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East Ham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| No. of boys sent to situations during 6 months ending 30-6-33 | 11 | 6 months ending 31-12-33 | 10 |
| No. of girls sent to situations during 6 months ending 30-6-33 | 6 | „ „ „ | 8 |
| No. of boys returned from situations and since replaced, 6 months ending 30-6-33 | 1 | ||
| and not yet replaced | |||
| No. of girls returned from situations and since replaced, 6 months ending 30-6-33 | 2 | 1 | |
| 6 months ending 31-12-33 | 0 | ||
| No. of boys whose wages were subsidised since the last report (with the sanction of Ministry of Health)—6 months ending 31-6-33 | 0 | „ „ „ | |
| 0 | |||
| * East Ham. †Elizabeth Fry Lodge (60 beds) not opened. | |||
I am indebted to Dr. J. Sangster Greig, Medical Officer to
the Children's Homes, Aldersbrook, for the following
information :—
September, 1933.
Reports of the Medical Officer.
As required by Articles 170 (13) and 179 (1) of the Public
Assistance Order, 1930, I submit my half-yearly report for the
period 1st January, 1933, to the 30th June, 1933.
Health of the Children.
The health of the children at the Aldersbrook and Scattered
Homes continues to be most satisfactory and the small amount
of sickness among the School children and the elder boys and
girls continues to be a marked feature of the establishment.
Infectious Diseases.
There have been no epidemics. Sporadic cases of infection
have occurred during the six months, viz.:—7 cases of Whooping
Cough, 6 cases of Scarlet Fever, 2 each of Diphtheria and Mumps.
In view of the large number of young children in residence
and the still prevalent overcrowding in the Homes, these figures
are very gratifying and are undoubtedly due in large measure to
the speedy detection by the Staff of any illness among the children.
The wave of Influenza affected many of the children in the
early part of the year, but they were all nursed at Aldersbrook and
no complications ensued.