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East Ham 1942

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

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M.1941.M.1942.
F.TotalF.Total
Number of ubovo Cases on the Registers of Occupation and Industrial Centres:-Closed.151328
Cases notified by Local Education Authorities (Sec. 2 (2) during the year 1942:- Method of Disposal:-
Sent to Institutions (by Order)---314
Placed under Guardianship (by Orfer)------
Placed under Statutory Suporvision2249110
Planed in "Places of Safety"1-1---
Died or removed from area.527224
Action not yet taken:
(a) In receipt of poor relief------
(b) Others123246
961516824

Cf the total number of M.D's
known to Local Authority:-
(a) Number who have given
birth to children
during 1942:-
(1) After Marriage 2
(2) While unmarried. 2
(b) number who have married
during 194 2:- Males. Females.
1
* Re-opened on 4.5.42.
THE INVALID CHILDREN'S AID ASSOCIATION.
As in previous years, the Authority and Public Health Department
arc indebted to the local branch of this Association for their invaluable
service rendered to the invalid, children of the Borough.

The types of new cases dealt with in 1942 were, as follows:-

Tuberculosis11
Anaemia and Debility6
Rheumatism, heart and Chorea,3
Lung conditions (non-tuberculous)64
Marasmus and Malnutrition6
Various34
124