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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
East Ham 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Maternal Mortality Rates, 1914-1930.
Institutional Provision for Unmarried Mothers, Illegitimate
Infants and Homeless Children.
The Council have no institution for unmarried mothers and
their illegitimate children. Whipps Cross Hospital and Salvation
Army Hostels accommodate some of these cases.
With regard to homeless children these are sent to Aldersbrook
Homes.
Ambulance Facilities.
(la) For Infectious Diseases.—Two motor ambulances are
garaged at the Isolation Hospital.
(b) For Non-infectious Diseases and Accident Cases—two
motor ambulances, operating from the Fire Station, carried out
the following work during 1930:—
Number.
Cases conveyed to and from various
hospitals ... ... ... ... 1,547
Accident cases ... 448
Illness cases ... 1,099
Journeys made ... ... ... ... 1,580
Miles run ... ... ... ... ... 14,292
East Ham cases removed by other
ambulances:—
Barking ... ... ... ... ... 18
Ilford 14
West Ham ... ... ... ... 29
Cases removed for other authorities
:—
West Ham ... ... ... ... 25
Barking ... ... ... ... ... 8