Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Prevention of Blindness
A full and complete report on the Prevention of Blindness
was submitted to the Council in 1937—no further action has taken
place.
The Invalid Children's Aid Association
The Local Authority is indebted to the Association for its
beneficial work on behalf of the Children and the nature and
extent of the services rendered will be seen from the following
statistics.
i wish to express my thanks to the Committee and to Miss
Webber for their invaluable assistance in obtaining vacancies in
Convalescent Homes and for their help in the administration of
the arrangements generally during the past year.
The number of cases dealt with during 1945 was 204.
The following are the particulars:—
Children referred by:—
Private Doctors and Hospitals | 46 |
Chest Clinic | 47 |
M. & C.W. Centres | 15 |
Education Dept. and School Health Service | 81 |
Parents applied | 9 |
Others | 6 |
Total | 204 |
The children suffered from:—
Tuberculosis | 16 |
Anaemia and Debility | 27 |
Rheumatism, Chorea and Heart | 9 |
Bronchitis | 56 |
Asthma | 7 |
Debility following illness, operations and accidents | 35 |
Crippling Defects | 21 |
Nervous conditions | 15 |
Congenital deformities | 8 |
Various | 10 |
Total | 204 |