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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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In four cases there is permanent impairment of vision of a varying degree. All these infants were born in hospital, and therefore received treatment at the earliest appearance of the eye condition.
| Case | Onset | Where treated | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital where born | Special Eye Hospital | |||
| A. | 3rd day after birth | Yes | — | Loss of sight in left eye. Right eye satisfactory. |
| B. | 8th day after birth | — | Transferred on 15th day after birth | Scarring of both cornea with some impairment of vision. |
| C. | 8th dav after birth | — | Transferred on 24th day after birth | Impaired vision with scarring of left cornea. Right eye satisfactory. |
| D. | 10th day after birth | Yes | — | Loss of sight in right eye. Left eye satisfactory. |
Maternal Mortality.
Total number of notified births in the Borough in 1931 was
6384. Of this number 5266 were West Ham residents.
Number of deaths due to complications of pregnancy or childbirth,
16, seven of these being due to Sepsis, the remaining nine
from other causes.
Maternal Mortality Rate for 1931, 3.0 per 1000, compared
with 2.8 per 1000 in 1930.
Average age at death, 33 years.
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