London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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East Ham 1944

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

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In some instances work is taken home to complete. More orders
are received than can be accepted owing to the present difficulty of
obtaining the necessary materials.
A certain amount of physical training is given daily, together
with a small amount of domestic training incurred in connection with
the preparation and clearance of tables before and after the midday
meal. In suitable weather, outdoor games and also simple gardening
instruction, form part of a day's occupation.
Licence, Discharge and After-Care.
Out of 20 defectives (11 males and 9 females) granted licence
during the year, 10 are at work and doing fairly well, 7 have been
recalled to institutional care, and 2 have been discharged from the
operation of the M.D. Acts.
Occasional visits are paid to all cases discharged from the
operation of the M.D. Acts and still within this area. All removals
are notified to the respective areas.