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b1772c39-ea1a-4155-949a-4c71432e102d | seen Ht. ins. Wt. i lbs. No seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. Central 30 4 60.43 101. 1 59.25 89. 23 63.6 111.78 2 67.5 124.62 John Perryn 38 1 57. 76. 2 55.75 72.75 1 68. 118. 31 62.8 103.1 3 66.16 132.41 Priory 120 6 55.83 77.83 10 58. 92.2 7 60.78 104.07 93 63.66 115.85 4 66. 123.25 Roman Catholic 13 2 58.37 81.5 1 65. |
b5577a0f-6a90-42b0-a33f-0274b36c8999 | 124.5 8 64.81 117.68 2 66.87 129. Acton Special 8 3 58.91 85.08 0 60.66 84. 2 67.25 126.5 209 7 56. 77.55 21 58.41 89.98 13 61.51 100.92 157 63.59 112.97 11 66.47 127.13 GIRLS Central 54 3 60. 101.66 2 60.25 83.5 49 62.73 111.94 John Perryn 44 2 59.5 80.5 1 64.5 116. 39 62.41 109.11 2 63.25 113. Priory 129 3 56.75 79.5 4 56.62 82. |
4671561b-30f0-471b-9685-cf74bf457f35 | 5 62.55 115.95 113 62.66 114.68 4 64.75 126.81 Roman Catholic 6 1 56.5 81. 4 62.12 107.75 1 63.5 128. Acton Special 11 2 56.75 94.25 1 56. 76. 5 60.4 108.9 3 60.66 121.16 244 3 56.75 79.5 11 58.09 89.31 10 61.02 101.97 210 62.57 112.74 10 63.1 122.47 |
b51386b4-e64b-4467-9682-5b16c550886f | BOROUGH OF ACTON ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH TOGETHER WITH THE REPORT ON THE MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS FOR THE YEAR 1952 BOROUGH OF ACTON ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH TOGETHER WITH THE REPORT ON THE MEDICAL INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS FOR THE YEAR 1952 ANNUAL REPORT of the MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR THE YEAR 1952 Public Health Department, Town Hall, Acton, W.3. To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Acton. Ladies and Gentlemen, I submit the Annual Report of the health of the Borough of Acton for the year 1952. One notes from the statistics of the Borough that the death rate of children under one year of age is 18.6 per 1,000 live births. |
ae6d8c2e-3f60-4898-a0d1-721ea91d3085 | This figure is extremely low, the figure for England and Wales being 27.6. For the last fifty years the infantile death rate has been falling; the reason may be that theoretical knowledge in medicine is being applied in a practical manner to maternal and ichild welfare matters, and to environmental hygiene. The birth rate is 13.21 per 1,000 and the death rate is 10.08 per 1,000 of the population. The births outnumbered the deaths even in this time of increased longevity of the population. There were no deaths attributable to infectious disease, but a child under two years died from gastro-enteritis. I should like to take this opportunity of expressing to the staff of the Public Health Department my appreciation for their cooperation and loyalty throughout the year. I remain, Your obedient servant, George E, B. Payne. |
835868b8-d4a1-45cd-bb53-9bf14bc45479 | 4 LIST OF CONTENTS Introduction 3 List of Staff 5 Section A.—Statistics and Social Conditions 6 Section B.—General Provision of Health Services in the Area 11 Section C.—Health Services Provided by Middlesex County Council 13 Section D.—Infectious and other Diseases, Scabies and other Conditions 17 Section E.—Housing 25 Section F.—Sanitary Circumstances of the Area 26 Section G Inspection and Supervision of Food 32 Section H.—Atmospheric Pollution 39 Annual Report of the School Medical Officer 43 5 STAFF Medical Officer of Health George E. B. Payne, m.d., m.r.c.s., l.r.c.p., d.p.h. Deputy Medical Officer of Health * Margaret Heller, m.d.(Vienna) l.r.c.p. & s., (Edin.) d.c.h. Margaret F. Fry, m.b., b.ch., d.c.h. |
88631d1f-edbf-44d8-8dc6-aa7a073f08e9 | Chief Sanitary Inspector (Inspector under Diseases of Animals Acts, Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act, and Fabrics Misdescription Act). J. J. Matthews, m. r. san. 1. (a) (c) (d). Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector M. Dowie. (b) (c) (d). Sanitary Inspectors A. W. Buchan. (b) G. W. Burden. (b) (c) C, Codrington. (Temporary) (a) (c) W. G. Collam. |
05515d0b-7cac-40ae-a4b4-4a31e03ce288 | (b) (c) A. C. Jenkins, (b) (c) D. A. Parker, (b) D. G. Paterson, M.R.san.i., (b) (c) (d) E. J. Webber, (b) (c) Pupil Sanitary Inspector J. D. Smith Clerical Staff A. S. M. Pratt, Barrister-at-Law, Chief Clerk. J. Burrows, Senior Clerk. Mrs. D. Armstrong. Miss G. D. Howes. Mrs. M. E. Jones. Miss J. A. Robertson. * On leave to World Health Organisation from November, 1951. ‡ Transferred to Middlesex County Council under the National Health Service Act, 1946. Part-time officer to the Acton Town Council. 6 (a) Certificate Royal Sanitary Institute. (b) Certificate Royal Sanitary Institute and Sanitary Inspectors Examination Joint Board. |
f9e8e0b2-8487-4794-922f-82ae53c85968 | (c) Certificate Royal Sanitary Institute for Inspectors of Meat and other Foods. (d) Certificate Royal Sanitary Institute for Smoke Inspectors. SECTION A STATISTICS GENERAL STATISTICS Area (acres) 2,319 Population: Census, 1931 70,008 1951 67,424 Registrar General's Estimate Mid. 1952 Home Population 68,190 Rateable Value at 31st March, 1952 £863,481 Product of a penny rate for year ending 31st March, 1952 £3,542 General Rate in the £ at 31st March, 1952 18/2 Number of Inhabited Houses at 3lst March, 1952 17,790 VITAL STATISTICS (Comparable figures for 1951 in brackets) Live Births:. |
8f4bfdfc-7904-46ad-a9a6-6c5ef31f6bbc | total males females Legitimate 916 (950) 482 (502) 434 (448) Illegitimate 54 (59) 30 (27) 24 (32) Totals 970 (1,009) 512 (539) 458 (480) Birth rate per 1,000 estimated population—14.2 (14.7). Corrected birth rate per 1,000 estimated population—13.21. 7 Still Births: total males females Legitimate 22 (30) 9 (17) 13 (13) Illegitimate 1 (-) - (-) 1 (-) Totals 23 (30) 9 (17) 14 (13) Deaths: 744 (766) Death rate per 1,000 inhabitants 10.08 (11.4). Corrected death rate 10.08 (11.4). |
860fa66d-1028-44d2-b19c-738c17ad928e | Deaths from Puerperal Causes (Registrar General's short list for England and Wales, Headings 29 and 30): Deaths Rate per 1,000 Live & Still Births No. 29 Puerperal Sepsis — (—) -(-) No. 30 Other Puerperal Causes — (—) -(-) Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age: All infants per 1,000 live births (E. & W.—27.6) 18.6 (23.7) Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 17.5 (25.2) Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 37. |
368c8834-8adb-45c8-aa82-4eca0a4d7a16 | 03 (—) Deaths: Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 143 (144) Deaths from Measles (all ages) — (-) Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) — (-) Deaths from Diphtheria (all ages) — (-) Deaths from Gastro-Enteritis (under 2 years of age) 1 (2) Death rate from Gastro-Enteritis (under 2 years of age) per 1,000 live births 1.0 (2.0) 8 AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1952 [#]Causes of Death Total Under 1 year 1—2 2—5 5—15 15—25 25—45 45—65 65 + Ward Distribution N.E. N.W. C. S.E. S.W. s. w. E. Bronchitis 57 — — — — — 9 48 5 3 |
6c166bbf-f7bd-4162-8879-5e0dda81dbfd | 5 8 18 3 7 8 Cancer 143 — — — — 1 8 50 84 14 22 18 13 18 21 25 12 Cerebral Haemorrhage & Thrombosis 96 — — — — — 2 15 79 14 8 12 13 14 14 14 7 Circulatory Disease 174 — — — — — 4 37 133 21 26 21 23 20 22 21 20 Congenital Disease and Prematurity 12 12 — — — — — — — — 1 3 1 3 4 — — Digestive Tract Disease 14 — — — — 2 1 2 9 3 1 4 1 2 1 2 — Gastro-Enteritis 1 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — — Gall Bladder Disease 2 |
b9b39849-10ec-4904-bc53-96474d2d45d1 | — — — — — — 2 — — — — — — 1 1 — Heart Disease 55 — — — — — 1 15 39 8 10 6 5 8 6 6 6 Infective Hepatitis 1 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — Leukaemia & Blood Disease 7 — — — — — — 3 4 1 1 1 1 — 1 1 1 Nephritis 22 — — — — — 2 4 16 — 4 7 3 2 2 2 2 Nervous Diseases 4 — — — — — — — 4 — 1 — 1 2 — — — Peptic Ulcer 12 — — — — — 5 7 1 — 2 — 3 1 4 1 Pneumonia 43 1 1 — — — 2 5 34 |
