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East Ham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.
The particulars of these inspections are set out in detail as
follows:—
TABLE
Inspections for the Year.
| Ordinary | House-to-house | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 564 | 557 | 1,121 |
| February | 436 | 586 | 1,022 |
| March | 524 | 761 | 1,285 |
| April | 457 | 437 | 894 |
| May | 544 | 703 | 1,247 |
| June | 528 | 508 | 1,036 |
| July | 456 | 310 | 766 |
| August | 457 | 420 | 877 |
| September | 593 | 373 | 966 |
| October | 593 | 426 | 1,019 |
| November | 683 | 349 | 1,032 |
| December | 838 | 98 | 936 |
| Total for Year | 6,673 | 5,528 | 12,201 |
Small Pox Contacts.
In addition to the foregoing inspections, 120 special visits
were paid in connection with small pox contacts.
House-to-House Inspection.
As I have stated on former occasions, special attention has
been given to this branch of the work. The above table shows
5,528 house-to-house inspections for the year 1933, as compared
with 5,908 for the previous year. At 70.77 per cent. of these
visits sanitary defects were found,