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

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In my 1955 report I referred to deaths in women from cancer of the lung, and the following table again brings to public notice the fact that each year a number of women die in this way, whose cancer was probably associated with cigarette smoking over a long period and whose deaths probably were preventable.

	1957	1956	1955	1954

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STATISTICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

					1956		1967

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The following tabulation shows the number of births notified each year, as adjusted by transferred notificatlons:-

	1956	1957

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The number of births assigned to the area and birth rates for the years under review, with comparative figures for previous years are shown in the following tabulation:

	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957

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STILL BIRTHS 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 comparable figures for the preceding three years:

	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957

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The still birth mortality rates for England and Wales and East Ham are shewn in the following table:- TABLE I

	Still births per 1,000 population
	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957

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DEATHS Details of deaths of residents In 1956 and 1967 with comparative figures are shown below:-

	1964	1965	1956	1957

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

	1966			1957
	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 years 1964 and 1965 being quoted:

	1954	1955	1966		1957

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NEO-NATAL MORTALITY The number of deaths of children under the age of four weeks and the causes of such deaths were as follows:-

	1964	1955	1956	1957

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TABLE 2 - BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1956

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

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TABLE 3 - BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1957

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

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TABLE 4 - CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1956, AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1952 - 1956

Reference No.	Cause of Death	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		L - 4 Years.		5- 14 Years		15-24 Years		25-44 Years		45-64 Years		65-74 Years		7b Years and above		Total deaths in Institutions		1956	1955	1954	1953	1952
		M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	1956	1955	1954	1953	1952

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TABLE 5- CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1957, AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1953 - 1957

Reference No.	cause of Death	Number of deaths of residents (Including non-civilians) whether occurring within or without the district																		Total deaths In Institutions		Total deaths for the years					Reference No.
		All Ages		Under 1 Tear		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	1957	1956	1955	1954	1953

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TABLE 6 - INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE, 1956 & 1957

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	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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CANCER.	1958	1957

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TABLE 7 - CANCER DEATHS 1956 - LOCATION OF THE DISEASE

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

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TABLE 8 - CANCER DEATHS 1057 - LOCATION OF THE DISEASE

Parts of Ages Body Affected	Under 15		15-24		25-34		35-44		45-54		55-04		65-74		75 and upwards		Total
Parts of Ages Body Affected	M	F	M	F	M.	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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

	Qtr. ending 31/3/56	Qtr. ending 30/6/57	Qtr. ending 30/9/56	Qtr. ending 31/12/56	Total

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Details of these notifications are set out In Table 12.

	Qtr. ending 31/3/57	Qtr. ending 30/6/57	Qtr. ending 30/9/57	Qtr. ending 31/12/57	Total

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TABLE 9 - PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Notified Cases for Year ended 31/12/56

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 Ilford	Wood grange	Plashet	Xenslngtor	Castle	Central	Wall End	Greatfleld	South
	At all ages	Under I	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 Ilford	Wood grange	Plashet	Xenslngtor	Castle	Central	Wall End	Greatfleld	South

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TABLE 10 - PPEVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Notified Cases for Tear ended 31/12/57

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 Ilford	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 Ilford	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	1956	1957

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TABLE 11 - TOTAL CASES OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES, 1933 - 1957

DISEASE	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957

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TABLE 12 - PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1952 SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1956 TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1956 Formal Notifications

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

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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-	25r	35-	45-	55-	65-	75r-	Total

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TABLE 13-PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCUL OBIS) PECULATIONS, 1952 SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1967 TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1967 Formal Notifications

Age Periods	Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis
Age Periods	0-	1-	2-	5-	10-	15-	20-	26-	35-	45-	55-	65-	76-	Total (all ages)

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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-	16-	20-	25-	36r-	45-	56-	65-	75-	Total

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(1) Food Poisoning Notifications (Corrected) Return to Registrar—Qeneral :-

	1956	1957

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The various organisms identified in each case as the cause of illness were:-

	1956	1957

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VENEREAL DISEASES 1J) e following statistics have been abstracted from copies of form V. D. (R), which have been received from the Hospitals named and total figures for 1964 and 1966 are also shown:-

	Patients Dealt With for the First Time During the Year
	1956				1967
	Syphilis	Gonorrhoea	Other Conditions	Total	Syphilis	Gonorrhoea	Other Conditions	Total

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CHILDREN'S ACT - NURSERY AND SCATTERED HOMES. The statistics for the two years are appended:-

	1956	1967

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TABUS 14. PUBLIC MORTUARY - STATISTICS

AUTHORITY	PERIOD 17.10.66-31.12.66		YEAR 1957
AUTHORITY	No. of Bodies Received	No. of Autopsies Performed	No. of Bodies Received	No. of Autopsies Performed

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1. - INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (Including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)

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

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2. - CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE POUND (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they are considered as two, three or more "cases")

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 Counc11	No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists	No. of Instances of work in unwholesome premises	Notices served	Prosecutions

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TABLE 16 FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948 YEAR 1957 PART I OF THE ACT 1. - INSPECTIONS for the purposes of provisions as to health (Including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).

