9ae38274db88 | The total number of births registered was 886—being 469 males and 417 females, - and the figure is equal to a birth-rate of 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. In addition 33 still births were returned as belonging to the district. This is not only the lowest birth-rate for the district, but it is also the lowest number of bir... |
4282af5e-204e-46cd-a179-d08d5b069ed3 | Whatever views may be held about birth control, the practice has 30 come to stay. In the course of the last two years there has been observable on all sides a tendency for discussions on birth control to centre upon practical rather than upon moral issues. It is estimated that the number of couples who practice abstine... |
7e3b4076-8990-407c-b24b-08daace9179d | 492 deaths were registered in the district; of these 31 did not belong to Acton, and were transferred to other districts. 329 deaths of Acton residents occurred outside the area and have been included in our returns. The total number of deaths belonging to the district is therefore 788, which corresponds to a death-rat... |
e92313f0-6a05-4a73-9991-639dbae3e4d3 | Nevertheless, there has occurred an increase in the 31 ber of deaths. The natural conclusion would be that many more cases are occurring than did in the past. We do not have exact data on this matter, such as notification in the case of persons suffering from Tuberculosis gives us ; if we did we should not be in the da... |
a70de428-d41a-4722-acc8-ec4e3dc3769f | All the improvements in medical facilities and in early discovery through more thorough and frequent examination of persons both in health and sickness had not really added a single case to the number of persons suffering from these diseases. It has merely enabled us to identify more cases than before, and when death o... |
756d30a2-c949-4987-bfc0-0ff42bd2912a | It is now recognised that the essential cause of cardiac failure lies in the heart muscle and is due to changes in the heart muscle which render it unable to maintain an efficient circulation. This change of view has resulted in an enormous addition to the number of deaths attributed to heart disease, but the increase ... |
460589ee-21a7-4f08-8dd4-ac4829219a87 | In one institution, two only of the doctors ever give a certificate that the death is due to old age the others state that the immediate cause of death is either Myocarditis, or Bronchitis or some illness which particularly affect old people. Similarly only about 3 doctors in the district sign a certificate that the de... |
734b4516-819a-47f7-b57a-1bd54483071a | Cancer is essentially a disease which occurs in late middle life and old age. Of the 111 deaths from Cancer which occurred in Acton last year, 60 were in people over 65 years of age. Approximately about onehalf of the deaths from Cancer are in people over 65 years of age. It will thus be obvious how the age incidence o... |
38134dd7-f584-4caf-a2b3-fb481109252a | Diptheria, on the other hand, continued in epidemic form and accounted for 23 deaths. The question of Diphtheria is dealt with on another page. Broadly, the deaths from the usual infectious diseases, show a steady decline. Others, in addition to those mentioned, show a steady increase, and one of the diseases which has... |
606683a4-13e0-4b91-8275-796ff23d956f | During the last generation, until the present world-wide depression occurred, there had been a very appreciable improvement in the economic condition of all classes of the population. Real wages increased, and with this came an increase in the buying power of the people. On all sides, the average man could enjoy, and d... |
8fed352f-f6fa-4866-8ec0-a30abf79dd82 | On the other hand, in diabetes, again, it is probable that the greater attention paid to diagnosis in general and to examination of the urine in particular, especially for life assurance and superannuation purposes, is responsible for the discovery of a larger number of diabetics than formerly and for increased certifi... |
