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West Ham 1949

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

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Statistical Analysis.

Total new eases examined during the year:555
School Children478
Maternity & Child Welfare77
Number of attendances:1,987
School Children1,813
Maternity & Child Welfare174
Referred forTs. and As. operations:210
School Children182
Maternity & Child Welfare28
Referred for other Operations (School Children):6
Number Discharged:584
School Children511
Maternity & Child Welfare73

ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS. The Authority's arrangement with the Children's
Hospital, Balaam Street, Plaistow, for the treatment of children suffering from
orthopaedic defects was continued during the year and remained unaltered by the operation
of the National Health Service. in 1949 the number of children treated as out-patients
was 304 with a total attendance of 3,038 and, in addition, 14 children were treated as
in-patientso In addition, 13 children were under maintenance at orthopaedic hospital
schools approved by the Ministry of Education.
The provision of surgical appliances became the responsibility of the Hospital
Service after the "appointed day",

The following analysis separates the true organic heart defects from the less serious defects -

Requiring TreatmentRequiring Observation
Organic heart cases4452
Functional conditions2019
Anaemia10814