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Of the above number, 15.6 per cent. of the deaths at this age
period were due to Diphtheria. Recently there has been renewed
propaganda in this Borough for immunization against Diphtheria,
and the result of this simple form of treatment should lower
materially the death rate from one of the most virulent diseases
of childhood.
SPECIAL REPORTS ISSUED BY THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH DURINC THE YEAR.
(1) District Medical Officers.
In accordance with the instructions of the Public Assistance
Committee, 1 submit herewith a report upon this service. At the
present time the work is carried out by two whole-time District
Medical Officers and three part-time District Medical Officers
(one of whom, Dr. Brews, is an officer of the East
Ham Council working jointly with the West Ham Council). Each
whole-time officer is assisted by a full-time nurse, and the dispensing
of their prescriptions is done in each case by a full-time
dispenser. The dispensing of the part-time District Medical
Officer is done by different chemists at contract prices. Further,
each whole-time District Medical Officer has a deputy who attends
to the work when he is off duty.
The work of the whole-time Medical Officers is carried out at
and from North West Ham and South West Ham Public Assistance
Sub-Offices, that of the part-time District Medical Officers
being carried out at and from their respective surgeries.