c9db0aa8-0cb3-47a6-8182-4ea2fc42dfe7 | In last year's annual report a detailed account was given of a most virulent outbreak of Diphtheria which broke out in September, 1932, and the epidemic which caused the deaths in the early part of 1933 was a continuation of the 1932 outbreak. Although an arbitrary period has been taken for annual reports, an account o... |
617c7e93-6fd6-4566-a046-8768bfc827b0 | 17 3 October 33 4 November 48 9 December ] 7 2 1933 January 29 3 February 17 7 March 26 4 April 15 3 May 19 2 June 17 2 July 13 0 August 4 0 September 4 0 October 7 0 November 2 0 December 7 1 In last year's report a table was given showing the incidence of the disease since 1890 and from that table it will be seen tha... |
9fad8740-8c02-482d-a3b7-c9f61a1fab2e | The only change in the attack upon the disease has been the introduction of artificial active immunisation of the children, and so far, the re- 35 suits have been highly gratifying. In the school report, figures are given which show the work which has been done in this direction, and it appears that from the herd immun... |
120e1179-5c00-4b7b-bc0f-dbae16060689 | We are now concentrating upon the pre-school child and the school entrants, and the future success of the scheme will depend upon the extent to which the parents will respond. Tuberculosis. 78 cases or Pulmonary Tuberculosis and 11 cases of other forms of Tuberculosis were notified during the year. There were 53 deaths... |
5a9d552d-69da-4521-8635-9e4c78c2d458 | Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Males Females Males Females Total Number of Cases of T.B. on the Register at the commencement of year 119 158 150 25 368 36 Number of Cases notified for the first time during 37 28 6 6 77 the year Number of Cases previously removed from the Register which have been restored thereto during the ye... |
db4f65f0-32af-487a-b601-830df72b3b4c | Respiratory. Non-Respiratory Respiratory. Non-Respiratory M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. 0- - - - - - - - - 1- — — — — — 1 1 — 5- — 1 1 2 — — 1 1 15- 10 12 1 1 5 5 1 1 25- 11 11 1 1 9 7 1 1 35- 8 7 2 — 8 3 1 — 45- 7 3 1 2 5 2 - — 55- 6 1 — — 5 1 — — 65 and upwards — — — - 1 1 - — — — - — - - - - Totals 42 38 6 6 33 20 6 3 38 ... |
6c4c6a84-a635-4b70-b16f-956e09c77481 | 738 cases were admitted during the year compared with 758 cases during 1932. On January 1st, 1933, there were 107 cases in the hospital and on January 1st, 1934 there were 64. The following is a list of the cases admitted for the different diseases. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Erysipelas. Chicken-Pox Acton 373 157 — — W... |
c2f578aa-ed36-4f25-af39-42a6f4a33856 | (re-examinations) 2 81 Sent from Isolation Hospital 92 764 do. (re-examinations) — 11 Convalescents (1st Swabs) — 120 Contacts 20 485 do. (2nd examinations) — 7 Carrier's Swab. 2 3 Precautionary Swabs — 5 School Sore Throats 6 73 39 (b) For Ringworm. Total Examinations—19 Positive. 15 Negative. 4 (c) For Tubercle. Tota... |
6908e59f-e5f8-457e-8f9b-4ebe37067b4f | One of the most striking features of the past year has been the comparative absence of diarrhoea in a particularly hot and dry summer. A few years ago such a phenomenon would have been unexpected, and, in the beginning of the century it would have been astounding. In the early years of my tenure of office in Acton, the... |
c5138128-665e-4e6d-bf09-947b6b91edef | As far as climatic conditions are concerned the summer of 1933 was a particularly favourable one for the development of summer Diarrhoea and yet in the third quarter of this year only two deaths of children under two years of age occurred in Acton from Diarrhoea. Altogether 7 deaths occurred from Diarrhoea. This improv... |
52c6f10c-596d-4b16-9df0-59e27f78c67b | In 1906 there were 96 deaths from Diarrhoeal diseases, 80 of them in infants under 12 months; in 1911 there were 98 deaths of which 68 were in infants under 12 months; in 1921 there were 29 deaths of which 24 were in infants under 12 months old. In the later years of the last century and the early years of this one, Di... |
