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East Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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- 1938
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Extracts from Vital Statistics.
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Deaths from puerperal causes:—
Deaths. Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. -
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The percentage of total deaths in the various age groups was as follows:—
Under 1 Year 1-2 Years 2-5 Years 5-iS Years 15-25 Years 25-35 Years 35-45 Years 45-55 Years 55-65 Years 65-75 Years 75 Years and upwards -
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TABLE 1.
Puerperal Sepsis Other Causes Total England & Wales East Ham England & Wales East Ham England & Wales East Ham -
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Particulars are given below:—
No. Diagnosis. Where treated. Result. -
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TABLE 3. Causes of Death in Age Groups, 1937.
Cause of death. All ages. Deaths at different periods of life of residents whether occurring within or without the district. Under 1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years 5-15 years 15-25 years 25-35 years 35-45 years 45-55 years 55-65 years 65-75 years 75 years and upwards. M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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TABLE 2.—BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1937.
Rate per 1,000 Population. Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Population. Rate per 1,000 Live Births. Live Births. Still Births. All Causes Typhoid and Para-typhoid Fevers. Small-pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Whooping Cough. Diphtheria. Influenza. Violence. Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under two years). Total Deaths under One Yr. -
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TABLE 4.—Ward Distribution of Deaths, and Ward Death Rates, 1937.
Cause of death. Wards. Total. Deaths in Institutions. Manor Park. Little Ilford. Wood-grange. Plashet. Kensington. Castle Central. Wall End. Great-field. South. -
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TABLE 5. Infant Deaths Under One Year of Age, 1937.
CAUSE OF DEATH. Total Ages and Sex Total under 1 year Wards Deaths in Institutions Under week 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3-4 weeks 1-3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months Manor Park Little Ilford Wood-grange Plashet Kensington Castle Central Wall End Great-field South M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Special Reports submitted to the Council during the year 1937.
Date. Subject. -
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The number and nature of these examinations for 1937 are shown below:—
Specimen Number -
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Pathological examinations carried out by Counties P. H. Laboratories during 1937:—
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Ambulance Facilities. General. The two ambulances operating from the Fire Station carried out the following work during 1937:—
Ordinary Police -
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TABLE 6. Clinics and Treatment Centres.
Situation. Purpose Used. Sessions. -
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Acts of Parliament Adopted.
Name of Act adopted Date of Adoption Date of Coming into Operation -
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TABLE 7. Public Assistance Domiciliary Medical Service. Statistical Return for the Year Ending 31.12.37.
No. of individual patients. No. of attendances at homes. No. of attendances at Surgery. Total No. of attendances No. of occasions medicines supplied without seeing patients. No. of recommendations for extra nourishment. -
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Public Assistance Nurse and Assistant Relieving Officer
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Dr. Brews, the District Medical Officer for this area (North Woolwich), dealt with the following cases during 1937:—
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Venereal Diseases. The same facilities were available as in recent years for the treatment of these diseases, and from the official tables supplied by the London County Council the following figures are abstracted:—
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Pathological Examinations.
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Of the 353 direct admissions during 1937 (135 males and 218 females), 91 males (86 voluntary, 5 temporary) and 115 females (92 voluntary, 23 temporary) were admitted under the Mental Treatment Act, 1930.
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The East Ham out-patient clinic statistics are as follows :—
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TABLE 8 Disposition of East Ham Mental Patients on 31.12.1937
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TABLE 9. 1.—In-Patients. Number of Beds and In-Patients.
Numbers in 1937 Numbers in previous year. -
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2.—Out-Patients. N umbers.
Numbers in 1937 Numbers in previous year -
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(j) Whipps Cross Hospital and Institutions controlled by West Ham. Beds Allocated on User Basis to East Ham.
Institution. No. of Beds. Type. -
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TABLE 10. Cases Admitted to West Ham Corporation Public Assistance Institutions from East Ham.
Institution. Chargeable on 31.12.36 Admitted during 1937 Born during 1937 Total. Discharged. Died. Transferred to other Instns. (Chargeable on31.12.3.7 -
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(k) Aldersbrook Homes and Scattered Homes. Mr Pitt Steele, Superintendent of the Children's Homes, Aldersbrook, has kindly supplied the following information: TABLE 11.
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TABLE 12.
VISITS. No. of reports— register, files, &c. Number of interviews Statutory Supervision Guardianship Institution Training Centre Friendly Care Total -
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TABLE 13.
