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East Ham 1941

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

Published
1942
Pages
40
Tables
30

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30 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    STATISTICAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
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    Maternal deaths numbered 1, the rate for 2.941 being 1.08 per 1,000 live births and 1.04 per 1,000 live and still births.
    Puerperal InfectionOther Causes.Total.
    England & WalesEast Ham.England & WalesEast Ham.England & WalesEast Ham.
  • Page 5
    BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1941.
    Rate per 1,000 Civilian PopulationAnnual Death Rateper . 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.Diarrhœa & Enteritis (under two years.)Total Deaths under 1 year.
  • Page 6
    CAUSES OP DEATH IN AGE-GROUPS, 1941.
    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 - 1941.
    Cause of Death??? Park???????????????CentralWall EndGreat-fieldSouthTotal
  • Page 8
    PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Notified Cases. for the 52 weeks ending 3. 1. 42.
    DISEASE.Cases notified in whole DistrictWard Distribution of Cases.No. of cases removed to Hospital.Total Deaths In Borough.
    At all arjes - years.Manor Park.Little ILfordWoodgrangePlashetKensingtonCastleCentralWall EndGreat- fieldSouth .
    At all agesUnder 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 & Up*
  • Page 13
    TABLE OF ADMISSIONS AND DISCHARGES FOR 1941. (AFTER CORRECTION FOR DIAGNOSIS)
    Remaining at end of 1940.Admitted during 1941.Died during 1941.Discharged during 1941.Remaining at end of 1941.
  • Page 14
    Number of children permanently or temporarily resident in the Authority's area dealt with under arrangements made by the Authority or by the County Council.
    Numberof children who at 31st December 1941 had received a full course of immunisation (whether with subsequent Schick Test or not).Course completed between 16th December 1940, and 31st December, 1941.
    Age under 5 years.Age 5 years and over but under 15.
  • Page 15
    PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DOMICILIARY MEDICAL SERVICE. Statistical Return for the Year ending 31.12.41.
    Number of attendances at homes.Number of attendances at Surgery.Total Number of attendances.Number of occasions medicines supplied without seeing patients,
  • Page 15
    The same facilities are 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:-
    New Patients.19411940
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    For practitioners:-
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    BLIND PERSONS ACTS„ 1920 - 1938. The following figures are abstracted from the statistical record or the registration of blind persons, as at 31. 3.42:-
    Males.Females.Total.Total
    1941.1940
  • Page 16
    MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACTS, 3.913 - 1938. PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES AS ON 1ST JANUARY, 1942,
    STATISTICS.1941.1940.
    M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    1941.1940.
    M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    1941.1940.
    M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
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    DURING THE YEAR 1941.
    1941.1940.
    M.F.Total.M.P.Total.
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    Continued from previous page...
    1941.1940.
    M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
  • Page 19
    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
    Domiciliary Midwives.Midwives in Institutions.Totals.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Domiciliary Midwives.Midwives in Institutions.Totals.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Domiciliary Midwives.Midwives in Institutions.Totals
  • Page 23
    REGISTRATION OF NURSING HOMES. (SECTIONS 167 bo 194 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. 1936) Return, of the work of the Council during 1941.
    Number of HomesNumber of patients provided for
    Maternity Patients.Others.Totals
  • Page 24
    The number of deaths (1937-1941) from tuberculosis is shown belows-
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Of cases on the Clinic Register.
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    New Cases.
    19371938193919401941
  • Page 31
    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930. SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD PROM 1ST JANUARY 1941 TO THE 31ST December 1941.
    AGE PERIODS.Formal Notifications.Total Notifications.
    Number of Primary Notifications of new Cases of Tuberculosis.
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total (all ages)
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    SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN. NEW cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above mentioned OTHERWISE than by formal notification.
    AGE PERIODS0-1-5-30-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-TOTAL.
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    The source or from which information as to the above mentioned cases was obtained:
    SOURCE OF INFORMATIONNumber of Cases
    PulmonaryNon-pulmonary
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    TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS.
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    (1) Meat Inspection. The Sanitary Inspectors made 154 visits to the slaughterhouse for the purpose of carrying out post mortem inspection of animals slaughtered, The following is a statement of the work done in this connection:-
    HorsesPoniesFoalsDonkeys
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    (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 38
    Details of samples adulterated or below standard are described as follows, together with the resultant actions-
    NumberI or FArticleAdulteration or DeficiencyAction Taken