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SECTION B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA.
1. (i) Public Health Officers of the Authority.— Vide list at the beginning
of this report.
(ii) Nursing in the Home.—There is a voluntary District Nursing Committee,
10,792 visits being paid by the Nurses in 1947, compared with 9,417
in 1946.
The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year
1947:—
Number of New Cases and applications for Nurses'
Services 408
Number of Visits—Medical 9,142
Surgical 1,636
Operations 1
Massage 13
Number of necessitous cases referred to the Committee
26
Number of cases on books at end of year 89
The cases were distributed in wards as under:—
Cranbrook 66
Park 58
Seven Kings 39
North Hainault 34
Loxford 59
Clementswood 30
South Hainault 23
Goodmayes 27
Barkingside 72
• (iii) Laboratory Facilities.—During the year 680 swabs were examined
for the presence of diphtheria organisms in the Bacteriological Laboratory at
the Isolation Hospital; 33 gave positive results and 647 negative results. In
addition 6 diphtheritic specimens were sent to other Laboratories for a test
for virulence.
(iv) Legislation in Force.—Byelaws exist for :—
(1) Prevention of Nuisances.
(2) Cleansing of footways and pavements, and cleansing of earth closets,
privies, ashpits and cesspools.
(3) Dealing with common lodging houses and houses let in lodgings.
(4) Houses let in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one
family. (Sec. 84, Ilford Act, 1937.)
(5) Slaughterhouses and humane slaughtering of animals.
(6) Pleasure Fairs. (Sec. 128, Ilford Act, 1937.)
(7) Tipping of Dust, Spoil and Refuse. (Sec. 85, Ilford Act, 1937.)
(8) For securing the cleanliness and freedom from pollution of tanks,
cisterns and other receptacles used for storing water used or likely
to be used by man for drinking or domestic purposes, or for manufacturing
drink for the use of man.
(9) Nuisances in connection with the removal of offensive or noxious
matter.
(10) Byelaws made under the Essex County Council Act, 1933. (Parts
IV, VI and IX.)
Part IV—Establishments for Massage and Special Treatment.
Inspections of licensed establishments are carried out quarterly.