[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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STATISTICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

SOCIAL.	1953	1954

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* Excludes factories, cinemas, government properties, corporation properties (offices and works), utility undertakings and other miscellaneous heriditaments not actually occupied as dwellings.

EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS.		1953			1954
		'M.	F.	T.	M.	F.	T.

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Deaths from Puerperal causes:-

			Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still)
	Deaths		Births
	1953	1954	1953	1954

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The numbers of still births registered and the rates per 1,000 total (live and still) births are shown In the following table, together with comfortable figures for the preceding three years:

	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954

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The still birth mortality rates for England and Wales and East Ham are shewn In the following table- TABLE 1

	Still births per 1,000 population
	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954

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BIRTHS Details for 1953 and 1954 with comparative figures for 1952 are shown below

	1952	1953	1954

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DEATHS Details of deaths of residents In 1953 and 1954 with comparative figures for 1952 are shown below j-

	1952	1953	1954

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The number of deaths in the various age groups was as follows:-

	1953			1954
	M	F	T	M	F	T

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INFANTILE MORTALITY The following tabulation shows details of deaths of infants under one year, comparative figures for England and Wales and for the year 1952 als.) being quoted :

	1952	1953	1954

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NE0--NATAL MORTALITY The number of deaths of children under the age of one month and the causes of such deaths were as follows :-

	1952	1953	1954

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TABLE 2. - BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1953.

	Rate per 1,000 Population		Annual Death Rates per 1,000 Population									Rate per 1,000 Live Births
	Live Births	Still Births	All Causes	typho1d and Para-Typhoid Fevers	Acute Poliomyelitis & Polioencephalitis	Pneumonia	Whooping Cough	Diphtheria	Influenza	Smallpox	Tuberculosis	Total Deaths under one year	Deaths from Dfcrrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years)

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TABLE 3. - BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1954

	Rate per 1,000 Population	Rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births	Annual Death Rates per 1,000 Population									Rate per 1,000 Live Births
	Live Births	Still Births	All Causes	Malignant Neoplasm Lung and Bronchus	Acute Poliomyelitis	Pneumonia	Whooping Cough	Diphtheria	Influenza	Coronary Disease, Angina Pectoris	Tuberculosis (All Forms)	Deaths of Infants under one year

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TABLE 4 - INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE, 1953

Cause of Death	Total deaths	AGE AND SEX.																Total under 1 year
		Under 1 week		1-2 weeks		2-3 weeks		3-4 weeks		1-3 months		3-6 months		6-9 months		9-12 months		Total under 1 year
		M	F	N	F	H	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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TABLE 5 - CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1953, AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1950 - 1953

	Deaths at different periods of life of residents (Including non-clvlllans) whether occurring within or without the district																				Total Deaths for the Years
	All Ages		Under 1 Year		1-4 Years		5 - 14 Years		15 -24 Years		25 - 44 Years		45 - 64 Years		65 - 74 Years		75 Years and Over		Total deaths In Institutions		Total Deaths for the Years
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	1953	1952	1951	1950

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TABLE 6 - CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1954, AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1950-1954

	Deaths at different periods of life of residents (including non-civilians) whether occurring within or without the district																		Total deaths in Institutions		Total deaths for the years
	All Ages		Under 1 Year		1-4 Years		5-14 Years		15-24 Years		25 - 44 Years		45-64 Years		65 - 74 Years		75 Years and over		Total deaths in Institutions		Total deaths for the years
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	L954	1953	1952	1951	1950

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TABLE 7 - INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE, 19514

Cause of Death	AGE AND SEX																Total
	Under 1 week		1-2 weeks		2-3 weeks		3 - 4 weeks		1-3 months		3-6 months		6-9 months		9-12 months		Total
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.