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DURING THE YEAR 1937.
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2. Cases notified by Local Education Authorities (Section 2 (2) ) during the year 1937:—
Method of disposal— M. F. T. -
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TABLE 14. Statistics of Training Centre, 1937.
Morning Session—Males. Afternoon Session— Girls and Juniors. Grand Total Attendances No. on Register No. of Sessions held Total Attendances Average Attendance No. on Register No. of Sessions held Total Attendances Average Attendance -
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TABLE 16. Welfare of the Blind.—Registration. As at 31.3.38. In the following tables, the registration of the blind, ages at which blindness occurred, training and employment and occupations, as at 31.3.38, are set out:— M = Males F = Female T - Total.
Age Period 0—1 Age Period 1—5 Age Period 5—16 Age Period 16—21 Age Period 21-40 Age Period 40—50 Age Period 50—65 Age Period 65—70 Age Period 70 and over (i) lotal of all age groups. (ii) Age Unknown M. F. T. M. F. . T. M. F. T. M F. T. M F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F T. M. F. T. M. F. T. -
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TABLE 16.— Continued. Number of persons over 70 years of age.
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Blind Persons Registered as New Cases (Not Transfers from other Registers) during the year ended 31. 3. 38. Arranged in Age Periods.
Age Period 0—1 Age Period 1—5 Age Period 5—16 Age Period 16—21 Age Period 21—40 Age Period 40—50 Age Period 50—65 Age Period 65—70 Age Period 70 and over (i) Total of all age groups (ii) Age unknown M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. -
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Blind Persons Registered as New Cases (Not Transfers from other Registers) During the Year ended 31.3. 38, arranged according to the age at which blindness occurred.
Age Period 0—1 Age Period 1—5 . Age Period 5—10 Age Period 10—20 Age Period 20—30 Age Period 30—40 Age Period 40—50 Age Period 50—60 Age Period 60—70 Age Period 70 and over Age Period unknown M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. -
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TABLE 15. Work of the Visitor to the Blind.
Year. No. of technically Blind Persons on Register. No. of Visits to same. No. of Partially Blind Persons No. of Visits to same Other Visits. Total Visits. No. of Lessons Given Lessons Given in Cane Basket Work. Braille Moon. Knitting. Crochet. Wool Ball Work. Manual. Straw- bag making Daily. Eve'ng. -
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The types of new cases were as follows :—
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The 305 cases dealt with during the year have been assisted as follows:—
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The income scale at present is as follows:—
With single Maternity benefit With double Maternity benefit No maternity benefit— insufficent contributions -
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TABLE 17.
Domiciliary Midwives Midwives in Institutions Totals -
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TABLE 17—continued.
Domiciliary Cases Cases in Institutions Totals -
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TABLE 17—continued.
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The daily average attendances at the Clinics were as follows:
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An analysis of the causes to which the still births were attributable will be found in the following table:—
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During the year the following attendances were recorded:—
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The following table gives an analysis of the pre-maternal cases found to be slightly or seriously abnormal:—
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During the year help was obtained in 234 cases as follows:—
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Vaccinations 1937. The following figures shew the vaccinations carried out by the Public Vaccinators from 1/1/37 to 31/12/37:—
Dr. O 'Moore Dr. Brews Total -
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Number inoculated in the various age groups:—
Ages in years 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 and over -
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The total number of children completely immunized from 27/9/29 to 31/12/37 was 5,735, made up as follows:—
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Erysipelas. The number of notified cases of Erysipelas treated in hospitals was 25—
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TABLE 18. Total Cases of Notifiable Diseases, 1914-1937.
Disease. 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 -
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TABLE 19. Prevalence of and Control over Infectious Disease.—Notified Cases for the 52 Weeks ending 1st January,, 1938.
Disease. Cases notified in whole district. Ward distribution of Cases. No. of Cases removed to hospital. Total deaths in Borough. At all ages—years Manor Park. Little Ilford. Wood-grange. Plashet. Kensington. Castle. Central. Wall End. Great-field. South At all ages Under 1 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 20 20 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 65 65 and up. -
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TABLE 20. Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
VisionUnimpaired. Vision Impaired. Vision Lost. Still under treatment at end of year. Died. Removed from District. Not Classified. -
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The types of case admitted were as follows:—
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The age incidence was as under:—
0—5 5—10 10—15 15 + Total -
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Complications for this group totalled 30 cases, or 12.5 per cent., and were made up as follows:—
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The age incidence of the patients was as follows:—
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Laboratory Work.
