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02f38cca-6f57-47dc-bdcd-2efeb7755e44	(b) General Adoptive Acts : Baths an 1 Wash-houses Acts, 1847, etc. Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 1889. Public Health Act (Amendment Act), 1890, Parts 2, 3 and 5. Public Health Act (Amendment Act), 1907, Pails 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9, and section 95 of Part 10. Local Government and other Officers' Superannuation ...
c6393b89-5ce6-412f-a449-356c921758ee	Houses let in lodgings, or occupied by members of more than one family, 1924. Public Baths, 1900. Tents, Vans, Sheds and similar structures, 1909. Paving of Open Spaces, 1901. Nuisances in connection with the removal of offensive matter, 1908. Employment of Children and Young Persons, 1921 (revised 1924). New Streets a...
a4a2b279-7d93-4ba0-93b4-9bf53aa8369e	(e) Among the Special Acts and Orders in force within the district, and important from a public health standpoint, are:— 1910.—Orders declaring the trades of fish-skin scraper, fish fryer, dealer by retail in rags, bones, skins, fat or other like articles in an offensive condition, blood drier, tanner, leather dresser,...
2e7f6408-4db8-4e7c-9896-5f45a4e4ec6d	The maternity hospital is a galvanized iron building, and its outside is not unlike that of the well-known "Old Cottage," but, within, again like the same old cottage, everything is wondrous neat and clean. 23–24. TABLE I. Hospital Services, Public or voluntary within the District, which are used by the inhabitants of ...
0b002987-3ed2-4cbf-8073-ae9f1e17211f	Essex Orthopaedic — 30 Voluntary 5 City of London Hospital for Diseases of Heart and Lungs Victoria Park, E.2 Heart and Lung Diseases 85 88 8 Voluntary 6 Last Ham Memorial Hospital Shrewsbury Road, E.7 General Medical and General Surgical 34 34 20 Voluntary 7 Hast London Hospital for Children Glamis Road, Shadwell, E.1...
66deee85-8139-4bff-b565-81d1ff8a0cc6	General Medical and General Surgical and Isolation (Children only) — 252 Voluntary 11 Joyce Green Hospital Dartford, Kent Isolation of Small-pox (Information not available) London County Council 12 King George Hospital Ilford, Essex General Medical and General Surgical 39 43 22 Voluntary 13 London Hospital Whitechapel ...
79e5ce7a-6416-42e6-9f4b-095cd324051f	(No in-patients) — — — Voluntary 16 Orsett Joint Small-pox Hospital Stifford Long Lane, Grays, Essex Small-pox 11 11 West Ham County Borough Council 17 Poplar Hospital for Accidents East India Dock Road, E.14 General Medical and General Surgical 56 30 26 Voluntary 18 Public Assistance Hospital Oldchurch Road, Romford, ...
ccb60e95-2b9a-4051-8e3d-366621b1d36b	E.15 General Medical and Surgical, Children, Maternity 61 111 45 Voluntary 21 Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital (Moorfields Eye Hospital) City Road, E.C.1 Ophthalmic 66 50 19 Voluntary 22 Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex Orthopaedic 45 70 345 Voluntary 23 St. Bartholomew's Hospital ...
377d0924-41fd-4441-bfa4-2a11d5e5411d	Westminster Hospital Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, S.W.1 General Medical and Surgical, Maternity, Ear, Nose and Throat, etc. 95 126 20 Voluntary In addition to the above Institutions, there are a number of Santoria to which tuberculous persons resident in Barking are admitted at the instance of the Essex County Council...
b826042f-60eb-462f-bd02-6194e7df352f	& Heart Children Chronic Sick Dental Dermatological Ear, Nose & Throat General Medical General Surgical Genito-urinary Gynaecological Infectious Diseases Isolation & Observation Maternity Mental Neurological Ophthalmic Orthopaedic Radium Septic Small-pox Tuberculosis Venereal Diseases Controlled by the Council of the B...
5eb88a04-dcf7-43f0-af16-37ab882fa79d	Not controlled by the Council of the Borough of Barking. 3 Brentwood Mental Hospital – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1770 – – – – – – – — All specialised treatment available. Own Laboratory. 4 Brookfield Orthopaedic — – – – – – – – – – – – — – – – – 30 – – – – – Operative Surgery. Ultra-violet light Dental,Massage, X-rays,...
c6ff85ab-f27b-43d3-a04a-d56c486c14d9	6 East Ham Memorial – – – – – – 4 40 36 – 8 – – – – – 4 – – – – – – Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Electrical, Mas- Carried out at Clinical Research Association. 7 East London for Children – – 135 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – — – – All specialised treatment available. Own Laboratory. 8 Golde...
