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East Ham 1933

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

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(c) Number of Infant Protection Visitors at the end of the year who were:
(i) Health Visitors, 7
(ii) Female, other than Health Visitors, —
(iii) Male,—
(d) Number of persons (in addition to or in lieu of Visitors under (c) above)
or societies authorised to visit under the proviso to Section 2(2) of the Act
of 1908, —.
(e) Proceedings taken during the year:
No. of Cases. Act and Section under which
proceedings were taken.
Nil
(f) Number of cases in which the local authority has given a sanction during
the year:
(i) under (a) of Section 3 of the Act of 1908")
(ii) „ (b) „ „ Nil
(iii) „ (c) „ „
(g) Number of orders obtained during the year under Section 67 of the Act
of 1932:
(i) from a court of summary jurisdiction } Nil
(ii) from a single justice
Home Helps.
The scheme for the provision of Home Helps approved by
the Council on 14th July, 1931, has been in operation throughout
the year.
During 1933, 8 suitable applicants were registered as Home
Helps and 15 applications were received for the services of Home
Helps.
CREMATORIUM.
The City of London Cemetery, situated at Manor Park, contains
and ideal Crematorium, and it is doubtful if the public realise
that such provision exists in the vicinity of this borough.
The advantages of the cremation of the dead over the
system of burial in the ground are too well known to recapitulate
them here.
The Corporation of London have issued an admirable booklet
entitled "The Garden of Rest," in which is described with full
particulars both the Crematorium and the City of London
Cemetery.
The cost of cremation need no longer deter anyone from the
disposal of the dead by, such a method,