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East Ham 1915

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

Published
1916
Pages
72
Tables
75

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75 tables in this report

  • Page 5
    COMPARATIVE STATISTICS.
    Annual Rate per 1,000 living.Deaths under one year per 1000 births.
    Births.Deaths.
    Crude.Standardised.
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    The following were the causes certified by Coroners:—
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    Continued from previous page...
    Year.Number of Infant Deaths.Rate per 1,000 Births Registered.
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    The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Health Visitors for the year 1915:—
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    An analysis of this follows:—
    Births.Re-visits.
    B'ckt'n and North W'lw'hCentral East.Central West.Manor Park.Plashet East.Plashet West.B'ckt'n and North W'lw'hCentral East.Central West.Manor Park.Plashet East.Pla shet West.
  • Page 9
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    Ante-Natal.Re-visits.
    B'ckt'n and North W'lw'hCentral East.Central West.Manor Park.Pla- shet East.Pla- shet West.B'ckt'n and North W'lw'hCentral East.Central West.Manor Park.Plashet East.Plashet West.
  • Page 9
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    Phthisis.Re-visits.
    B'ckt'n and North W'lw'hCentral East.Central West.Manor Park.Pla- shet East.Fla- shet West.B'ckt'n and North W'lw'hCentral East.Central West.Manor Park.Pla- shet East.Plashet West.
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    Summary of work at Infants' Consultation for 1915:—
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    Under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulation the total number of notifications received was 424.
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    The following is a summary of the number of specimens examined, with results:—
    Specimens.Positive.Negative.
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    1.—INSPECTION. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    PREMISESNumber of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS, AND WORKPLACES.
    PARTICULARS.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
  • Page 14
    3.—HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS' LIST, SECTION 107.OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION ic8.OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109 & 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions
    Sending twice in the Year.Sending once in the Year.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.
    Instances.Notices Served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made (S. 110).Prosecutions (Sections ic9, 110.)
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
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    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the Year.Number.Class.Number.
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    FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. Number of samples taken in East Ham from May 1st* to December 31st. 1915:—
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    I have received 139 "Records for sending for medical help" in the following instances:— For the Mother:—
    Malpresentations.Prolonged Labour.Ruptured Perineum.Retained Placeuta and Membranes.A. P. H.P. P. H.Rise of Temperature.Eclampsia.Other Causes.
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    PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS, 1914. Insured.
    Working Capacity.At Work.
    No.Good.FGoodFair.Poor.Nil.Full.Part.Nil.
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    1915.
    Working Capacity.At Work.
    No.Good.FGoodFair.Poor.Nil.Full.Part.Nil.
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    NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS, 1914.
    No.Part Affected.Working Capacity.At Work.
    Good.FGoodFair.Poor.Nil.FullPart.Nil.
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    1915.
    No.Part Affected.Working Capacity.At Work.
    Good.FGoodFair.Poor.Nil.Full.Part.Nil.
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    PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS, 1914. U ninsured.
    Working Capacity.At Work.
    No.Good.FGoodFair.Poor.Nil.Full.Part.Nil.
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    1915.
    Working Capacity.At Work.
    No.Good.FGoodFair.Poor.Nil.Full.Part.Nil.
  • Page 21
    NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS, 1915.
    No.Part Affected.Working Capacity.At Work.
    Good.FGoodFair.Poor.Nil.Full.Part.Nil.
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    PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS, 1914. C hildren.
    Working Capacity.At School.Not at Shool.
    No.Good.FGoodFair.Poor.Nil.
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    1915.
    Working Capacity.At School.Not at School.
    No.Good.FGoodFair.Poor.Nil.
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    NON-PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS, 1914.
    No.Part Affected.Working Capacity.At School.Not at School.
    Good.FGoodFair.Poor.Nil.
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    1915.
    No.Part Affected.Working Capacity.At School.Not at School.
    Good.FGoodFair.Poor.Nil.
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    Number of patients on treatment, December 31st, 1914, 749.
    Insured.Uninsured.Children.
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    Number removed during the year ending December 31st, 1915, 206
    Insured.Uninsured.Children.
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    Number added during the year, 129.
    Insured.Uninsured.Children.
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    Number remaining on treatment, December 31st, 1915, 672.
    Insured.Uninsured.Children.
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    Number of patients attending Dispensary for treatment, 238.
    Insured.Uninsured.Children.
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    Number of patients receiving domiciliary treatment, 32.
    Insured.Uninsured.Children.
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    Number of patients receiving Sanatorium treatment, 24.
    Insured.Uninsured.Children.
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    Number of patients attending for observation, 378.
