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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 1935

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

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Table: Pathological Examinations.

Pathological Examinations.

For or at the Centres—
Spirochaetes21
Gonococci2654
Wassermann375
Others841
Total3891

Table: For Practitioners—

For Practitioners—

Spirochaetes—
Gonococci4
Wassermann38
Others26
Total68

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During 1935, no East Ham patients were in residence under
the Hostel Scheme.
Mental Deficiency.
As stated in previous reports, a number of cases are admitted
to the South Ockendon Colony for Mental Defectives—the Cell
Barnes Colony, Herts, and similar institutions. Low and medium
grade defectives are accommodated at Forest Gate Hospital.
Clinics and Treatment Centres.
These are all provided by the Council. The revised sessions
at the centres are as follows, viz:—