London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| (i) Health Visitors | 10 | ||
| (ii) Female, other than Health Visitors | — | ||
| (iii) Male | — | ||
| (d) | Number of persons (in addition to or in lieu of Visitors under (c) above) or Societies authorised to visit under the proviso to Section 209 (2) of the Public Health Act, 1936 | Nil | |
| (e) | Proceedings taken or orders applied for during the year | Nil | |
| (f) | Number of cases in which sanction has been given during the year under Section 210 of the Public Health Act, 1936:— | ||
| Under Sub-sections(a) (b) and (c) | Nil | ||
| Care of Premature Infants (Circular 20/44). | |||
| Number of babies notified during 1947 whose mothers are normally resident in the borough | 170 | ||
| (a) | The total number of premature babies as above who were born at:— | ||
| Home 64 | 170 | ||
| Hospital 106 | |||
| (b) | The number of these born at home:— | ||
| (i) Who were nursed entirely at home | 54 | ||
| (ii) Who died during the first 24 hours | 1 | ||
| (iii) Who survived at the end of one month | 55 | ||
| (c) | The number of those born in hospital:— | ||
| (i) Who died within the first 24 hours | 5 | ||
| (ii) Who survived at the end of one month | 93 | ||
The notification of birth cards provide space for the weight at
birth when this is lbs. or less, beds are available (when necessary)
in Howard's Road Maternity Home. There is no special form of
transport provided for conveyance to hospital and all cases (including
those in hospital, when discharged) are followed up.