MIDWIVES ACTS 1902 - 1953	1953	1954

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TABLE 8 -CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES

Situation	Purpose used	Sessions

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VENEREAL DISEASES The following statistics have been abstracted from copies of form V„D.(R), which have been received from the Hospitals named and total figures for 1952 and 1951 are also shewn:-

	Patients Dealt With for the First Time During the Year
	1953				1954
	Syphilis	Gonorrhoea	Other Conditions	Total	Syphilis	Gonorrhoea	Other Conditions	Total

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The statistics for the years 1953 to 1954 are appended:—

	1953	1954

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The quarterly returns to the Registrar-General were as follows:—

	Qtr. ending 31/3/53	Qtr. ending 30/6/53	Qtr. ending 30/9/53	Qtr. ending 31/12/53	Total

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Of the 7 cases finally diagnosed as Acute Poliomyelitis 4 were paralytic and 3 non-paralytic.

	Qtr. ending 31/3/54	Qtr. ending 30/6/54	Qtr. ending 30/9/54	Qtr. ending 31/12/54	Total

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The numbers of new oases of tuberculosis notified during the two years under review were as follows :-

Pulmonary—		1953		1954

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TABLE 9 - PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OYER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Notified Cases for Year ended 31/12/53.

DISEASE	Cases notified in whole district										Ward Distribution of Cases										No. of Cases removed to Hospital	Total Deaths
	At all ages - years										Manor Park	Little Liford	Wood-grange	Plashet	Kensington	Castle	Central	Wall End	Greatfield	South
	At all ages	Under 1	1 to 4	5 to 9	10 to 14	15 to 24	25 to 34	35 to 44	45 to 64	65 and up	Manor Park	Little Liford	Wood-grange	Plashet	Kensington	Castle	Central	Wall End	Greatfield	South

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TABLE 10 - PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Notified Cases for Tear ended 31/12/54

DISEASE	Cases notified in whole district										Ward Distribution of Cases										No. of Cases removed to Hospital	Total Deaths
	At all Ages - Years										Manor Park	Little Liford	Wood-grange	Plashet	Kensington	Castle	Central	Wall End	Greatfleld	South
	At all ages	Under 1	1 to 4	5 to 9	10 to 14	15 to 24	25 to 34	35 to 44	45 to 64	65 and up	Manor Park	Little Liford	Wood-grange	Plashet	Kensington	Castle	Central	Wall End	Greatfleld	South

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The hospitals to which the patients suffering from infectious diseases were admitted are named below

Name of Hospital	No, of cases admitted
Name of Hospital	1953	1954

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TABLE 11 - PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1952 SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1953 TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1953

Age Periods	Formal Notifications
	Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis
	0-	1-	2-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	75-	Total (all ages)

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PART 11. - NEW CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS COMING TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH DURING THE YEAR, OTHERWISE THAN BY FORMAL NOTIFICATION.

Source of Information			Number of cases in age Groups
Source of Information			0-	1-	2-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	75-	Total

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6TABLE 12 - PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1952. SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1954 TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1954

Age Periods	Formal Notifications
	Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis
	0-	1-	2-	5r	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	75-	Total (all ages)

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PART II. - NEW CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS COMING TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH DURING THE YEAR, OTHERWISE THAN BY FORMAL NOTIFICATION

Source of Information			Number of cases in age Groups
Source of Information			0-	1-	2-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	75-	Total

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TABLE 13-TOTAL CASES OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES, 1930 - 1954

DISEASE	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954

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TABLE 14-CANCER DEATHS 1953-LOCATION OF THE DISEASE

Parts of Body Affected	Ages	Under 15		15-24		25-34		35-44		45-54		55-64		65-74		75 and upwards		Total
Parts of Body Affected	Sex	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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TABLE 15-CANCER DEATHS 1954-LOCATION OF THE DISEASE

Parts of Body Affected	Ages	Under 15		15-24		25-34		35-44		45-54		55-64		65-74		75 and upwards		Total
Parts of Body Affected	Sex	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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FOOD POISONING. In accordance with Ministry of Health Circular 46/49, the following Information was supplied:—

	1953	1954

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TABLE 16 FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948. YEAR 1953 PART I OF THE ACT 1.-INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors)

Premises	Number on Register	Number of
Premises	Number on Register	Inspections	Written notices	Occupiers prosecuted

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Particulars	Number of cases in which defects were found				Number of cases in which prosecutions were Instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector

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PART VIII OF THE ACT OUTWORK (Sections 110 and 111)

