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East Ham 1932

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

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I have endeavoured to obtain further information from West
Ham in tabular form showing the various diseases, etc., from
which these patients suffered, but was again informed that it was
impossible to abstract the details required.

Table: Aldersbrook Homes and Scattered Homes.Mr. W. Pitt Steele, Superintendent of these Homes, kindly supplied me with copies of his half-yearly reports for 1932, and the following information has been abstracted from these reports :—

Aldersbrook Homes and Scattered Homes.

Mr. W. Pitt Steele, Superintendent of these Homes, kindly supplied me with copies of his half-yearly reports for 1932, and the following information has been abstracted from these reports :—

Highest number chargeable during 6 months ending 30-6-325326 months ending 31-12-32 ...542
Lowest ,, ,, ,,498,, ,, ,,509
In Receiving Homes on 1st January, 19322921st July, 1932284
„ Scattered „ „ „230,, ,,231
522515
In Receiving Homes1st January, 1933311
„ Scattered „,, ,,231
542
On 1st July, 1932, chargeability was apportioned as follows :— To the County Borough of East Ham811st January, 193383
„ „ West Ham291,, ,,318
,, Essex County Council143,, ,,141
515542
Average No. of admissions weekly—6 months ending 30-6-32116 months ending 31-12-3212
„ „ discharges „ „11,, ,, ,,10
Greatest No. of admissions on any one day—6 months ending 30-6-3213,, ,, ,,16
Number of deaths in institutions— 6 months ending 30-6-320,, ,, ,,0
Number of children admitted from East Ham—6 months ending 30-6-3248,, ,, ,,51
Number of children admitted from West Ham—6 months ending 30-6-32143,, ,, ,,184
Number of Children admitted from Essex C.C.—6 months ending 30-6-3292,, ,, ,,83
Transfers to Institutions (not under the control of the East or West Ham County Boroughs) 6 months ending 30-6-3216,, ,, ,,34
Total No. of days maintenance—6 months ending 30-6-3293,458,, ,, ,,97,355
Infants under 3 years on 1st July, 193229On 1st January, 193338
Children over 3 and under 5 years on 1st July, 193250,, ,,56
Children over 5 and under 8 years on 1st July ,1932106,, ,,124
Boys over 8 and under 14 years on 1st July, 1932156,, ,,159