London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
This page requires JavaScript
112
The following gives the number of cases of Ophthalmia
Neonatorum notified in the previous four years:—
1921. 1922. 1923. 1924.
61 34 31 24
Midwives Act, 1902 and 1918.
| Midwives practising for Associations or privately. | Number giving notice of intention to practise. | Number of Births attended. | Number of Records of sending for Medical Aid. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaistow Maternity Charity | 65 | 2,838 | 566 |
| Essex County Nuising Association (Beechcroft Nurses) | 29 | 115 | 9 |
| Salvation Army Nurses | 5 | 403 | 49 |
| Tate Nurses' Institute | 6 | 161 | 19 |
| Queen Mary's Hospital (Extern.) | 10 | 173 | 17 |
| Private Practice: | |||
| 1 | 47 | 4 | |
| 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1 | 302 | 23 | |
| 1 | 126 | 23 | |
| 1 | 180 | 30 | |
| 1 | 86 | 4 | |
| 1 | 109 | 13 | |
| Resident outside Borough but practising within: | |||
| 1. | 1 | 28 | 4 |
| 2. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6. | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 118 | 4,581 | 761 |