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Operations. The following operations were performed:—
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Infection among Staff. The following cases occurred:—
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TABLE 21 Admissions, Discharges, Etc., 1937—Borough Infectious Diseases Hospital.
Disease. Remaining at end of 1936 Admitted during 1937 Died during 1937 Discharged during 1937 Remaining at end of 1937 -
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TABLE 22 Borough Infectious Diseases Hospital Year ended 31st March, 1938.
Expenditure Cost per Patient per week £ s. d. -
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Cancer Deaths, 1937:
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Classification:
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Table 23. Cancer Deaths.—Parts of the Body Affected.
Parts of Body Affected. Ages 0-1 1-2 2-5 5-15 15-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65 65-75 75 and upwards Total Sex M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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Deaths: The number of deaths (1932-1937) from tuberculosis is shown below.
Pulmonary Non-Pulmonary Of Cases on the Clinic Register -
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New Cases: The following are the comparative figures for the years 1932-1937:—
1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 -
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Attendances and Medical Examinations.
Total Attendances. Medical Examinations. -
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No. of X-ray Examinations at the Chest Clinic.
1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 -
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TABLE 24. Return showing the work of the Tuberculosis and Chest Clinic, 1937.
Diagnosis. Pulmonary. Non-Pulmonary. Total. Grand Total Adults. Children. Adults. Children. Adults. Children. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE 25. Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1937 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register. The table is arranged according to the years in which the patients were first entered on the Dispensary Register as definite cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, and their classification at that time.
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates Previous to 1927 1927 1928 1929 1930 Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B. plus Class T.B. minus Class T.B, plus Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total(CIass T.B. Plus Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total (CIass T.B. Plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Tota((Class T.B. Plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total(CIass T.B. Plus) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Total(CIass T.B. Plus) -
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TABLE 26 91b Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis. Supplementary Annual Return showing in summary form (a) the condition at the end of 1937 of all patients remaining on the Dispensary Register; and (b) the reasons for the removal of all cases written off the Register.
Condition at the time of the last record made during the year to which the return relates Previous to 1927 1927 1928 1929 1930 Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and Joints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and J oints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total Bones and J oints Abdominal Other Organs Peripheral Glands Total -
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Dental Treatment of Uninsured Tuberculous Patients. TABLE 28.
Case No. Date. Treatment. Cost. £ s. d. -
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TABLE 29. HARTS SANATORIUM.—Year ended 31st March, 1938.
Expenditure Cost per Patient per week £ s. d. -
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TABLE 31. Return showing the extent of Residential Treatment and Observation during the Year 1937 in Harts Sanatorium.
In Institution on Jan. 1 (1) Admitted during the year. (2) Discharged during the year (3) Died in the Institution. (4) In Institution on Dec. 31. (5) -
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TABLE 32 RETURN SHOWING THE RESULTS OF DOUBTFULLY TUBERCULOUS CASES DISCHARGED DURING THE YEAR 1937 FROM HARTS SANATORIUM.
Diagnosis on discharge from observation. For Pulmonary Tuberculosis. For Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Totals. Stay under 4 weeks. Stay over 4 weeks. Stay under 4 weeks. Stay over 4 weeks. M. F. Ch M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. -
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TABLE 33. Return showing the immediate Results of Treatment of definitely Tuberculous patients discharged during the Year 1937 from Harts Sanatorium.
Classification on admission to the Institution. Condition at time of discharge. Duration of Residential Treatment in the Institution. Under 3 months, but exceeding 28 days. 3-6 months. 6-12 months. More than 12 months. Totals. Grand Totals. M. F. Ch. M. P. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. -
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TABLE 34. Return showing the extent of Residential Treatment and Observation during the Year 1937 in Institutions (other than Poor Law Institutions) approved for the Treatment of Tuberculosis (including Harts Sanatorium).
In Institutions on Jan. 1 (1) Admitted during the year. (2) Discharged during the year. (3) Died in the Institutions. (4) In Institutions on Dec. 31. (5) -
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TABLE 35. Return showing the extent of Residential Treatment provided during the Year 193 7 in Poor Law Institutions for Persons Chargeable to the Council.