faa51788-2229-4e52-a652-de8c330b3d3a | 3 3 5 3 7 8 13 1 Prostatic Enlargement 6 — — — — — — 1 5 — 1 2 1 — 2 — — Carried forward 649 15 1 —— — 3 20 148 462 70 81 86 73 97 87 97 58 9 AGES AT DEATH AND WARD DISTRIBUTION OF DEATHS IN 1952— contd. Causes of Death Total Under 1 year 1—2 2—5 5—15 15—25 25—45 45—65 65 + Ward Distribution N.E. N.W. C. S.E. S.W. S. W. E. Brought forward 649 15 1 — — 3 20 148 462 70 81 86 73 97 87 97 58 Pulmonary Tuberculosis 8 — — — |
c35a3f60-bba5-49e6-9959-bdda3caa8147 | — — 3 3 2 — 1 — — 2 — 5 1 Other Respiratory Diseases 25 3 — — — — 2 7 13 2 2 3 1 7 2 5 3 Sarcoma 4 — — — — — — 2 2 — — — — 1 2 — 1 Senility 33 — — — — — — — 33 4 5 5 4 1 6 5 3 Suicides 1 — — — — — 1 — — 1 — — — — — — — Violent Deaths 23 — — — 2 1 4 3 13 2 2 2 4 4 3 1 5 Ill Defined 1 — — 1 — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — TOTALS 744 18 1 1 2 " 4 30 163 525 79 91 |
b88ce72a-2eb5-4985-9a0c-b515d8f28013 | 96 82 112 100 114 70 10 Cause of Death in Children under one year 10 MALES 8 FEMALES Disease Under 1 wk. 1—2 wks. 2—3 wks. 3— wks. Total under 1 month. 1—3 mths. 3—6 mths. 6—9 mths. 9—12 mths. Total 1—12 m'ths. |
5d2cb9cf-e654-4583-9d21-533c41297106 | Prematurity 7 1 — — 8 — — — — — Congenital Deformities 1 — 1 — 2 — — — — — Gastro-Enteritis — — — — — 1 — — — — Broncho Pneumonia — — — — — — 1 — — 1 Congenital Heart 1 — — — 1 — — — — — Hydrops Foetalis 1 — — — 1 — — — — — Infective Hepatitis — — — — — 1 — — — 1 * Asphyxia 1 — — — 1 1 1 — — 2 TOTALS 11 1 i 13 3 2 — — 5 * The details of the deaths due to Asphyxia are as follows :— Female aged 30 minutes—Breech delivery. Male ,, 4 weeks —Possibly pressure of bed clothes or regurgitated vomit. |
8f6f0bec-0323-46c9-b100-5d940d091473 | Male ,, 3 months —Turned on to face in cot. Comparative figures of Infant Mortality in last Seven Years. [Year Acton England & Wales 1940 27.9 43 1947 33.8 41 1948 24.4 34 1949 23.0 32 1950 25.1 30 1951 23.7 30 1952 18.6 28 Maternal Mortality There were no maternal deaths during the year. 11 INQUESTS Suicides 1 Poisoning 2 Respiratory Disease 6 Accidental Falls 11 Road Accidents 11 TOTAL 31 POST MORTEMS, WITHOUT INQUEST Respiratory causes 18 Heart and Circulatory Disease 63 Cerebral Disease 3 Other Causes 19 TOTAL 103 SECTION B GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE AREA LABORATORY FACILITIES These continue as in previous years. |
8cd5b1cf-0a1c-4c75-962b-a61f7c6ae941 | The Ministry of Health Emergency Medical Service provides a Pathological Service at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Laboratory at Ealing. The following Table gives the types, and number, of specimens submitted for examination. 12 Type No. of specimens examined Throat and Nose Swabs 383 Ear Swabs 3 Sputum 6 Faeces 128 Hair, Widals, etc. 7 Blood 2 Methylene Blue Reductase Tests on Milk ; and Ice-Cream 154 HOSPITAL PROVISION The Regional Hospital Board of the N.W. Metropolitan Area, which includes Acton, is responsible for hospital treatment of the sick. The most difficult cases for which to obtain treatment are old persons or chronic sick who become acutely ill or who are in the terminal stage of their illness. These types of cases need continuous care and treatment, and it is just these requirements which cannot be met in the home. |
90fec2a7-f09d-4562-a211-3a32103d82d4 | NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948 No cases have been dealt with under Section 47 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, but in those cases which have come to our notice it has been possible, by co-operating with the local hospital, to arrange for the persons concerned to be admitted. The Borough of Acton carried out its obligations under Section 50 of this Act, (i.e. the burial of bodies for which no other provision was made). 13 SECTION C HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED BY MIDDLESEX COUNTY COUNCIL AMBULANCE FACILITIES The Middlesex County Council is responsible for this service. NURSING IN THE HOME This service is administered locally by the Middlesex County Council. The number of sick persons under care in Acton during the year was 1,472 necessitating 27,259 visits. |
1e7c8d1a-6136-485f-ac76-ea55e46fa0db | MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE The new Clinic in Cloister Road, North Acton, was ready to open in January 1952, and the Child Welfare Sessions hitherto held at St. Gabriel's Church Hall in Noel Road were transferred as from the beginning of the year. The adaptation of the Cloister Road premises, formerly known as the North Acton Club, provided spacious treatment and reception rooms, and the popularity of the new clinic was soon felt in increased attendances. In addition to the improved facilities for the Maternity and Child Welfare services, Dental and Orthodontic clinics were provided, with full equipment, and rooms for speech therapy and minor ailment treatment were also included in the lay-out of the buildings. It became possible to arrange for separate clinic sessions for the two Health Visitors based on Cloister Road, and each district was given two sessions, one with, and one without a doctor in attendance. |
b1007107-54de-422f-94fb-5392a08679ed | The average attendances per session for the five Clinics are given below, last year's figures being shown in brackets. Avenue Road 4 sessions weekly 22.8 (30.5) Trinity Way 2 sessions weekly 33.7 (32.5) Cloister Road 4 sessions weekly 29.0 (26.5) Palmerston Road 2 sessions weekly 30.8 (30.0) Steele Road 2 sessions weekly 28.4 (28.0) 14 HEALTH VISITING Number of visits during the year by all Health Visitors working in this area :— To expectant mothers—First visits 294 Total visits 422 To children under one year of age—First visits 899 Total visits 3,438 To children between the age of one and five years Total visits 4,279 INFANT WELFARE CLINICS Total number of children who first attended the Clinics during the year, and who, |
b6fc22f2-4838-4bca-8ba4-b426f7aa0c27 | on the date of their first attendance were: Under one year of age 842 Between the ages of one and five 84 Total number of children in attendance at the end of the year: Under one year of age 835 Over one year 2,008 Total number of attendances at Centres during the year: By children under one year of age 13,765 By children between one and five years 6,168 MIDWIFERY SERVICE Domiciliary Midwifery was performed as in previous years by the Midwives of Queen Charlotte's Hospital. During 1952, 272 women were recommended for admission to Central Middlesex County Hospital for their confinements and most of these were accepted. ANTE-NATAL CLINICS In last year's report it was stated that one Ante-Natal session at Avenue Road had been temporarily discontinued, but it was found possible to re-start this clinic at Cloister Road and Trinity Way on alternate Friday mornings. |
1821a88f-d727-4522-a310-f9e209efef83 | By the end of October we were seeing such large numbers at Cloister Road that a weekly clinic was a necessity, so it was arranged that Friday mornings should be given over completely to Cloister Road, and the dwindling clinic 15 at Avenue Road should share Thursday mornings alternately with Trinity Way. Number of new Cases attending Clinics during year 638 Total number of attendances made 2,795 Average number attending per session 14 The arrangements made by women for their confinements are tabulated below: % Confined in Central Middlesex County Hospital 48.1 Confined in Queen Charlotte's Hospital 23.0 Confined in other Hospitals 7.1 Confined in Nursing Homes 1.6 Confined at home (Queen Charlotte's Midwives attending) 20.2 EXERCISE CLASS FOR MOTHERS The classes for expectant mothers were continued throughout the year, the total number of women attending in 1952 being 83 as against 61 in 1951. |
845b9679-86c4-42a5-bc8a-082ee30a65b2 | The number of attendances, however, showed a decrease, 565 as against 785 in 1951. PREMATURITY Emergency apparatus for this purpose were kept and maintained at the Fire Station, Gunnersbury Lane. The total number of premature live infants born at home during 1952 was four. One of these was nursed entirely at home and survived the first month, one died at home within the first half hour. The remaining two were transferred to hospital and survived. BIRTH CONTROL CLINIC As in previous years, arrangements for this purpose with the North Kensington Women's Welfare Association were continued. One clinic weekly was held at the Palmerston Road Hall, South Acton, a nominal fee being paid to the County Council for the use of the premises. Two new patients were referred for advice in 1952. 16 HOME HELP SCHEME At the end of the year there were 5 Full-time Home Helps, and 50 Part-time Staff. |
