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West Ham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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- 1955
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- 136
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- 78
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY 1954
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VARIOUS DISEASES: Cases and Deaths
Cases Case rate per 1,000 population Deaths Death rate per 1,000 population -
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The following table shows the Age Incidence and the Case Rate per 1,000 population of the above diseases
Age Scarlet Fever Measles Whooping Cough -
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The age and sex incidence of the confirmed cases was as follows
Male Female -
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ERYSIPELAS. Twenty-one cases were notified. No fatal case was recorded Of the cases notified, the age and sex incidence was as below:-
Age Male Female -
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The age and sex incidence was as follows, 78 males and 84 females being affected
Age Male Female -
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Annual Return of Food Poisoning Notifications for the Year 195 4
Food Poisoning Notifications (Corrected). 1. 1st Quarter Jan/March 8 2nd Quarter April/June 8 3rd Quarter July/Sept. 6 4th Quarter Oet/Dec. 5 TOTAL 27 -
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The age and sex incidence of these deaths was as follows:-
Age Groups M. F. -
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The age and sex distribution of the cases notified was as follows:-
Age Groups Respiratory Non-Respiratory M. F. M. F. -
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The table below shows the age and sex distribution in respect of the deaths from tuberculosis during the year:-
Age Groups Respiratory Non-Respiratory M. F. M. F. -
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(a) Notifications of Tuberculosis.
Respiratory- Non-Respiratory Year Number Rate per 1,000 population Number Rate per 1,000 population -
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(b) Deaths from Tuberculosis
Respiratory Non-Respiratory Year Number Rate per 1,000 population Number Rate per 1,000 population -
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The following table gives an analysis of the age and sex distribution as well as the localisation of the disease in all persons certified as dying from cancer during the year.
Age Groups Malignant Neoplasm Other Malignant & Lymphatic Neoplasms TOTAL Stomach Lung & Bronchus Breast Uterus M. F. M. F. F. F. M. F. -
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1.- INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors).
Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections. Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted -
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2.- CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND. (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they should be reckoned as two, three or more "cases".)
Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied deferred To H.M. Inspector By H.M. Inspector -
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Part VIII of the Act OUTWORK (Sections 110 and 111)
Nature of Work SECTION 110 SECTION 111 No. of outworkers in August list required by Section 110 (1) (c) No. of cases of default in sending lists to the Council No. of prosecutions for failure to supply lists No. of instances of work in unwholesome premises Notices served Prose-eutions -
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The statistics relating to the activities of the Section are given in the tables below. RODENT CONTROL
Investigational visits to premises Operational visits to premises -
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Resulting from the above investigational visits, 837 premises were found to be infested with rats, and 686 infested with mice. DISINFESTATION - VERMIN
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DISINFECTIONS.
No. of premises visited Operational visits -
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The adulteration in the Borough for the past five years was as follows
Year Number of Samples Percentage Adulteration -
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The milk adulteration in the Borough for the past five years was as follows:-
Year Number of Samples Percentage Adulteration -
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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 Milk Number supplied Results of Examination Phosphatase Test Methylene Blue Test Turbidity Test Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Unsatisfactory -
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FERTILISERS He FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926. Particulars are given below of the samples taken during the year.
Type of Sample. No. of samples taken Analysis agreed Analysis disagreed -
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Carcases Inspected and Rejected.
Cattle excluding cows Cows Calves Sheep Pigs Horses Goats -
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Attendances at all the Child Welfare Sessions (including the Toddlers' Clinics) are set out below for the period 1950 - 1954. It is interesting to note that the percentage of children in both the age groups 0-1 and 1 - 5, who have attended the Clinics, is the highest since 1950.
Children under 1 Year Children 1-5 Years Number of Individual children. 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 -
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The following table shows the number of pre-school children who have attended the Council's Physiotherapy Clinics:-
Sunlight Massage Exercises -
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PRIMARY NOTIFICATIONS OP CASES OF TUBERCULOSIS. (Extracted from Annual Return to Registrar General).
