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East Ham 1942

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

Published
1943
Pages
82
Tables
35

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  • Page 4
    Per 1,000 Total Births (live and still.)
    Puerperal Infection.Other Causes.TOTAL
    England & Wales.East HamEngland & Wales.East HamEngland & Wales.East Ham
  • Page 5
    BIRTH RATE, K1ATH RATE AM) ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1943.
    Rate per 1,000 civilian populationAnnual Death Rate per 1,000 Civilian Population.Rate per 1,000 Live B5.rths.
    i Live BirthsStill Births !All Causes. !Typhoid and Pa?a-typhoid Povers.Scarlet Fovor.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria 'InfluenzaSmallpoxJioaslosTot 3.3 Deafctis under 1 yeaDiarrhoea & Enteritis (under two years).
  • Page 6
    CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE -GROUPS, 1941.
    Cause of Death.All Ages.Deaths at different period of life of residents(civilians),whether occurring within or without the district.
    Under 1 Year1-5 Years5-15 Ye sirs15-45 Years45-65 Years65 and Upwards
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 7
    DEATHS IN WARDS - 1942.
    Cause of Be at h.Mancr ParkLittle DfrrtiWood-j grangePla-shetKen-sington.Castle.Central.Wall End.GreatfieldSouthTotal
  • Page 8
    PREVALENCE OP, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Notified Cases for the 52 weeks ending 2.1.43.
    DISEASE.Cases notified in whole District.Ward Distribution of Cases.No.of cases removed to Hospital.Total Deaths in Borough
    At .all ages - years.Manor Park.Little I If or dWood-grangePlashetKensingtonCastleCentralWall EndGreatileldSouth
    At all AgesUnder 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 & Up
  • Page 11
    TABLE SI-IOV/ING TYPES OF DIPHTHERIA & MORTALITY.
    Type.Total.Died.Mortality Rata
  • Page 11
    Table Showing Serum Administration.
  • Page 11
    Table Showing Age Incidence of Diphtheria.
    0 +5+10+15+20+25+Total
  • Page 14
    RETURN FOR PERIOD ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1942.
    Age under 5 years.Age 5 years & over but under 15Total.
  • Page 15
    The number of Diphtheria swabs examined at the Infectious Diseases Hospital and the Town Hall Annexe Laboratory, was as follows:-
    Number.PostiveNegative.
  • Page 15
    Statistical Return for the Year ending 31.12.42
    Number of Attendance s at Homes-.Number of Attendances. At Surgery.Total Number of Attendances.Number of Medicines Wit houtOccasions-Supplied Seeing
    Patients.
  • Page 16
    The following figures are abstracted from the statistical record of the registration of blind persons, as at 31. 3. 43:-
    Males.Females.Total. 1941.Total. 1942.
  • Page 18
    PARTICULARS OP MENTAL DEFECTIVES AS ON 1ST. JANUARY, 1943.
    STATISTICS.1941.1942.
    A.M.F.TotalM.F.Total
  • Page 19
    Continued from previous page...
    M.1941.M.1942.
    F.TotalF.Total
  • Page 19
    The types of new cases dealt with in 1942 were, as follows:-
  • Page 20
    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
    Domiciliary Midwives.Midwives in Institutions.Totals
  • Page 21
    Continued from previous page...
    Do iciliary Midwives.Midwives in Institutions.Totals.
  • Page 21
    (c) Number of visits paid during the year by all Health Visitors working in the area:-
  • Page 22
    HEANT WELFARE CENTRES.
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    ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL SERVICES. Ante-Natal Post Natal
  • Page 24
    REGISTRATION OF NURSING HOMES. (SECTIONS 187 to 194 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936.) Return of the work of the Council during 1942.
    Number of Homes.Number of Patients provided for.
    Maternity PatientsOthers.Totals
  • Page 25
    The number of deaths (1938 - 1942) from tuberculosis is shown below:-
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryOf Cases on the Clinic Register.
  • Page 25
    New Cases. The following are the comparative figures for the year 1938-1942:-
    19381939194019411942
  • Page 25
    Attendances and Medical Examinations.
    Attendances.Medical Examinations.
  • Page 29
    The nature and scope of the work of the Sanatorium increases year by year, details of which are found in the following Statistical Report:-
  • Page 31
    RETURN RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST CLINIC. DURING THE QUARTER ENDING 31ST, DECEMBER, 1942.
    DIAGNOSIS.Pulmonary.Non-PulmonaryTotal.GRAND TOTAL
    Adults.ChildrenAdults.ChildrenAdultsChildren
    M •F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 32
    Summary of Notifications during the period from 1st January 1942, to the 31st December, 1942.
    Age PeriodsFormal Notifications.Total Notifications
    Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases or Tuberculosis.
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total (All Ages)
  • Page 32
    SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN. New Cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period, otherwise than by formal notification.
    Age Periods0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total.
  • Page 32
    The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should, be stated below:-
    SOURCE OF INFORMATION.Number of Cases.
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary.
  • Page 33
    TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS. 1, Number of Beds provided and available in Residential Institutions belonging to the Authority on 31st December, 1942.
    (1) NAME OF INSTITUTION.(ii) Total number of beds provided.(iii) Number of beds (included in ii) temporarily not available.(iv) Number of available beds vacant.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    MFCh.MFCh.MFCh.MFCh.MFCh.MF
  • Page 33
    2. Number of Patients receiving treatment in Residential Institutions under the arrangements of the Authority for treatment of Tuberculosis on 31st December, 1942.
    TYPE OF INSTITUTION.Ex.-Service Mon{Memo. 146/T.Rev. & Ciro, 2334)OTHER PATIENTS.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    PulmonaryNon-PulmonaryMalesFemalesChildrenMalesFemalesChildren
  • Page 36
    Sanitary Inspection. Details of the activities of the inspectorate in general sanitary administration are contained in the subjoined statements:-
  • Page 38
    The following is a statement of the work done in this connections:-
    HorsesPoniesFoalsDonkeysGoats
  • Page 39
    Details of the various samples obtained b y th e Sanitary Inspectors and the results are incl uded in the following tabular statements :-
    Number of Samples.Percentage of 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 FArticle.Adulteration or Deficiency.Action Taken.