adee57e2-b239-45ff-ba1e-79deff621e0c | The micro-organism was supposed to have the power of leaving the soil being carried in the air gaining access to the food and of being introduced into the human body. The development and multiplication of the micro-organism depended on a high temperature not in the air itself but in the superficial layers of the soil. ... |
e556c72f-161c-4a78-8467-76f013e3fbc4 | 41 The weather of August was again unusually warm and sunny as well as notably dry. With the exception of 1911 it was the warmest August since 1841. Day readings of 90° F. or above were recorded at a large number of stations on several days. Abundant sunshine was one of the noteworthy features of the month. September w... |
8e2597e4-4668-40a7-ac31-87c059befa90 | But though Diarrhoea was associated with certain climatic conditions, no one explained what were the changed circumstances which initiated an epidemic enteritis, and in view of this year's experience we have to abandon the view that there is any connection between an epidemic and the rise of the subsoil temperature. Th... |
c4321afe-28d9-4e95-821d-753c161f086c | Concurrently with the lessoned incidence of diarrhoeal diseases in the summer there has also been a marked diminution of deaths from respiratory diseases in the winter. The usual and commonest cause of disease in children is probably the abnormal activity of the normal denizens of the bowels and respiratory tract. Thes... |
e9e50661-336a-4f1d-82a7-0510c02f382d | Continuous propaganda among the mothers has instilled in them a lively interest in the prevention of certain diseases, and one of the most marked results is the absence of Diarrhoeal diseases in a hot and dry summer. We have travelled a great distance since the days when we had to preach against the long rubber tube bo... |
bce70045-c97d-4406-8698-1c8c427181f1 | Everyone admits the improvement which has taken place in the character of the milk supply, but the cause which operated in the banishment of the longtube bottle also brought about, partly, at any rate, the improvement in the milk supply. Infant Welfare propaganda created an appreciation of cleanliness in the mothers, a... |
94c859ac-eebd-4cee-abc4-7eb7a6e5e2e9 | To-day the majority of the milk distributors recognise that a clean milk supply is an asset to them, but it is as well to recognise the forces which have operated towards cleanliness. A hot summer such as we have experienced in 1933, provides us with an opportunity, to mark the progress which has been made and to revie... |
35fe6011-ba71-4684-a35f-80345eb7c6b8 | Two of the deaths were in unmarried women, one of whom had not previously to her death been examined by a doctor. One of the cases had arranged for admission to Park Royal Hospital and had attended the prenatal clinic. Statistics have frequently been published to show that, from the purely obstetric point of view, it s... |
6e0fa735-9335-474f-9220-421f67373b59 | There is a diversity of opinion as to the relative advantages and disadvantages of the home and the maternity home or hospital in a case of normal confinement, an as stated above, statistics can be made to prove either. But there are factors in which health workers are interested other than the risks of the actual conf... |
ee8903e4-1814-416f-bcd6-9723f8087667 | 1931 Cases admitted during:— 1st Quarter 1 2nd Quarter 7 3rd Quarter 20 4th Quarter 22 44 1932 Cases admitted during) 1st Quarter 25 2nd Quarter 32 3rd Quarter 32 4th Quarter 33 1933 Cases admitted during:— 1st Quarter 26 2nd Quarter 43 3rd Quarter 39 4th Quarter 41 In spite of the lower number of births which occur in... |
a5c2e885-1e98-4d76-b9f4-400e20d0e8fa | Seven occupied only 1 room, and the weekly rents paid were:— s. d. 4 0 1 7 0 1 7 6 1 10 0 2 12 6 1 15 0 1 Thirty-four occupied 2 rooms and the weekly rents were :— Under 10 0 2 Between 10s. & 12s. 6d. 6 Between 12s. 6d. & 15s. 15 Between 15s. & 17s. 6d. 6 17s. 6d. and over 6 Fifty-nine occupied 3 rooms and the weekly r... |
e761b795-62d4-4db3-8292-cc9a28297562 | and over 8 Apart from the fact that the expense of a confinement is a serious item, it is difficult for the mother to obtain the rest which is necessary during the puerperium. It has been objected to institutional confinements that the mother and child come out of hospital ill-adapted to a normal life, and that the mot... |