Nature of Work	Section 110			Section 111
Nature of Work	No. of out-workers in August List required by Sect. 110(l)(c)	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions

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TABLE 17 FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948. YEAR 1954 PART I OF THE ACT I.-INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors)

Premises	Number on Register	Number of
Premises	Number on Register	Inspections	Written notices	Occupiers prosecuted

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Particulars	Number of cases in which defects were found				Number of cases in which prosecutions were Instituted
	Found	Remedied	Referred
	Found	Remedied	To H.M. Inspector	By H.M. Inspector

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PART VIII OF THE ACT OUTWORK (Sections 110 and 111)

Nature of Work	Section 110			Section 111
Nature of Work	No. of out-workers in August list required by Sect. 110(1)(c)	No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions

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TABLE 18 REGISTERED BLIND AND PARTIALLY-SIGHTED AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1953

Categories		AGE GROUPS
Categories		0-1	2-4	5-10	11-15	16-20	. 21-30		.31-39		40-49		50-59		60-64		,65-69		70+		Total

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TABLE 20 ANALYSIS OF DISEASES ETC.

Disease or Cause of Blindness	No. of cases notified		Ho. of cases shown as Requiring Treatment
Disease or Cause of Blindness	Male	Female	Male	Female

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TABLE 21 ANALYSIS OF AGES AT NOTIFICATION OF CASES ON REGISTER AT 31.12.53

Disease (Blind)	Age at Notification as Blind or Partially-Sighted
Disease (Blind)	0-1	2-4	5-10	11-15	16-20	21-30	31-39	40-49	50-59	60-64	65-69	70+	Total

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TABLE 22 No. OF PERSONS KNOWN TO BE AFFECTED BY EPILEPSY & CEREBRAL PALSY

DISEASE		Age Groups
DISEASE		15-24	25-44	45-64	65-74	75+	Total

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TABLE 23 NUMBERS PROVIDED WITH DENTAL CARE, 1953

	Examined	Needing treatment	Treated	Made dentally

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TABLE 24 FORMS OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED, 1953

	Extractions	Anaesthetics		Fillings	Scalings or scaling and gum treatment	S ilver Nitrate treatment	Dressings	Radiographs	Dentures provided
	Extractions	Local	General	Fillings	Scalings or scaling and gum treatment	S ilver Nitrate treatment	Dressings	Radiographs	Complete	Partial

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TABLE 25 NUMBERS PROVIDED WITH DENTAL CARE, 1954

	Examined	Needing treatment	Treated	Made dentally fit

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TABLE 26 FORMS OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED, 1954

	Extractions	General Anaesthetics	Fillings	Scalings or scaling and gum treatment	Silver Nitrate treatment	Crowns or Inlays	Radiographs	Dentures provided
	Extractions	General Anaesthetics	Fillings	Scalings or scaling and gum treatment	Silver Nitrate treatment	Crowns or Inlays	Radiographs	Full upper or lower	Partial upper , or lower

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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936 - SECTION 203 The following tabulation shows the number of births notified each year, as adjusted by transferred notifications:—

(a) Live Births:	1953	1954

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TABLE 27

Weight at birth	PREMATURE LIVE BIRTHS 1953									PREMATURE STILL-BIRTHS 1953
	Born in Hospital			Born at home and nursed entirely at home			Born at home and transferred to hospital on or before 28th day			Born in hospital	Born at home	Born in nursing home
	Total	Died within 24 hrs. of birth	Survived 28 days	Total	Died within 24 hrs. of birth	Survived 28 days	Total	Died within 24 hrs. of birth	Survived 28 days	Born in hospital	Born at home	Born in nursing home

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TABLE 28 PREMATURE INFANTS, 195b

Weight at birth	PREMATURE LIVE BIRTHS															PREMATURE STILL-BIRTHS
	Born in Hospital †			Born at home and nursed entirely at home			Born at home and transferred to hospital on or before 28th day			Born in nursing home and nursed entirely there			Born in nursing home and transferred to hospital on or before 28th day			Born in hospital	Born at home	Born in nursing home
	Total	Died within 24 hrs. of birth	Survived 28 days	Total	Died within 24 hrs. of birth	Survived 28 days	Total	Died within 24 hrs. of birth	Survived 28 days	Total	Died within 24 hrs. of birth	Survived 28 days	Total	Died within 24 hrs. of birth	Survived 28 days	Born in hospital	Born at home	Born in nursing home

