Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Mutual arrangements are in existence between West Ham,
the County Borough of East Ham, and the District of Barking
for reciprocal use of ambulances on call in case of emergency
should the ambulance of one or other Authority be unavailable,
and 16 journeys were made in this connection.
Facilities for obtaining ambulances through Tram Conductors
and the Police have been made, and transparencies are
displayed on all West Ham cars giving full information.
Notices to the same effect are exhibited at all the Council's
Conveniences and Fire Stations.
The following table sets out the nature of the cases removed:—
Abscess | 5 | Internal Trouble | 66 |
Appendicitis | 75 | Jaundice | 1 |
Arthritis | 1 | Kidney Trouble | 9 |
Attempted Suicide | 18 | Lockjaw | 1 |
Brights Disease | 1 | Loss of Memory | 4 |
Broken Ribs | 10 | Lunatic | |
Bronchitis | 5 | Massage | 1 |
Bruises | 1 | Mastoid | 2 |
Burns | 5 | Maternity Cases | 80 |
Cancer | 1 | Measles | 1 |
Cerebral disease | 1 | Nephritis | 2 |
Collapse | 46 | Neuritis | 1 |
Dislocated Shoulder | 5 | Obstruction | 2 |
Dog Bite | 1 | Operation | 11 |
Eclampsia | 1 | Peritonitis | 1 |
Erysipelas | 1 | Pneumonia & Pleurisy | 21 |
Fall | 3 | Poisoning, Blood | 5 |
Fit | 62 | Removal home from Hospital | 4 |
Fractured Femur | 2 | ||
Fractured Pelvis | 1 | Rheumatic Fever | 1 |
Fractured Tibia | 2 | Rheumatism | |
Gallstones | 4 | Rupture | 5 |
Gastric Ulcers | 6 | Shock | 8 |
Gastritis | 1 | Sleepy Sickness | 2 |
Haemorrhage | 25 | Strangulated Hernia | 7 |
Heart Trouble | 11 | Sunstroke | 2 |
Influenza | 1 | Suffocation | 1 |
Injured Head, Back (Concussion, etc ) | 195 | T.B. Meningitis | 2 |
Throat Trouble | 4 | ||
Injured Hands and Arms | 13 | Tumour | 1 |
Iniured Legs and Feet | 188 | Ulcerated Stomach | |
Injured Thigh | 13 | X-Ray | 4 |