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Ilford 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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17
GENERAL SURVEY OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES FOR
THE PAST SIX YEARS.
As requested by the Ministry of Health, I append a summary
of the improvements made in the Public Health Services, but as
the year 1920 is the first complete year I held the appointment of
Medical Officer of Health, I have included this year also. Appended
are some observations as to further matters which are either at
present under consideration by the various Committees of the
Council, or will shortly receive their consideration.
Comparison of Vital Statistics.
| 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 82,693 | 85,500 | 86,370 | 89,020 | 92,400 | 93,590 |
| Birth Rate | 20.1 | 18.3 | 178 | 18.8 | 16.2 | 16.5 |
| No. of Still Births notified | 26 | 28 | 21 | 36 | 21 | 27 |
| Death Rate | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Maternal Death Rate | 3.0 | 2.68 | 4.07 | 2.49 | 0.69 | 2.6 |
| Infant Mortality | 54.0 | 50.9 | 54.2 | 41.1 | 43.2 | 52.4 |
| Neonatal Mortality | 27.0 | 25.5 | 27.1 | 21.2 | 19.5 | 24.9 |
| No. of cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| Zymotic Death Rate | .53 | .37 | .32 | .26 | .24 | .25 |
| Attack Rate—Scarlet Fever | 3.09 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Diphtheria | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .9 | .6 |
| Death Rate from Pulmonary Tuberculosis | .50 | .64 | .55 | .64 | .61 | .84 |
General.
(1) Agreement for treatment of cases of smallpox made with
the West Ham Council 1922.
(2) The appointment of additional medical officers allowing
the service of the Bacteriological Laboratory to be improved so
that medical men can now have the results of swabs reported in
the minimum of time.
(3) Assistant Sanitary Inspectors appointed as Sanitary Inspectors
under the Sanitary Officers Order 1922. One half of the
salary of these officers is now paid by the Essex County Council.
(4) Appointment of an additional Sanitary Inspector,
October, 1924 (the first increase in the number of Inspectors for
17 years), and the appointment in 1925 of a Deputy Senior Sanitary
Inspector and Chief Clerk, with increased coordination and efficiency
in the Department.
(5) Fish Frying and dealing in Rags and Bones made
Offensive trades " by an Order dated June 30th, 1923. Bye-
laws governing these trades are included in the present report.