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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

East Ham 1944

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

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Maternity Fees Collected and Sale of Dried Milk, etc.

Table: It is interesting to note that during the year the following amounts were collected at the Clinics:—

It is interesting to note that during the year the following amounts were collected at the Clinics:—

£s.d.
Fees for Maternity Hospital Accommodation2,560310
Fees for Municipal Midwifery151143
Sale of Dried Milk and Ancillaries1,3331911
Total£4,045180

Table: Cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorumnotified during the year in which:—

Cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorumnotified during the year in which:—

(a) Vision was unimpaired3
(b) Vision was impaired—
(c) Vision was lost—
(d) The patient was still under treatment at the end of the year1
(e) The patient died—
(/) The patient removed from the district—
(g) Classification under the above heads cannot be made—
Total4

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Maternity Accommodation.
The accommodation for women whose homes are unsuitable for
their confinements, and those who require in-patient treatment on
medical grounds, is East Ham Memorial Hospital, Forest Gate
Hospital, Maternity and District Nurses' Home, Plaistow, and
Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford.
During 1944, 327 cases were admitted to East Ham Memorial
Hospital, 335 to Forest Gate Hospital, and 1 to Queen Mary's
Hospital.
Other mothers were evacuated to Maternity Hospitals outside
London.
Inspection of Midwives.
Visits of inspection, as necessary, were paid during the year
and the midwives' work, including records, was satisfactory.