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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 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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DURING THE YEAR 1940.
| 1939. | 1940 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | |
| 1. (a) Number of instances in which Licence was granted during 1940:- | ||||||
| (1) From Institutions | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| (2 ) From Guardianship | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| (b) Number of instances in which cases on licence have been returned to Institutions or transferred to Guardianship, during the year 1940;- | ||||||
| (1) To Institutions | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| (2) To Guardianship | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 |
| 2. Cases notified by Local Education Authorities (Sec. 2 (2) during the year 1940:- | ||||||
| Method of Disposal | • | |||||
| Sent to Institutions (by Order) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Placed under Guardianship(by Order ) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Placed under Statutory Supervision | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Placed in "Places of Safety" | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Died or removed from area | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Action not yet taken: | ||||||
| (a) In receipt of poor relief | ||||||
| (b) Others | - | - | - | - | ||
| 10. | 2. | 12. | 6. | 1. | 7. | |
| 3. Of the total number of M.D.'s known to Local Authority | ||||||
| (a) number who have given birth to children during 1940:- | ||||||
| (1) After marriage | 1 Still-born | |||||
| (2) While unmarried | Nil. | |||||
| (b) number who have married during 1940:- | Nil. | |||||
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