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East Ham 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS.
A full and complete report on the Prevention of Blindness was
submitted to the Council in 1937—no further action has taken place.
THE INVALID CHILDREN'S AID
ASSOCIATION.
The Local Authority is indebted to the Association for its continued
efforts on behalf of the children; the nature and extent of the
services rendered will be seen from the following statistics.
I wish again to express my thanks to the Committee and to Miss
Webber for their invaluable assistance in obtaining vacancies in
Convalescent Homes and for their help in the administration of the
arrangements generally during the past year.
The number of cases dealt with during 1946 was 289.
| The following are the particulars :— | |
| Children referred by:— | |
| Local Voluntary Hospital | 7 |
| Private Doctors and Hospitals | 95 |
| Chest Clinic | 45 |
| M. & C.W. Centres | 23 |
| Education Dept. and School Health Service | 107 |
| Parents applied | 4 |
| Social Welfare | 1 |
| Others | 7 |
| Total | 289 |
| The children suffered from:— | |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 5 |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | 11 |
| Anaemia, Debility and Malnutrition | 43 |
| Rheumatism, Chorea and Heart | 15 |
| Bronchitis and Bronchial Catarrh | 92 |
| Asthma | 3 |
| Debility following illness, operations and accidents | 43 |
| Crippling Defects | 40 |
| Nervous conditions | 12 |
| Diseases of Ear, Eye and Skin | 12 |
| Various | 13 |
| Total | 289 |