a9cdcbf2-710c-425e-9c66-aa34a2ecd4d0	Own Laboratories. 10 Hospital for Sick Children – – – – – – 18 106 121 – – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 All specialised treatment available. Own Laboratory. 11 Joyce Green Hospital (Isolation of Smallpox). No information available from the London County Council. (No information available from the L.C.C.) No information avai...
a4597041-95f4-4272-993f-831493d98497	14 London Lock Hospital – – 41 – – – – – – 18 – – – 11 6 – 5 – – – – – 77 Operative surgery, Ultra-violet light, Dental, Ophthalmic, Massage, Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Own Pathologist. 15 London Skin Hospital – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Skin diseases only. (No in-patients.) Ultra-violet light, X-rays. Ow...
7bef84c1-41e9-494e-b3b8-34be2a7c32f0	18 Public Assistance Hospital – – 100 141 – – – 120 120 – – – – 30 32 – – 6 – – – 68 – All specialised treatment available with the exception of Ophthalmic and Radium. Carried out at the Counties' Laboratory, E.C.4. 19 Queen's Hospital for Children – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – All specialised treatment...
74d0a539-8e46-4e10-8788-eb28d691b51c	21 Royal London Ophthalmic (Moorfields) Eye Hospital) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 153 – – – – – – All specialised treatment available with the exception of Operative surgery, Massage and Radium. Own Laboratory. 22 Royal National Orthopaedic – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 460 – – – – – Operative surgery, X-rays, ...
ded81810-8feb-4d9f-9f34-f455e0eecbca	Mary's Hospital for Women and Children – – – – – – – 20 33 – 8 – – – – – 4 – – – – – – Operative surgery, X-rays, Ultraviolet light, Dental, Massage, Ear, Part-time Pathologist in conjunction with other Hospitals. 25 Severalls Mental Hospital – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1830 – – – – – – – – Operative surgery-, X-rays, ...
fcbaae79-1f03-4fea-af60-d6a47c71096a	and is assisted in this work by the Assistant M.O.'s H. Number and classification of Nursing Staff: Matron – 1 Sister 1 – Assistant Nurses — 6 Midwives 2 – Probationer Nurses 4 9 Arrangements for the employment of consultants j Consultants are engaged when necessary. In addition to the above Institutions, there are a n...
30dc5c48-1d32-469e-8477-19b7b702b8a0	Your infectious fever hospital comprises as wards three blocks of buildings. These are commonly known as the diphtheria ward, the scarlet fever ward and the new ward. The diphtheria and the scarlet fever blocks are built upon the same pattern as the maternity block—of galvanized iron with matchboard lining. The new war...
862c752a-0240-4c3a-adf7-fc567f143fc6	It is being built in such a way that future extensions can be made according to plan and at a cost less than would be the case if the essential units had not been built of the dimensions they have been built. The question as to how many beds should be provided by any town for the reception of infectious diseases is one...
c9a8897b-a995-46d5-a9f7-84a2fef2e31a	In certain occupations it is most undesirable that the breadwinner should live in a house in which there is a case of infectious disease. Having regard to all these and similar circumstances, I have formed the opinion that in Barking you should have one and a-quarter beds per thousand population—i.e., you will want one...
b71ae1df-cb77-43f3-918f-65fb0832c151	It appears to me necessary and desirable that you as a Council should be the Authority for the registration of nursing homes under the Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1927. At the present time the County Council carry out these duties, but it is obvious that you as a Council, with all the information your officers are ...
768f3846-3cbc-429c-b6c9-1ccd7910326e	29 Similarly, cases of puerperal fever and puerperal pyrexia are the subject of investigation, and any necessary steps are taken to secure adequate nursing and hospital facilities for the patients. If necessary, cases are nursed in the infectious fever hospital, and although there have been three cases of puerperal fev...
0903302c-5fbf-49a9-8197-1c73ee887d94	Institutional provision for the care of mental defectives does not come within the scope of the Council's activities, but great interest is taken in this problem, particularly in so far as it relates to children and young persons. 21. AMBULANCE FACILITIES. (a) A motor ambulance is provided for the removal of infectious...
102c25ef-4338-457e-8a84-b000784a3f5f	30 22. CLINICS AND TREATMENT CENTRES. The table on pages 31-32 shows the various out-patient departments under the control of the Local Authority. The proper housing of these various activities is, I know, a matter which is having your very serious consideration, and I do hope that the forthcoming year will show some d...
e3247db6-6c84-4ad5-9cfc-bd23c7ab0477	Accommodation for consultations, weighing of babies, waiting-room, etc. Local Authority. Greatlields Centre, Movers Lane. Mondays, 2 p.m., and 99 99 99 99 99 Alexandra Centre, St. Pauls Road J Thursdays, 2 p.m. 99 99 99 99 99 St. Albans Centre, Urswick Road. Wednesdays, 2 p.m., and Fridays, 2 p.m. 99 99 99 99 99 (b) An...
