London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL SERVICES.
| (a) | Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics (whether held at Infant Welfare Centres or at other premises)- | Ante Natal | Post Natal | |
| Number of Clinics provided and maintained by the Council | 3 | |||
| (ii) | Number of Clinics provided and maintained by Voluntary Associations | |||
| (iii) | Total number of women who attended at the Clinics during the year | 813 | 29 | |
| (b) | Total number of expectant mothers ante-natally examined and of cases po3t-natally examined during the year, under arrangements made by the Council with private medical practitioners, excluding cases included under 5 (a) (iii) | - | - | |
SUPPLY OF MILK AND FOOD.
Total quantity of milk supplied during the year to expectant mothers and nursing mothers and young children:-
| Liquid Gallons. | Dried Pounds. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Under arrangements approved in accordance with Circular 1840. | Otherwise . | ||
| (i) By the Council | - | 9,123 | 28,104 |
| (ii) By Voluntary Associations operating in the area of the Council | - | - | - |
| Totals: | - | 9,125 | 28,104 |
Cases of Opthalmia Neonatorum notified during the year in which -
| (a) | vision was unimpaired | 7 |
| (b) | " impaired | |
| (c) | '' '' lost | - |
| (d) | the patient was still under treatment at the end of the year | - |
| (e) | the patient died | |
| (f) | the patient removed from the district | - |
| (g) | classification under the above heads cannot be made (details of these cases should be attached. | |
| Total: | 7 |
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