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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Institutional Provision for Unmarried Mothers and
Homeless Children.
Already detailed in report for 1930.
Ambulance Facilities.
General.
The two ambulances operating- from the Fire Station carried
out the following work during 1934 :—
Cases conveyed to and from various hospitals 1,629
Accident cases 489
Illness cases 1,140
Journeys made 1,727
Miles run 16,151
East Ham cases removed by other ambulances :—
Barking 41
Ilford 4
West Ham 21
Cases removed for other authorities :—
West Ham 10
Barking 18
Infectious Cases.
Two ambulances are available for this purpose at the Infectious
Diseases Hospital.
Laboratory Facilities.
As detailed in previous reports, the majority of the specimens
are now sent for examination to the East Ham Memorial Hospital.
The number and nature of these examinations for 1934 are shown below :—
| Specimen. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Blood Count | 1 |
| Blood Sugar Estimation | 3 |
| Blood for Widal Test | 2 |
| Mantoux Skin Test (Tuberculosis) | 49 |
| Swabs (for Tuberculosis) | 3 |
| Faeces (for Tuberculosis) | 25 |
| Sputa (for Asbestosis) | 4 |
| Sputa (for Tuberculosis) | 1,155 |
| Sputum (for fungi and other organisms) | 1 |
| Total | 1,243 |