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

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2. -CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they are considered as two, three or more "cases")

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	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 NUMBERS PROVIDED WITH DENTAL CARE

		Examined	Needing treatment	Treated	Made dentally fit

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TABLE 18 FORMS OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED

		Extractions	General Anaesthetics	Fillings	Scallngs or scaling and gum treatment	Silver Nltra te treatment	Radiographs	Dentures provided
		Extractions	General Anaesthetics	Fillings	Scallngs or scaling and gum treatment	Silver Nltra te treatment	Radiographs	Com-plete	Partial

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Number of premature Infants notified during the years (Including transferred notifications) where the mothers normally reside In the area.

	1956	1957

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TABLE 19

Weight at Birth	PREMATURE LIVE BIRTHS															PREMATURE STILL-BIRTHS
	Born in Hospital¹			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.ol blrtt	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
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(3)	(7)	(3)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)

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TABLE 20 ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS

	No. of clinics provided at end of year (whether held at Child Welfare Centres or other premises)		No. of Sessions held per month at clinics Included In col. (2)		No. of women in attendance				Total No. of attendances made by women Included In col. (4) during the year
					No. of women who attended during the year		No. of new cases included In col. (4) I.e. for A.N. clinics women vtio had not previously attended any clinic during current pregnancy & for P.N. clinics women who had not previously attended any P.N. clinic after last conflnemant
(1)	(2)		(3)		(4)		(5)		(6)

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TABLE 21 CHILD WELFARE CENTRES, 1956

	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			1956	1955	1954-51	Total Number of children who attended during the year	Under 1 year	1 but mder 2	2 but under 5	Total attendances during the year

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TABLE 22 CHILD WELFARE CENTRES, 1957

	Number Pf centres provided at end of year	Number of Child Welfare sessions held per month at centres	Number of children who first attended a centre of this Local Health Authority 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
				1957	1956	1955-52
				1957	1956	1955-52		Under 1 year	1 but under 2	2 but under 5

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TABLE 23

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

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TABLE 24 MIDWIVES ACTS, 1902 - 1951

	Number or mldwlves practising In the area at 31st December
	Domiciliary Mldwlves		Mldwlves In Institutions		Total
	1956	1957	1956	1957	1956	1957

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TABLE 25

NUMBER OF DELIVERIES ATTENDED BY MIDWIVES IN THE AREA DURING THE YEAR
Domiciliary Cases										Cases in Institutions
Doctor not booked				Doctor booked				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 presant at time of delivery of child		Totals
1956	1957	1956	1957	1956	1957	1956	1957	1956	1957	1956	1957

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TABLE 26 DOMICILIARY MIDWIVES - ANALGESIA AND ADMINISTRATION OF PETHIDINE

		Number of domiciliary mldwlves practising In the area at end of year who were qualified to administer Inhalatlonal analgesics In accordance with the requirements of the Central Mldwlves Board	Number of sets of apparatus for the administration of Inhalatlonal analgesics In use at end of year		Number of cases In which Inhalatlonal analgesics were administered by mldwlves In domiciliary practice during the year:-				Number of cases In which pethidine was administered by mldwlves In domiciliary practice during the year:-
					When doctor was present at time of delivery of child		When doctor was not present at time delivery of child		When doct cr was present at time of delivery of child	When doctor was not present at time of delivery of child
			Gas and air	"Trl-lene"	Gas and air	"Trl-lene"	Gas and air	"Trl-lene"	When doct cr was present at time of delivery of child	When doctor was not present at time of delivery of child

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TABLE 27 HEALTH VISITORS - STATISTICS

	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 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		Number of attendances by Health Visitors at Clinic Sessions

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TABLE 28 HOME NURSING - STATISTICS

	Year	TYPE OF CASE							Number 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
	Year	Medical	Surgical	Infectious Diseases	Tuberculosis	Maternal Complications	Others	Totals

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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION TABLE 29

	Immunisation carried out by	Age at date of final injection or of reinforcing injection as appropriate						Total
	Immunisation carried out by	under l year		1-4 years		6-14 years		Total
Number of children who completed a full course of primary immunisation during the year	General Practitioners	1956	1957	1956	1957	1956	1967	1956	1957

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TABLE 30 Number of children who at the end of the year had completed a course of immunisation at any time in the preceding 15 years.

