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a21a3668-6717-4c0c-8a2f-70edcd62a79e | Factories 290 14 - - Workshops 109 — — — Workplaces 81 3 — — Totals 480 17 — - (2) Defects Found. Particulars. Number of Defects. Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Ins. Number of Prosecutions. *Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:— Want of cleanliness 8 8 — — Want of ventilation — — — — Overcrowding — — Want of draina... |
8c4c0f38-defd-4145-8d01-e20e96fa5225 | 97 to 100) — — — — Other offences 1 1 - — Totals 44 44 - - * Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and Workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts. 45 (3) Home Work. Four notices were issued to the occupiers of premises in the district where outworkers are employed, who supplie... |
e14b86e2-a9a6-4e0e-b4fc-8b8ada327134 | Inspector of Factories:— Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (sec. 133) 1 Action taken in matters referred by H.M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (sec. 5) - Other — Underground Bakehouses (sec. 101):— Certificates granted during the... |
553dc4a8-4940-406b-8520-89387d29d45f | Premises and Occupations which can be Controlled by Bye-laws or Regulations. (1) Houses Let in Lodgings.—Supervision is exercised over the small number of tenements in the town. Those remaining are scheduled for demolition. (2) Common Lodging Houses.— One hundred and three visits were paid to the two common lodging hou... |
54b01ce6-def2-487f-b9e6-26bf1828020c | (5) Offensive Trades.—The following is a summary of the offensive trade premises registered:— Fish Fryers 19 Dealers in Rags and Bones 9 Gut Scraper 1 Fat Melters 2 Fish Skin Scraper 1 Oil Boiler 1 Soap Makers 3 Total 36 One hundred and thirty-nine visits were paid to these 36 premises, and 5 contraventions of the bye-... |
a29b526b-e85e-468c-b69f-dc1f217ae1e3 | 47 There is a need in the district for a number of stables constructed in a sanitary manner, to provide accommodation for these poor people, who themselves have insufficient means and who depend for their livelihood upon horse transport. One hundred and seventy-two visits were paid during the year to stable premises, a... |
64d21fe7-ca3f-431a-a7d0-177c1c98bdc0 | At the present time, bye-laws are not in operation in the district, but the permissible limit recognised generally is two minutes' black smoke in every observation of thirty minutes duration. In my report for the year 1933, I referred to the recommendation of the Electricity Commissioners with respect to the emission o... |
7b39f3fa-9361-4946-b7ee-e2be827b22f6 | When originally opened in 1925, the capacity of this Generating Station was 100,000 kilowatts; in 1931 it was increased to 240,000 kilowatts; during the year 1933 the Station was further increased to 390,000 kilowatts, and became the largest generating station in Europe. The new stoker-fired furnaces brought into servi... |
2dc96a29-2886-4fec-abec-a43315fb886f | 68 February 0.60 0.78 0.82 March 0.84 0.92 1.74 April 1.50 1.50 2.20 May 0.70 4.00 2.74 June 1.12 (Reading not taken) 4.00 July 1.07 4.74 4.03 August 1.51 5.45 4.52 September 1.40 4.06 3.90 October 1.25 1.48 1.68 November 1.56 0.86 0.50 December 1.00 0.96 0.33 The apparatus we used was that designed by Professor Leonar... |
e65699f0-e96a-475f-91ee-665ab164bc9a | There are fourteen elementary schools, in addition to the Park Modern School, the Faircross Special School, and the Abbey Secondary School. With the exception of the Abbey Secondary School, which is not within the district, sanitary inspections are regularly carried out in order that any unsatisfactory conditions may b... |