7abed45d-f4ac-4182-ab60-4c7d59c1042d	Wednesdays, 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon. 99 99 99 99 99 (c) School Nurseries Nil Nil Nil Nil (d) Day Nurseries Nil Nil Nil Nil . SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE— (a) Inspection Clinics and treatment of minor ailments. St. Albans Centre, Urswick Road. Daily, 8.30 a.m. to 12 noon. Large Hall. Local Authority. Clinic premises, East Stre...
474aa044-97b9-494a-8ce1-6029c7a1672b	99 99 (d) Orthopaedic Clinic Faircross School. Mondays, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, ditto. Fridays, ditto. One room. 99 99 TUBERCULOSIS— 37, Linton Road. Mondays, 3 to 5 p.m. Thursdays, 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon. Three rooms. Essex County Council. VISYMEAL DISEASES— London Hospitals, etc By arrangement w...
afe1914d-71ef-4fad-ae2d-71a34706269b	The Stour Supply Scheme was not in operation during the year. 25. RIVERS AND STREAMS. The rivers and streams running through the area are controlled by the River Roding Catchment Board, whilst the River Thames, your southern boundary, and one of its tributaries, the River Roding, which flows through Barking, is under t...
34889915-536d-4b08-8672-cffea73f83c6	From time to time the Council has had under consideration the filling of the arm of the Loxford Water where it flows through Berry's Marsh and at the rear of Bridge Street. This watercourse does not appear to serve any useful purpose, and, if arrangements can be made, the filling of such watercourse would considerably ...
b0467bed-f60e-4982-8f82-e8cd2c61c16b	It is not my intention to report on these sewage works as such because it has long been recognised that they are inadequate, and the steps which are being taken jointly with Ilford to drain into the Northern Outfall Works mean that they will be closed altogether. 28. CLOSET ACCOMMODATION. In the unsewered portion of th...
2eb833e5-cf60-4c5f-9845-c2e1dde5b6e9	Whilst the present means of dealing with cesspool and pail closet contents is not ideal, it is anticipated that with the provision of the sewer at Rippleside the need for such will soon cease. 29. SCAVENGING—HOUSE REFUSE. (a) Storage, Collection and Disposal.—The collection and disposal of domestic refuse is controlled...
c4e9c695-0a78-4a52-a95c-90c1b1480149	per 1,000 of the population per day, as against the average figure of 14.3 cwts. per day for non-mining towns. There is no question that the character of house refuse is changing to a much lighter material, with much less wastage of good fuel. A charge of five shillings per load is made for the removal of trade refuse,...
7e889bc0-f909-4a3e-9e8a-09cc8baba210	(b) Street Cleansing.—The streets of the town are kept in a satisfactory state of cleanliness', but once again I want to emphasise that much can be done to assist the Council and reduce the cost of cleansing services if the public and tradesmen will co-operate by greater use of the domestic storage available for much o...
29eca822-33f1-43ca-8b3c-8b222329dbb5	(1) Inspection of Dwelling Houses. Total Houses Inspected under Public Health or Housing Acts 3,114 Total number of Inspections made 4,831 Housing (Consolidated) Regulations 841 After Infectious Disease 677 Defects Found 9,873 Notices Served (Preliminary) 2,632 Re-inspections re Notices Served 5,439 36 (2) Premises Con...
ab3c00ba-8595-4738-821a-4970335068d9	Factories 190 45 23 Laundries 15 8 3 Bakehouses 58 6 3 Domestic Workshops 29 2 2 Other Workshops 122 28 14 Other Workplaces 175 41 19 Outworkers' Rooms 22 — — Butchers' Premises 640 45 22 Fishmongers 77 4 2 Restaurants and Dining Rooms 81 3 2 Stables and Stable Yards 131 29 21 Piggeries 79 8 3 (4) Miscellaneous. Inspec...
29ea44c2-1182-4f3b-8ced-465788d44a72	Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 132 8 4 Vacant Land and Refuse Dumps 203 24 9 Public Lavatories 77 4 3 Schools 76 6 1 Markets and General Shops 393 4 3 Ice-Cream Vendors 131 7 4 Petroleum and Celluloid Stores 160 13 3 Waterlogged Ground 12 — — Fair Grounds 13 — — Other Miscellaneous 145 2 2 Visits to Small-pox Co...
