Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 20. Attendance Record.
Brampton & Roman Road | Kensington | School Road | Wall-End | St. Stephens | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1† | 2* | 1† | 2* | 1† | 2* | 1† | 2* | 1† | 2* | |
January | 46 | 52 | 28 | 38 | 22 | 31 | 13 | 28 | 37 | 41 |
February | 50 | 58 | 36 | 38 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 33 | 48 | 55 |
March | 45 | 57 | 32 | 38 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 40 | 25 | 55 |
April | 53 | 61 | 27 | 40 | 39 | 44 | 23 | 36 | 43 | 56 |
May | 63 | 69 | 38 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 33 | 37 | 52 | 59 |
June | 64 | 73 | 34 | 41 | 42 | 48 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 60 |
July | 49 | 63 | 28 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 53 |
August | 51 | 68 | — | — | 39 | 55 | 44 | 50 | 54 | 69 |
‡September | 69 | 75 | — | — | 34 | 48 | 38 | 50 | 56 | 72 |
‡October | 72 | 78 | — | — | 44 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 67 |
‡N ovember | 64 | 76 | — | — | 45 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 61 | 74 |
‡December | 72 | 81 | — | — | 43 | 48 | 32 | 44 | 61 | 76 |
TABLE 20. Attendance Record. | ||||||||||
Brampton & Roman Road | Kensington | School Road | Wall-End | St. Stephens | ||||||
1† | 2* | 1† | 1† | 2* | 1† | 1† | 2* | |||
January | 46 | 52 | 38 | 31 | 13 | 28 | 37 | |||
February | 58 | 36 | 38 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 33 | 48 | 55 | |
March | 45 | 57 | 32 | 38 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 55 | ||
April | 53 | 27 | 44 | 23 | 36 | 56 | ||||
May | 63 | 69 | 38 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 33 | 37 | 52 | 59 |
June | 64 | 73 | 41 | 42 | 48 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 60 | |
July | 49 | 63 | 28 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 53 | 53 | ||
August | 51 | — | — | 39 | 55 | 44 | 50 | 54 | 69 | |
‡September | 69 | 75 | — | — | 34 | 50 | 56 | 72 | ||
‡October | 78 | — | — | 44 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 67 | |
‡N ovember | 76 | — | — | 51 | 47 | 51 | ||||
‡December | — | — | 43 | 48 | 32 | 44 | 76 |
‡Roman Road. †Average attendance. *Highest attendance on any
one day.
The accommodation of the four nurseries is as follows:—
No. of Places | |
---|---|
Roman Road | 70 |
School Road | 50 |
Wall End/Caledon Road | 50 |
St. Stephen's Road | 74 |
Total | 244 |
Note.—The number of places can be increased by 20%.
Infectious Diseases
The statistics are shewn in Tables.
The quarterly returns to the Registrar General were as follows :—
Disease. | Qtr. ending | Qtr. ending | Qtr. ending | Qtr. ending | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
31-3-45 | 30-6-45 | 30-9-45 | 31-12-45 | ||
Scarlet Fever | 12 | 24 | 44 | 73 | 153 |
Whooping Cough | 12 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 67 |
Measles | 484 | 937 | 61 | 16 | 1498 |
Diphtheria | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 31 |
Pneumonia | 22 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 55 |
Dysentery | 1 | — | — | 6 | 7 |
Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | I | — | l | 2 |
Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Malaria | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
It will be seen that the incidence of Scarlet Fever tended to
rise in the last two quarters,