ffcd1fd1-ac7d-49ac-a6b0-e27ae31947dd | 49 SECTION D. HOUSING. 1. STATISTICS. (a) General. Number of new houses erected during the year:— (1) Total 1,884 (2) As part of a municipal housing scheme:— (a) Barking 154 (b) L.C.C1,386 (3) Others (including private enterprise and subsidy houses) .. .. 304 (b) Unfit Dwelling-Houses. 1. |
8945c65b-05a5-4712-b3e3-70df70b5ce76 | Inspection of Dwelling-houses during the Year :— (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 3,125 (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 9,425 (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded ... |
eb95e665-11bc-4a38-81e8-9bc07dc39eee | 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 1,591 3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:— A.—Proceedings under sections 17, 18 and 23 of the Housing Act, 1930:... |
e61afa53-c97a-4d8b-a7e6-36f186ce980a | —Proceedings under Public Health Acts: (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which notices were served requiring defects to be remedied 208 (2) Number of dwelling-houses in which defects were remedied after service of formal notices:— (a) By owners 175 (b) By local authority in default of owners 1 C.—Proceedings ... |
571333bd-d0c6-4361-84eb-a50ee5fdf864 | HOUSING CONDITIONS. (a) General Observations.—The total number of inhabited houses in the district is 16,695 (including 1,213 shops), which, compared with the total of 10,965 at the census of 1931, gives an indication of the growth of the town. Of the total of 15,482 dwelling-houses, 1,446 are owned by the Council- and... |
73882416-c413-486e-bdcf-8bc141e58f8e | May I repeat what I called to your notice last year—that in my Annual Report for the year 1930 I said "With the advent of a large new population to the district and the erection of so many new houses, the time appears to be opportune for the prohibition of anything but a standard type of structure, the site not to be w... |
66e24cdd-f850-4ccc-8aa3-30c86f9e1390 | 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 1932 1,993 (Barking) 109 177 (L.C.C.) 1,707 1933 1,844 (Barking) 154 304 (L.C.C.) 1,386 Totals 9,180 7,401 1,779 Of the 7,401 houses shown above as p... |
50f367ed-2dc9-4ef3-8d5b-fa2dd1503802 | (b) Sufficiency of Supply of Houses and Overcrowding.—I know that the Council is fully aware that the land available for building purposes is likely to be taken up completely for rehousing subsequent to action under the Housing Act, 1930, but I must emphasise once more that this means there will not be available in the... |
896e47ae-db73-4bcf-9b68-937f03054730 | 34, Broadway; 52 (d) Clearance Areas.—In response to Circular 1331 of the Ministry of Health, the programme prepared showed that it was proposed to demolish during the period 1933—1938 a total of 430 houses, the estimated number of persons to be rehoused being 2,060. In May, 1933, a Public Inquiry was held with respect... |
f0182fdd-3032-4759-b5eb-b992f8583421 | 2 (Clearance Order); (4) Abbey Road No. 4 (Clearance Order). In these areas is a total of 93 premises, housing 478 persons in 108 families. These families are to be rehoused in the second portion of the Movers Lane Estate. It is interesting to note that under the Housing Act, 1930, the programme of the Council is large... |
9ac2b922-61dd-4652-9ec3-7291aa811d43 | The following table sets out the results of the bacteriological examination of various samples, from which it will be seen that, out of a total of 61, eleven were found to be unsatisfactory:— Type of Sample. Satisfactory. Unsatisfactory. Totals. Grade "A" (T.T.) Milk 2 1 3 Grade "A" Milk 1 — 1 "Pasteurised" Milk 21 3 2... |