0af06623-32c0-4dd6-b952-57e44f6acdb4 | The following Table shows the number of cases booked and those actually attended: — Maternity: Total number of cases booked 56 Number of cases attended 42 Tuberculosis cases attended 26 Other cases attended 347 DAY NURSERIES During the latter part of the year, considerable changes took place in the administration of the Day Nursery scheme. The chief of these was the increase in the standard charge from 2/- to 9/per day, based on a scale of assessment of the means of each family, the minimum charge remaining at 2/- per day. Admission to the Nurseries was still governed by the list of priorities approved by the County Council and the Minister of Health, but applications for admission, assessment of charges, and appeals against assessments were now dealt with by the Joint Area Medical Officers, and the Day Nursery Panel was only concerned with appeals against refusal to admit and appeals after re-assess-| ment. |
e7b1199f-e0b0-4f97-9080-09c6ad506a9f | A six-monthly review of cases accommodated in the nurseries was also to be taken by the Panel, but this would not fall due until the Spring of 1953. The new charges came into force on the 1st December, 1952, and a certain number of childen were withdrawn by their parents.: The four Acton Day Nurseries continued to operate through out the year, the accommodation remaining unchanged. The table given below shows accommodation, numbers on the registers a 31st December, and average attendance throughout the year. Accommodation No. |
42a3ade2-b840-4540-97b0-9d718c4d5481 | on Register at 31-12-52 Average Attendance Bollo Bridge Road 35 27 27.8 Horn Lane 60 43 40.7 Friars Place Lane 45 29 32.1 " Longcot," Newton Grove 44 35 31.6 17 SECTION D INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES, SCABIES AND OTHER CONDITIONS DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION Immunisation was carried out along the lines indicated in previous reports, the following routine being practised: — (1) A notice was sent to the parent of each 6 months old child. (2) All infant welfare attenders were approached. (3) All children admitted to Day Nurseries were given protection. (4) Health Visitors combed their districts for children who did not attend Welfare Centres, and urged their protection. (5) Head Teachers gave forms of consent to new school entrants. |
219d62c8-7d3e-4983-8a73-a385bdb7dfb2 | (6) Prior to school medical inspections, questionnaires were sent to each parent asking, inter alia, whether the child had been inoculated. If the answer was in the negative a form of consent was sent to the parent. All immunised cases were followed up and, at the end of three years, each child was offered a boost dose. At the age of 11 years or over, this was preceded by a Schick test. All children under 5 who had not had the disease, were inoculated against Whooping Cough at the same time as they were inoculated against Diphtheria, i.e. they had three doses of protective material at monthly intervals. |
36ff1587-d640-42bf-8453-314ed7b9b109 | Owing to the fact that estimates of child population are no longer supplied by the Registrar General, it is not possible to give, 18 as in former years, the proportion of children immunised against Diphtheria, but the actual number at 31st December, is as follows: Children under 5 years of age 2,899 Children 5 to 15 years of age 7,352 The figures of work carried out during 1952 are given below: DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION, 1952 . Total number of under 5's inoculated 724 Total number of over 5's inoculated 62 Boost Dose after 3 years 1,313 Schick Test after 3 years—Negative 306 Positive 25 Primary Schick Test —Negative 9 Positive 3 19 CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR Notifiable Disease Cases notified in whole District at Ages — Years Ward Distribution Cases treated in Hospital At all Ages Under 1 |
5c7afab2-76c3-48fb-ab95-4e985bcae60a | 1 to 2 3 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 Over 64 North East North West South South East South West East West Central j Diphtheria 1 — — — 1 — — — — — — 1 — — — — — — 1 Scarlet Fever 168 — 12 35 106 8 5 2 — — 27 15 14 9 20 33 32 18 54 Puerperal Pyrexia 8 — — — — — 2 6 — — 1 1 1 — 2 2 1 1 Measles 609 '25 132 141 299 7 1 3 1 — 159 19 46 42 47 125 88 83 5 Whooping Cough 65 8 15 24 16 1 1 — — — |
aca11c48-f4a3-4e21-914b-163bb5b0752e | 16 — 6 4 5 19 9 3 3 Typhoid Fever 3 — — — — 1 1 1 — — — 1 — — — — 2 — 3 Food Poisoning 18 1 2 1 3 — 3 4 4 — — 4 2 1 1 9 — 1 3 Dysentery 7 1 — — — 1 — 4 1 — 1 — 2 — — 2 1 1 3 Pneumonia 31 1 — — 1 — 3 8 13 5 5 2 6 4 5 4 — 5 4 Poliomyelitis (paralytic) 2 — — — — — 1 1 — — — — — — — — 2 — 2 Poliomyelitis (non-paralytic) 1 — — — — — — — — — — |
63fe0053-6139-4984-881a-5d31c0ae2c03 | — — — — — — — 1 Encephalitis 1 — — — 1 — — — — — — — — — — 1 — — 1 Meningitis 1 — — — • — — 1 — — — — — 1 — — — — — — Erysipelas 3 — — — — — — 1 2 — — — 1 — — — 1 1 1 Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) 52 1 1 — — 1 12 21 15 1 3 5 6 7 5 7 10 9 33 Tuberculosis (Non-Pul') 8 — — — 2 2 2 1 — 1 2 1 — 1 — 2 1 1 8 TOTALS 978 37 162 •202 429 21 32 52 36 7 214 52 85 68 85 205 147 122 |
14f958da-523f-44e8-9fad-d8406252fa28 | 119 20 INFECTIOUS DISEASE During the year there were 978 cases of infectious diseases notified, as compared with 1,430 during 1951. Of the total cases 609 were in respect of measles. Diphtheria. One case of Diphtheria occurred during the year in a girl aged 6 years who had not been immunized against the disease. The child recovered and was discharged from hospital after 9 weeks' treatment. Scarlet Fever. There were 168 cases of Scarlet Fever notified during the year, the highest number since 1937. Although the number of cases in recent years has remained quite high, the disease has been of a very mild character and there have been no deaths since 1934. Acute Encephalitis. A case of Acute Encephalitis following measles occurred during the year. |
bc7e3eda-f921-4f4a-b6c2-9da44ffbd017 | The patient, a boy aged 5½ years, developed encephalomyelitis two days after the measles rash appeared. He was in a stupor for fourteen days and showed cerebellar signs. The child recovered completely after nine weeks in hospital. Poliomyelitis. Of the three cases of Poliomyelitis notified, two had paralysis. There were no deaths from this disease. Typhoid Fever. During the year three cases of Typhoid were notified:— A girl aged 10 years was admitted to hospital with suspected Cerebral Spinal Fever. Typhoid Fever was diagnosed and upon enquiries being made it was found that the patient had spent a holiday at West Mersea about one month before admission to 21 Hospital. Whilst on holiday she ate shrimps and drank the local water. |
0851b7de-204e-4237-92fe-846c20a11f07 | I corresponded with the Medical Officer of Health of Colchester, and was subsequently informed by him that two cases had occurred in his area and investigation had shown that shellfish were involved. In each case cultures belonged to an untypeable V.I. strain. It can therefore be concluded with reasonable certainty that these cases came from the same source. A woman aged 33 years was admitted to hospital after being bitten by a dog. A blood culture revealed B. Typhoid. She was transferred to an infectious disease hospital where two widal tests were taken, which proved negative. The patient subsequently discharged herself from hospital to an address outside the Borough. A male aged 24 years developed Typhoid Fever after spending a holiday on the French Riviera. He regulary bathed near a sewer outlet. Food Poisoning. Eighteen cases of food poisoning were notified during the year, fourteen of which occurred during the September quarter. |
