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East Ham 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948 - SECTION 47.
The above section of the National Assistance Act, 1948, deals with the
removal to suitable premises of persons in need of care and attention, I
am informed by the Chief Officer of Welfare Services it has not been found
necessary for action to be taken under this section during the year„
EAST HAM CHEST CLINIC.
The following information has been obtained from this clinic
No. of attendances at clinic 24,677
No. of visits to homes of patients by tuberculosis nurses 5,778
No. of tuberculous persons on register on 1/1/51 31/12/51
Adults 986 941
Children 269 302
No. of persons under observation on -
Adults 137 436
Children 77 276
The notifications received during the year under review total
pulmonary 67 males, 50 females, a total of 117 and non-pulmonary 11 males and
5 females, a total of 16, The rate per 1,000 of the population was 1.10 for
all forms of tuberculosis, that for 1950 being 1,49.
The number of deaths assigned to all forms of tuberculosis for the year
was 36 and the death rate was 0.29 per 1,000 population.
B.C.G. VACCINATION.
(a) Dr. P„ Ellman, Consultant Physician, East Ham Chest Clinic, has
provided me with the following information in respect of the year 1951
"During the year, 165 vaccinations with B.C.G. have been carried out,
on contacts of tuberculosis, the age groups being as follows :-
TABLE 10.
Age Groups
Males
Females
Totals
0-4 yrs.
35
39
74
5-14 yrs.
37
43
80
15-25 yrs.
6
5
11
TOTALS
78
87
165
In addition 2 hospital workers (one male and one female) have been
vaccinated making a total of 167".
There have been no noteworthy complications in relation to these
vaccinations and there has been excellent co-operation as far as the
families of the vaccinated subjects are concerned: there has been no
resistance from the vaccinated group, but there have been a few persons
who have refused vaccination and a limited number of others have agreed
to be vaccinated and have then changed their minds. It is hoped that
some of these might be persuaded to become more co-operative.