cdf8fc6e-2205-44f9-907e-f787d42fdde8 | There is not so much tendency to abandon breast-feeding on account of some imaginary cause which is non-existent. She is not so inclined to wean the baby because she imagines that the milk does not agree with him, or that the breast-milk is not nutritious. These advantages can of course be attained easily at home, prov... |
3b324018-b43e-490e-8d2d-36baad43e3cf | One gynaecologist has stated that he was looking forward to a great decrease in the number of cases of genital prolapse as a result of the general extension of maternity hospitals. Some mothers will worry wherever they may be. They take their troubles with them to the hospital, and wonder what the other children are do... |
2b034c07-18aa-4858-879a-7798ef148e8a | Patients who book admission to the Central Middlesex Hospital attend a clinic held at the hospital after one attendance at the Council's clinic. Maternity Home. The Council has an agreement with Middlesex CountyCouncil for the admission of maternity cases into Park Royal Hospital. The arrangements were reported fully i... |
3715471a-a7b8-45dc-b14c-9025b781da06 | Notice of Reception of Children during 1933. NOTICE OF REMOVAL TO : Children Adopted Died. Children reached age of 9 No. as at 31st.Dec. 1933. Parents. Another area with Foster Parent. Another Foster Mother Public lnstitutution or Home. Other causes. 42 40 13 2 8 3 2 - 1 1 52 FOSTER MOTHERS. No. as at 31st Dec., 1932. ... |
aa905eb6-2a05-411c-ae5d-6c3338b4a761 | Seven sessions are held weekly— 4 in Avenue Road, 1 each in Steele Road Mission, John Perryn School and St. Gabriel's Hall. 49 TABLE 1 ' BIRTH-RATE, DEATH-RATE, AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1933. The Mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population, but for London and the towns to civili... |
336196e2-80f0-4e33-89df-0d8a6cd769d9 | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. Uncertified Causes of Death. England and Wales 14.4 0.02 12.3 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.02 0.05 0.06 0.57 0.54 7.1 64 90.9 6.3 1.9 0.9 118 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London 14.4 0.67 12.2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.06 0.18 0.55 0.49 9.4 67 91.0 6.0 2.5 0.5 132 Smaller Towns... |
454ae42f-01b9-4c92-a14e-6cc8e8c12a11 | 02 0.04 0.04 0.53 0.44 4.9 56 91.7 5.8 1.5 1.0 London 13.2 0.45 12.2 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.08 0.08 0.51 0.58 11.6 69 88.3 6.3 5.4 0.0 Acton 12.6 0.47 11.2 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.03 0.32 0.39 0.54 9.2 41 92.8 5.4 1.8 0.00 The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows:— Puerperal Sepsis. Others. Total. |
1e898454-7b18-4a78-86bc-a1c4961b7553 | per 1,000 Live Births 1.79 2.63 4.42 per 1,000 Total Births 1.71 2.52 4.23 50 TABLE II. VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1933 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. Year. Population estimated to Middle of each Year. Births Total Deaths Registered Transferable Deaths Nett Deaths belonging to the District Nett in the District... |
aaa6b2a8-ec37-4f6c-85a7-b1ad706d2b1e | 845 1047 16.15 446 6.88 18 241 80 76 669 10.32 1926 65,760 1098 16,70 422 6.42 15 250 60 55 657 9.99 1927 66,700 1026 15.60 445 6.67 21 280 62 60 704 10.55 1928 67,645 1003 14.83 479 7.08 29 244 55 55 694 10.26 1929 68,600 1026 14.96 540 7.87 21 307 85 83 826 12.04 1930 69,565 1105 15.88 440 6.33 31 284 56 50 693 9.96 ... |
f054b966-988e-46a3-b182-906bd235f26c | 46 35 321 62 61 742 10.52 1932 70,640 970 13.7 486 6.88 29 302 60 62 786 11.11 1933 20.300 886 12.6 492 6.99 31 329 41 46 788 11.2 51 TABLE III. AGES AT DEATH, AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1933. Causes of Deaths. Age in Years. Ward Distribution. All ages Under 1 year 1 and under 2 2 and under 5 5 and under 15 15 ... |
d7e58ebb-7c78-470f-901a-c4cca01cf84d | — 1 — - — Scarlet Fever 3 — — 1 2 — — — — — 1 - 2 Whooping Cough 2 2 — - — — — — — — — - 10 Diphtheria 23 — - 8 13 1 1 — — 6 4 3 8 Influenza 2'/ — - — — 1 3 7 16 7 9 3 1 Encephalitis Lethargica 1 - - - - — - 1 — — — — - Cerebro-spinal Fever 1 1 - - - - — — — — — 1 23 Phthisis 53 - — — — 10 26 15 2 12 6 12 2 Other forms... |
