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East Ham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Orthopaedic Treatment.
Cases are referred to the East Ham Memorial Hospital and
Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford, under similar arrangements
to the School Medical Service.
TABLE 18.
REGISTRATION OF NURSING HOMES (SECTIONS 187 to 194 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936).
Return of the work of the Council during 1938.
| Number of Homes. | Number of patients provided for:— | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternity Patients. | Others. | Totals. | ||
| Homes first registered during the year | — | — | — | — |
| Homes on the register at the end of year | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
Action during 1938:—
| Number of applications for registration refused | |
| (i) under proviso (a) to Section 187 (3) | — |
| (ii) „ „ (b) „ „ „ | — |
| (iii) „ „ (c) „ „ „ | — |
| (iv) „ „ (d) „ „ „ | — |
| Number of registrations cancelled under Section 188 | — |
| Number of appeals by aggrieved persons to a Court of Summary Jurisdiction, under Section 189 (3) | — |
| Number of cases in which fines were imposed | — |
| Number of inspections | 3 |
| Number of registered homes not inspected | — |