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Barking 1945

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

Published
1946
Pages
68
Tables
40

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40 tables in this report

  • Page 16
    The principal causes of deaths are shown in the following table, supplied by the Registrar General. (NET DEATHS)
    Causes of Death.Total.
  • Page 17
    A table showing the actual causes of death of these children under one year of age is set out hereunder:—
    0-1 mth.1-3 mths.3-6 mths.6-9 mths.9-12 mths.Total under 1 year.
  • Page 18
    Neo-Natal Mortality. —This means deaths among the newly born and the following table shows the actual causes of such deaths during 1945:—
    Under 1 week1-2 weeks2-3 weeks3-4 weeksTotal
  • Page 19
    4. Attention at birth:—
  • Page 20
    5. Ante-Natal Supervision and Hospital treatment:—
  • Page 20
    6. Child Welfare:—
  • Page 21
    The following table gives comparative infant mortality rates for the past 20 years:— COMPARATIVE INFANT MORTALITY RATES.
    Year.Barking.County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London.England and Wales.
  • Page 29
    The following statistics show the activity of this clinic.
    Year 1944Year 1945
  • Page 30
    The following statistics illustrate the extent of the use of this sendee for the years 1944 and 1945.
    Consultations.Treatments.
    Year ended 31st Dec., 1944Year ended 31st Dec., 1945Year ended 31st Dec., 1944Year ended 31st Dec., 1945
  • Page 31
    Statistics of the cases reported and treated during the year under review are as follows :—
    New CasesRecurring CasesTotal
  • Page 32
    Attendances.
    Year 1944Year 1945
  • Page 33
    At the Barking Hospital the following cases were dealt with :—
  • Page 36
    The average daily attendances during the yea: (excluding Saturdays) were as follows:—
  • Page 37
    PARTICULARS OF THE WORK DONE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC DURING 1945.
  • Page 37
    Cases dealt with for the first time during 1945— by the Orthopaedic Surgeon—were referred for the following defects :—
    Toddlers & AdultsSchool Children
  • Page 38
    Statistics, in relation to the Ear, Nose and Throat Scheme are set out hereunder :—
    Mothers & ToddlersAdults— Public SchemeSchool ChildrenTotal
    Year 1944Year 1945Year 1944Year 1945Year 1944Year 1945Year 1944Year 1945
  • Page 39
    (a) Treatment of Defective Vision. —The following statistics of the work of your Ophthalmic Clinics show that more cases have been dealt with than in the previous year.
    Mothers & ToddlersAdults— Public SchemeSchool ChildrenTotal
    Year 1944Year 1945Year 1944Year 1945Year 1944Year 1945Year 1944Year 1945
  • Page 39
    Year 1944Year 1945
  • Page 40
    Statistics as to the cases dealt with in the years 1944 and 1945, under your Public Adult anc Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Schemes are as follows :—
    SchemeYear ended 31st Dec., 1944Year ended 31st Dec., 1945
  • Page 43
    (i) Inspection of Dwelling Houses (including War Damage classifications).
  • Page 43
    (ii) Premises Controlled by Rye-laws and Regulations
    Inspections.Contraventions.Notices served.
  • Page 44
    (iii) factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
    Inspections.Defects.Notices.
  • Page 49
    1. Inspection of dwelling-houses during the year (including War Damage Classifications):—
  • Page 50
    3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:—
  • Page 51
    (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:
  • Page 53
    The following table sets out the results of the bacteriological examination of various samples.
    Type of SampleSatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryTotals
  • Page 55
    The following table shows the number of licences granted during the year for the sale of graded milks under the Milk (Special Designations) Orders, 1936 and 1938:—
  • Page 55
    The number of premises in the district at the end of the year at which the following foods are prepared were:—
  • Page 56
    (c) Unsound Food. The following list can be regarded as representing the whole of the food handled or retailed in the district found unfit for consumption.
  • Page 56
    (4) FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938, SAMPLING. During the year, your authorised officers have submitted a total of 232 samples, divided as follows:—
  • Page 59
    Removals to Hospital and deaths are also given.
    Disease.TotalTotal Cases Removed to HospitalDeaths
  • Page 60
    The following is a table relating to the Infectious Diseases dealt with at Hospitals in the year ended 31st December, 1945.
    In Hospital 31st Dec., 1944Admitted during the year 1945DiedDischargedIn Hospital 31st Dec., 1945
  • Page 60
    (3) PARATYPHOID FEVER. No cases have occurred in the Borough during the current year, and a table of the cases in Barking for the past nine years is given hereunder:—
    YearNumber of Cases NotifiedAdmitted to Hospital
  • Page 61
    (6) TUBERCULOSIS. Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis in the area during 1945 are given below:—
    New Cases Notified
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 62
    Statistics in relation to Tuberculosis for the years 1940 to 1945 are given below:—
    Year 1940Year 1941Year 1942Year 1943Year 1944Year 1945
  • Page 62
    (7) SCARLET FEVER. Once again there has been a decrease in the number of cases of scarlet fever, the notifications for the past four years being:—
    Year.Notifications.
  • Page 63
    The following table gives the numbers of cases notified during the past four years:—
    YearNotifications.
  • Page 63
    The following table shows the incidence of measles for the past four years:—
    Year.Notifications.
  • Page 64
    The following table shows the incidence of diphtheria for the past four years:—
    Year.Notifications.
  • Page 65
    The following table shows the work undertaken at immunisation clinics during the past three years:—
    Year 1943Year 1944Year 1945