68a643a9-841e-414e-8e94-245f8b7bdc5a | Eleven cases were associated with 3 minor outbreaks and the remainder were single cases. Salmonella organisms were the causative agent in 15 cases, the agent not being discovered in the remainder. 22 TUBERCULOSIS Age Periods NEW CASES DEATHS Respiratory Non-Respiratory Respiratory Non-Respiratory Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female 0 — 1 — — — — — — — 1 — — 1 — — — — — 5 — 1 — 2 2 — — — — 15 — 7 5 — 2 — — — — 25 — 5 6 — 1 1 — — — 35 — 6 3 — 1 — 2 — — 45 — 7 1 — — 2 — — — 55 — 5 2 — — 2 — — — 65 upwards 1 — — 1 — 1 — — 33 18 2 7 |
8bd83634-a2e3-4b1b-b983-ad550e8573e4 | 5 3 — — 23 STATEMENT OF PARTICULARS APPEARING ON THE REGISTER OF CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS—1952 Pulmonary NonPulmonary Total (a) Number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register at the commencement of the year 536 males 81 males 1, |
70db8b28-9596-4327-8630-c16dea515b81 | 081 373 females 91 females (b) Number of cases notified for the first time during the year 33 males 2 males 60 18 females 7 females |(c) Number of cases previously removed from the Register which have been restored thereto during the year — males 1 male 2 — females 1 female (d) Number of cases added to the Register other than by notification during the year 25 males — males 44 15 males 4 females (e) Number of cases removed from the Register during the year 31 males 4 males 55 18 females 2 females" (f) Number of cases remaining on the Register at the end of the year 564 males 80 males 1,132 389 females 99 females SCABIES AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS As in previous years, cases suffering from the above conditions have been referred to the Kensington Medicinal Baths for cleansing treatment. |
84c219a9-e8f5-47e1-8017-6a2d276d568b | 24 Persons Treated for Body Lice January — — — — — 1 — — 1 1 April 1 i — October — — — — 1 — — — 1 2 1 November 1 1 December 1 1 totals — 2 — 1 — 3 6 3 Persons Treated for Scabies Month Central N.E. N.W. S.E. s.w. s. w. E. Factory Workers Total No. of Families January — — — — — — — 1 1 2 1 February — — — — — — — — — — — March — — — — — — — — — — — April — — — — 4 — — — — 4 2 May — — — — — — — — — — — June — — — — — — — — — — — July — — — — — — — — — — — August — — — — — — — — — — — September — — — |
4617686c-ef9e-4d8b-b57d-5544a1e8077e | — 1 — — — — 1 1 October 2 — — — — — — — — 2 1 November — — — — 1 — — — — 1 1 December 1 — — — — — — — — 1 — TOTALS 3 — — — 6 — — 1 1 11 6 Persons Treated for Dirty Heads January — — — — — — — 1 — 1 1 February — — — — — — — — 4 4 — March — — — — — — — — 2 2 — April — — — — — — 1 — — 1 1 May — — — — — — — — — — 3 June — — — — — — — — 1 1 — July — — — — — — — — — — — August — — — — — — 1 — 2 3 1 September — — — — — — 2 — 3 5 l October — — — |
0bd1597c-fa3f-462b-b7ca-2daf7432dceb | 1 — — — — 8 9 l November — — — — — — — — — — — December — — — — — — — — 1 1 — TOTALS — — — 1 — — 4 1 21 27 5 25 SECTION E HOUSING I am indebted to the Borough Engineer for the following information showing the progress made since the end of the war. Temporary Prefabricated Dwellings. Completed and occupied 31.12.52 250 New Permanent Dwellings. (1) Within the Borough: (a) Completed and occupied 81.12.52 698 (b) Contracts let or under construction 31.12.52 144 (c) Schemes in preparation 138 (2) Outside the Borough: Completed and occupied 31.12.52 435 1,665 Rebuilt War Destroyed Dwellings. |
cc70e52e-9903-402f-ada4-65559603db6d | (1) By the Council: Completed and occupied 31.12.52 Council Houses 8 Private Houses 36 44 (2) Under Private Licence: Completed and occupied 31.12.52 230 230 274 26 SECTION F SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA WATER SUPPLY The Borough is supplied with water by the Metropolitan Water Board. The whole of the population is supplied from the public water mains direct to each house and the supply has been satisfactory. Waste of water has been notified to the Metropolitan Water Board on 66 occasions and, in addition to saving a measure of water supply, these notifications have been the means of preventing nuisance from dampness in many cases. In addition to the public supply, there are three deep wells in the district, two at factory premises, and one at the Public Baths. Samples of water from these wells have been taken from time to time and on submission to bacteriological and chemical examinations have proved satisfactory. |
489aeb13-14ef-4b27-ac42-cb313e2a24fe | In the course of the year a total of 21 samples of water were submitted to the Council's analyst or pathologist for examination as to chemical or bacteriological content. DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE All the dwelling houses are provided with water closets and are connected to the sewerage system which discharges, by an arrangement with the L.C.C., into the London sewers. Stormwater is filtered and emptied into the Thames. PUBLIC CLEANSING The amount of house refuse collected by the Council in 1952 was 15,262 tons and trade refuse collected amounted to 2,190 tons. All was removed to controlled shoots. In addition to the foregoing, 2,344 tons of salvage were sold. 27 RODENT CONTROL Test baiting of public sewers and treatment as necessary have been continued in accordance with the recommendation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. |
7d48d0d6-6b0e-43c9-b93d-9f1eebba54af | The services of the Council's Rodent Destruction staff have been divided as occasion has demanded between destruction of newly discovered rats and mice by intensive treatment, and the regular visiting, examination and treatment of business premises. There is no serious infestation of rats or mice in the Borough, and there can be no doubt that this is largely due to the Council's policy and practice of maintenance treatment in business premises, particularly those where food for human consumption is manufactured or stored. Investigation, destruction and maintenance have entailed a total of 3,228 visits by the Rodent Operatives, 1,889 to business premises and 1,339 to dwellings, in addition to inspections by the Sanitary Inspectors as noted elsewhere. RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951 Under the above Act, fifteen premises are registered for the manufacture of articles of upholstery, toys, etc., and two premises were licensed for the storing of Rag Flock. |
eb0cc525-14ed-471b-976c-f4375732e8db | In the course of inspections it has been noted that Rag Flock and other Filling Materials ; are stored and used so as to be maintained in hygienic condition. COMPLAINTS The number of complaints registered at the counter was 1,463. INSPECTION OF FACTORIES The number of factories in the Borough has lessened to 646, and these have been subject to inspection by the Sanitary Inspectors to ascertain that the provisions of the Factories Act, 1937, and regulations as to sanitary accommodation are complied with. The usual work of inspection of factory canteens has been 28 tained, and advice given as necessary as to fitness or otherwise of food for human consumption. The home addresses of 91 outworkers engaged in work at home for Factories within and outside the Borough, have been visited to ascertain hygienic conditions and freedom from infectious disease. FACTORIES ACT, 1937 PART I OF THE ACT 1. |
6ebfc4fe-23f4-4329-8dce-d39df984ae0c | INSPECTIONS for the purpose of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors). Premises Number on Register Number of I nspections Number of Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted Factories without mechanical power 37 12 - Factories with mechanical power 606 146 4 — Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' premises) 8 2 - - TOTAL 646 160 4 — 2. CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND. Particulars Number of Defects Prosecutions Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Inspector Referred by H.M. 1nspector Want of cleanliness (S.l.) 1 1 — — — Conveniences (S.7.) |
