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East Ham 1951
[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 18. INFECTIOUS DISEASE
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | Pemphigus Neonatorum | Puerperal Pyrexia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domiciliary Conf 1 ne-ments | Institutional Confinements | Domiciliary Conf ine-ments | Institutional Conf ine-ments | Domiciliary Conf ine-ments | Institutional Confinements | |
| Number of cases notified during 1951] | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Number of cases removed to hospital | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Number of cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum notified during the year, in
which
(a) vision was unimpaired l
(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 year
(1) from sepsis
attended at home Nil.
attended in nursing homes Nil,
(11) from other causes
attended at home Nil.
attended in nursing homes Nil.
(b) Number of women in (a) who died
(1) at home Nil.
(l1) in nursing homes Nil.
(1ll) after removal to hospital Nil.
(c) Total maternal deaths whether attended in the area or outside
the Borough
(1) from sepsis Nil.
(11) from other causes 1