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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Supply of Insulin. The Council in December, 1935, made
provisions tor the supply of insulin, free of charge, to persons who,
owing to lack of means, were unable to obtain this facility otherwise.
The economic circumstances of each family arc investigated
before assistance is given.
No applications were received for assistance during the year
under review, but there were, at the end of 1937, five persons
receiving help under this scheme. The ages of these persons were
58, 55, 15, 12 and 10 years respectively. The total cost to the
Corporation for the supply of insulin varied from 10s. 8d. to £11
10s. 7d. per patient. The total cost for the five patients was
£21 17s. 6d.
V accination A cts. The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year 1937:
| Number of cases in birth lists received during 1937 | 5,300 |
| Number of certificates of vaccination received | 1,215 |
| Number of certificates of postponement owing to: — Health of child | 335 |
| Condition of house | — |
| Prevalence of infectious disease | — |
| Number of certificates under section 2 of the Vaccination Act, 1898, and number of statutory declarations under section 1 of the Vaccination Act, 1907 | 3,021 |
| Number of certificates of insusceptibility or of having had smallpox | 9 |
| Number of cases:— | |
| Parents removed out of district | 841 |
| Otherwise not found | 283 |
| Number of entries in lists sent to public vaccinators | 1,396 |
Shops Acts, 1912-1936. There are now in force seven Acts
of Parliament and four sets of Regulations relating to shops
and employment in shops, together with various Closing Orders
and Half-holiday Orders made under the principle Act of 1912.
Three of these seven Acts came into force during the year 1937:—
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