    Insured.Uninsured.Children.
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    Number of deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis during 1914, 54.
    Insured 42.Uninsured 9.Children 3.
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    Number of these who have attended for the first time and died during the same year, 16.
    Insured 14.Uninsured 1.Children 1.
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    Number of deaths from Pulmonary Tuberculosis during 1915, 60.
    Insured 43.Uninsured 14.Children 3.
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    Number of these who have attended for the first time and died during the same year, 17.
    Insured 13.Uninsured 3.Children 1.
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    Number of patients who left the district during 1914, 60.
    Insured 36.Uninsured 10.Children 14.
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    Number of these who attended for the first time and left the district during the same year, 24.
    Insured 11.Uninsured 5.Children 8.
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    Number of patients who left the district during 1915, 74.
    Insured 44.Uninsured 15.Children 15.
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    Number of these who have attended for the first time and left during the same year, 18.
    Insured 13.Uninsured 3.Children 2.
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    Number of patients who have been removed from Register for other causes during 1914, 68.
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    Number of these who were admitted and discharged during the same year, 29.
    Insured 8.Uninsured 4.Children 17.
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    Number of patients who have been removed from Register for other causes during 1915, 72.
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    Number of these who were admitted and discharged during same year, 7.
    Insured 3.Uninsured 1.Children 3.
  • Page 29
    METEOROLOGICAL R E CORD—YEAR 1915. Rain Gauge 5 -in. in diameter, placed I -foot above ground, 15 feet above sea level. Temperature taken in the shade of a Stevenson's Screen, 5 feet from the ground.
    Months.Temperature of Air during the Month.Mean Temperature of Air.Rainfall.
    Highest Maximum.Lowest Minimum.Mean ofNo. of Days on which Rain fell, 0.01 inches and over.Amount collected in inches.Mean rate of fall for Rainy Days.Greatest fall in 24 hours.Date of greatest fall.
    All Highest.All Lowest.
  • Page 30
    TABLE 1. Vital Statistics of Whole Borough during 1915 and previous Years.
    YEAR.1Population estimated to Middle of each Year. 2BIRTHS.TOTAL. DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE BOROUGH.TRANSFERABLE DEATHS 1NETT DEATHS BELONGING TO THE BOROUGH.
    Uncorrected Number. 3Nett.of Nonresidents Registere d in the Borough. 8of Residents not Registered in the Borough. 9Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number. 4Rate. 5Number. 6Rate. 7Number. 0Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. 11Number. 12Rate. 13
  • Page 31
    TABLE II. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR . 1915.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified.Total Cases Notified in Each Ward.Total Cases Removed to Hospital.
    At all Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards.Beckton and North Woolwich Ward.Central Ward East.Central Ward West.Manor Park Ward.Plashet Ward East.Plashet Ward West.Total.
  • Page 32
    TABLE III . Deaths Registered during the Calendar Year 1915 classified by age and cause.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the Borough (a).Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or "Non-Residents" in Institutions in the Borough (6).
    All ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 2 years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 45 years.45 and under 65 years.65 and upwards.
  • Page 33
    TABLE IV. . INFANTILE MORTALITY. 1915. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1-2 Weeks.2-3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 Months.3 Months and under 6 Months.6 Months and under 9 Months.9 Months and under 12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.
  • Page 38
    Comparative Statement of Work.
    1914.1915.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Ages examinedRoutine Inspection.Special Inspection.
    BoysGirlsBoysGirls
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    SCHOOL CASES, 1915.
    SCHOOLS.Dept.MeaslesWh. Cough.Chicken Pox.Mumps.RingwormTotal.
    HeadBody
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    DEFECTS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO AGES.
    5 years.6 years.7 years.8 years.12 years.13 years.14 years.Totals.Percentage.
    Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.GirlsBoys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
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    DEFECTS ARRANGED ACCORDING TO SCHOOLS.
    SCHOOLS.Sex.Total Number Examined.External Eye Disease.Squint.Vision.Disease of Ears.Speech.Disease of Heart.Disease of Lungs.Disease of Nervous System.Condition of Head.Condition of Body.Condition of Clothing.Defective Boots.Nutrition.Teeth.Tonsils.Mouth.breathers.Adenoids.Glands.Nasal Defects.Mental Capacity.Deformities.Infectious Skin DiseasesTubercle.Other Diseases.
