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East Ham 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN (Circular 2866)
The Council do not employ a social worker for the purpose of
the above Circular.
These duties are undertaken by the Superintendent Health
Visitor, and close co-operation is maintained with the Children's Officer.
TABLE 17. INFECTIOUS DISEASE
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Pemphigus Neonatorum | Puerperal Pyrexia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domiciliary Confinements | Institutional Confinements | Domiciliary Confine-ments | Iastitu-tional Confinements | Domiciliary Confinements | Institutional Confinements | |
| Number of cases notified during 1950 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Number of cases removed to hospital | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Number of cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum notified during the year, in which :-
| (a) vision was unimpaired | 2 |
| (b) vision was impaired | |
| (c) vision was lost | |
| (d) the patient died | |
| (e) the patient was still under treatment at the end of the year | |
| (f) the patient removed from district | |
| (g) classification under above heads cannot be made |
(a) Number of women attended in the area at home or in nursing homes whose deaths were ascribed to pregnancy or childbirth during the years:-
| (1) from sepsis | |
| attended at home | Nil. |
| attended In nursing homes | Nil. |
| (ii) from other causes | |
| attended at home | Nil. |
| attended in nursing homes | Nil. |
| (b) Number of women in (a) who died :- | |
| (1) at home | Nil. |
| (11) In nursing homes | Nil. |
| (ill) after removal to hospital | Nil. |
(c) Total maternal deaths whether attended In the area or outside the Borough :-
| (i) from sepsis | Nil. |
| (11) from other causes | 1 |