79016929-3f97-4659-9e61-9a0b870caccd	pans fixed or cleansed 93 Flushing apparatus repaired or renewed 247 (3) Sinks. New fixed 23 New sink wastepipes 132 New gullies 63 (4) Dampness. Roofs and flashings 1,004 Eavesgutters 625 Rainwater pipes 255 Damp walls remedied 829 (5) Water Supply. Defective water fittings repaired and supply reinstated 87 (6) Yard P...
32ab1b70-7df6-49a0-983a-e05bf1e1bc23	House floors repaired 277 Windows repaired or renewed 456 Window sills repaired or renewed 412 Sashcords renewed 448 Washing coppers repaired or renewed 184 Stoves repaired or renewed 310 House doors and frames repaired or renewed 191 Stairs repaired 66 Handrails fixed 9 Chimney pots renewed and stacks rebuilt 198 Dirt...
3b8df4e1-9f0c-4008-aa2b-38584135095e	Informal Notices 2,632 Statutory Notices 508 Section 36, Public Health Act, 1875 57 Section 94, Public Health Act, 1875 271 Section 41, Public Health Act, 1875 16 Section 49, Public Health Act, 1907 1 Section 5, Infectious Disease (Prevention) Act, 1890 2 Section 17, Housing Act, 1930 161 508 89 {d) Factory and Worksho...
5dc83ec0-9757-407d-a7b5-85a02bcfef90	Number of Defects. Number of Prosecutions. Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Ins. Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— Want of cleanliness 27 27 — — Want of ventilation 3 3 — — Overcrowding — — — — Want of drainage of floors 2 2 — — Other nuisances 39 39 — — Sanitary accommodation:— Insufficient 15 15 — — Unsuitable ...
775e786a-bc48-4b26-9a5a-c389a5d1cafd	Public Health Acts. (3) Home Work. Six notices were issued to the occupiers of premises in the district where outworkers are employed, who supplied lists twice during the year of 18 workpeople engaged on making wearing apparel, etc., in their homes. 41 (4) Registered Workshops. Workshops on the Register (see. 131) at t...
986583c9-6ca7-4688-8865-f81a6155300b	101):— Certificates granted during the year — In use at the end of the year — (6) Out-workers. The following list shows the nature of the homework carried out in this district by 35 outworkers :— Overall making 1 Mattress maker 1 Shoe and slipper maker 1 Life-belt covering 2 Tie making 2 Artificial flower maker 1 Weari...
09ee26ee-5dc2-492e-98e3-1f77f69401c1	A special Chimney Emissions Committee of the Electricity Commission has been investigating the grit emission problem, and we hope that the report will indicate how conditions may be improved. The two additional 75,000 kilowatt sets now in course of construction will be fitted with chain grate stokers and grit arresting...
0f9a750a-88f9-42ae-8ccd-7cdaa122d60d	PREMISES AND OCCUPATIONS WHICH CAN BE CONTROLLED BY BYE-LAWS OR REGULATIONS. (a) Houses Let in Lodgings.—Supervision is exercised over the small number of tenements in the town and reasonable home conditions obtain. (b) Common Lodging Houses.—One hundred and twenty visits were paid to the two common lodging houses, fou...
848c3aeb-e930-4335-b673-0e437914ccc6	43 (e) Offensive Trades.—The following is a summary of the offensive trade premises registered :— Fish Fryers 22 Dealers in Rags and Bones 9 Gut Scraper 1 Fat Melters 2 Fish Skin Scraper 1 Oil Boiler 1 Soap Makers 3 Total 39 Two hundred and thirty-one visits were paid to these 39 premises, and 24 contraventions of the ...
141e1699-0fe7-4db4-ab8c-ad4cd51e8ba5	Whilst there has been a very considerable reduction in the objectionable odours emitted, they have not been entirely removed. (f) Refuse Tips.—Situated at West Bank are certain privately owned tips, which have been the subject of representations to you from time to time. The supervision of these tips has token up an un...
eaef3a07-88b3-445e-9220-46e9153c3a5a	33. PARKS AND OPEN SPACES. The open spaces of Barking continue to be not only a source of delight but also happy places for recreation for many of the people of Barking. The large open air swimming bath of which I spoke last year has been used very considerably, and I c in think of no better way of investing public mon...
4deac6cd-1ae7-43cd-ab7c-576d68d097c9	Upon complaints being made, any necessary work is usually carried out forthwith. It has not been found necessary to close any department of the schools as a result of infectious disease. 35. RAG FLOCK ACTS, 1911 AND 1028. There are three premises where upholstery repairs are carried out and these premises are regularly...
a0e4d22e-8b21-42b2-b4a7-01057b225ff9	I would suggest that you entertain the possibility of promoting legislation to enforce disinfection of all such second-hand clothing sold in Barking and that, immediately, you take steps to see that no one should be afforded an opportunity of selling such old clothes in the Corporation market unless the clothing has be...
