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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Cases | Case rate per 1,000 pop. | Deaths | Death rate per 1,000 pop. |
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Cause of Death | All Ages | Deaths at different periods of life of residents (civilians), whether occurring within or without the district | ||||||||||||
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Under 1 Year | 1-5 Years | 5-15 Years | 15-45 Years | 45-65 Years | 65 and Upwards | |||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
DISEASE | In Hosp. 31.12.45 | Admitted since | Discharged | Died | In Hosp. 31.12.46 |
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M. | F. |
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Month | Bodies in Queen Mary's Hospital on which inquests were held | Number received | Total. | Males | Females | Under 5 years | Over 5 years | Sent in by Coroner | Sent in by Police | Sent in on sanitary grounds | Number of Post-Mortem Examinations | Number of Inquests |
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Grade | Results of Examination | ||||
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Number Sampled | Number satisfactory | Failed Methylene blue test | Phosphatase test | Plate-count (Jan. & Feb.) |
Type | Number Sampled | Results of Examination | ||
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Number Satisfactory | Failed Methylene Blue Test | Phosphatase Test |
Type of Milk | Number Examined | Result | |
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Positive | Negative |
Bacterial content per millilitre | Coliform bac. per millilitre | ||||||||||
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Source of Sample | Number Sampled | 1- | 50,000— | 100,000— | 200,000— | 500,000— | 1 million & over | 1 | 1/10th | 1/100th | 1/1000th |
Year | No. of samples examined | Per cent. adulterated |
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Year | No. of samples examined | Per cent adulterated |
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Type of Sample | No. of Samples taken | Analysis agreed | Analysis disagreed |
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Source of Sampling | Number of samples | ||
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Bacteriological | Chemical |
1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 |
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T.B. Minus | T.B. plus Grade I. | T.B. plus Grade II. | T.B. plus Grade III. | Total |
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T.B. Minus | T.B. plus Grade i. | T.B. plus Grade II. | T.B. plus Grade iii. |
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Total notified births (adjusted) | Confined in hospital | Confined at home | |||
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Total | West Ham residents | Total | Attended by Council midwife |
Hospital | No. of Maternity beds | Total admissions | Total West Ham residents admitted | No. of Confinements | ||
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Total | West Ham residents |
1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 |
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1. | Presentation | No. of Cases |
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Males | Females | Total |
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Male | Female |
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Clinic | Number of Conditions Treated |
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Clinic | Number of Attendances for Treatment |
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Number examined | Number defective | Percentage defective |
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Year | Number of school children treated |
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Name of School | Chief defects found | ||||
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Number examined | Defective vision | Postural defects | Nose & Throat defects | All other defects |
Number of cases dealt with | ||
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TYPE OF WORK | 1945 | 1946 |
A. Routine medical inspection: | |
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Code Group | No. Examined |
Number of children inspected | A. (Excellent) | B. (Normal) | c. (Slightly subnormal) | D. (Bad) | ||||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |