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East Ham 1943

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

Published
1944
Pages
86
Tables
34

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  • Page 4
    Maternal Mortality. Maternal deaths numbered 5, the rate for 1943 being 2.68 per 1,000 live births and 2.60 per 1,000 live and still births.
    Puerperal Infection.Other Causes.TOTAL
    England & Wales.East HamEngland & Wales.East HamEngland & WalesEast Ham
  • Page 5
    BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1943.
    Rate per 1000 Civilian Population.Annual Death Rate per 1,000 Civilian Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.
    Live BirthsStill Births" All CausesTyphoid and Para-typhoid Fevers.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.DiphtheriaInfluenza.Smallpox.Measles.Total Deaths under 1 yearDeaths from Diarrhoea & Enteritis (under two years.)
  • Page 6
    CAUSES OP DEATH IN AGE-GROUPS. 1943.
    Cause of deathAll Ages.Deaths at different periods of life of: residents (civilians ),whether occurring within or without the district.
    Under 1 Year1-5 year5-15 Years15-45 Years45-65 Years65 and Upward
    MFMFMFMFMFMFMF
  • Page 7
    Deaths in Wards-1945
    Cause of DeathMano???Park??????Pla- ahetKen-sing t on.CastleCentralWall EndGreat-fieldSouthTata.
  • Page 8
    PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTION , DISEASE. Notified Cases for the 52 weeks ending 1.1.44
    DISEASECases Notified in whole District.Ward Distribution of Cases.Number of eases Removed to Hospital.Total Deaths in Borough
    At all ages - years.Manor ParkLittle IIfordWoodgrangePlashetkensingtonCastleCentralWall EndGreatfield.South.
    At all agesUnder 11 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 3535 to 4545 to 6565 and Up.
  • Page 11
    TABLE SHOWING TYPES OF DIPHTHERIA & MORTALITY.
    TypeTotal.Died.Mortality Rate.
  • Page 11
    Table Showing Serum Administration.
  • Page 11
    Table showing age incidence of Diphtheria
    + 05 +10 +15 +20 +25 +Total
  • Page 14
    DIPHTHERIA PROPHYLAXIS. RETURN FOR PERIOD ENDING 31ST DECEMBER 1943.
    1.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.Positive.Negative.
  • Page 15
    PUBLIC ASSISTANCE DOMICILIARY MEDICAL SERVICE. Statistical Return for the Year ending 31,12.43.
    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 - 1958. The following figures are abstracted from the statistical record of the registration of blind Persons, as at 31.5.44:-
    Males.Females.Total 1942.Total 1945.
  • Page 18
    PARTICULARS of MENTAL DEFECTIVES AS Oil 1ST JANUARY, 1944.
    STATISTICS.1945.1942.
    A.M.F.TotalM.F.Total
  • Page 19
    Continued from previous page...
    1943.1942.
    M.F.Total.M.F.Total.
  • Page 22
    MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
    Domiciliary Midwives.Midwives in Institutions.Totals.
  • Page 23
    Continued from previous page...
    Domiciliary Midwives.Midwives in Institutions.Totals
  • Page 26
    REGISTRATION OF NURSING HOMES. (SECTIONS 187 to 1S4 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1936) Return of the Work of the Council during 1942.
    Number of Homes.Number of Patients provided for.
    Maternity Patients.OthersTotals
  • Page 28
    The number of deaths (1939-1943)from tuberculosis is shown below
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Of Cases on the Clinic Register.
  • Page 28
    Continued from previous page...
    YearNumber of Notified Cases on Clinic Register on 31st DecemberNumber of Attendances During YearNumber of Medical Examinations During Year.
  • Page 28
    Attendances and Medical Examinations.
    Attendances.Medical Examinations.
  • Page 28
    Number of X-Ray Examinations at the Chest Clinic.
  • Page 29
    Contact Examinations This continues to be an extremely important aspect of our work. For the war years the percentage of contacts proved to be tuberculous is as follows:-
    19391940194119421943
  • Page 32
    STATISTICS.
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    ARTIFICIAL PNEUMOTHORAX.
  • Page 33
    CASES sent for SURGICAL TREATMENT.
  • Page 33
    GOLD THERAPY.
  • Page 34
    RETURN RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE TUBERCULOSIS .AND CHEST CLINIC DURING THE CUARTER ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1943.
    DIAGNOSIS.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.GRAND TOTAL
    AdultsChildrenAdultsChildrenAdultsChildren
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 35
    PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1930. Summary of Notifications during the period from 1st January, 1943, to the 31st December, 1943.
    Age PeriodsFormal NotificationsTotal Notifications.
    Number of Primary Notifications of New Cases of Tuberculosis.
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total (All Ages
  • Page 35
    SUPPLEMENTAL RETURN. Now Cases of Tuberculosis coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the above-mentioned period,otherwise than by formal notification.
    Age Periods.0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-Total.
  • Page 35
    The source or sources from which information as to the above-mentioned cases was obtained should be stated belows:-
    SOURCE OF INFORMATION.Number of Cases.
    PulmonaryNon-Pulmonary
  • Page 36
    treatment OF tuberculosis. 1. Number of beds provided and available in Residential Institutions belonging to the Authority (wholly or jointly with other Local Authorities on 31. 12. 43.
    (i)(ii) Total Number of Beds Provided.(iii) Number of beds included in (ii) temporarily not available(iv) Number of beds vacant and ready for use.
    NAME OP INSTITUTIONPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-PulmonaryPulmonaryNon-Pulmonary.
    MFChMFChMFChMFchMFChMFCh.
  • Page 41
    The following is a statement of the work done in this connection:-
    HorsesPoniesFoalsDonkeysGoats
  • Page 41
    (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 of samples adulterated.
    Examined.Found adulterated or below standard
  • Page 42
    Details of samples adulterated or below standard are described as follows, together with the resultant action
    Number.I or FArticleAdulteration or Deficiency.Action Taken.