c1a71674-2fef-4ba5-8daf-781dd8cf50ff | G.P.I. & Tabes Dorsalis 3 - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 — 24 Cancer 111 - - - - - 7 44 60 47 17 23 1 Diabetes 7 - - - — - 1 2 4 3 2 1 9 Cerebral Haemorrhage, &e. |
d0f5b2b1-fbf7-4ad8-841f-cc8d43922807 | 40 - - - - - 1 6 33 9 13 9 37 Heart Disease 148 — — — 2 2 11 27 106 43 35 33 2 Aneurysm 4 — — — — 1 — 2 1 1 1 — 12 Other Circulatory Diseases 44 - - - - - - 14 30 12 10 10 25 Bronchitis 61 1 1 — — — 2 17 40 19 7 10 12 Pneumonia 41 4 2 3 — 1 10 6 15 9 11 9 4 Other R. |
64cbbb0b-980f-4be9-8d96-c1390dfc6f48 | esperatory Diseases 15 - — 2 1 — 5 4 3 4 3 4 - Peptic Ulcer 7 - - - — - - 4 3 2 3 2 2 Diarrhoea 8 7 1 - - - - - - 1 2 3 2 Appendicitis 7 — — . |
cf8b9247-a2b1-4fbc-b2d2-03df5e91f37a | — 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 Cirrhosis of Liver 3 — - - - - - 1 2 1 — — 1 Other diseases of Liver 3 — - - - - - 2 1 — 1 1 1 Nephritis 24 - — — 2 1 1 7 13 9 5 6 4 Puerperal Sepsis 3 — — — — — 3 — — 1 — 1 1 Other diseases, &c. of Parturition 2 - - — - 1 1 — — — 1 — 1 Prematurity, &c. |
cd1dfb48-0993-44cb-b19b-059981ce7f64 | 21 21 - - - - - - - 5 9 4 3 Senility 19 - - - - - - - 19 3 2 10 4 Suicide 10 — — — - — 5 4 1 3 3 1 .3 Other deaths from violence 28 2 1 1 2 2 6 5 9 13 8 3 4 Other defined diseases 56 3 1 3 4 3 6 19 17 18 16 12 10 TOTALS 788 41 7 20 31 27 92 191 1379 238 175 162 213 52 TABLE IV. INFANTILE MORTALITY, 1933. Causes of Deat... |
effb3847-3164-44d6-bf5b-f2201e8d70da | Total Under 1 week 1—2 weeks 2—3 weeks 3—4 weeks 1—3 I months 3—6 months 6—9 months. 9—12 months North East North West South East South West Prematurity 15 11 2 1 - 1 - - - 5 5 4 1 Convulsions 2 — 1 — - — — 1 — — — 2 — Whooping Cough 2 — — — - 1 1 — — — — — 2 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 — Pneumoni... |
45467f81-7ff9-482c-af3d-5b9b7761a845 | 1 — — — Diarrhoea 7 - — — 2 3 1 — 1 1 1 4 1 Spina Bifida 1 1 - - - - - - - - 1 — — Congenital Heart Disease 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Pyloric Stenosis - - — — — 1 — — — — 1 — — Congenital Defect of Kidney 1 - — — . |
b0b79532-80b8-4725-8a1e-9f8909f78473 | — 1 — — —' — 1 — — Injury at Birth 1 1 - - - - - - - — 1 — — Overlaying 1 — — — — — — 1 — 1 — — — Accidental Scalds 1 — — — — — — — 1 — — — 1 TOTALS 41 16 3 2 2 9 3 3 3 8 12 14 7 53 TABLE V. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, 1933. Notifiable Disease. Cases notified in whole District. At Ages—Years. ... |
164aeec2-1cb7-497d-a6b4-ecfcba1405cc | 101 1 47 93 12 7 1 — 39 19 33 70 Enteric Fever 1 - - - - - - - - - - - Pneumonia 54 - 10 10 6 11 12 5 9 14 10 21 Puerperal Pyrexia 3 — — — 1 2 — — 1 1 — 1 Cerebro-Spinal Fever 1 1 — - - - - - - 1 - - Ophthalmia Neonatorum 2 2 — — — — — — 1 1 — — Erysipelas 25 — — 1 2 10 11 1 8 4 4 9 Encephalitis Lethargica 1 — — - - — ... |
0c25e433-a02e-4cf1-a1bf-ee9ec81eb646 | 78 — — 2 22 37 17 — 26 18 10 24 Tuberculosis (other) 11 — — 2 2 4 3 — 4 1 4 2 TOTALS 779 4 157 390 78 97 46 7 205 151 122 301 54 OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM. Cases. Vision unimpaired. Vision impaired. Total Blindness. Deaths. Notified. Treated. At home. In hospital. 2 1 1 2 — — - 55 CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL. Total Notified. |
0aff726e-cd9e-4714-b4d2-ed4679d4d263 | Scarlet Fever 369 442 Diphtheria 157 161 Enteric Fever 1 1 Pneumonia 26 54 Puerperal Pyrexia 3 3 Encephalitis Lethargica — 1 Cerebro-Spinal Fever 1 1 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 1 2 Erysipealas 13 25 TABLE 7. BIRTHS. Male Female. Total. Live Births. Total 469 417 886 Legitimate 446 400 846 Illegitimate 23 17 40 Still Births.... |
4962438e-bd3e-4e32-9224-d4928193f26f | the district 545 165 115 77 188 Notifications received from other districts 328 109 97 49 73 Notified Still Births. Inside12. Outside 15 Total27 Notifications were received from:— Doctors and Parents 645 Midwives 255 Table 8. INFANT WELFARE CEN1RES, 1931. |
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