    Blepharitis.Con. junctivitis.Corneal Opacity.Other Diseases.Number Examined.6/126/186/246/366/606/0Deafness.Discharge.Other Disease.Defective Articulation.Stammering.Disease.Anæmia.Bronchitis.TuberculosisTuberculosis suspected.Other Disease.Epilepsy.Chorea.Other Disease.Nits.Vermin.Dirty.Vermin.Bad.Dirty.Under Normal.Bad.Less than 4.More than 4.Sepsis.Slightly Enlarged.Greatly Enlarged.Slightly Marked.Greatly Marked.Slightly Enlarged.Greatly Enlarged.Number Examined.Dull.Defective.RingwormScabies.Impetigo.Glandular.Osseous.
    RLRLRLRLRLRLRLRL
    HeadBody
  • Page 41
    SPEC1AL CASES W1TH DEFECTS.
    Ages.Dept.Number examined.Squint.Vision defective.Deafness and discharging ears.Adenoids and enlarged tonsils.Other defects.No defects found.Total number of defects.
    Slight defect.Great defect
  • Page 42
    TABLE OF VERMINOUS CONDITIONS FOUND AT EXAMINATIONS FOR GENERAL CLEANLINESS.
    SCHOOLS.Dept.Number Exam'd.Few Nits.Many Nits and Vermin.Body and Clothing Verminous.SCHOOLS.Dept.Number Exam'd.Few Nits.Many Nits and Vermin.Body and Clothing Verminous.
  • Page 43
    TABLE OF RESULTS AFTER FOLLOWING UP.
    Clinic.Hospital.Private Practitioner.Home Treatment.No Treatment.Number in whom treatment was unnecessary through spontaneous cure or relief.Left.Refused.Totals.
    Glasses.Treatment.Operation.Glasses.Treatment.Operation.Glasses.Treatment.
  • Page 44
    TABLE OF RESULTS OF CLINIC TREATMENT (Dental and Vision Cases Excluded).
    Cured.Relieved.Unchanged.Left the Borough.Totals.
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    TREATMENT CLINIC. SHEWING THE NUMBER OF TREATMENTS CARRIED OUT. AT THE CLINIC (DENTAL AND OPHTHALMIC CASES ARE NOT INCLUDED).
    Number of Times Treated12345678910111213141516171819202122242527282930353637404244505557596185Totals.
  • Page 46
    During the year 1915 there were 612 cases examined as follows, as compared with 474 in 1914 :—
    Boys.Girls.Total.
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    Inspections for General Cleanliness under Section 122 of the Children Act, 1908.
    1914.1915.
  • Page 47
    CASES EXAMINED BY SCHOOL DENTIST.
    Numbers not requiring treatment.Numbers still requiring treatment.Numbers treated.Total number examined.
    Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.Boys.Girls.
  • Page 48
    CASES TREATED AT DENTAL CLINIC.
    Ages.Sex.Number Exam'd.Temporary Teeth.Permanent Teeth.Extractions.Anaesthetics.Scalings.Dressings.Fillings.
    Saveable.Unsaveable.Saveable.Unsaveable.Temp. Teeth.Perm. Teeth.Local.N2O.
  • Page 50
    PRIMARY INSPECTIONS.
    Beckton and N. Woolwich Ward.Central Ward East.Central Ward West.Manor Park Ward.Plashet Ward East.Plashet Ward West.Total.
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    The Following is a Record in Detail of the Inspections made during the Year 1915:—
    Beck ton & North Woolwich Ward.Central East Ward.Central West Ward.Manor Park Ward.Plashet East Ward.Plashet West Ward.Total.
    1915191519151915191519151915
  • Page 51
    COMPLAINTS RECEIVED.
    Beckton and N. Wool-wich Ward.Central Ward East.Central Ward West.Manor Park Ward.Plashet Ward East.Plashet Ward West.Total.
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    They referred to the following nuisances COMPLAINTS—NUISANCES.
    Jan.Feb.Mar.AprilMayJuneJulyAug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Total.
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    HOUSE TO HOUSE INSPECTION.
    NAME OF ROAD.Number of Premises Inspected.Number of Premises where Defects Existed.Number of Premises found in Fair Condition.
  • Page 55
    TRADE REFUSE, 1915. During the year 13,318 loads of House and Trade Refuse have been collected and deposited at the Council's Destructor, as compared with 13,414 loads for the year 1914.
    Loads.
  • Page 56
    DUST COLLECTION. NUMBER OF LOADS COLLECTED DURING THE YEARS 1914 AND 1915 FROM
    Beckton and North Woolw'h Ward.Central Ward East.Central Ward West.Manor Park Ward.Plashet Ward East.Plashet Ward West.Total Loads Collected per Month.
    19141915191419151914191519141915191419151914191519141915
  • Page 57
    SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. 1915.
    Date.Address.Offence.Result.
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    SUMMARY OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (continued).
    Date.Address.Offence.Result.