5a4b95c8-fb22-4324-bc5f-f66cf9c1deef	Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the Year:— (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded under the Hou...
cf4956cb-f767-4e6d-9cf8-68d3ee45dcec	Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of formal Notices :— Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers 3,114 4,831 841 907 80 2,632 2,097 46 3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year :— A.—Proceedings under sections 17, 1...
0f160e36-eb34-42a3-acb4-a9b9f58f16ae	—Proceedings under Public Health Acts : (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied 374 (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices :— (a) By owners 356 (b) By local authority in default of owners 18 C.—Proceedin...
840bb35a-842a-4afd-8a7d-7392caf5fc09	1925 : (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring repairs Nil (2) Number of dwelling-houses which were rendered fit after service of formal notices :— («) By owners Nil (b) By local authority in default of owners Nil (3) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Closing Orders b...
bc779dd0-9c41-478b-834a-bd46b31d1dd8	Nil (4) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders 10 Formal Demolition Orders were not served : the houses being demolished subsequent to Closing Orders becoming operative. 38. HOUSING CONDITIONS. (a) General Observations.—The total number of inhabited houses in the district is 14,371 (i...
4cf31e94-1787-4aa1-9b97-f0d1d6436509	It will be seen that Barking has made a remarkable contribution to the solution of the housing problem, and there can be but few towns in England where such a high percentage of the houses are either owned by public authorities or are being purchased through the assistance of a public authority. I am still perturbed at...
9082c2dd-0c75-4fbb-b5ca-60c0dc1d15ff	1926 289 47 242 1927 358 30 328 1928 375 40 335 1929 700 (Barking) 206 237 (L.C.C.) 257 1930 1,064 (Barking) 59 35 (L.C.C.) 970 1931 2,557 (Barking) 26 121 (L.C.C.) 2,410 Totals 5,343 4,045 1,298 Of the 4,045 houses shown above as part of Municipal Housing Scheme, 408 were provided by the Borough of Barking and 3,637 b...
0ac6966d-ac93-42a4-bd2e-1a54e87f5fce	May I hope that the rest of such houses to be erected will be much more suitably laid out, and thus compare favourably with the layout of the estates the Council themselves have developed ? 49 (b) Sufficiency of Supply of Houses and Overcrowding.—During the year the erection of li t houses on the Corporation Upney Esta...
09681e18-4761-4789-98df-5505d8f44f60	The owner of such houses, with a low rent income and increased maintenance repairs, finds himself unable economically to keep the houses in repair. In my view the Corporation would be meeting a very great need if a small block of tenements could be provided to house families in indigent circumstances, at a rent not exc...
dbfe8a0d-f023-4878-bce5-c88634f71640	The older houses occupy much of the time of the sanitary inspectors in securing the maintenance of habitable conditions. (d) Unhealthy Areas.—In March, 1931, official representations were made to the Council that 69 premises (62 of which were occupied), housing 75 families, were unfit for occupation and should be demol...
f6ff7f4c-1847-401d-88ad-420009171b5d	2-18, Bifron Square 1-27, Bifron Square 2-14, Axe Street 49-59, Broadway 1, White Court Shaftesbury Hall School known as the Bifron Square Area. During the year little progress could be made with these clearance schemes owing to pressure of other work. This delay is regrettable, not only in so far as it affects the occ...
70459ea3-4789-435e-bef7-54c761928209	During the year one dairyman was removed from the register in accordance with section 2 of the Milk and Dairies Amendment Act, 1922. It is unfortunate that legislation does not give power to prohibit the use of premises as a dairy when the occupier is removed from the register as unsatisfactory, and so avoid the possib...
4fe0d0fb-2d0e-440f-8eb7-086016b4aa08	Milk 3 3 Raw Milk 20 4 24 "Pasteurised " Milk 22 3 25 Totals 45 7 52 Whilst 25 of the samples examined are described as pasteurised milk, the majority of the samples represent supplies which, although pasteurised, were not retailed as such, a condition to which I drew your particular attention in my Reports for the yea...
9d3fded4-0e33-47dc-aea3-41f42ffb7d43	The following table shows the number of licences gran'.ed during the year for the sale of graded milks under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923 :— "Certified" Milk 1 Grade "A" Milk 1 "Pasteurised" Milk 5 Grade "A" (T.T.) Milk 10 Grade "A" Milk, Pasteurised 1 Licences were granted to two local firms for the bot...
f43aa6ea-226d-4103-80a7-374bd435fe16	I hope you will take every step you can to see that all milk which is pasteurised shall be sold as pasteurised milk. This, I think, is the first important step to take in promoting a cleaner milk supply. As Medical Officer of Health I am anxious to promote the sale of milk, and I rejoice in the co-operation I have had ...
