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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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New Cases.
The following are the comparative figures for the years 1943—1947 :—
| 1943 | 1944 | 1945 1946 | 1947 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New cases and contacts | 1,317 | 1,034 | 1,050 1,413 | 1,541 |
| Number proved after complete investigation to be tuberculous | 17.61% | 15.75% | 24.85% 14.44% | 14.47% |
| Attendances | Medical examinations | |||
| 1943 | 6,580 | 4,493 | ||
| 1944 | 6,057 | 3,969 | ||
| 1945 | 6,877 | 4,566 | ||
| 1946 | 7,640 | 4,821 | ||
| 1947 | 9,111 | 5,406 | ||
Consultations at Home of Patients.
During the year 21 visits were made to the homes of patients
who were too ill to attend the clinic.
Number of X-Ray Examinations at the Chest Clinic.
| 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,844 | 1,628 | 1,922 | 2,824 | 3,881 |
Attendances.
The number of new eases, including contacts, was 1,541.
Dr. Philip Ellman, Consulting Physician to the Chest Clinic,
reports as follows :—
This final annual report before the establishment of the
National Health Service marks also the completion of my 20th
year of service to the Borough, a year that has been memorable,
too, for the opportunity the Public Health Committee of the
Borough have afforded me of studying in Norway, Sweden and
Denmark, antituberculosis measures and, more particularly,
methods of prophylactic inoculation against pulmonary tuberculosis.
It was my privilege there to meet the pioneers of such methods,
notably Professor Wallgren and Dr. Wassen in Sweden, Dr.
Heimbeck in Norway and Dr. Winge in Denmark, and I am deeply
indebted not only for their hospitality but also for the facilities
they afforded me of acquiring practical knowledge of their methods
of inoculation in their various hospitals and sanatoria, to which I