Age at 31st December of year under review		Under 1 year	1-4 years	5-9 years	10 - 14 years	Total under 15 years

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TABLE 32

	1947-54 age groups	1955-56 age group.	Totals

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TABLE 33 Statistics for years ending 31.3.57 and 31.3.58

		AMBULANCE SERVICE				Transport by rail	Grand Total
		Ambulances	Dual Purpose (1 stretcher) vehicles	Sitting case vehicles	Total - All Vehicles	Transport by rail	Grand Total

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TABLE 34 COST OF SERVICE

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

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TABLE 36 UNIT COSTS - AMBULANCE SERVICE

	Ambulance Service only
	Tear ending 31.3.57	Tear ending 31.3.58

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TABLE 36

Article	No. of occasions item loaned Cupboard at				Total
Article	Town Hall	Annexe	Church Road Clinic		Total
	1956	1957	1956	1957	1956	1957

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In addition, from the premature baby outfit cupboard the following articles were issued:-

	No. of occasions
	1966	1967

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TUBERCULOSIS

	1956	1967

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

	1956	1957

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

		1956	1957

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TABLE 37 B.C.G. VACCINATION - STATISTICS

	Number Skin Tested		Number found negative		Number Vaccinated or re-vaccinated
	1966	1957	1956	1967	1966	1957

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TABLE 38 CONVALESCENT HOME TREATMENT - PERIOD OF' TREATMENT

Age Groups	Year	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 39 The recommendations for this treatment were submitted by:-

Referred by	Children 0-5		School children		Adults		Total
Referred by	1956	1957	1956	1957	1956	1957	1956	1957

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

	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957

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TABLE 40 PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES REPORTED

	1956			1957
	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total

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TABLE 41 MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACTS, 1913 - 1938 PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES AS ON 31st, DECEMBER EACH YEAR

		1956			1957
		Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total

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GUARDIANSHIP CASES

	1956	1957

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OCCUPATION CENTRE The numbers of defectives on the register of the Occupation Centre on 31st December of each year was as follows:-

		1956	1957

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TABLE 42 OCCUPATION CENTRE - SESSIONS AND ATTENDANCES

	Morning	Afternoon	Total.

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TABLE 43 MENTAL PATIENTS - LUNACY AND MENTAL TREATMENT ACTS

Type of patient		Number on register on 1st January		Admissions to Hospitals during the year		Discharges from Hospitals during the year		Deaths ln hospitals during the year		Number on register on 31st December

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Number of patients released on trial

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Number of patients returned from trial

		1956	1957

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Disposition of Mental Patients

	1956		1967
	Runwell Hospital	Other Hosp ltals	Runwell Hospital	Other Hospitals

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TABLE 44 DULY AUTHORISED OFFICERS DETAILS OF VISITS, ETC.

	No. of visits and/or attendances
	1950	1957

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TABLE 45 HOME HELP SERVICE TABULATION OF CASES.

Illness or other cause for which help provided		Period of Service Provided								Total
Illness or other cause for which help 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	Total

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The approved establishment is 80 full time helps or their equivalent ln part time help and on 31st December of each year the staff employed comprised:—

	1956	1957

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Provision was made for an average use of 2875 hours per week ln the financial year 1958/7 and 3,250 hours per week in 1957/8. The total hours of service given and the average hours worked per week were as follows:-

Year	Total hours worked	Average per week

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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 servlce:-

	1956	1957

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ANNUAL REPORT, 1956

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(M) SAMPLING The following table shows the number of samples of all types taken for analysis or examination.

	Chemical

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HOUSING STATISTICS

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II. Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal notices. Number of dwelling houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by local authority or their officers. 964

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HOUSING REPAIRS AND RENTS ACT, 1954 Particulars of applications made and Certificates Issued under the above-mentioned Act:-

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The following licences were issued to use special designations prescribed ln the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations 1949-54:

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TABLE 40

Cattle	Calves	Sheep	Pigs	Total

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Arising out of the examination of a large variety of foodstuffs the following items were certified as unfit for human consumption:-

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Food other than tinned or packeted:

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TABLE 47

	Examined	Number of Samples Found adulterated or below standard

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TABLE 48

Sample NO.	Informal or Formal	Article	Adulteration or deficiency

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Statistics for 1956

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Unsound food examined:

Tinned or Packeted			Foog other than tinned or packeted

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C. FOOD AND DRUGS SAMPLINQ During the year 339 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst. Details as follows:

