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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Ham 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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2. The erection of a Discharge Block. The absence of such
a block renders it extremely difficult to ensure that discharged
patients are free from infection.
3. The repair and resurfacing of the roads which form the
approaches to the Hospital. The very uneven travelling
of the ambulances, to which every patient is, of necessity,
subjected, must have a detrimental effect.
The inter-epidemic period being a favourable opportunity for
the advancement of these schemes it is hoped that the year 1924
will witness their rapid progress.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRE REPORT.
Home Visiting.
Number of visits made in homes by Health Visitors, included:—
| Births | 2,950 |
| Births, re-visits | 4,924 |
| Over 1 year | 1,548 |
| Ante-natal | 258 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 15 |
| Special Visits | 256 |
| Total | 9,951 |
| Number of attendances, including Manor Park and North Woolwich | 13,517 |
| 181 | |
| Second attendances | 119 |
| Total | 300 |
Number of births registered (including transfers) 2,838
Males 1,436
Females 1,402
Illegitimate 57
Still-births 46