5d3811b7-ce97-4490-af21-2b6d4b460d60 | Of this number, two samples were from supplies produced in the district. None of these samples was found to be infected. The following table shows the number of licences granted during the year for the sale of graded milks under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923:— "Certified" Milk 1 Grade "A" Milk 1 "Pasteuri... |
cce0628c-08f9-4992-9dc3-f3d0c05d3980 | During the year the Council and your officers have been occupied on many occasions in an attempt to carry out your statutory duties with respect to the quality, storage and distribution of milk supplies by the London and Suburban Dairies, Limited, and their successors. This work has largely been frustrated by the provi... |
9ec44812-813b-4a1e-9413-7613361c6be4 | I am glad to note that legislation may be introduced soon to control the sale of all treated milk, a matter to which I have referred in my reports for the last three years. (b) Ice-cream.—The following results of the examination of four samples of icecream show that the product was not so clean in all cases as might re... |
e5700e6c-b277-48f6-b4d8-1a625c23d7b4 | We were not able forthwith during the ice-cream season of 1933 to effect any radical changes, but I am to advise you that we are doing so for 1934 and that at the time of writing this Report the matter is well in hand. 2. MEAT AND OTHER FOODS. (a) Meat.—-The one licensed slaughter-house continued in the occupation of t... |
a60ba168-c47c-4619-9269-e2d01dd3763b | Notifications Received 126 72 64 39 57 34 392 Cattle 40 64 80 12 10 41 247 Pigs 409 137 93 200 84 18 941 Sheep 815 426 332 173 270 241 2257 Calves 71 10 11 1 9 1 103 Totals 1335 637 516 386 373 301 3548 Diseased Meat was destroyed as under:— Description. Disease. Weight. 30 beasts' lungs Tuberculosis 300 lbs. 6 „ liver... |
7785ca19-eb54-4f80-8ed8-50236d2d1f4b | livers Fatty Infiltration 28 „ 1 beast's liver Fatty Degeneration 14 „ 1 „ liver Cystic 14 „ 13 beasts' heads Tuberculosis 364 „ 1 beast's tongue Actinomycosis 7 „ 4 beasts' mesenteries Tuberculosis 12 „ 1 brisket of Beef Tuberculosis 28 „ 1 beast's carcase Dropsical 378 „ 1 stirk carcase Dropsical 194 „ 24 sheeps' lun... |
43e5952b-951a-4fa7-be4b-bb069da0d42f | livers Cirrhosis 42 „ 1 pig's liver Cystic 5 „ 16 pigs' heads Tuberculosis 224 „ 13 „ mesenteries Tuberculosis 26 „ 4 calves' lungs Tuberculosis 16 „ 1 calf's liver Tuberculosis 5 Total 19 cwts. 2 qr. 19 lbs. 56 (b) Unsound Food.—The following list gives particulars of the unsound food destroyed during the year:— Meat.... |
8d7e685a-e95b-4c73-bae8-71e23f34b71a | The Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, and kindred Acts and Regulations are administered in this district by the Essex County Council. I am indebted to Mr. H. C. Card, Chief Food and Drugs Officer for the Metropolitan Area of the Essex County Council, for the particulars of samples purchased and submitted for ana... |
71d701a0-740b-49e0-8787-acd3878f7b58 | The bacteriological examination of all milk, ice-cream and water samples is carried out for this Authority by the Counties Public Health Laboratories, of 91, Queen Victoria Street, London, whilst the examination of samples of milk for the presence of tubercle is carried out by Professor R. T. Hewlett, of the Seamen's H... |
7618beae-7c67-4a36-a012-e3cc730dff8d | He reduced first-class proteins to forty-one grams, and, although many of the people who lived on this diet claimed that they felt the better for it, it is significant that, so far as was known in England, they all gave it up so soon as they were outside Chittenden's own personal influence. 57 More humorous stories are... |
dbc3b52b-91cb-40d5-a52e-cdb240ba1457 | Personally, what I would like to see is legislation that would promote the sale in your markets of the widest variety of foods; I would like to see that people have proper cooking apparatus on which to prepare it; and I would like to see that people—anyhow, those who cannot afford it—are not enveigled by wonderful adve... |