In Institutions on Jan.1 (1) Admitted during the year. (2) Discharged during the year. (3) Died in the institutions. (4) In Institutions on Dec. 31. (5) -
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TABLE 36. Return showing the Results of Observation of Doubtfully Tuberculous Cases Discharged during the year 1937 from Institutions Approved for the Treatment of Tuberculosis (including Harts Sanatorium).
Diagnosis on discharge from observation. For Pulmonary Tuberculosis. For Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Totals. Stay under 4 weeks. Stay over 4 weeks. Stay under 4 weeks. Stay over 4 weeks. M. F. Ch m. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. -
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TABLE 37. Return showing the immediate results of Treatment of definitely tuberculous patients discharged during the year 1937 from institutions approved for the treatment of tuberculosis (including harts Sanatorium)
Classification on admission to the Institution. Condition at time of discharge. Duration of Residential Treatment in the Institution. Under 3 months, but exceeding 28 days. 3-6 months. 6-12 months. More than 12 months. Totals. Grand Totals. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. -
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TABLE 37— continued.
Classification on admission to the Institution. Condition at time of discharge. Duration of Residential Treatment in the Institution. Under 3 months, but exceeding 28 days. 3-6 months. 6-12 months. More than 12 months. Totals. Grand Totals. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. M. F. Ch. -
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TABLE 33. Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930. Summary of Notifications During the period 1.1.37 to 31.12.37.
Age periods. 0-1 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65 65 & over Total (all ages) Total notifications. -
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Supplemental Return. New cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification:—
Age periods. 0-1 1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-35 35-45 45-55 55-65 65 and over Total cases. -
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TABLE 38— continued. The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained:—
Source of Information. No. of Cases. Pulmonary. Non-pulmonary. -
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Notification Register.
Number of cases of Tuberculosis remaining at the 31st December 1937, on the Registers of Notifications kept by the Medical Officer of Health of the County Borough Pulmonary Non-pulmonary Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Cases 502 433 935 153 145 298 1,233 -
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TABLE 39. Notified Cases of Tuberculosis, 1937.
Ages. Pulmonary Abdominal. Meninges. Bones and Joints. Glands. Other Organs. Disseminated. All forms. Males Females Totals Males Females Totals Males Females Totals Males Females Totals Males Females Totals Males Females Totals Males Females Totals Males Females Totals -
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Table 40. Tuberculosis. New Cases and Mortality, 1937.
Age Periods. New Cases. Deaths. Pulmonary. Non-Pulm. Pulmonary. Non-Pulm. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE 41. In the following Table a comparison of the Vital Statistics relating to certain County Boroughs of a Population between 100,000 and 200,000 is shewn:
East Ham Birkenhead Blackburn Blackpool Bolton Bournemouth Derby Dundee Gates-head Huddersfield Middles-brough Norwich Oldham Preston Reading Southampton Southend-on-Sea Stockport Sunderland Swansea Walsall Wolver hampton York -
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(a) Inspections. The number of inspections of all classes (40,430) showed a substantial increase as compared with the number for 1936.
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(c) Improvements. In consequence of the service of the foregoing requisitions the following improvements were effected at the number of houses shewn:—
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(n) Prosecutions. The following statement gives a summary of legal proceedings instituted during the year:—
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In consequence of the requisitions of your Inspectors, the following improvements were carried out:—
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Bacteriological Examination of Milk Samples.
Total Ungraded Sterilised. Pasteurised. Accredited T.T. -
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(3) Graded Milk. The licences in force on 31st December, 1937, were as follows:—
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The following is a statement of the work done in this connection:—
Cattle except Cows Cows Calves Sheep & Lambs Pigs -
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Prosecutions in respect of such samples, including one in 1937, were successfully concluded in 1938.
Number of Samples. Percentage samples adulterated. Examined. Found adulterated or below standard. -
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DETAILS OF ADULTERATION.
No. I. or F. Article. Adulteration or Deficiency. Action Taken. -
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Number of Persons Registered as Unemployed during 1937 at East Ham Employment Exchange.