Age 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 -
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B.C.G. VACCINATIONS IN WEST HAM (Contact Scheme)
Age 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 -
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Place of Birth and Deaths under 1 month: 1954.
Number of Infants Number died within 24 hours Number died within 28 days Number survived 28 days -
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Two Day Nurseries remained open during the whole of 1954, the Liverpool Road Nursery having closed on 26.5.54; the following table shows the average attendances:-
Nursery No. of Approved Places Average Daily Attendance. Under 2 years Over 2 years Total -
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Detailed information is available in respect of the 4l deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age, and is shown in the following tables:-
Age. -
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Number of Live Births in Maternity Units in the Borough.
Hospital West Ham Residents Total Live Births -
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Summary of work carried out by all Home Nurses within the Borough.
Total Cases attended Total number of visits paid Average number of visits per case -
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Statistics relating to the types and proportions of cases treated are set out below:-
Total Cases New Cases Total Visits -
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Number of Persons Vaccinated (or re-vaccinated).
Age at date of vaccination Under 1 1 2-4 5 - 14 15 or over Total -
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The number of children immunised during the year by medical officers of the authority or reported as having been immunised by general practitioners in the area are given in the following table
AGE at date of final injection Under 1 1 2 3 4 5-9 10-14 Total -
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Number of Children at 31st December, 1954, who had completed a course of Immunisation at any time before that date (i.e.. at any time since 1st January. 1940).
Age at 31.12.54 i.e., Born in Year Under 1 1954 1-4 1953-1950 5-9 1949-1945 10-14 1944-1940 Under 15 Total -
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The following table shows the number of home visits and clinic attendances made by Tuberculosis Health Visitors during the past 5 years.
Year Home Visits Clinic Sessions attended -
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The figures for this work in relation to those of previous years are:-
Year New contacts examined New notified cases on Clinic Register. Average number of contacts examined per notified case. -
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The main statistical details of the survey are as follows:- (a) Groups examined.
Males Females Total. -
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The age and sex incidence of the cases placed in convalescent homes was:-
SEX Under 25 25 45 65 75 Total -
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The following table shows the demands made on the service during the last five years:-
Year Maternity Cases Tuberculosis Cases General Sickness, Aged and Infirm -
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The age incidence of these admissions was as follows
Sex 0 - 15- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75 & over TOTAL -
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Particulars of Mental Defectives on Register as at 1st January, 1955
Under age 16 Aged 16 and over Total M. F. M. F. -
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2. Particulars of cases reported during 1954
(a) Cases at 31st December ascertained to be defectives "subject to be dealt with" Action taken on reports by:- Under age 16 Aged 16 and over Total M. F. M. F. -
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A. Blind Persons. Classification of Registered Blind Persons by Aga Groups.
Total cases on Register New Cases Registered. (Age at Dec 31st.,1954.) Js.n. 1st. 1954 to Dec. 31st. 1954. (Age at Registration). M F Total M F Total -
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TABLE II. Age at which onset of Blindness occurred.
Total cases on Register New Cases Registered Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st, 1954. M. F. Total M. F. Total -
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TABLE III. Distribution of Local Blind Persons.
I. Children, age under 16. M. F. TOTAL M. F. TOTAL -
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Age Period l6 years and upwards.
M. F. TOTAL M. F. TOTAL -
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TABLE IV. Nature of Employment.
Within Workshops for the Blind -
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TABLE V. Cases registered blind with Associated Defects Physically and Mentally Defective and Mentally Disordered - all ages.
M. F. TOTAL. -
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TABLE VI. Nature of Disability of New Cases Registered as Blind During the Year.
Cause of Disability Total No Treatment Recommended Recommended for Medical Treatment Surgical Treatment -
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(B) PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS. TABLE I. Register of Partially-Sighted Persons. Year Ended 31st Dec. 1954.