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TABLE 29 ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS, 1953

No. of sessions held at end of year per month at clinics		No.	of women In attendance	Total No. of attendances made during the year
No. of sessions held at end of year per month at clinics		No. of women who attended during the year	No. of new cases included in previous column i.e. for A.N. clinics women who had not previously attended any clinic during current, pregnancy and for P.N. clinics women who had not previously attended any P.N. clinic after last confinement
Medical Officers Sessions	Midwives Sessions *
Medical Officers Sessions	Midwives Sessions *			Medical officers Sessions	Mid-wives Sessions

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TABLE 30

No. of sessions held at end of year per month at clinics		No. of women in attendance		Total No. of attendances made during the year
No. of sessions held at end of year per month at clinics		No. of women who attended during the year	No. of new cases included in previous column I.e. for A.N. clinics women who had not previously attended any clinic during current pregnancy and for P.N. clinics women who had not previously attended any P.N. clinic after last confinement
Medical Officers Sessions	Mldwives Sessions *
Medical Officers Sessions	Mldwives Sessions *			Medical Otfices Sessions	Mid-wives Sessions

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TABLE 31 CHILD WELFARE CENTRES, 1953

	Number of centres provided at end of year	Number of Child Welfare Sessions now held per month at centres	Number of children who first attended a centre during the year, and who at their first attendance were under 1 year of age	Number of children who attended during the year and who were born In:			Total Number of children who attended during the year	Number of attendances during the year made by children who at the date of attendance were:			Total attendances during the year
	Number of centres provided at end of year			1953	1952	1951-48	Total Number of children who attended during the year	Under 1 year	1 but under 2	2 but under 5	Total attendances during the year

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TABLE 32 CHILD WELFARE CENTRES, 1955

	Number of centres provided at end of year	Number of Child WeIfare Sessions now held per month at centres	Number of children who first attended a centre during the year, and who at their first attendance were under 1 year of age	Number of children who attended during the year and who were born in:			Total Number of children who attended during the year	Number of attendances during the year made by children who at the date of attendance were:			Total attendances during the year
	Number of centres provided at end of year			1954	1953	1952-49	Total Number of children who attended during the year	Under 1 year	1 but under 2	2 but under 5	Total attendances during the year

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TABLE 33

Year	Number at	No. of approved places		No. of children on the register at the end of the year		Average daily
	31st December	0-2 years	2-5 years	0-2 years	2-5 years	0-2 years	2-5 years

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The nurseries are open from Monday to Friday each week, with the exception of Public Holidays, and the total attendances during 1953/1954 were as follows:-

Nursery	Total attendances		Average dally attendance
Nursery	1953	1954	1953	1954

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ALDERSBROOK MATERNITY HOSPITAL. STATISTICS

		1953		1954

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TABLE 34 MIDWIVES ACTS, 1902 - 1951

	Number of midwlves practising in the area at 31st December
	Domiciliary Midwlves		Midwlves in Institutions		Total
	1953	1954	1953	1954	1955	1954

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TABLE 35

Number of Deliveries attended by Midwives in the area during the year 1953
Domiciliary Cases					Cases in East. Ham Memorial Hospital
Docta* not booted		Doctor booted		Totals
Doctor present at time of delivery of child	Doctor not present at time of delivery of child	Doctor present at time of delivery of child (either the booked Doctor or another)	Doctor not present at time of delivery of child	Totals

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TABLE 36

Number of Deliveries attended by Midwives in the area during the year 1954
Domiciliary Cases					Cases In East Ham Memorial Hospital
Doctor not booked		Doctor booted.		Totals
Doctor present at time of delivery of child	Doctor not present at time of delivery of child	Doctor present at time of delivery of child (either the booked Doctor or another)	Doctor not present at time of delivery of child	Totals