cb9641c4-37e8-43de-abec-978bb98e64ad | 59 SECTION F. PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. 1. NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The prevalence of notifiable infectious diseases in Barking during the year has been due, to some extent, to the fact that there has been a large influx of a population new to the area. For reasons difficult... |
ba89e40b-c771-4196-9db4-51027c2a4357 | It is possible to achieve much closer co-ordination between treatment and prevention where this is so. It is also possible to link up the hospital work with the other medical activities you carry on, such as the maternity and child welfare and the school medical services. My personal relationship, too, with the medical... |
beb49b2f-a99e-4428-8799-c2240d47c88a | 71 135 129 3 Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid Fever) 3 3 3 Puerperal Fever — 3 3 2 1 Puerperal Pyrexia — 18 18 5 1 Pneumonia : Acute Influenzal 60 35 42 25 10 Acute Primary 52 4 Following Measles 1 - Erysipelas 19 19 38 15 1 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 7 7 14 — — Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis 1 2 3 3 — Cerebro-spinal Meni... |
87c7ce92-6966-4a91-b040-c2bf503932ca | of cases notified at age groups. Cases classified according to Wards. Under one year. 1 to 2 years. 2 to 3 years. 3 to 4 years. 4 to 5 years. 5 to 10 years. 10 to 15 years. 15 to 20 years. 20 to 35 years. 35 to 45 years. 45 to 65 years. Over 65 years. Totals. Abbey. Gascoigne. Central. Ripple (West). Ripple (East— L.C.... |
3b42cbc1-18fd-4dbb-87e5-f7bb9a20e737 | 22 10 30 88 24 19 76 Diphtheria 2 11 10 11 14 55 16 4 8 4 — — 135 7 14 6 8 48 11 8 33 Enteric Fever — — — — — 1 — 2 — — — — 3 — 1 — 1 — — 1 — Puerperal Fever — — — — — — — — 2 1 — — 3 — — 1 — 1 — 1 — Puerperal Pyrexia — — — — — — — 2 12 4 — — 18 2 1 1 2 5 1 2 4 Pneumonia (Ac. primary, Ac. influenzal and follow- ing mae... |
487472f1-b334-4fe6-9c41-f40b92e2c427 | 4 95 14 14 7 5 12 9 12 22 Erysipelas 2 1 1 — 1 3 1 2 8 7 7 5 38 1 4 2 9 6 6 5 5 Ophthalmia 14 — — — — — — — — — — — 14 3 — 1 3 — 3 2 1 Acute Anterior — — — — 1 91 — — — — — — 3 — — — — 2 — — 1 Encephalitis Lethargica — — — — — — — — 1 — — — 1 — — — 1 — — — — Chicken Pox 18 36 31 37 46 335 65 8 2 1 — — 579 15 57 25 51 8... |
466801d1-8f17-4cf8-aecf-831c27713eb1 | 64 77 93 537 139 32 72 34 19 9 1188 70 114 53 110 242 197 110 292 63 TABLE III. Monthly summary of notifications of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria received during 1933:— Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Total. January 21 3 24 February 10 6 16 March 13 14 27 April 15 6 21 May 16 14 30 June 17 2 19 July 13 13 26 August 12 9 21 S... |
188910d2-ab2d-460a-9a95-5853721379be | (a) Measles, etc.—The most important of these are measles, whooping cough and summer diarrhoea. Deaths registered were as follows :— Measles 1 Whooping Cough 2 Summer Diarrhoea17 (b) Rheumatic Fever.—Rheumatic fever, as I have said previously, is a serious problem in Barking. (c) Influenza.—There were 21 deaths from in... |
f919769a-2144-491e-90b2-b71c3e5fd9cb | Disinfection of bedding and blankets was carried out in all but fourteen cases, where the parents declined the services offered. (e) General.—Non-notifiable infectious diseases amongst school-children are much more easily traced than the diseases amongst adults. As you know, the School Attendance Officers of the Educat... |
