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West Ham 1923

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

Published
1924
Pages
66
Tables
31

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31 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    Vital Statistics of the Wards of the Borough during 1923.
    Wards.Census Population adjusted to middle of 1921 by RegistrarGenl.Births.Birth Rate.Deaths.Death Rate.Infant Deaths.Infant Mortality per 1,000 birthsNatural increase Births over Deaths.Estimated population middle of 1933.
  • Page 5
    Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year.
    Births—Total.Male.Female.
  • Page 5
    Infectious Diseases Below is appended a table showing the number of cases of the notifiable diseases occurring during the year, together with the number removed to hospitals and the total number of deaths in each disease.
    Disease.Cases Notified.Removed to Hospital.Total Deaths.
  • Page 6
    It may be of interest to compare the incidence of some of these diseases with the figures for England and Wales supplied by the Registrar General, as set out below:—
    Disease.Case rate per 1,000 population
    West Ham.England and Wales.
  • Page 7
    The visits in case of sickness which the Women Sanitary Inspectors dovetailed into their other work during the year may be seen from the accompanying table:—
    Disease.Number reported.Number Visited.Disease.Number reported.Number visited.
  • Page 8
    Tuberculosis. The following table, in the form desired by the Ministry of Health, sets out the number of notified cases of Tuberculosis and the number of deaths during the year at certain age periods, distinguishing separately the pulmonary and non-pulmonary forms, males and females:—
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.No n-pulmonaryPulmonary.Non-pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 13
    Midwives' Acts, 1902 & 1918.
    Number ot Midwives practising for an Association or privately.Number giving notice of intention to practise.Number of Births attended.Number of Records of sending for Medical Aid.
  • Page 15
    Domiciliary Confinements in West Ham carried out by the Midwives attached to the Plaistow Maternity Charity during the past three years:—
    192119221923Total.
  • Page 15
    Welfare Centres and Clinics.
    Centres.Sessions held.Average Attendance.Medical Supervision.
    Expectant Mothers.Children.
  • Page 19
    The following table shows the allocation of the patients received at these institutions to the areas in the Scheme:—
    Area.No. of Patients.Aggregate No. of days in residence.Percentage (days).
  • Page 20
    LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL. Venereal Diseases. Summary of work done by the Hospitals during the year 1923.
    London.Middlesex.Essex.Surrey.Kent.Herts.Bucks.East Ham.West Ham.CroydonTotal.Other places.Grand Total.
  • Page 21
    LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL. Venereal Diseases. Return showing the extent to which the facilities have been utilized during the year ended 31st December, 1923.
    Hospital.New Cases.No. of Persons.Total attendances.No. of Inpatient days.Sal. Subs. doses given.Pathological Examinations.Total.
    Syp.S.C.Gon.Not V.D.Total.Ceased to attendDischarged.Spiro.Gon.Wass.Others.
    (a)(b)(a)(b)(a)(b)(a)(b)
  • Page 22
    The effect of the War on Building is clearly shown by comparing the number of plans for dwelling houses sanctioned before the War and after its commencement, supplied to me by the Borough Engineer:—
    Year.North.South.Total.Year.North.South.Total.
  • Page 23
    Housing Summonses issued.
    Before.During.After.
    Year.No.Year.No.Year.No.
  • Page 25
    Action taken under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.
    1.- Inspections.Inspections.Notices.
  • Page 26
    Continued from previous page...
    Nature of World.Outworkers' List. Section 107.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending Lists.
    Lists received from Employers.Number of Outworkers' Addresses received from other Councils.Number of Outworkrs' Addresses forwarded to other Councils.
    Twice in year.Once in year.
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
  • Page 27
    Table showing the different Trades in which the Home workers were engaged during 1923.
  • Page 29
    It is pleasing to note that no tubercular disease of the udder was found in any of the animals, although some of the cowsheds were found both by Mr. McCunn and by the Sanitary Inspectors to require the service of notice to remedy defects.
    Situation of Cowshed.No. of Cows examined each quarter.
    1234
  • Page 35
    B.— Summary of action taken under the Milk and Cream Regulations on the lines indicated in the Departments Circular, Letter No. 162, dated 7.1.1921. 1. Milk: and Cream not sold as Preserved Cream:—
    (a)(b)
    No. of Samples examined for the presence of a Preservative.No. in which Preservative was reputed to be present, and percentage of Preservative found in each sample.
  • Page 36
    Prosecutions. 1923.
    £s.d.
  • Page 37
    Shops Act—
  • Page 38
    Causes of Death at Different Periods of Life in the County Borough of West Ham during 1923.
    Causes of Death.Sex.All Ages0-1-2-5 -15-25-45-65-75-
  • Page 39
    Summary of Notifications.
    Week Ending.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Small Pox.Typhus Fever.Cerebro Spinal Fever.Acute Poliomyelitis.Acute Polio Encephalitis.Encephalitis Letbargica.Erysipelas.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Tuberculosis.Pneumonia.Malaria.|Dysentery.Trench Fever.Relapsing FeverContinued Fever.
    Retpiratory.Other.
  • Page 40
    Chief Vital Statistics since 1877.
    Year.Population.Births.Birth Rate.Deaths.Death Rate.Infant Deaths.Infant Mortality Rate.
  • Page 41
    Particulars of Bodies received into the Mortuaries during 1923.
  • Page 45
    The following table shows the admissions and deaths for each month of the year : —
    1923.Admissions.Deaths.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Fyphoid Fever.Measles.Chicken-pox.Other Diseases.Total.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.TyphoidMeasles.Chicken-pox.Other Diseases.Total.
  • Page 51
    Table "A"—Notified Cases.
    Positive.Negative.Observation.Total.
  • Page 51
    Table " B "—This includes Positive Cases in Tables A, C & D
    Type I.Type II .Type III.Surgical and Combined.Total.
  • Page 51
    Table " C "—Contact Cases.
    Positive.Pre-T. B. or Indef.Negative.Total
  • Page 52
    Table " D "—Request Cases.
    Positive.Observation.Negative.Total.
  • Page 53
    Table " E."