7dd21c91-b4b8-46ed-98d1-c92f88160960	32 1,500,000 .Absent in 1 c.c. 33 180,000 ditto 34 210,000 Present in 1 c.c. 35 320,000 Present in 0.01 c.c. 36 42,000 Present in 1 c.c. 37 410,000 Present in 0.0001 c.c. 38 4S0,000 ditto 39 350,000 ditto 40 3,200 Present in 1 c.c. 42 3,600 Absent in 1 c.c. 43 720 ditto Samples 36, 40, 42 and 43 were taken from supplie...
58f271b7-d25c-49e4-849c-8d532aa987b9	Meat.-—The one licensed slaughter-house continued in the occupation of the same person and has not given cause for complaint during the year. The following table gives particulars of notifications received, and the animals slaughtered, during the five years ended December 31st, 1931. Year 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 Total...
d9a1867f-fc89-4458-8e37-ce4338ddd656	3 beasts' livers Distomatosis 42 „ 1 beast's liver Angioma 14 „ 1 „ mesentery Tuberculosis 3 „ 24 sheep's lungs Parasites 72 „ 17 „ livers Distomatosis 68 „ 12 pigs' lungs Pneumonia 48 „ 12 „ lungs Parasites 60 „ 8 „ lungs Congestion 32 „ 2 „ lungs Tuberculosis 7 „ 12 „ livers Cirrhosis 72 „ 1 pig's liver Tuberculosis ...
b826b5d0-0a4d-4e82-9a4a-8c3df89772f7	13 pigs' heads. 33 tins meat products. 10 lbs. beef. 21 tins milk products. 8 lbs. pork. 22 tins fruit and vegetable products. 4 lbs. mutton. 14 tins syrup. 5 tins fish products. Fish. Confectionery. 112 lbs. winkles. 140 lbs. skate. 33 lbs. mixed sweets. 30 lbs. shrimps. 55 42. ADULTERATION, ETC. The Food and Drugs (A...
4ed93403-02ec-426c-8c40-882a758df774	Bernard Dyer, the County Analyst. Other Milk. Butter. Samples. Total. 52 64 88 204 No proceedings were instituted in relation to these samples during the period covered. 43. NUTRITION. Once again I want to say that I do not think there is any need for a lot of scientific training of the public in the nutritive value of...
53d32bc0-beb0-4928-9958-b9820abf5209	Males. Females. Total. Total eases removed to Hospital. Deaths.
5d387e58-6a0a-49ed-87d1-6358cc55934a	Small-pox 3 2 5 5 - Scarlet Fever 71 90 161 148 1 Diphtheria 122 119 241 238 7 Puerperal Septiæmia - 3 3 2 1 Pneumonia: Acute Influenzal 63 46 69 12 22 Following measles - - Other forms 40 4 Erysipelas 10 15 25 5 - Ophthalmia Neonatorum 7 10 17 1 - Puerperal Pyrexia - 7 7 6 - Para-typhoid Fever 1 2 3 3 1 Acute Anterior...
6e96a924-199e-40cf-962a-5f7953e822ac	and 1899:— Small-pox, diphtheria, relapsing fever, cholera, erysipelas, typhus, plague, puerperal fever, enteric fever, scarlet fever and continued fever, and by Orders or Regulations framed under section 180, Public Health Act, 1875 Tuberculosis (all forms), ophthalmia neonatorum, cerebro-spinal fever, acute poliomyel...
a81b57b4-9d75-454b-9f68-b55324120726	The total notifications of infectious diseases numbered 905 exclusive of tuberculosis and inclusive of chicken-pox, compared with 1,004 the previous year. During 1931 the number of notifications of tuberculosis (all forms) was 123 compared with 95 in 1930. 59—60 TABLE II. Notifiable Disease. No. of cases notified at ag...
9601f100-11ad-4498-93eb-0d27e68261e9	Longbridge (East—L.C.C. Eat.). Small-pox — — — — — — 2 — 2 1 — — 5 3 — — — — — 2 — Scarlet Fever 3 6 15 18 11 61 27 9 10 1 — — 161 6 15 2 29 36 15 22 36 Diphtheria 3 4 19 18 17 99 48 14 18 1 — — 241 35 39 14 43 28 45 21 16 Puerperal Septicaemia — — — — — — — — 2 1 — — 3 — 1 — 1 — 1 — — Pneumonia (primary, influenzal an...