481cceff-0d6f-4d57-8393-5095bc4a236e | Scarlet Fever 31 204 1 176 58 Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) 11 107 2 77 39 Enteric Fever 3 3 — 6 — . Puerperal Fever — 1 — — 1 Puerperal Pyrexia — 2 — 2 — Pneumonia 1 22 2 21 — Erysipelas — 14 1 9 4 Measles and Mastoiditis — 1 — 1 — Anterior Poliomyelitis — 1 — — 1 Others 1 16 — 16 — (b) Number of Bed Days.—T... |
4d1c0c82-942b-4bef-a1f2-6f0c8a894674 | Artificial immunisation is carried on in Barking against diphtheria. A few people only are anxious to have this carried out. The following table shows what has been done under this scheme:— Total number of cases treated 8 Number of first attendances for treatment 6 „ second ,, ,, 14 „ final " Schick " tests 7 6. CANCER... |
1baed714-4b9b-4470-a569-cb52f0f99480 | Caterer 1 Children's Nurse (Spinster) 1 Clerks 5 Spinster 1 Confectioner and Tobacconist 1 Widows 13 Driller, Ship Building 1 Wives 16 Factory Managers 2 Foreman, Wholesale Fruiterers 1 Ganger 1 Gas Workers 3 Hatter's Assistant 1 House Decorator 1 Labourers 7 Licensed Victualler 1 Locomotive Fireman 1 Retired (no occup... |
57dfe965-8dc1-414e-ad4e-72a00da363d5 | Abdomen — 1 Arm — 2 Axilla 1 — Bladder 2 — Bowel 2 — Brain 1 — Breast — 5 Cervical glands 1 — Cervix — 1 Colon 2 1 Heel 1 — Jaw and Tongue 1 — Kidney 1 — Larynx 1 — Liver 3 — Lung 5 2 Maxilla 1 — Mediastinum 2 1 Neck 1 1 Oesophagus 2 — Omentum — 1 Ovaries — 1 Peritoneum — 1 Prostate 1 — Pylorus 1 — Rectum 2 7 Sigmoid 1... |
fe2c63df-3b27-4281-8993-74a1aea2f364 | The prevention of blindness has become largely a measure of dealing with inflammation of the eyes soon after birth. We receive, of course, the ordinary notification in cases where the condition has developed to ophthalmia neonatorum, and, also, your nurses come across minor cases. The following table shows that the num... |
de39fd43-dd55-470c-821d-ca2e8cc9715a | Particulars of new cases of tuberculosis and of all deaths from the disease in the area during 1933 are given in this Report in the following form :— New Cases. Deaths. Pulmonary. NonPulmonary. Pulmonary. NonPulmonary. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. |
88e21cbe-00ed-4940-ae61-3f5eb941cfc6 | Under 1 year 1 1 1 to 5 years 1 2 7 2 — — 1 2 5 to 15 years 7 1 8 5 — — 1 — 15 to 25 years 20 16 4 4 11 6 — — 25 to 35 years 14 25 1 2 4 3 1 — 35 to 45 years 22 9 3 1 4 4 — — 45 to 55 years 8 4 — — 8 1 — — 55 to 65 years 1 1 1 1 — 1 — — 65 years and upwarus 2 — — — 2 — — — Totals 75 58 25 15 29 15 4 2 During the year, |
0e4c55de-211e-4b64-83d2-ce2ea1f62c60 | 160 notifications were received of all forms of tuberculosis— pulmonary 122 and non-pulmonary 38 and there were 13 deaths of un-notified cases (11 pulmonary and 2 non-pulmonary), making a total of 173 new cases during the year. 68 Information was received of the removal into the district of 58 tuberculous persons, incl... |
95fcb0de-6a20-45d8-9e3b-b291ab242e22 | 24 29 7 11 15 20 6 9 Fifty deaths occurred from tuberculosis (all forms) forty-four of these being pulmonary cases. The number of deaths in institutions was thirty-one. The death rate for tuberculosis (all forms) during 1933 was 0.72 per 1,000 population, compared with 0.91 for the previous year. I regret to inform you... |
c395e1c8-3e41-43a3-816f-2d4cab291ef4 | It was unnecessary during the year to take any action under the Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925 (relating to persons suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis employed in the milk trade), nor was any action taken under Section 62 of the Public Health Act, 1925 (relating to the compulsory remova... |
a955b0e5-bacc-40e5-a25c-827450678edf | Pages ADENOIDS 79, 83, 94 ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT 81-84, 93-94 BLIND CHILDREN 91, 93 CLINIC ATTENDANCES 82, 85-86 CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS, TEACHERS, ETC 90 CO-ORDINATION OF SERVICES 75, 91 DEAF CHILDREN 91, 93 DEFECTIVE HEARING 79, 83 DELICATE CHILDREN 91-93 DENTAL DEFECTS 79. 83-84, 93-94, 100-102 DIPHTHERIA IMMUNI... |
