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 West Ham]
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Wards. | Births. | Birth Kate. | Deaths. | Death Kate. | Infant Deaths. | Infant Mortality per 1,000 births | Natural increase Births over Deaths. | Estimated population middle of 1925. |
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Under 1 year | 1 year and upwards. |
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Causes of Death. | Sex. | All Ages | 0— | 1— | 2- | 5— | 15— | 25- | 45— | 65- | 75— |
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Year. | Population. | Births | Birth Rate. | Deaths. | Death Rate. | Infant Deaths. | Infant Mortality Hate. |
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NAME. | QUALIFICATIONS. | OFFICES HELD. (Wholetime appointments except where otherwise stated.) |
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NAME. | QUALIFICATIONS. | OFFICES HELD. (Wholetime appointments except where otherwise stated.) |
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NAME. | QUALIFICATIONS. | OFFICES HELD. (Wholetime appointments except where otherwise stated.) |
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Visited. | No half-holiday form exhibited. | Warned Verbally | Warning Notice sent. | Refused to serve. | Summonses attended. |
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Month. | Number received. | Stratford Mortuary. | Number received. | Canning Town Mortuary. | ||||||||||||
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Over 5 yrs. | Under 5yrs. | Sent in by Coron r. | Sent in by Police. | Sent in on Sanitary grounds. | Number of Postmortems. | Number of Inquests. | Over 5 yrs. | Under 5yrs | Sent in by Coroner. | Sent in by Police. | Sent in on Sanitary grounds. | Number of Post-mortems. | Number of Inquests. |
Ward. | Inspections. | Notices served in respect of |
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Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices | Uccupiers Piosecuted. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect to which Prosecutions were instituted. | ||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
Nature of Work. | Instances. | Notices, served. | Prosecutions. |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Section 10 provides that NO carcase or internal organ* of any animal shall be removed from the slaughterhouse until three hours have elapsed from slaughter or six hours from the giving of notice to the Local Authority. | No of Cattle | Date. | Time of Slaughter. |
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In 1920. | In Jan 1925. | In Dec., 1925. |
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Situation of Cowsheds. | No. of Cows examined each quarter. | |||
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March Quarter | June Quarter. | September Quarter. | December Quarter. |
Articles. | Analysed. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||
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Official. | Unofficial. | Official. | Unofficial | Official. | Unofficial. |
(a) No. of Samples examined for the presence of a Preservative. | (b) No. in which Preservative was reported to be present, and percentage of Preservative found in cach sample. |
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DISEASE. | Cases Notified. | Removed to Hospital. | Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||
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1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 |
Week Ending. 1925 | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Small Pox. | Typhus Fever. | Cerebro Spinal Fever. | Acute Poliomyelitis. | Acute Polio Encephalitis | Encephalitis Lethargica. | Erysipelas. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Respiratory. | OtherForms | Pneumonia. | Malaria. | Dysentery. | Trench Fever. | Relapsing Fever | Continued Fever. |
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Disease. | North. | South. | Totals. |
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Year. | Scarlet Fever. | Diptheria. | Typhoid Fever. | |||
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Admissions. | Deaths, | Admissions. | Deaths. | Admissions. | Deaths. |
1925. | Admissions. | Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Typhoid Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken-pox. | Erysipelas. | Pneumonia | Rubella. | Other Diseases. | Total. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | ChickenPox. | Erysipelas. | Pneumonia | Rubella. | Other Diseases | Total. |
AGE PERIODS. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
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Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary | |||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
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Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-pulmonary. | Total. | ||||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | f. | M. | F. |
Stage I. | Stage II. | Stage III. |
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West Ham Cases. | Total Casks of Ten Authorities. |
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London. | Middlesex. | Essex. | Surrey. | Kent, | Herts | Bucks. | East Ham. | West Ham. | Croydon. | Total. | Other Places. | Grand Total. |
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Year. | New Cases. | Total Venereal Cases. | Total Non-Venereal Cases. | Total Attendances. | In-patient days. | Pathological Examinations for | ||||||||||
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Syphilis | Soft Chancre. | Gonorrhœa. | ||||||||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Clinic. | Practitioners. |
Area. | No. of Patients. | Aggregate No. of days in residence. | Percentage (days). |
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Year. | No of Infants Breast Fed. | No. of Infants Breast Fed and Supplementary Feeds. | Entirely Artificially Fed. |
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Address. | No. of Sessions held weekly. | Day and time of meeting. | Average per Session. | Present arrangements for Medical Supervision. | |
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Expectant Mothers. | Children. |
Notified. | Cases. | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | |
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Treated. | ||||||
At Home. | InHospital. |
Midwives practising for Associations or privately. | Number giving notice of intention to practise. | Number of Births attended. | Number of Records of sending for Medical Aid. |
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Year. | Measles. | Bronchitis. | Whooping Cough | Epidemic Diarihœa. | Prematurity. |
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