98f7317e-b517-4a08-b32e-97baae6ad7e9 | — — — (a) Insufficient 1 1 — — — (b) Unsuitable or defective 7 5 — 5 — TOTAL 9 7 — 5 — 29 PART VIII OF THE ACT OUTWORK—(Section 110) No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110 (1) (c):— Wearing Apparel—Making, etc. 1 Stuffed Toys 47 TOTAL 48 SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE AREA The following table includes the tabular statements by the Chief Sanitary Inspector under article 27 (18) of the Sanitary Officers (Outside London) Regulations, 1935. Tabulated. |
fcf1e308-b1e9-4781-97c6-04941e08c7cb | Statement of Inspections and Details of work carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors: Number of Inspections made and Action taken Total number of dwelling houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 2,421 (1) Dealt with by service of informal notice 976 (2) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under Section 9 Housing Act, 1936 484 (3) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under Public Health Acts 75 (4) No defects found 142 Premises (other than defective dwelling houses) inspected for nuisances and miscellaneous defects 3,139 (1) Dealt with by service of informal notice 57 (2) Dealt with by service of Statutory Notice under Public Health Acts, etc. |
3e49d647-81f2-4442-9d99-f233c84bb329 | — Reinspections subsequent to service of Notice 12,681 Inspections after notifications of Infectious Disease 160 Premises inspected under Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 and Infestation Order, 1943 300 The general improvement and condition of occupied houses has been maintained by requirements of repairs and the compliance by owners under Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1936. During the year 69 Notices were passed to the Town Clerk for work to be done in default of owners. 30 The following table indicates the extensive and varied nature of the defects and dilapidations which have been made good following inspection by the Sanitary Inspectors. |
0df6b4f7-6dad-4800-b76f-f4ecf08100c0 | Sanitary dustbins provided 56 Yards paved or yard paving repaired 57 Insanitary forecourts remedied 5 Defective drains repaired or reconstructed 112 Defective soil pipes and ventilating shafts repaired or renewed 34 Defective fresh air inlets repaired or renewed 27 Defective gullies removed and replaced by new 14 Rainwater downpipes disconnected from drain 1 Dishings or curbs to gully repaired or new gratings fixed 18 •Defective W.C. pans and traps removed and replaced by new Defective W.C. flushing apparatus repaired or new 56 fixed 63 Defective W.C. |
4d089059-92ad-4ef7-af56-912bdd135fa3 | seats repaired or new fixed 72 Defective flush pipe connections repaired 52 Insanitary sinks removed or new fixed 38 Sink waste pipes repaired or trapped 47 Insanitary wall surface over sinks remedied 25 Ventilated food cupboards provided 8 Drinking water cisterns cleansed — 5 Defective covers to drinking water cisterns repaired or new fixed 8 Insanitary sites beneath floors concreted 1 Spaces beneath floors ventilated 52 Dampness in walls from defective damp proof coursing remedied 289 Dampness from defective roof, rainwater gutterings, etc. remedied 1,926 Defective plastering repaired (number of rooms) 1,878' Rooms where dirty walls and ceiling have been cleansed and redecorated 1,847 31 Defective floors repaired 284 Defective or dangerous stairs repaired 69 Defective doors and windows repaired 2, |
70cb185c-73ec-48df-a6fd-f718cf83ad7f | 131 Defective kitchen ranges and firegrates repaired 401 Defective washing coppers repaired 6 Coal cupboards provided or repaired 3 Accumulations of offensive matter removed 17 Drains unstopped and cleansed 57 Drains tested, exposed for examination, etc. 222 Smoke observations and inspections made 75 Smoke nuisance abated on service of notice 12 Miscellaneous nuisances abated 77 New W.C. |
17d2dcb1-4107-4ef0-a6e6-61eebae20b12 | apartments — Verminous rooms disinfested 125 RENT RESTRICTIONS ACT Certificates granted to occupiers — Certificates granted to owners — PREMISES UNDER PERIODICAL INSPECTION Factories and Workshops 646 Piggeries 2 Rag Dealers 4 Mews 4 Public House Urinals 34 Hairdressers 44 School Buildings:- Grammar 1; Primary and Secondary 11; Technical 2 ; Special 1; Private 3 ; Total 18 Butchers' Shops 35 Fish Shops 24 Fish and Chip Shops 16 Greengrocers' Shops 89 Premises where food is manufactured or prepared 45 Grocery and Provision Shops 154 32 Dairies 9 Milk Shops 47 Bakehouses 20 Slaughterhouses 2 Restaurants, Cafes, etc. |
32b1b102-4600-4ef4-b23a-880bea7d9764 | 129 Industrial Canteens 203 Premises where ice-cream is manufactured 6 Premises where ice-cream is sold 118 Horseflesh (human consumption) shops 2 SECTION G INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD FOOD INSPECTION The amount of food-stuffs surrendered owing to deterioration or damage is largely related to the extensive work of food manufacture and distribution in the Borough. Under the direction of the various Departments of the Ministry of Food, much inferior food material is received into the Borough for manufacturing purposes subject to control by the Local Authority, and the Sanitary Inspectors carry out necessary examinations to ensure that only sound material is used; this accounts generally for the bulk surrenders of meat. Two large wholesale grocery Depots are within the Borough, and hence surrenders of canned and packeted goods are made to this Authority; these surrenders constitute the major part of such foodstuff noted. The following list collated for convenience shows some details of the surrendered food-stuffs: Bacon 256 lbs. |
26e4a40d-edfd-4a03-b36e-4b5cafa9b7d9 | Bakers Sundries 19 cwts. 2 qrs. 3 lbs. ,, ,, 48 packets Cereals 44 packets ,, 128 cwts. 78 lbs. Cheese, processed 19 boxes Confectionery Sundries 19 cwts 60 lbs. Confectionery 1 lb. Eggs, shelled 2 cwts. 33 Fish, wet 2 cwts. 2 qrs. 1st. 6 lbs. ,, tinned 1,770 tins Fruit, tinned 19,874 tins dried 3,384 lbs. Ham, tinned 2,946½ lbs Meat:- Fresh 2,48G lbs. Tinned 3,648 tins Corned beef and mutton 554 tins Offal 2 lbs. Rabbits, tinned 2 tins fresh 50 lbs. Sausages 16½ lbs. |
9d2cae3a-d6bc-411f-9ed1-a3477dc5ad06 | Milk:- Condensed 1,333 tins Dried 1 cwt. Pastes, Pickles, etc. 637 jars Poultry:- Chickens, tinned 3 Turkeys 3 Preserves 1,097 tins Puddings, sweet and savoury 12 tins Sugar 177 lbs. Tea 1 lb. Vegetables 6,157 tins FOOD COMPLAINTS There were 36 complaints as to unsound food, etc, and in three cases the Council instituted legal proceedings. A firm of bakers pleaded guilty to selling a loaf containing a cigarette end. A fine of £5 was imposed and three guineas costs Were awarded to the Council. A dairy firm pleaded guilty to selling partially baked rolls in a mouldy condition. The firm was fined £20 and ten guineas costs were awarded to the Council. 34 A firm of bakers pleaded guilty to selling a cake containing a nail. |
c44c4b8e-a715-4683-b424-05b87e29a326 | A fine of £35 was imposed and the Council were awarded five guineas costs. MILK The number of dairies in the Borough has been reduced to nine on account of greater wholesale distribution of milk in bottles from large bottling depots to local depots, for delivery by roundsmen, or over the counter in milk shops. Of 43 samples taken throughout the Borough and submitted to the Pathological Laboratory of the Ministry of Health, there was only one failure in respect of the methylene blue test, while all phosphatase tests were satisfactory. The wholesale, pasteurising and bottling centre in Bollo Lane has continued in operation without cause for complaint, and 18 empty bottles taken from the filling lines for examination as to sterility, were found to be sterile. |