(1) Live Register. January. February March. April. May. June. Men Boys Wmn. Girls Men Boys Wmn. Girls Men Boys Wmn. Girls Men Boys Wmn. Girls Men Boys Wmn. Girls Men Boys Wmn. Girls -
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Outdoor Assistance—Public Assistance Committee. The following statement, kindly provided by Mr. C. M. Ready, the Public Assistance Officer, shows the average number of persons receiving Outdoor Assistance under the Public Assistance Committee during the 12 months ending 31-12-37:—
1937 Men Women Children Total 1937 Total 1936 -
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METEOROLOGICAL RECORD—YEAR 1937. Rain Gauge 5-in. in diameter, placed 1 foot above ground, 15 feet above sea level. Temperature taken in the shade of a Stevenson's Screen, 5 feet from the ground.
Months. Temperature of Air during the Month. Mean Temperature of Air. Rainfall. Highest Maximum. Lowest Minimum. Mean of No of Days on which Rain fell, 0.01 and over Amount collected in inches. Mean rate of fall for Rainy-Days. Greatest fall in 24 hours. Date of greatest fall. All Highest. All Lowest. -
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Inspection of Factories, Workshops and Workplaces, 1937. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
Premises. Number of Inspections. Written notices. Occupiers prosecuted. (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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Defects Found in Factories, Workshops and Workplaces.
Particulars. Number of defects. Number of offences in respect to which prosecutions were instituted. Found. Remedied. Referred to H.M. Inspector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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O utwork in U nwholesome P remises , S ection 108.
Nature of Work Instances Notices Served Prosecu-tions -
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF WORK.
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FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION.
Group. NUMBER OF CHILDREN. *Percentage of Children found to require Treatment. Inspected. *Found to require Treatment. -
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Comparative table :—
Year Number Examined Number with Nits N umber with Head Vermin No. of Exclusion Certificates -
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TABLE OF VERMINOUS CONDITIONS FOUND AT EXAMINATIONS FOR GENERAL CLEANLINESS.
Schools. Dept. Number Exam'd Few Nits Many Nits and Vermin Schools. Dept. Number Exam'd Few Nits Many Nits and Vermin -
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(b) Minor Ailments.
Chief Minor Ailments. Discovered at Routine Medical Inspection Discovered by Teachers and Nurses and sent to Clinic 1936 1937 1936 1937 -
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Table of the Chief Infectious Diseases, Showing the Monthly Incidence in Children of School Age
Month. Measles Chicken Pox Whooping Cough Mumps Scarlet Fever Diphtheria -
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES. Statistical details of the dental work in connection with the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres are shewn in the following table:—
No. of Sessions devoted to Treatment No. of Attendances No. of Permanent Teeth No. of Temporary Teeth Adults Children Extracted Filled Extracted Filled -
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The following table furnishes a brief summary of the cases treated by general and local irradiation throughout the year.
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Particulars of the number of Children who were resident in Schools of Recovery between 1st J anuary and 31st december, 1937, and the periods of their stay between those two dates.
School No. of Months Totals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. B. G. Totals -
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The Inspectors have made 406 visits in regard to these cases and the following table indicates the work performed by the Society:—
Condition Number of Cases Treatment Obtained 11 tatment arranged Cases under Observation -
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Of these, 8 were classified as mentally deficient and 15 as dull and backward, recommendations being made as shown in the following table:—
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During the year 1937, the following special medical examinations were made in connection with the appointment of staff:—
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TABLE I. RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. A.—ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS.
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C.—CHILDREN FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT. Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
Group For defective vision (excluding squint) For all other conditions recorded in Table IIA Total (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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TABLE II. A. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection in the Year ended 31 st December, 1937.
Defect or Disease. Routine Inspections. Special Inspections. No. of Defects. No. of Defects. Requiring Treatment. Requiring to be kept under obser vation, but not requiring Treatment. Requiring Treatment. Requiring to be kept under obser vation, but not requiring Treatment. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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TABLE II.— continued.
Defect or Disease. Routine Inspections. Special Inspections. No. of Defects No. of Defects. Requiring Treatment. Requiring to be kept under obser vation, but not requiring Treatment. Requiring Treatment. Requiring to be kept under obser vation, but not requiring Treatment. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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B. Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year in the Routine Age Groups.
Age-groups Number of Children Inspected A (Excellent B (Normal) C (Slightly subnormal) D (Bad) No. % No. % No. % No. % -
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Only the first class is included in this section.
At Certified Schools for the Blind At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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Children who are able by means of suitable glasses to read the ordinary school books used by children without fatigue or injury to their vision are not included in this Table.
All Certified Schools for the Blind. At Certified Schools for the Partially Sighted. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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Only the first class is included in this Section.