	Examined	Adulterated or below standard

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Included in "other articles" are 5 samples submitted to this Department by members of the public as follows:-

Sample No.	Informal or Formal	Article	Adulteration or Deficiency

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STATISTICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA

The following tabulation shows the number of births notified each year, as adjusted by transferred notificatlons:-

The number of births assigned to the area and birth rates for the years under review, with comparative figures for previous years are shown in the following tabulation:

STILL BIRTHS 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 comparable 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 I

DEATHS Details of deaths of residents In 1956 and 1967 with comparative figures are shown below:-

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 years 1964 and 1965 being quoted:

NEO-NATAL MORTALITY The number of deaths of children under the age of four weeks and the causes of such deaths were as follows:-

TABLE 2 - BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1956

TABLE 3 - BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1957

TABLE 4 - CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1956, AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1952 - 1956

TABLE 5- CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1957, AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1953 - 1957

TABLE 6 - INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE, 1956 &amp; 1957

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TABLE 7 - CANCER DEATHS 1956 - LOCATION OF THE DISEASE

TABLE 8 - CANCER DEATHS 1057 - LOCATION OF THE DISEASE

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

Details of these notifications are set out In Table 12.

TABLE 9 - PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Notified Cases for Year ended 31/12/56

TABLE 10 - PPEVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Notified Cases for Tear ended 31/12/57

The hospitals to which the patients suffering from Infectious diseases were admitted are named below:-

TABLE 11 - TOTAL CASES OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES, 1933 - 1957

TABLE 12 - PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1952 SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1956 TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1956 Formal Notifications

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

TABLE 13-PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCUL OBIS) PECULATIONS, 1952 SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1967 TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1967 Formal Notifications

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

(1) Food Poisoning Notifications (Corrected) Return to Registrar—Qeneral :-

The various organisms identified in each case as the cause of illness were:-

VENEREAL DISEASES 1J) e following statistics have been abstracted from copies of form V. D. (R), which have been received from the Hospitals named and total figures for 1964 and 1966 are also shown:-

CHILDREN'S ACT - NURSERY AND SCATTERED HOMES. The statistics for the two years are appended:-

TABUS 14. PUBLIC MORTUARY - STATISTICS

1. - INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (Including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)

2. - CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE POUND (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they are considered as two, three or more "cases")

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

TABLE 16 FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 AND 1948 YEAR 1957 PART I OF THE ACT 1. - INSPECTIONS for the purposes of provisions as to health (Including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors).

2. -CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they are considered as two, three or more "cases")

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

TABLE 17 NUMBERS PROVIDED WITH DENTAL CARE

TABLE 18 FORMS OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED

Number of premature Infants notified during the years (Including transferred notifications) where the mothers normally reside In the area.

TABLE 19

TABLE 20 ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS

TABLE 21 CHILD WELFARE CENTRES, 1956

TABLE 22 CHILD WELFARE CENTRES, 1957

TABLE 23

TABLE 24 MIDWIVES ACTS, 1902 - 1951

TABLE 25

TABLE 26 DOMICILIARY MIDWIVES - ANALGESIA AND ADMINISTRATION OF PETHIDINE

TABLE 27 HEALTH VISITORS - STATISTICS

TABLE 28 HOME NURSING - STATISTICS

DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION TABLE 29

TABLE 30 Number of children who at the end of the year had completed a course of immunisation at any time in the preceding 15 years.

TABLE 32

TABLE 33 Statistics for years ending 31.3.57 and 31.3.58

TABLE 34 COST OF SERVICE

TABLE 36 UNIT COSTS - AMBULANCE SERVICE

TABLE 36

In addition, from the premature baby outfit cupboard the following articles were issued:-

TUBERCULOSIS

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

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

TABLE 37 B.C.G. VACCINATION - STATISTICS

TABLE 38 CONVALESCENT HOME TREATMENT - PERIOD OF' TREATMENT

TABLE 39 The recommendations for this treatment were submitted by:-

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

TABLE 40 PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES REPORTED

TABLE 41 MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACTS, 1913 - 1938 PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES AS ON 31st, DECEMBER EACH YEAR

GUARDIANSHIP CASES

OCCUPATION CENTRE The numbers of defectives on the register of the Occupation Centre on 31st December of each year was as follows:-

TABLE 42 OCCUPATION CENTRE - SESSIONS AND ATTENDANCES

TABLE 43 MENTAL PATIENTS - LUNACY AND MENTAL TREATMENT ACTS

TABLE 6 - INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE, 1956 & 1957