703fd825-f1aa-4c39-ab20-5295707300ac | The following licences were granted under the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations 1949 and 1950, and the Milk (Special Designation (Raw Milk) Regulations 1949 and 1950. Dealers Licences:- Tuberculin Tested Milk 20 Pasteurised Milk 29 Sterilised Milk 28 Supplementary Licences:- Tuberculin Tested Milk 12 Pasteurised Milk 13 Sterilised Milk 13 115 ICE-CREAM The number of manufacturers of ice-cream in the Borough isi now 6, while there are 112 premises where ice-cream is not manu-i factured, but where the commodity is sold in the main from prepacked stocks. |
8d67b6e8-4c46-42d6-a495-365225eaaea3 | During the year 109 samples were taken, 55 of icecream manufactured in the Borough, and 54 from shops or itinerant vendors trading in ice-cream manufactured outside the Borough, i 35 The grading of samples noted below and expressed in percentages indicates the very good standard maintained of ice-creams manufactured in the Borough. Grade I. 89.2% Grade II. 5.4% Grade III. 5.4% Grade IV. — Premises, plant, processing and storage conditions are well and satisfactorily maintained. SYNTHETIC CREAM Two samples of synthetic cream were taken from a bakery following a complaint from another local authority that cream in a Chocolate Eclair contained B Coli, Faecal Type. These samples were satisfactory. FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938 The Middlesex County Council are the sampling authority in this area, |
e8af492f-0281-4e85-8277-e512d6ae23ea | and the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department has supplied the figures appended below of samples taken during the year Article Total samples procured Unsatisfactory Milk 334 32 Beans (Canned) 1 — Cakes (Various) 8 — Camphorated Oil 9 — Cherries (Tinned) 1 — Condensed Milk 2 — Cpffee and Chicory Essence 1 — Cooked Meats 27 — Drugs 5 — Fish (Various) 14 — Fish Cake 1 — Gin 2 — Jelly 1 — Meat Paste 1 — Meat Pie 9 — Ice Cream 2 — Sausages 45 1 36 Sausage Meat 20 — Sherry 1 — Tomato Ketchup 1 — Tripe 1 — Vinegar 13 4 Whisky 10 — 509 37 TOTAL NUMBER OF CARCASES INSPECTED WITH DETAILS OF SURRENDER ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE Pigs Horses 1. |
269e8707-0707-4572-90f1-53870bc057d9 | Number killed 143,846 4,160 2. Number dead on arrival or died in pens 34 — 3. Number inspected 143,880 4,160 4. All diseases except T.B.:— (a) Whole carcases condemned 50 1 (b) Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 21,214 744 (c) Percentage of number inspected affected with disease other than T.B. 14.78% 17.9% 5. T.B. only :— (a) Whole carcases condemned 170 — (b) Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 3,483 — (c) Percentage of number inspected affected with T.B. 2.54% — The total weight of meat and offal surrendered were:— PORK Tons Cwt. Qrs. Lbs. |
804afb57-6b37-4bff-b620-8614f4da05de | 220 CARCASES 13 0 1 13 24,697 PARTS .... 50 9 3 22: 63 10 1 7 HORSEFLESH Tons Cwt. Qrs. Lbs. 1 CARCASE — 3 3 - 744 PARTS 4 14 1 25 4 18 0 25 37 NUMBER OF PIGS' CARCASES INSPECTED DURING 1952 WITH ANALYSIS OF SURRENDERS ON ACCOUNT OF DISEASE. Month Pigs Inspected PARTS CONDEMNED Carcases Heads Collars Fore Qtrs. Hind Qtrs. Legs Skins Hocks Flares Pieces of Pork Plucks (Lungs, Livers, Hearts, Lights). Wt. |
604d2af3-f669-4fbe-aaeb-97605ebf11ba | of Mesenteries, Stomachs & Intestines January 14,001 14 210 1 1 — 66 1 — 1 137 lbs. 2,049 1,540 lbs. February 12,232 14 164 — — — 52 1 1 2 42 lbs. 1,982 980 lbs. March 10,507 13 166 — — — 45 — — — 25 lbs. 1,600 1,810 lbs. April 12,049 22 222 2 — — 76 6 — 2 111 lbs. 1,880 1,900 lbs. May 12,595 16 906 8 — — 48 2 — 7 102 lbs. 1,901 2,120 lbs. |
55db2fed-1a0a-417b-86f1-67752a09c53d | June 13,836 29 301 8 1 — 38 6 3 3 206 lbs.- 2,082 1,360 lbs. July 12,497 20 164 1 1 — 38 6 1 5 61 lbs. 1,882 810 lbs. August 9,914 8 84 — — 29 1 — 2 107 lbs. 1,328 1,920 lbs. September 10,545 25 175 — — 34 2 — 5 55 lbs. 1,596 340 lbs. October 12,330 19 198 — — — 52 4 — 1 88 lbs. 1,452 1,170 lbs. November 11,229 20 157 1 — — 42 4 — 1 73 lbs. 1,353 1,860 lbs. |
57535e8e-bbdc-4314-aef4-4cc61b528ceb | December 12,145 20 153 — — 29 1 2 2 44 lbs. 1,417 1,160 lbs. Totals 143,880 220 2,199 21 3 — 549 34 7 31 1,051 lbs. 20,522 16,970 lbs. 38 DISEASES OF ANIMALS During the year the Borough was free from any cases of notifiable disease although it was greatly involved in outbreaks occurring outside the district. Within the last two months of 1951, because of numerous outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease in the country, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries made a large controlled area under the Foot and Mouth Disease (Controlled Area Restrictions) General Order of 1938 which included Acton. This area was still in being on January 1st and during the whole of the year the Borough was included in one Infected Area and four Controlled Areas which lasted altogether for 134 days. |
ff6e10fb-789b-4f89-be0a-8d50fc159447 | The longest and last inclusion extended from June 2nd to August 10th. In the period up to May 7th, all movements of pigs within or into Controlled Areas — except those from collecting centres or markets — had to be licensed by the Acton Local Authority, and this involved the checking of the applications to ensure that the proposed movement was permissible. Owing to the considerable numbers of infected areas within the controlled area, this was rather a complicated procedure and entailed the completing and issuing of over 2,000 licences. After May 7th, the regulations were varied and it was then possible for Movement Licences to be issued either at the sending or receiving end. This relieved the pressure on the office and only some 122 Controlled Area Movement Licences were issued locally. However, during the inclusion of the borough in a Foot and Mouth Infected Area from 15th June to 27th June, the licensing procedure reverted to normal and over 800 licences were issued. |
912a2e67-530a-4465-a73c-84006983dae3 | For the whole of the periods during which the borough was included in the various areas, two additional inspectors were detailed for duty at the slaughterhouse for the purposes of antemortem inspection, receiving and examining licences and supervising the cleansing and disinfecting of vehicles. During the year, a total of 5,135 licences involving the movement of 52,304 pigs were received. These animals were carried, in some 1,700 vehicles which were cleansed and disinfected before leaving the slaughterhouse. These duties entailed the working of a considerable amount of unavoidable overtime by the inspectorial staff—some 750 hours —as the movement of animals took place almost every day and all day often up to 10 p.m. 39 SECTION H ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION The seven lead peroxide and three deposit gauge stations, established last year, continued in operation throughout the year and give, for the first time, pollution figures for a complete year. |
384582a2-e23a-47a0-a42b-b09035fdb847 | ESTIMATION OF ATMOSPHERIC SULPHUR BY THE LEAD PEROXIDE METHOD The table on page 40 gives the monthly figures for each station in the Borough for the years 1951 and 1952. The station giving the highest average monthly figure was again Bashley Road— 2.10, but the highest month's reading was given by the Town Hall station—4.24. Again, the lowest average figure was obtained at Acacia Road — 1.69, and the lowest month's figure at Kendal Avenue—0.56. It will be noted that the amount of sulphur pollution increased throughout the whole of the borough when comparing the average figures with those of the previous year. The figures for the last two months of the year showing a very marked increase over those for 1950. The monthly average figure for all stations is given in the form of a graph on page 41. |
5621f76c-b139-4e8f-830a-042ef33e6b61 | DEPOSIT GAUGES The monthly figures for the deposit of atmospheric solids is given on page 42. The highest average monthly deposit—27.02 tons/square mile—and the highest month's deposit—36.85 tons— were again obtained at Bashley Road, and the lowest average monthly deposit—15.01 tons and lowest month's deposit—7.82 tons —as last year, were at Kendal Avenue. As the deposit gauges were not installed until August 1951, it is only possible to compare the results for the last five months of each year. This comparison shows a slight increase in total deposit at the Town Hall and slight reductions at the other two stations. The percentage of combustible material in the solids deposited during this five months period was 18%, an improvement of some 3% over the figure for 1951. However, the figure for the whole year was 20%. |
