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East Ham 1940

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

Published
1941
Pages
42
Tables
31

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31 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    Maternal deaths numbered 3, the rate for 1940 being 1.90 per 1,000 live births and 1.86 per 1,000 live and still births.
    Puerperal InfectionOther Causes.Total.
    England & WalesEast Ham.England & WalesEast HamEngland & WalesEast Ham.
  • Page 5
    BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OP MORTALITY, 1940.
    Rate per 1,000 Civilian Population.Annual Di^ath Rate per 1,000 Civilian Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.
    Live Births.Still Births.All Causes.Typhoid and Para - typhoid Fevers.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet-FeverWhooping CoughDiphtheria. .Influenza.Diarrhoea & Enteritis (under two years.)Total Deaths under 1 year
  • Page 6
    CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE-GROUPS, 1940. \
    Cause of Death.All Ages.Deaths at different periods of life of residents (civilians), whether occurring within or without the district.
    Under 1 Year1 - 5 Years5 - 15 Years15 - 45 Years.45 - 65 Years.65 and Upwards
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 7
    DEATHS IN WARDS - 1940.
    Cause of Death.Manor Park.Little IlfordWood garagePlashetKen sington.CastleCentralWall End.Great field.SouthTotal
  • Page 8
    PREVALENCE OP, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Notified Cases for the 52 weeks ending 28.12.40.
    DISEASE.Cases notified in whole DistrictWard Distribution of Cases.No.of cases removed to Hospital.Total Deaths in Borough
    At all ages - years.Manor Park.Little Ilfard.Wood-grange.Plashet.KensingtonCastle.CentralWall EndGreatfieldSouth
    At all agesUnder 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 & Up.
  • Page 11
    Table Showing Serum Administration.
    8,00016,00024,00032,00040,000+TOTAL
  • Page 12
    TABLE OP ADMISSIONS AND DISCHARGES FOR 1940. (AFTER CORRECTION FOR DIAGNOSIS)
    Remaining at end of 1939.Admitted during 1940.Died During 1940.Discharged During 1940.Remaining at end of 1940.
  • Page 13
    DIPHTHERIA PROPHYLAXIS. RETURN FOR PERIOD ENDING 30TII SEPTEMBER, 1941.
  • Page 14
    PART III. Analysis of notified cases of diphtheria in children under 15
    PeriodPeriod
    1st January, 1940 to 31st December,19401st January,1941, to 30th September, 1941.
  • Page 14
    PARTICULARS OF CASES ENTERED UNDER (C) OF PART III ABOVE.
    Case (l,2,3 etc)Dates of InoculationProphylactic Used.Probable date of infectionCase(1,2,3 etc)Dates of Inoculation.Prophylactic Used.Probable date of Infection
  • Page 15
    PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DOMICILIARY MEDICAL SERVICE. Statistical Return for the Year ending 31.12.40.
    Number of attendances at homes.Number of attendances at Surgery.Total Number of attendances.Number of occasions medicines supplied without seeing patients,
  • Page 17
    BLIND PERSONS ACTS, 1920 - 1938. The following figures arc abstracted from the statistical record of the registration of blind persons, as at 31.3.41:-
    Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 18
    MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACTS, 1913 - 1938. PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES AS ON 1ST. JANUARY, 1941,
    STATISTICS.1939.1940.
    M.F.TotalM.F.Total.
  • Page 19
    Continued from previous page...
    1939.1940.
    M.F.TotalM.F.Total
  • Page 20
    DURING THE YEAR 1940.
    1939.1940
    M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
  • Page 21
    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
    Domiciliary Midwives.Midwives in Institutions.Totals.
  • Page 22
    Continued from previous page...
    Domiciliary MidwivesMidwives in InstitutionsTotals.
  • Page 24
    ANTE-NATAL AND POST NATAL SERVICES.
    Ante-NatalPost Natal.
  • Page 24
    SUPPLY OF MILK AND FOOD. Total quantity of milk supplied during the year to expectant mothers & nursing mothers & young children;-
  • Page 24
    Cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum notified during the year in which:-
  • Page 25
    REGISTRATION OF NURSING HOMES. (SECTIONS 187 to 194 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936) Return of the work of the Council during 1940.
    Number of Homes.Number of patients provided for;
    Maternity Patients.Others.Totals.
  • Page 26
    Deaths. The number of deaths (1936-1940) from tuberculosis is shown below:-
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Of Cases on the Clinic Register
  • Page 31
    RETURN RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE TUBERCULOSIS & CHEST CLINIC. DURING THE QUARTER ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1940.
    DIAGNOSIS.Pulmonary.Non-PulmonaryTotal.GRAND TOTAL
    AdultsChildrenAdults.ChildrenAdultsChildren
    MFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 32
    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS)REGUIATIONS. 1930. SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1ST. JAN, 1940 TO THE 31ST.DEC. 1940.
    AGE PERIODS.Formal Notifications.Total Notifications.
    Number of Primary Notifications of new Cases of Tuberculosis.
    0-1-5-115-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total (all ages)
  • Page 32
    SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN. NEW cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowl edge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned OTHERWISE than by formal notification.
    AGE PERIODS.0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-TOTAL.
  • Page 32
    The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained:
    SOURCE OF INFORMATION.Number of Cases
    PulmonaryNon-pulmonary
  • Page 32
    Number of beds (a) occupied, (b) unoccupied, in Institutions approved by the Minister of Health for treatment of tuberculosis on the 31.12.40.
    Name of Institution.PULMONARY casesNON -PULMONARY casesTotal.
    AdultsChildren under 15Adults.Children under 15
  • Page 37
    (a) Milk Supply. (1) Dairies. Dairies were systematically visited and sampling for bacteriological examination carried but. The result of the bacteriological examinations are container in the subjoined statement
    Total.UngradedSterilisedPasteurised.AccreditedT.T.
  • Page 37
    (a)Meat and Other Foods. (1) Moat Inspection. The Sanitary inspectors made 68 visits to the slaughterhouses for the purpose of carrying out post mortem inspection of animals slaughtered. The following is a statement of the work done in this connections-
    Cattle (excluding Cows.)CowsCalves.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs
  • Page 38
    (c) Adulteration. Details of the various samples obtained by the Sanitary Inspectors and the results are included in the following tabular statement
    Number of Samples.Percentage samples adulterated.
    Examined.Found adulterated or below standard
  • Page 39
    Details of samples adulterated or below standard are described as follows, together with the resultant action:-
    Number.I or F.Article.Adulteration or Deficiency.Action Taken.