3acac917-7e23-4cc4-93f4-1c0ec767a17b	29 11 Erysipelas — — 1 — — 4 2 — 6 2 7 3 25 3 3 2 7 — 5 5 — Ophthalmia Neonatorum 17 — — — — — — — — — — — 17 3 3 1 4 1 2 2 1 Puerperal Pyrexia — — — — — — — — 5 2 — — 7 1 — — 1 1 — 2 2 Enteric Fever — — — — — — 1 — 2 — — — 3 — — — — — — 3 — Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis — — 1 — — — — — — — — — 1 — — 1 — — — — — Chicken...
c5ccadb6-5022-4927-bfb1-38b9966c02f0	64 13 Totals 44 37 64 65 55 360 112 33 76 21 25 13 905 118 122 46 167 83 140 150 79 61 TABLE III. Monthly summary of notifications of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria received during 1931:— Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Total. January 13 33 46 February 11 24 35 March 9 13 22 April 7 19 26 May 11 26 37 June 2 23 25 July 13 18 ...
4068aae3-565a-4565-8981-e47ef5d5b2ea	(a) Diphtheria.—241 cases were notified, compared with 35S the preceding year. Of cases notified, 240 were removed and treated in the local isolation hospital. 7 deaths from diphtheria occurred. The average stay of diphtheria in hospital was 45.2 days, the longest stay being 128 days. Sex.—122 cases were male and 119 f...
87c05d3c-4de1-4cc1-b186-5e8727becf41	This is kept at the Fire Station and may be obtained at the hospital, but in most cases patients requiring anti-toxin are removed to hospital. 62 (b) Scarlet Fever.—The number of cases notified was 161 compared with 178 the previous year. One fatal case occurred. 145 cases were isolated at the local Infectious Diseases...
d884d2e9-ec75-4eb9-81c3-6a21729f4950	No. of deaths. Malaria None None Dysentery None None Pneumonia 109 26 (d) Small-pox.—There have been 5 cases of small-pox during the year 1931. This figure compares favourably with that of 45 for 1930. (e) Encephalitis Lethargica.—There were no deaths from encephalitis during 1931. (f) Tuberculosis.—Particulars of new ...
58867e85-2702-454f-832a-c6a6f238c071	1 1 5 to 10 years 1 — 6 5 — — — — 10 to 15 years 3 1 3 4 1 — — 1 15 to 20 years 3 4 2 3 1 2 — — 20 to 25 years 8 7 1 2 4 3 — — 25 to 35 years 15 l6 3 — 6 8 — — 35 to 45 years 10 6 1 — 4 4 — — 45 to 55 years 4 2 1 — 2 1 — — 55 to 65 years 1 1 — — 3 — — — 65 years and upwards 1 — — — — 1 — — Totals 47 38 21 17 21 19 2 3 ...
efd6dfa7-4178-4eac-b16d-5377a5c82766	123 notifications were received of all forms of tuberculosis— pulmonary 85 and non-pulmonarv 38. Information was received of the removal into the district of 37 tuberculous persons, included in number of notifications received. Once again I want to call attention to the large number of inward transfers. This is due in ...
c0cc4974-c108-44f7-9a15-71cce6e3b7f7	Of new cases attending during the year, 18 were subsequently notified as suffering from tuberculosis, 39 had been previously notified, while 36 were inward transfers. The following table gives in tabular form the number of patients removed from the Dispensary Register during the year:— No. on Dispensary Register 31-12-...
8be4fe5a-9c7d-42f0-8974-25b63bdbfc58	64 The death rate for tuberculosis (all forms) during 1931 was 0.87 per 1,000 population, compared with 0.82 for the previous year. Of the 45 deaths from tuberculosis 4 had not been notilied to us before death— i.e., 8.9 per cent. of the total deaths from tuberculosis. The following table shows the position of the Tube...
39e9f759-6127-4248-ad7e-98928a9ae530	At the end of 1931, although the population was then estimated to be nearly 60,000, there were only 548 persons on the Register. This means to say that four years ago the Register was entirely misleading. There were many names on it which ought not to have been on it. The revision of this Register has been a work of gr...
0a35cf19-8725-473f-8e25-4ed1068188d4	65 (i) Puerperal Pyrexia.—Seven cases were notified during the year, of which six were removed to hospital ; all of the cases recovered. (j) Erysipelas.—25 cases were notified during the year compared with 40 during 1930. Five patients were removed to hospital. (k) Chicken-Pox.—In view of the prevalence of small-pox in...