fa269699-d219-4025-8061-ed7a32490b92 | The average monthly deposit over the year for the three stations is given in the form of a graph on page 41. As the deposit gauges act as rain gauges, it might be of interest to note the average monthly rainfall, and these figures are given in the table on page 42. 40 ESTIMATION OF ATMOSPHERIC SULPHUR BY LEAD PEROXIDE INSTRUMENTS Weight of S03 in Milligrams per 100 Square Centimetres per day. Station Town Hall Canham Road Wells Hse. Road Bashley Road Wesley Road Kendal Avenue Acacia Road Borough Average Month & Year 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 January — 2.60 — 2.52 — 2.43 — 2.88 — 2.49 — 1. |
9038c9fc-d280-42e3-a016-d82ecda9c24c | 90 — 2.00 - 2.40 February 2.66 3.03 2.72 3.11 2.20 2.45 2.86 3.07 2.24 2.68 1.56 2.59 1.90 2.75 2.31 2.81 March 2.02 2.41 2.18 2.41 1.81 2.22 2.11 2.44 2.28 2.66 1.87 2.47 1.72 2.20 1.99 2.40 Winter (Nov.Mar.) — 2.61 — 2.57 — 2.37 — 2.75 — 2.52 — 2.21 — 2.20 — 2.46 April 1.65 1.60 1.61 1.63 1. |
515acd83-11a5-4c0a-84e9-7083277f53bc | 72 1.38 1.77 1.50 1.54 1.42 1.48 1.34 1.30 1.26 1.58 1.45 May 1.48 1.16 1.57 1.27 1.45 1.16 1.72 1.30 1.79 1.10 1.51 1.14 1.27 1.13 1.54 1.18 June 0.96 0.81 0.87 0.68 0.90 0.82 1.07 1.01 1.09 0.64 0.80 0.56 0.85 0.59 0.93 0.73 July 0.89 0.68 0.71 0.70 0.83 0.69 0.92 0.77 0. |
817028d2-bb39-486b-b7cc-146249ef0460 | 82 0.69 0.60 0.58 0.62 0.69 0.7 7 0.68 August 0.77 1.01 0.41 0.73 0.63 1.01 0.88 1.11 0.58 0.81 0.35 0.73 0.42 0.67 0.58 0.87 September 1.18 1.34 0.86 1.35 1.05 1.28 1.32 1.45 1.20 1.05 0.91 1.14 0.81 1.05 1.08 1.24 Summer (May-Sep) 1.06 1.00 0.89 0.95 0.97 0.99 1.18 1.13 1.10 0.86 0. |
a9dab033-01bf-4dd4-83eb-7ee5b93765b2 | 84 0.83 0.79 0.83 0.97 0.94 October 2.07 2.30 2.53 2.13 2.20 2.11 2.28 2.76 2.00 2.27 2.34 1.91 1.75 1.72 2.17 2.17 November 2.13 3.06 2.20 3.39 2.23 3.18 2.41 0.00 2.22 2.97 1.75 3.17 1.85 2.71 2.11 3.07 December 2.88 4.24 2.26 4.17 2.51 3.57 2.93 3.92 2.5 7 3.60 2.36 3.70 2.20 3. |
dd66d7e1-abbc-4823-a6cd-801b1f6b4028 | 50 2.58 3.81 Mnnthlv Average 1.69 2.02 1.66 2.01 1.59 1.86 1.84 2.10 1.66 1.86 1.41 1.77 1.34 1.09 1.60 1.90 41 SULPHUR EMISSION Amount of S03 in Milligrams per 100 Square Centimetres per day MONTHLY AVERAGE FOR ALL STATIONS Mgms. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. SOLID DEPOSIT AVEUAGE MONTHLY DEPOSIT IN TONS PER SQUARE MILE 42 DEPOSIT GAUGES MONTHLY DEPOSIT IN TONS PER SQUARE MILE Station Town Hall Bashley Rd. Kendal Ave. |
b1985903-7311-414a-a655-8fd19d5432d5 | Borough Average Month & Year 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 January — 18.92 — 32.38 — 11.71 — 21.00 February — 17.59 — 28.44 — 13.39 — 19.81 March — 19.82 — 33.88 — 22.18 — 25.29 Winter (Nov.-Mar) — 19.35 — 32.07 — 10.05 — 22.09 April — 18.39 — 29.48 — 14.83 — 20.90 May — 18.60 — 23.01 — 15.71 — 19.13 June — 12.19 — 15.34 — 10.53 — 12.75 July — 10.34 — 14.87 — 7.82 — 11.01 August 16.47 14. |
5bd14799-284a-4dd0-beb7-53470581cebc | 15 29.11 18.98 16.88 12.01 20.82 15.05 September 17.56 15.90 29.98 27.11 16.00 15.20 21.18 19.40 Summer (May-Sep.) |
c0678ed9-ad93-42b5-8187-89192b3d40a7 | — 14.25 — 19.80 — 12.20 — 15.40 October 27.87 24.23 44.65 32.08 20.64 10.95 31.05 24.02 November 23.69 32.31 33.98 30.85 23.83 21.11 27.17 30.09 December 16.77 20.28 31.65 31.25 12.11 18.00 20.18 23.39 Total Deposit 102.36 222.98 169.37 324.27 89.46 180.10 120.40 242.44 Monthly Average 20.47 18.55 33.87 27.02 17.89 15.01 21.08 20.20 RAINFALL AVERAGE OF THREE DEPOSIT GAUGE STATIONS Month Jan. Feb. Mar. |
96d69ab9-a626-4497-8d1d-931999d75c31 | Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total Amount Inches 1.05 0.78 2.42 1.431 1.59 1.05 0.30 3.69 2.81 2.36 3.89 2.38 24.95 43 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER FOR THE YEAR 1952 The Statistics of the School Health Services are set out below: DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION Percentages of School Children Inoculated: Acton Wells Primary 88.00 Berrymede Boys' Primary 72.42 Berrymede Girls' Primary 73.05 Berrymede Infants' 65.47 Acton Central Secondary 90.93 Derwentwater Primary 85.77 Derwentwater Infants' 87.26 East Acton Infants' 87. |
7d4417fe-e7a6-4388-b850-bf79edfd3a20 | 50 John Perryn Secondary Modern 82.16 John Perryn Primary 87.50 John Perryn Infants' 85.92 Priory Boys' Secondary Modern 78.86 Priory Girls Secondary Modern 82.19 Priory Infants' 81.72 Rothschild Primary 77.11 Rothschild Infants' 84.72 Southfield Primary 88.02 Southfield Infants' 89.44 St. Marys R. C. Turnham Green 84.19 West Acton 91.69 44 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL OCULIST Attendances have been well maintained. 432 children were examined and referred for refraction, and 279 were ordered glasses. Of these 268 pairs were obtained. 6 children were referred for Easy Treatment in school. 3 children were referred to hospital for orthoptic treatment and a squint case for operation. |
6967f035-79cd-48e4-a5d1-8c51ccc71341 | DENTAL REPORT—MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE Expectant Mothers Nursing Mothers ren under a Number examined by Dental Officer 110 25 290 Number needing treatment 108 24 261 Number of cases made dentally fit 58 30 231 Forms of dental treatment provided".— Teeth extracted 148 36 325 Anaesthetics: — (a) Local 5 1 4 (b) General 51 11 133 No. of fillings 160 26 105 Scalings or scaling and gum treatment 79 12 — Silver nitrate treatment — — 312 Dressings 28 125 62 Radiographs — — — Other operations 6 5 — Denture Dressings 46 54 — Dentures provided: — (a) full 2 4 — (b) partial 5 22 — Number of attendances 275 109 351 Number of appointments not kept 56 11 27 . |
47b09ed8-dceb-4c62-8872-d3900973035a | 45 SPEECH THERAPY REPORT Number of sessions: — Cloister Road 85 Avenue Road 138 Total 223 Number of cases treated: — Cloister Road 26 Avenue Road 36 Total 62 Total attendances: — Cloister Road . 365 Avenue Road .... 615 Total 980 On waiting list: — ........ Cloister Road ........ 6 Avenue Road ........ 11 Total 17 At the two centres: — ........ 1st appointments made ........ 58 1st appointments kept ........ 48 Follow up appointments made ........ 75 Follow up appointments kept ........ 48 SPECIAL SCHOOL The School for Educationally Sub-normal Children was open for the whole of 1952 and at the end of the year 40 Children were on the roll. During the year 8 new cases were admitted. 46 VISITS PAID BY SCHOOL NURSES The following is the number of home visits paid by the Nurses during the year. The visits have been divided into school distribution. |
50a9247d-e529-4f7f-8ba5-4a704e36a9d2 | Acton Wells 25 Berrymede 81 Derwentwater 25 East Acton 141 John Perryn 100 Priory 35 Roman Catholic 5 Rothschild 47 Southfield 18 West Acton 26 Other Schools 16 TOTAL 519 MEDICAL INSPECTION Medical Inspection of pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools (including Special Schools). Periodic Medical Inspections Other periodic inspections Special inspections Reinspec tions Entrants Second age group Third age group Total 1,117 691 485 2,293 293 414 2,413 Classification of the General Condition of Pupils Age Groups Number of Pupils inspected A. (Good) B. (Fair) c. (Poor) No. % of col. 2 No. % of col. 2 No. % of col. |
7b59c6ad-38b1-43da-97a2-b85440995be2 | 2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Entrants 1,117 726 65. 364 32.59 27 2.41 Second age group 691 449 64.98 230 33.29 12 1.73 j Third age group Other Periodic 485 357 73.61 122 25.15 6 1.24 Inspections 293 186 63.48 104 35.49 3 1.03 : TOTAL 2,586 1,718 66.41 820 31.72 48 1.87 47 Defects found by Medical Inspection during the Year Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections No. of defects No. of defects Requiring treatment. Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. |
