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COUNTY BOROUGH OF EAST HAM
Public Health Department,
Town Hall Annexe, E.6.
July, 1950.
To the WoESHIPFUL THE MAYOR, the ALDERMEN AND
Councillors of the County Borough of East Ham.
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present nay Annual Report as Medical
Officer of Health and School Medical Officer for the year 1949.
The Minister requests that the annual report be prepared on
the lines of that for 1948, and besides dealing generally with the
Medical Officer of Health's responsibilities regarding public health
and preventive medicine, the report should, as appropriate, deal
specifically with matters indicated below and applicable to this
County Borough.
As regards the National Health Service Act, 1946, information
is requested in respect of local health services under Part III.
The report includes a review of the working arrangements for the
care of expectant and nursing mothers and young children and
describes developments or changes in these arrangements during
the year. Similar information is given regarding the domiciliary
midwifery service ; the health visiting service ; the home nursing
service ; arrangements for vaccination and immunisation ; the
ambulance service ; arrangements for the prevention of illness,
care and after-care; and the home help service. The report also
includes in a separate section, details submitted by the Senior
Dental Officer on the dental treatment provided for expectant and
nursing mothers and young children.
The mental health section includes details of administration
and an account of work undertaken in the community.
Reference is also made to Section 47 of the National Assistance
Act regarding removal to suitable premises of persons in need of
care and attention. Information concerning food, clean food
campaigns and any food poisoning outbreaks are contained in the
report.
The Registrar-General's mid-year estimate of the population
was 121,900, which shews a slight increase over that for last year.