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Number of cases In which medical aid was summoned by a midwife under section 14(1) of the Midwlves Act, 1951

	1953	1954

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TABLE 37 GAS AM) AIR ANALGESIA AND ADMINISTRATION OF PETHIDINE

	Domiciliary Midwives employed directly by Council		Domiciliary Midwlves employed under Sec.23 by voluntary organisations as agents of Council		Domiciliary Midwives employed under Sec.23 by hospital authorities as agents of Council		Domiciliary Midwives in private practice		Total.
	1953	1954	1953	1954	1953	195k	1953	1954	1953	1954

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TABLE 38

Year	Number of children under 5 years of age visited during year	Expectant Mothers		Children under 1 year of age		Children age 1 and under 2 years	Children age 2 but under 5 years	Other cases		Total number of families or households visited by Health Visitors	Number of attendances per month by Health Visitors at Clinic Sessions
Year	Number of children under 5 years of age visited during year	First visits	Total visits	First visits	Total visits	Total visits	Total visits	Total visits

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TABLE 39 HOME NURSING - STATISTICS

	Year	Medical	Surgical	Infectious Diseases	Tuberculosis	Maternal Complications	Others	Totals	Number of Patients who were 65 or over at the time of the first Visit during the year	Number of Children who were under 5 at the time of the first visit during the year	Number of Patients who had more than 24 visits during the year

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TABLE 40 DiPHTHERiA iMMUNiSATiON

	No. of children who completed a full course of primary immunisation (including temporary residents)			Total number of children who were given a secondary or re~lnforclng injection (i.e. subsequent to complete full course)
	Age at date of final injection
	Under 5	5-14	Total

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TABLE 41

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TABLE 42 SMALL POX VACCINATION

Year		.No. of persons vaccinated or re-vacclnated				Total
		Age at date of vaccination
		Under 1	1 - 4	5-14	15 or over

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TABLE 43 AMBULANCE SERVICE. STATISTICS FOR YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 1954

	AMBULANCE SERVICE			Cars from Council's Transport pool and by Private Hire	Transport by Rail	Grand Total
	Ambulances	Sitting Case Vehicles (over 4 Passenger Seats)	Total - All Vehicles	Cars from Council's Transport pool and by Private Hire	Transport by Rail	Grand Total

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TABLE 44 AMBULANCE SERVICE. STATISTICS FOR YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 1955

	AMBULANCE SERVICE				Cars from Council's Transport pool and by Private Hire	Transport by Rail	Grand Total
	Ambulances (2 /4 Stretcher)	Dual Purpose Vehicles (One Stretcher)	Sitting Case Vehicles	Total - All Vehicles	Cars from Council's Transport pool and by Private Hire	Transport by Rail	Grand Total

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TABLE 45 COST OF SERVICE

Period	Ambulance Service	Cars from Transport pool etc.	Transport By Rail	Total
Period	£	£	£	£

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TABLE 46 UNIT COSTS AMBULANCE SERVICE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1954

	Ambulance Service			Cars from Transport Pool etc.			All Services
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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TABLE 47 UNIT COSTS - AMBULANCE SERVICE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH, 1955

	Ambulance Service			Cars from Transport Pool etc.			All Services
Cost per Vehicle mile	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.

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TABLE 48

No. of occasions items loaned						Total
Cupboard at
Town Hall Annexe		East Chest	Ham Clinic	Church Rd. Clinic
1953	1954	1953	1954	1953	1954	1953	1954

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No. of notified cases on clinic register on:-

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Numbers of occasions on which free extra nourishment was provided :-

	1953	1954

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The following statistics relate to the work of the part-time occupational therapist

	1953	1954

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TABLE 49 CONVALESCENT HOME TREATMENT PERIOD OF TREATMENT - 1953

Age Groups	Sex	Up to 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	4-5 weeks	5-6 weeks	over 6 weeks	Total

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TABLE 50 The recommendations for this form of treatment were submitted by:-

Referred by	Children 0-5	School Children	Adults	Total

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TABLE 51 CONVALESCENT HOME TREATMENT PERIOD OF TREATMENT - 1954

Age Groups	Sex	Up to 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	4-5 weeks	5-6 weeks	over 6 weeks	Total

