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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 33.
Tuberculosis.
New Cases and Mortality, 1935.
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulm. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulm. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 1 — 5 yrs | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 — 15 „ | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 15 — 25 „ | 31 | 29 | 4 | — | 12 | 7 | 1 | — |
| 25 — 45 „ | 49 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| 45 — 65 „ | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 and upward „ | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Totals | 117 | 86 | 28 | 24 | 46 | 34 | 9 | 7 |
The ratio of non-notified tuberculosis deaths to total tuberculosis
deaths for the year was 1—13.
No action has been taken under the Public Health (Prevention of
Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925, or under Section 62, Public Health
Act 1925.
Maternity and Child Welfare.
Dr. J. MacLaren reports as follows on the work of the Maternity
and Child Welfare Section, for 1935.
Staff.
The staff at present consists of two Assistant Medical Officers,
seven Health Visitors, three Clerks, and one St. John Ambulance
Nurse who attends seven Clinics per week.
Infant Welfare Clinics
Attendances at Infant Welfare Clinics.
Number of general Clinics held during the year 395
Number of individual children who attended the
Clinics 3542
Total number of attendances 30163