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West Ham 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

Published
1948
Pages
108
Tables
46

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46 tables in this report

  • Page 7
    VARIOUS DISEASES: Cases and deaths.
    CasesCase rate per 1,000 pop.Death rate Deaths per 1,000 pop.
  • Page 9
    TABLE 1 Causes of Death in Age Groups — 1947 (as supplied by Registrar-General)
    Cause of DeathAll AgesDeaths at different periods of life of residents (civilians), whether occurring within or without the district
    Under 1 Year1-5 Years5-15 Years15-45 Years45-65 Years65 and Upwards
    M.F.M.F.m.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 16
    RETURN OF ADMISSIONS, DISCHARGES AND DEATHS FOR 1947
    DiseaseIn Hosp. 31.12.46Admitted sinceDischargedDiedIn Hosp. 31.12.47
  • Page 17
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    DiseaseIn Hosp. 31.12.46Admitted sinceDischargedDiedin Hosp. 31.12.47
  • Page 19
    VENEREAL DISEASES—REGULATION 33b Contacts notified to the Medical Officer of Health during the period January 1st to 31st December, 1947:—
    M.F.
  • Page 20
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    M.F
  • Page 21
    BODIES RECEIVED INTO THE MORTUARY DURING 1947 STRATFORD MORTUARY
    MonthBodies in Queen Mary's Hospital on which inquests were heldNumber received at public mortuaryTotalMalesFemalesUnder 5 yearsOver 5 yearsSent in by CoronerSent in by PoliceSent in for sanitary reasonsNumber of Post-Mortem ExaminationsNumber of Inquests
  • Page 22
    Particulars are given below of samples of raw designated milks which were taken during the year and submitted to the appropriate tests:—
    Type of MilkNumber SampledResults of Examination
    Unsatisfactory
    Number satisfactoryFailed Methylene blue testContained coliform bacillusFailed Methylene blue test and contained coliform bacillus
  • Page 23
    Particulars are given below regarding the various types of heat-treated milk which were sampled during the year and submitted to the appropriate tests:—
    Type of MilkNumber SampledResults of Examination
    Number SatisfactoryUnsatisfactory
    Failed Methylene Blue TestFailed Phosphatase Test
  • Page 23
    BIOLOGICAL TESTS
    Type of MilkNumber ExaminedResult
    PositiveNegative
  • Page 24
    EXAMINATION OF ICE CREAM
    Source of SampleNumber SampledBacterial content per millilitreColiform bac. per millilitre
    1—50,000—100,000—200,000—500,000—1 million & over11/10th1/100th
  • Page 24
    METHYLENE BLUE TESTS PROVISIONAL GRADES
    Number SampledGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4
  • Page 25
    The adulteration in the Borough for the past ten years was as follows:—
    YearNo. of samples examinedPer cent. of adulteration
  • Page 26
    The milk adulteration in the Borough for the past 10 years was as follows:—
    YearNo. of samples examinedPer cent. of adulteration
  • Page 27
    FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926 Particulars are given below of 13 official and 20 unofficial samples which were taken during the year:—
    Type of SampleNo. of Samples takenAnalysis agreedAnalysis disagreed
  • Page 29
    Particulars are given hereunder of 35 samples of water taken from the Council's private wells supplying its hospitals situated outside the Borough, which were submitted for examination during the year:—
    Source of SamplingNumber of samples
    BacteriologicalChemical
  • Page 30
    The following is a table shewing the work carried out during the year under this Act:—
    PremisesM/c line No.Number on RegisterNumber of
    InspectionsWrittenOccupiers prosecuted
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
  • Page 32
    The following is a tabular statement of the work carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors' Section:—
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  • Page 34
    It Seems worth while recording details and results of this event.
    Total NoLungT.B.+State of Disease during pregnancyTherapeutic abortionFull Term.
    QuiescentActive
  • Page 36
    The grades of cases discharged and the results of treatment were as follows:—
  • Page 49
    The following table shows the number of admissions and confinements at Forest Gate Hospital for a 10-year period— 1938-1947:—
    1938193919401941194219431944194519461947
  • Page 49
    Tables are appended hereunder, giving:—
    1.PresentationNo of Cases
  • Page 52
    DISTRIBUTION OF DEFECTIVES
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 53
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  • Page 56
    The patients in the workshops are occupied for approximately three hours in the morning and two in the afternoon, except on Tuesday afternoons and, of course, week-ends.
    MalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 62
    The following are the total figures for the year:—
  • Page 63
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  • Page 65
    The following table shows at a glance the comparison:—
    Fyfield BoysChildren (14) GirlsRemaining BoysChildren (27) Girls
  • Page 67
    The following table shows the conditions found:—
  • Page 68
    The total number of conditions treated at the three individual clinics were as follows:—
    ClinicNumber of Conditions Treated
  • Page 69
    It is, of course, necessary for many of the patients to attend on more than one occasion, and some indication of the volume of work carried out at these clinics will be obtained from the following' table:—
    ClinicNumber of Attendances for Treatment
  • Page 77
    A comparative table or the rise and tall ot scabies is set out below:—
    YearNumber of school children treated
  • Page 78
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  • Page 91
    The following table gives an analysis of educational sub-normal children attending the special schools during the year :—
    Range of I.Q.'s West HamExtra District
  • Page 92
    Age Distribution
    West HamExtra District
  • Page 93
    An analysis of the causation of defect in 82 West Ham cases and 12 extra-district cases is set out below: —
    DefectWest HamExtra District
  • Page 94
    The age distribution of children in attendance was as follows:—
    AgeWest HamExtra District
  • Page 96
    The following particulars relate to the findings at these inspections:—
    ExaminationBoysGirlsTotalParents presentNumber defectivePercentage defective
  • Page 98
    schools is faulty posture, resulting from the physical, and in some cases mental or emotional, strain imposed by adolescence. Details follow:—
    Name of SchoolChief defects found
    Number examinedDefective visionPostural defectsNose & Throat defectsAll other defects
  • Page 100
    TABLE I. Return of Medical Inspection
  • Page 100
    TABLE II. Classification of the General Condition of Children Inspected during the year in the Periodic Age Groups
    Number of children inspectedA. (Good)B. (Fair)c. (Poor)
    No.%No.%No.%
  • Page 100
    TABLE III. Defects Treated under the Authority's Scheme
  • Page 101
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  • Page 101
    TABLE IV. Dental Inspection and Treatment
  • Page 102
    TABLE V. Verminous Conditions