Total No. on Register - Age Groups and Sexes. Age Group 0-1 2-4 5 - 15 16 - 20 21 - 49 50 - 64 65 and over Total & Sex. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE II. Cases newly Registered: Age at Date of Registration
Total No. on Register - Age Groups and Sexes. Age Group 0-1 2-4 5 - 15 16 - 20 21 - 49 50 - 64 65 and over Total & Sex. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. -
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TABLE III. Removals from Register.
M. F. Total -
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TABLE IV. Persons Requiring Observation Only (Age 16 and Over)
16 - 20 21 - 49 50 - 64 65 and over Total -
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TABLE V. Details of Children: (a) age 5 and under l6.
Educable. Ineducable Total Attending Special Schools. Attending Other Schools. Not at School -
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TABLE VI. No. of Persons Registered under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act, 1944.
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TABLE VII. Nature of Disability of New Cases Registered as Partially-Sighted during the Year.
Cause of Disability Total No Treatment Recommended Recommended for Optical Treatment Medical Treatment Educational & Optical Treatment -
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Classification of the General Condition of Children assessed at periodic inspections.
No. of children A (Good) B (Fair) C (Poor) inspected No. % No. % No. % -
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following table shows a comparison of the findings for the past nine years
Year EXcellent Normal Sub-normal and bad -
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Previous annual reports have shown the steady decline of this Infestation from the wartime peak of 2,750 cases in 1942: it is Interesting to compare the present incidence with that of the middle years between the wars when the rates were also low. To this end the following table has been compiledg-
Year No. of Cases School Population Dieidence -
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At the examinations held at the grammar and technical schools during the year the following results were obtained:-
Number examined Colour-blind Percentage Colour-blind -
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Miss Franks commenced duty as a full-time assistant physiotherapist on 'Ith October, 1954, and the following programme was put into effect:-
Mrs .Tootell Mornings Afternoons -
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The following figures relate to treatment given to school children during the years:-
Number treated Total Number of treatmants given -
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The following programme was put into effect and was continued until the end of the year:-
Senior Speech Therapist Assistant Speech Therapist -
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An analysis of the causation of defect in 84 West Ham cases and 14 extra-district cases which were in the Elizabeth Pry Special School during the year 195^- is set out below:-
Defect West Ham Extra-district -
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APPENDIX I. CAUSES OP DEATH IN AGE GROUPS - 1954 (as supplied by Registrar-General).
Causes of Death. All Ages Deaths at different periods of life of residents (civilians) whether occurring within or without the district. Under 1 Year 1-5 Years 5-15 Years 15-25 Years 25-45 Years 45-65 Years 65-75 Years 75 and upwards 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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APPENDIX II PARTICULARS OP BODIES RECEIVED INTO THE MORTUARY DURING 1954
Month Number Received Males Females Over 5 years of Age. Under 5 years Sent In by the Coroner Sent In by the Police Sent in for Sanitary Reasons No. of Post-Mortem Examinations Held No. of Inquests Held No. of Bodies Temporarily Embalmed. -
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APPENDIX III STATISTICS RELATING TO SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE COMPARISON OF CERTAIN TYPES OF WORK CARRIED OUT IN THE YEARS 1952, 1953 AND 1954
School Population 1952: 29,135 1953: 29,653 1954: 29,707 TYPE OF WORK Number of cases dealt with 1952 1953 1954 -
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TABLE I Return of Medical Inspection
A. Periodic medical inspection: Code Group No.examined -
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C. Pupils found to require treatment;
Age Groups Inspected For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA Total individual pupils -
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TABLE II Classification of the General Condition of children inspected during the year in the Periodic Age Groups
Age Groups Inspected Number of pupils Inspected A (Good) B (Fair) C (Poor) No. % of col.2 No. % of col.2 No. % of col.2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) -
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TABLE III Verminous Conditions
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TABLE IV Defects Treated
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TABLE V Dental Inspection and Treatment