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TABLE 52 The recommendations for this form of treatment were submitted by:-

Referred by	Children 0-5	School Children	Adults	Total

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For comparison the numbers of children and adults receiving this form of treatment in previous years are appended

	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954

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TABLE 53 PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES REPORTED

	1953			1954
	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females]	Total

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TABLE 54 MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACTS, 1913 - 1938 PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES

		1953			1954
		Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total

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TABLE 57 MENTAL PATIENTS - LUNACY AND MENTAL TREATMENT ACTS

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Disposition of Mental Patients

	1953		1954
	Runwell Hospital	Other Hospitals	Runwell Hospital	Other Hospitals

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TABLE 58 DULY AUTHORISED OFFICERS DETAILS OF VISITS, ETC.

YEAR	Mental Deficiency Acts 1913 - 38						Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts				Grand Total of visits and attendances
YEAR	Guardianship	Statutory Supervision	Friendly Care	Home reports for patients detained in institutions	Occupation Centre	Total visits or attendances	Patients reported to be In need of treatment	After- Care	Park View Therapeutic Social Club	Total visits or attendances	Grand Total of visits and attendances

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The hours worked by the helps (including sickness, holidays and travelling time) were as follows:-

Period		No. of hours	Period		No. of hours

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TABLE 59 HOME HELP SERVICE TABULATION OF CASES

Illness or other reason for provision of help	Period of Service Provided
	Under 1 week		1-2 weeks		2-3 weeks		3-4 weeks		1-3 months		3-6 months		6-9 months		9 -12 months		Totals
	53	54	53	54	53	54	53	54	53	54	53	54	53	54	53	54	53	54

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The number of helps employed on 31st December was as follows:-

	1953	1954

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During the years under review, the Organiser and her Assistant made the following numbers of visits to the homes of applicants for the service :-

	1953	1954

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5. New housing:-

	Dwellings projected	Under Construction	Completed

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TABLE 60

	Number of Samples		Percentage of samples adulterated
	Examined	Found adulterated or below standard	Percentage of samples adulterated

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Details of samples not satisfactory

Number	Informal or formal	Article	Adulteration or Deficiency	Action taken

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From the 1st July three private slaughterhouses were licensed to operate, and the following table shows the number of animals killed and examined;

Cattle	Calves	Sheep and Lambs	Pigs	Total

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(d) Other Foods A great variety of foodstuffs was examined during the year as the following table of food certified as unfit for human consumption shows

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including large consignments of tinned salmon released from government stores for use in manufactured fish products.

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Food & Drugs Sampling During the year 322 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst. Details as follows

	Number of Samples		Percentage of samples adulterated
	Examined	Found adulterated or below standard

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Details of samples not satisfactory

No.	Informal or formal	Article	Adulteration or deficiency	Action taken

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STATISTICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

* Excludes factories, cinemas, government properties, corporation properties (offices and works), utility undertakings and other miscellaneous heriditaments not actually occupied as dwellings.

Deaths from Puerperal causes:-

The numbers of still births registered and the rates per 1,000 total (live and still) births are shown In the following table, together with comfortable figures for the preceding three years:

The still birth mortality rates for England and Wales and East Ham are shewn In the following table- TABLE 1

BIRTHS Details for 1953 and 1954 with comparative figures for 1952 are shown below

DEATHS Details of deaths of residents In 1953 and 1954 with comparative figures for 1952 are shown below j-

The number of deaths in the various age groups was as follows:-

INFANTILE MORTALITY The following tabulation shows details of deaths of infants under one year, comparative figures for England and Wales and for the year 1952 als.) being quoted :

NE0--NATAL MORTALITY The number of deaths of children under the age of one month and the causes of such deaths were as follows :-

TABLE 2. - BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1953.

TABLE 3. - BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1954

TABLE 4 - INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE, 1953

TABLE 5 - CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1953, AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1950 - 1953

TABLE 6 - CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1954, AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1950-1954

TABLE 7 - INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE, 19514

GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.