12c31a78-b75f-4bbf-afdc-e85a32cd1fd6	There were no serious epidemics of these diseases, and the deaths registered were as follows:— Measles 1 Whooping Cough 4 Summer Diarrhœa 6 (b) Rheumatic Fever.—Rheumatic fever is a very serious problem in Barking. I am persuaded it is even more important than scarlet fever and I hope the time will come when both rheum...
89662c66-dd10-4d3e-a173-edda5f57a0b2	It will be seen, therefore, that over half the cases of cancer which have proved fatal this year have affected people who may be looked upon as still members of the working community and therefore still of economic value to the country—that is, they arc people with duties and responsibilities, which, if and when they a...
efdc9697-86bc-4723-90d2-a8431d2b2ba0	2 27 28 The following table shows the organs affected, according to the returns of certified causes of death. Organ. Male. Female. Bladder 1 1 Breast - 4 Bronchus 1 - Cervix - 1 Colon 4 4 Glands of neck 1 - Larynx 2 - Liver 3 - Lungs 2 2 Mouth 1 - Oesophagus 1 2 67 Organ. Male. Female. Pancreas 1 - Pelvic colon 1 1 Per...
1832dbaa-cf0b-4701-8cec-fd9634983acc	Almost all the cases had definite pneumonic symptoms and therefore come within the group of respiratory diseases which are so fatal in England. There is no doubt that the general public look upon influenza far too lightly, and, by keeping at work when they ought to be in bed, they not only aggravate their own disabilit...
642c39ec-c46a-4afe-9765-adc0fd4e6a80	Scarlet Fever 11 145 1 127 28 Diphtheria (including 1 case admitted as Laryngeal Croup) 42 240 8 252 20 Pneumonia 1 1 1 1 - Puerperal Fever - - - - - Puerperal Pyrexia - 1 - 1 - Enteric Fever - 3 - 3 - Mumps - 1 - 1 - Meningitis - 1 1 - - Rheumatism - 1 - 1 - Tonsilitis - 1 - - 1 Others - 2 - 2 - The case of laryngea...
bc645c27-7598-4eb2-92dd-361ca397fbf7	(b) Number of lied Days.—The total number of bed days in the infectious diseases hospital during 1931 was 16,905—that is to say, an average of -16 patients were in hospital throughout the 365 days in the year. It is generally recognised that 100 beds, even when not fully occupied, represent sufficient work for a whole-...
8c4fd6cd-2fd0-4732-9e2d-dd3d6d575e33	From these 69 remarks it will be seen that uncomplicated cases of scarlet fever are removed from hospital so soon as is practicable, but there is still a very real prejudice on the part of the public against persons with any form of peeling being discharged, and, whilst I believe it would be quite possible to save a ce...
acb02329-4e61-4c03-a312-a1a7b6c33871	In a town the size of Barking there has hitherto been no need to set up any special organisation to deal with the selection of cases for admission to your own hospital, the more so because of the personal association between your own Medical Officer and the other doctors practising in the area, with whom on very numero...
340f6920-045b-4af0-b079-8b6369085a76	It is to be hoped that the spirit of service and sacrifice which has characterised this hospital in the past will follow it into the new buildings in which it will be housed in the future. There has been an enormous amount of good work done in what has now come to be known as the old isolation hospital, and because it ...
4dbc567e-9ee7-4b08-9490-bb71bfd6fc6f	He works in the closest co-operation with the Public Vaccinating Officer, who carries out such vaccinations if and when it is necessary and possible. 49. EXAMINATION OF PATHOLOGICAL SPECIMENS, ETC. In a previous table on page 21 I have shown the use which has been made of the facilities provided for the examination of ...
eafce7b5-f889-4303-8f5b-9ec1726f0966	How far the immunisation of a certain part of the population is likely materially to influence the incidence of diphtheria is another question, but I do feel strongly that, where parents are anxious to avail themselves of these latest benefits, the opportunity of taking such advantage should be denied to no one. 50. CL...
37fc86b8-1680-4c90-8a20-b21299066698	If it should prove practicable to get a right of way into the grounds at this point it would not be necessary for persons who seek to have themselves or their clothes cleansed to enter the hospital grounds. 71 51. RAT REPRESSION. No extra special activities were undertaken during Rat Week, except the exhibition of post...
a5752f0f-2d57-4b7c-aea6-7132bf7294e5	The result of the investigations which have been carried out tend to show that the greater part of any nuisance which exists arises from mosquitoes which breed, not down in the marshes, but in the back gardens of the houses in the town itself, and that if persons would see that there were no collections of stagnant wat...
915e61bf-20da-42df-a624-d755b164a03e	REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS. By the Registration Act, 1836, all live births must be registered within a period of six weeks. The actual number of live births within the district during the year was 905, the net total of 947 being obtained by adjustment of " transferred " notifications. The births registered...

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