9a3f507e-5dd1-49bd-a45c-ee938c89f89a | 82-83 FAIRCROSS SPECIAL SCHOOL 91-93 FOLLOWING UP WORK 80 HEALTH EDUCATION 94 HEART DISEASE AND RHEUMATISM 79, 84 HOSPITAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION 94 INFECTIOUS DISEASES 84, 87 INTRODUCTION 73 MALNUTRITION 78, 81 MEDICAL INSPECTION AND FINDINGS 76-80 MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN 91-92 MINOR AILMENTS 78, 81, 82, 94 NATIONAL ... |
33097173-a3db-4c58-b11d-98dbd3cc3a2a | 94 71 Fages NURSERY SCHOOLS 93 OPEN-AIR EDUCATION 87 OPEN-AIR CLASSROOMS 87 OPEN-AIR SCHOOLS 91-93 ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS 79, 81, 85-86, 94, 98-99 PARENTS' PAYMENTS 93-94 PHYSICAL TRAINING 88 PLAYGROUND CLASSES 87 PROVISION OF MEALS 78, 81, 88-90, 94-95 REPORT OF THE DENTAL SURGEON 100-102 REPORT OF THE ORTHO... |
62c50c31-da6f-4d60-98d2-b54ca7826d4d | 94 SCHOOL JOURNEYS 87 SCHOOL LAVATORIES 76 SCHOOL POPULATION 76 SECONDARY SCHOOLS 93 SERVICES PROVIDED, LIST OF 96-97 SKIN DISEASES 78, 81 SPECIAL ENQUIRIES 95 SPECIAL SCHOOLS 91-93 STAFF 72, 75, 76, 81, 95 STATISTICAL TABLES 103-116 TEACHERS, MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF 95 TONSILS AND ADENOIDS 79, 83, 94 TUBERCULOSIS 79, ... |
57e1f07b-2447-4e58-853f-bf0685aa5c28 | School Medical Officer: C. LEONARD WILLIAMS, B.Sc., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H. Senior Assistant School Medical Officer: PATRICK J. O'CONNELL, M.D., B.Hy., B.S., D.P.H. (Commenced 11.9.33). Assistant School Medical Officers: HILDA C. DEAN, M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H. (Resigned 31.3.33) EDITH A. WHITNEY, M.B.,... |
900906d8-6554-4b2c-884c-fa31fcf57528 | Dental Surgeons: W. H. FOY, L.D.S., R.C.S. R. N. HINES, L.D.S., R.C.S. Nurses: *Miss C. COURT (g), (h) & (i). *Miss W. PARKER (g), (h) & (i). Miss A. E. FINDLAY, (Masseuse) (k) & (o). *Miss F. G. ROXBURGH (g), (h) & (i) Miss G. GEDEN (Dental Nurse). (Commenced 25.10.33). Miss S. E. W. GIBSON (j). Miss L. F. SWAIN (h) &... |
cf3969f7-10b8-4dbe-88ff-c130e389dbf7 | C. G. EAGLESFIELD Miss V. SHEAD H. R. CHANDLER (Resigned 2.9.33). (Commenced 13.3.33). Miss H. NUNN. D. G. TONKIN (n). Miss H. KING. A. J. STORER. Miss E. TASKER, E. A. ELLIS. (Commenced 1.8.33). G. H. RUFF, Miss A. LIGGINS, (Commenced 22.5.33). (Commenced 2.10.33). (g) Health Visitors' Certificate of Royal Sanitary In... |
676e16e8-2453-4d79-bfdf-1ad6cc1a9b3c | (n) Sanitary Inspectors' Certificate of Royal Sanitary Institute and Sanitary Inspectors' Examination Joint Board. (0) Certificate of Chartered Society of Massage and Medical Gymnastics. •Combined Appointment—Health Visitor and School Nurse. 73 Borough of Barking. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BARKING, ESSEX. June, 1934. T... |
fe59bb47-bc8e-40c3-9f57-a965ece52df6 | (1) STAFF. A list of the personnel of the "Service" is given on a separate page at the beginning of this report. (2) CO-ORDINATION. As the Medical Officer of Health is also School Medical Officer, the Health Services in Barking show a corporate entity and co-ordinated activity which is the ideal for the efficient condu... |
8aa39f4f-7e12-4845-b639-72fc0b1f43e5 | These contacts produce harmony in operation and unification of purpose in the Services. Even the Ante-Natal work in Barking is under the control of the same Medical Officers, and complications during pregnancy and parturition with their possible detrimental influence on the children's school development (both mental an... |