TABLE 8 -CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES

VENEREAL DISEASES The following statistics have been abstracted from copies of form V„D.(R), which have been received from the Hospitals named and total figures for 1952 and 1951 are also shewn:-

The statistics for the years 1953 to 1954 are appended:—

INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The quarterly returns to the Registrar-General were as follows:—

Of the 7 cases finally diagnosed as Acute Poliomyelitis 4 were paralytic and 3 non-paralytic.

The numbers of new oases of tuberculosis notified during the two years under review were as follows :-

TABLE 9 - PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OYER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Notified Cases for Year ended 31/12/53.

TABLE 10 - PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Notified Cases for Tear ended 31/12/54

The hospitals to which the patients suffering from infectious diseases were admitted are named below

TABLE 11 - PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1952 SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1953 TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1953

PART 11. - NEW CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS COMING TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH DURING THE YEAR, OTHERWISE THAN BY FORMAL NOTIFICATION.

6TABLE 12 - PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1952. SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1954 TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1954

PART II. - NEW CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS COMING TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH DURING THE YEAR, OTHERWISE THAN BY FORMAL NOTIFICATION

TABLE 13-TOTAL CASES OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES, 1930 - 1954

TABLE 14-CANCER DEATHS 1953-LOCATION OF THE DISEASE

TABLE 15-CANCER DEATHS 1954-LOCATION OF THE DISEASE

FOOD POISONING. In accordance with Ministry of Health Circular 46/49, the following Information was supplied:—

TABLE 16 FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948. YEAR 1953 PART I OF THE ACT 1.-INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors)

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PART VIII OF THE ACT OUTWORK (Sections 110 and 111)

TABLE 17 FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948. YEAR 1954 PART I OF THE ACT I.-INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (Including inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors)

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PART VIII OF THE ACT OUTWORK (Sections 110 and 111)

TABLE 18 REGISTERED BLIND AND PARTIALLY-SIGHTED AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1953

TABLE 20 ANALYSIS OF DISEASES ETC.

TABLE 21 ANALYSIS OF AGES AT NOTIFICATION OF CASES ON REGISTER AT 31.12.53

TABLE 22 No. OF PERSONS KNOWN TO BE AFFECTED BY EPILEPSY &amp; CEREBRAL PALSY

TABLE 23 NUMBERS PROVIDED WITH DENTAL CARE, 1953

TABLE 24 FORMS OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED, 1953

TABLE 25 NUMBERS PROVIDED WITH DENTAL CARE, 1954

TABLE 26 FORMS OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED, 1954

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 1936 - SECTION 203 The following tabulation shows the number of births notified each year, as adjusted by transferred notifications:—

TABLE 27

TABLE 28 PREMATURE INFANTS, 195b

TABLE 29 ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS, 1953

TABLE 30

TABLE 31 CHILD WELFARE CENTRES, 1953

TABLE 32 CHILD WELFARE CENTRES, 1955

TABLE 33

The nurseries are open from Monday to Friday each week, with the exception of Public Holidays, and the total attendances during 1953/1954 were as follows:-

ALDERSBROOK MATERNITY HOSPITAL. STATISTICS

TABLE 34 MIDWIVES ACTS, 1902 - 1951

TABLE 35

TABLE 36

Number of cases In which medical aid was summoned by a midwife under section 14(1) of the Midwlves Act, 1951

TABLE 37 GAS AM) AIR ANALGESIA AND ADMINISTRATION OF PETHIDINE

TABLE 38

TABLE 39 HOME NURSING - STATISTICS

TABLE 40 DiPHTHERiA iMMUNiSATiON

TABLE 41

TABLE 42 SMALL POX VACCINATION

TABLE 43 AMBULANCE SERVICE. STATISTICS FOR YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 1954

TABLE 44 AMBULANCE SERVICE. STATISTICS FOR YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH 1955

TABLE 45 COST OF SERVICE

TABLE 46 UNIT COSTS AMBULANCE SERVICE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1954

TABLE 47 UNIT COSTS - AMBULANCE SERVICE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH, 1955

TABLE 22 No. OF PERSONS KNOWN TO BE AFFECTED BY EPILEPSY & CEREBRAL PALSY