At Certified Schools for the Deaf. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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Partially Deaf Children. Children who can appropriately be taught only in a school for the partially deaf are entered in this Section.
At Certified Schools for the Deaf. At Certified Schools for the Partially Deaf. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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The following Table includes all such children except those who have been notified to the Local Authority under the Mental Deficiency Act in accordance with Article 3 of the Mental Deficiency (Notification of Children) Regulations, 1928.
At Certified Schools for Mentally Defective Children. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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In this part of the Table only those children are included who are epileptic within the meaning of the Act, i.e., children who, not being idiots or imbeciles, are unfit by reason of severe epilepsy to attend the ordinary Public Elementary Schools.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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Table III— continued.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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II.—Children Suffering from Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (This category includes tuberculosis of all sites other than those shown in I. above.)
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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B. Delicate Children. This Section is confined to children (except those included in other groups) whose general health renders it desirable that they should be specially selected for admission to an Open Air School.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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Section SS of the Education Act, 1921, that they are incapable by reason of such physical defect of receiving proper benefit from the instruction in the ordinary Public Elementary Schools.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no Schocfl or Institution. Total. -
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This Section is confined to children in whose case the Medical Officer would be prepared to certify, under Section 55 of the Education Act, 1921, that they are incapable by reason of such physical defect of receiving proper benefit from the instruction in the ordinary Public Elementary Schools.
At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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Information is given in respect of children suffering from any combination of the following types of defect:—
Combination of Defect. At Certified Special Schools. At Public Elementary Schools. At other Institutions. At no School or Institution. Total. -
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TABLE IV. TREATMENT TABLES. GROUP I.—-MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI)
Disease or Defect. Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. Under the Authority's Scheme. Otherwise. Total. (1) (2) (3) (4) -
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TABLE IV. TREATMENT TABLES. GROUP II.—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
No. of Defects dealt with. Under the Authority's Scheme Otherwise. Total. -
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TABLE IV.— continued. GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.
Number of Defects. Received Operative Treatment. Received other forms of of Treatment. Total number treated Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. Total. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) -
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GROUP IV.—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS.
Under the Authority's Scheme. (1) Otherwise. (2) Residential treatment with education. (i) Residential treatment without education. (ii) Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic, (iii) Residential treatment with education. (i) Residential treatment without education. (ii) Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic, (iii) Total number treated -
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TABLE V.—DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT. (1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist. (a) Routine age-groups.
Age 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total -
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TABLE VI.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
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TABLE I. RETURN OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS CHILDREN ATTENDING SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Boys Girls. -
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B.—OTHER INSPECTIONS.
Boys Girls -
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C.—CHILDREN FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT. Number of individual children found at Routine Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding defects of Nutrition, Uncleanliness and Dental Diseases).
For defective vision (excluding squint) For all other conditions recorded in Table IIA Total B G B G B G -
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TABLE II.
Defect or Disease. (1) Routine Inspections. Special Inspections. No. of Defects. No. of Defects. Requiring Treatment. (2) Requiring to be kept under obser vation, but not requiring Treatment. (3) Requiring Treatment. (4) Requiring to be kept under obser vation, but not requiring Treatment. (5) B G B G B G B G -
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TABLE II.— continued.
Routine Inspections. Special Inspections. No. of Defects. No. of Defects. Defect or Disease. (1) Requiring Treatment. (2) Requiring to be kept under obser vation, but not requiring Treatmn t. (3) Requiring Treatment. (4) Requiring to be kept under obser vation but not requiring Treatment (5) B G B G B G B G -
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B. Classification of the Nutrition of Children Inspected during the Year.
Number of children Inspected A (Excellent) B (Normal) C (Slightly subnormal) D (Bad) No. % No. % No. % No. % -
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TABLE IV. TREATMENT TABLES GROUP I.-MINOR AILMENTS (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table VI)
Disease or Defect. (1) Number of Defects treated, or under treatment during the year. Under the Authority's Scheme. (2) Otherwise. (3) Total. (4) B G B G B G -
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GROUP II—DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT (excluding Minor Eye Defects treated as Minor Ailments—Group I.).
No. of Defects dealt with. Under the Authority's Scheme Otherwise. Total. B G B G B G -
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GROUP III.— TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.
Received Operative Treatment. Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital (1) By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. (2) Total. (3) Received other forms of Treatment. (4) Total number treated. (S)