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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
| Cases. | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notified. | Treated. | |||||
| At Home. | In Hospital. | |||||
| 24 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 3 | — | — |
Midwives' Acts, 1902 & 1918.
| Number ot Midwives practising for an Association or privately. | Number giving notice of intention to practise. | Number of Hirths attended. | Number of Records of sending for Medical Aid. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plai«tow Maternity Charity | 42 | 2,974 | 538 |
| Beechcroft Nurses' Home | 23 | 89 | 22 |
| Salvation Army Nurses | 3 | 434 | 36 |
| Tate Nurses' Institution | 6 | 211 | 33 |
| Queen Mary's Hospital Extern. | 9 | 162 | 27 |
| Private Practice: | |||
| a. | 1 | 43 | 3 |
| b | I | 78 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| d | 1 | 290 | 16 |
| e | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| /f | 1 | 41 | 11 |
| g | 1 | 131 | 19 |
| h | 1 | 173 | 26 |
| Resident outside Borough but practising | |||
| i | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| j | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| k | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 94 | 4,717 | 742 | |