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 population | Deaths | Death rate per 1,000 population |
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Age | Scarlet | Fever | Measles | Whooping Cough | ||
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M. | F. | M. | p. | M. | F. |
Age | Male | Female |
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Age | March | June | September | December | Total | |||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Sample Number | Type | Sample | Analyst's Report | Action Taken |
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Grade | Number of Samples |
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Areas Officially Reoresented. | Houses | Families |
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Investigational visits to premises | Operational visits to premises |
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YEAR | NUMBER OF SAMPLES | PERCENTAGE ADULTERATION |
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YEAR | NUMBER OF SAMPLES | PERCENTAGE ADULTERATION |
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Type of Milk | Number of samples | Results of Examination | |||||
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Phosphatase Test | Methylene Blue Test | Turbidity Test | |||||
Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory |
Type of Sample | No. of samples taken | Analysis agreed | Analysis disagreed |
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Number of Infants | Number died within 24 hours | Number died within 28 days | Number Survived 28 days |
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Defect | No, of children in which found |
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Sunlight | Massage | Exercises |
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Ascertained | Not Ascertained | Total |
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Age | First Exam | Re-Exam |
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Nursery | No. of Approved Places | Average Daily Attendance | ||||
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Under 2 years | Over 2 years | Total |
Weight | Place of Birth |
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Hospital | West Ham Residents | Total Live Births |
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Source | Number (or equivalent number) of midwives on 31.12.56 | Number of Live Births |
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Home Visits | First Visits | Total Visits |
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Total Cases Attended | Total number of Visits Paid | Average Number of Visits per case |
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Conditions | Total Cases | New Cases | Total Visits | |||||
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West Ham | Lady Rayleigh | Total | WestLady Ham Rayleigh | Total | West Ham | Lady Rayleigh | Total |
Total Cases | New Cases | Total Visits | |||||||
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West Ham | Essex | Total | West Ham | Essex | Total | West Ham | Essex | Total |
Age | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
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Year | New oontaots examined | New notified oases on Clinic Register | Average number of contacts examined per notified case |
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Home Visits to | Tuberculous patients | Chronic sick | M.Ds & mentally 1ll |
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Sex | Under 25 | 25 - | 45 - | 65 - | 75 - | Total |
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Sex | 0 - | 15 - | 25 - | 35 - | 45 - | 55 - | 65 - | 75 & over | TOTAL |
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Under age 16 | Aged 16 and over | Total | |||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
(a) Cases ascertained to be defective found "subject to be dealt with" | • | ||||
(i) Under Statutory Supervision (excluding patients on licenoe) | 4l | 19 | 120 | 118 | 298 |
(ii) Under Guardianship | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
(iii) In places of safety | - | - | - | - | - |
(iv) In hospital (including cases on licence therefrom) | 28 | 11 | *195 | 185 | 419 |
Total: | 69 | 30 | 315 | 306 | 720 |
(b) Cases not ascertained to be defect- ive found "subject to be dealt with" Under Voluntary Supervision | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Grand Total: | 69 | 30 | 317 | 307 | 723 |
(c) Number of oases in above receiving training In Occupation Centre | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 60 |
Under age 16 | Aged 16 and over | Total | |||
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M. | F. | M. |
Year | Excellent | Normal | Sub-normal and Bad |
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Year | Total Number Treated | Received X-ray Treatment |
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Year | Number of Cases | School Population | Incidence |
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Year | Number of Cases | School Population | Incidence |
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Clinic | New Cases |
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Clinic | No.of Attendances |
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Number examined | Colour Defective | Percentage Colour Defective |
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Number examined | Colour Defective | Percentage Colour Defective |
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Number examined | No. who had tonsillectomy performed | Percentage |
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No. of children tested | No. of children retested | No. referred to School Medical Officers |
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Defect | For treatment | For observation | Refused investigation . | Removed from area before investigation completion | No action required | Totals | |||||
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Minor Ailment Clinic | E.N.T. Clinic | Hospital | General Practitioners | Assistant Medical Officers | E.N.T. Clinic | Recommended to sit in favourable position |
Number Treated | Total number of Treatments given |
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Senior Speech Therapist | Assistant Speech Therapist |
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Defect | West Ham | Extra-District |
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Admissions | West Ham | Extra-district |
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Month | Number Received | Males | Females | Over 5 years of age | Under 5 years | Sent in by the Coroner | 0 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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TYPE OF WORK | Number of cases dealt with | |||
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1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
Code Group | No. examined |
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Age Groups Inspected | Number of pupils inspected | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
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No. | % of Col. 2 | No. | % of Col. 2 | ||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
Defect Code Number | Disease or Defect | Periodic Inspections No. of defects | Special Inspections No. of defects | ||
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Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation |
Number of cases known to have been dealt with | ||
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By the Authority | Otherwise |
Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year | |
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By the Authority |