b1d7c9b1-ffd5-4d42-af3e-f46fb6f3cd46 | Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation but not requiring treatment. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Skin 10 8 17 Eyes—a. Vision 15.2 146 29 — b. Squint 49 16 13 1 c. Other 5 7 17 — Ears—a. Hearing 8 1 1 — b. Otitis Media 7 2 4 — c. Other 2 — 1 1 Nose and Throat 75 114 9 8 Speech 4 1 6 Cervical glands — 17 — — Heart and Circulation — 37 10 Lungs 1 46 4 Developmental— a. Hernia — 3 — — b. Other — 3 — Orthopaedic—. |
e8a8841b-2579-4bd4-a9b8-31f7fb687bdd | a. Posture 9 34 3 9 b. Flat foot 2 21 1 — c. Other 18 47 5 7 Nervous system— a. Epilepsy — — — — b. Other 5 6 — — Psychological— a. Development — — — — b. Stability 1 10 3 1 Other 39 166 29 12 48 Pupils found to require treatment Number of individual pupils found at periodic medical inspection to require treatment (excluding dental disease and infestation with vermin). For defective vision Group. (excluding squint). For any other conditions Total individual pupils. |
2851ed26-d491-4b0d-933d-6984c1939544 | Entrants 10 207 200 2nd Age Group 82 65 144 3rd Age Group 39 39 76 Total (prescribed group) 131 311 420 Other periodic inspections 31 4 35 TOTALS 162 315 455 TREATMENT TABLES MINOR AILMENTS (a) Diseases of the Skin. Number of cases treated or undei treatment during the year By the Authority Otherwise Ringworm—(i) Scalp — — (ii) Body — — Scabies 2 — Impetigo 21 Other skin diseases 135 TOTAL 158 (b) Other treatment. Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise Miscellaneous minor ailments 789 49 DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT. |
b65ac41a-6f1c-4fad-8b9c-968dd258d6df | Number of cases dealt with By the Authority Otherwise External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint 106 Errors of refraction (including squint) 432 14 TOTAL 538 14 Number of pupils for whom spectacles were : [ (a) Prescribed * 279 14 (b) Obtained 268 14 * Including cases dealt with under arrangements with the Supplementary Ophthalmic Services. TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. Number of cases treated By the Authority Otherwise Received operative treatment : (a) for diseases of the ear — — (b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis — 115 (c) for other nose and throat conditions — — Received other forms of treatment 212 1 TOTAL 212 116 ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS. |
26019a11-4210-4377-825e-4a816c1dbc71 | Number of pupils treated By the Authority Otherwise (a) Number treated as in-patients in hospital ...... 10 f (b) Number treated otherwise ........ 45 CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT AND SPEECH THERAPY. Number of pupils treated By the Authority Otherwise (1) Child Guidance — 6 (2) Speech Therapy 64 4 50 DENTAL INSPECTIONS AND TREATMENT Age Groups No. inspected No. found to require treatment No. referred for treatment under Local Authority arrangements to County Council Clinics Specials 1,662 1,512 1,508 Under 5 176 97 68 5 — 16 + 4,101 3,060 2,775 TOTLAS 5,939 4,669 4,351 Number of pupils actually treated 3,143 Number of attendances made for treatment 6, |
6da2b0ca-5af8-4baf-bd45-d8231d3713f3 | 599 Number of half days devoted to (a) Inspections 46 (b) Treatment 831 TOTAL 877 Fillings :— Permanent Teeth 3,556 Temporary Teeth 981 TOTAL 4,537 Number of teeth filled :- Permanent Teeth 2,986 Temporary Teeth 912 TOTAL 3,898 Extractions :— Permanent Teeth 362 Permanent Teeth for Orthodonture 89 Temporary Teefli 3,652 TOTAL 4,103 51 Anaesthetics :— (a) General 1,704 (b) Local 95 (c) Regional .5 1,804 Other Operations :— (a) Permanent Teeth 672 (b) Temporary Teeth 1,735 TOTAL 2,407 Number of impressions, etc 44 Number of dentures fitted 12 Number of inlays 2 Number or radiographs :— (a) Dental Clinics 81 (b) Hospitals — ORTHODONTIC EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT Age Groups No. of pupils examined No. |
9cf8b7b9-a0c8-48d2-ae54-d7833082ad3f | of pupils selected for treatment Age 5 4 4 „ 6 6 6 „ 7 14 14 „ 8 48 48 „ 9 46 46 ,, 10 43 43 11 28 28 „ 12 24 24 „ 13 14 14 14 † 17 17 TOTAL 244 244 52 Number of pupils commenced treatment (First attendance) 244 Number of attendances made for treatment 1,349 Number of impressions, etc. 1,756 Number of fixed appliances 83 Number of appliances removed 131 Number of pupils treatment completed 17 Number of radiographs :— (a) at Dental Clinics 1, |
ab5a6d25-9bf4-4338-817b-786c1d9a5f64 | 055 (b) at Hospitals — Number of Orthodontic sessions (½ day) 181 EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS (1) Number of children medically examined in order to ascertain whether they were physically fit to undertake employment of a light nature outside school hours 103 (2) Number of instances in which the state of health was found to be such that certificates were withheld . . Nil (3) Number of children examined as to fitness to take part in entertainments 8 (4) Number of cases in which certificates to take part in entertainments were withheld Nill EDUCATION ACT, 1944 — SECTIONS 57 (3) AND 57 (5) Cases notified under Section 57, Education Act, 1944 : Sub-section 3 51 Sub-section 5 2 Cases de-notified under Section 8, Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, |
e0695061-8c1a-4524-8605-d7058162f9a9 | 1948 1 MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS (a) Number of Teachers examined as to fitness for appointments 7 (b) Number of Students examined as to fitness for first appointment INFESTATION WITH VERMIN (i) Total number of examinations 18,127 (ii) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested 246 (iii) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested for the first time during the year 117 (iv) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54 (2), Education Act, 1944) — (v) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued fSection 54 (3), Education Act, 1944) — 53 HANDICAPPED PUPILS. Category No. of new- cases ascertained during the year No. of Ascertained cases known last day of year In Special day Schools. In Special Residential Schools. |
b1ad95f8-84bb-4296-b148-fc995a5c83d8 | In maintained Primary & Secondary Schools. In Independent Schools. Not at School. . B G B G B G B G B G B G B G B G Blind Pupils — 1 — 2 — — — 1 — — — — — 1 — 2 Partially-sighted Pupils 3 4 12 12 1 2 — 2 11 8 — — — — 12 12 Deaf Pupils — — 6 6 2 5 4 1 — — — — — — 6 6 Delicate Pupils Educationally 6 4 22 10 1 1 7 4 11 4 1 — 2 1 22 10 normal Pupils 6 1 16 15 10 12 2 1 3 1 1 — — 1 16 15 Epileptic Pupils — — 4 — — — X — |
3ac144ef-45f0-40dc-828c-0565379eceee | 3 — — — — — 4 — Maladjusted Pupils — 1 8 8 — — 6 4 2 3 — — — 1 8 8 Physically Handicapped Pupils 3 4 10 10 6 1 — 2 4 6 — 1 10 10 Pupils with Multiple Defects 1 — 1 — — — 1 — — — — — — — 1 — TOTAL 19 15 79 63 20 21 21 15 34 22 2 — 2 5 79 63 54 1952—AVERAGE HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS — ENTRANTS SCHOOL BOYS Total No. Seen. 2 YEARS 3 YEARS 4 YEARS 5 YEARS 6 YEARS 7 YEARS No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. |
c357ac56-f778-4d7d-abc1-4f930bcd8431 | lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No. seen Ht. ins. Wt. lbs. No see Ht. i ins. Wt. lbs. Acton Wells 48 32 42.48 40.49 10 43.55 41.48 5 49.40 56.91 1 47. 48. Berrymede 77 35 42.01 41.39 40 43.31 42.14 2 47.38 52.25 Derwentwater 99 35 42. 41.29 58 43.07 42.70 5 45.45 45.85 1 47.5 47. |
28dbb61b-0056-42c6-9ec7-3495034942e1 | East Acton 79 73 43.10 41.12 5 45.65 44.45 1 46. 48 John Perryn 21 9 41.47 39.86 10 43.1 41. 2 47.5 49.75 Priory 58 9 37.4-2 34.94 34 40.90 39.54 14 42.84 41.32 1 43.5 46.75 Roman Catholic 23 22 44.25 44.64 1 44. 46. Rothschild 43 1 39.5 35. 30 42.02 40.82 11 43.11 39.61 1 47. 50. |
14384e45-6792-428b-842c-ae4eae49aeab | Southfield 65 19 42.97 41.58 39 44.15 43.85 5 49.1 51.6 2 49.75 59. West Acton 48 24 30.31 28.93 20 28.76 29.04 2 46.5 48. 2 48.88 52.25 561 10 37.63 34.95 218 40.68 39.52 297 42.39 41.33 26 47.08 49.54 7 48.25 52.21 GIRLS Acton Wells 48 22 42.08 37.67 23 43.75 41.50 1 47. |
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