7dc23da8-6219-48bf-8c03-551e240c579c | part of education, but it is necessary in certain cases, particularly after the children have undertaken heavy exercises in the summer. The arrangements for drying wet clothes and boots (details on page 21 of this report) show room for improvement, and I would like to see a rule enforced for changing wet foot-gear on a... |
a0373b16-b4d1-4429-8742-df28743f0904 | The number of children on the school registers on the 31st December, 1933 was 14,773 compared with 13,112 on the 31st December, 1932. The following summary shows the growth in the school population during the past few years:— December 1927 7,001 December 1932 13,112 1930 7,906 „ 193 14,773 1931 10,905 The rapid growth ... |
ebec6910-0395-490e-81c1-af56ad1253db | The following table shows the number of children examined at school at routine and special inspections during 1933, classified according to the schools attended, the number of inspections held in each school, and the number of parents or guardians present 77 School No. of Inspection Sessions Numbers Inspected No. of Pa... |
1cccb382-1b9a-414c-97b3-1f5416943d03 | Cambell 69 1,036 1,025 541 Church of England 16 313 193 116 Dawson 23 364 283 352 Dorothy Barley 17 360 160 323 Eastbury 39 701 593 378 Erkenwald 23 729 1,220 54 Gascoigne 33 398 506 227 Monteagle 21 408 320 325 Northbury 27 384 494 254 Park Modern 12 254 106 108 Ripple 34 473 685 343 Roding 53 716 981 526 St. Ethelbur... |
882378f6-5b07-4400-8964-c0ea1ae27ee1 | Joseph's 9 168 152 34 10 143 135 96 Westbury 28 404 469 455 Totals 414 6,851 7,322 4,132 Of the 6,851 examinations at ordinary elementary schools, 4,728 were routine examinations of children in the specified age groups, which figure may be compared with 5,051 for the previous year. In addition, there were 556 routine e... |
43f48f86-7012-42bc-805d-247c54506d95 | Year Percentage of Children Examined who were Accompanied by Parents 1928 64.8 1931 67.3 1929 65.7 1932 68.1 1930 66.3 1933 61.8 During 1933, the parents were present at 4,132 routine and special medical examinations conducted at school out of a total of 6,851 such examinations. 78 (5) FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTION. T... |
f75a54e5-9db1-4617-9412-418bcc89a196 | Its significance is this;—the 5,284 children examined were chosen for examination solely by the reason of their age group, and not for any other reason whatsoever. These children, therefore, so far as is practical are representative children. There were, of course, many children under observation for malnutrition who w... |
31f48269-5887-4ee1-8c86-a64759b2a2e7 | (c) Minor Ailments and Diseases of the Skin.—Few cases of Minor Ailments present themselves at routine medical inspections. Such cases are usually discovered earlier by teachers and School Nurses, and are treated at the Minor Ailments Clinics. The Minor Ailments Clinics also deal effectively with cases of minor disease... |
0cac57a2-3c80-4dd3-b577-c313dcf9caec | During the year, there was one operation for squint which was carried out by private arrangement at the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields, E.C. Cases of external eye disease are to a large extent dealt with at the Minor Ailments Clinics. 187 such cases received treatment at the Clinics during the year. 79 (e... |
87967859-a93e-4d8f-b631-d7a74632cfa3 | (f) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing.—The number of cases of ear disease found at routine medical inspection does not show any significant variation from the figures for 1932. (g) Dental Defects.—Dental defects are noted by the School Medical Officers at routine medical inspection, the notice of the Dental Surgeons be... |
82b5b6f3-8dba-463b-b843-96782c82459c | In addition to this group of cases, various Orthopaedic conditions are seen which have existed from birth, or have arisen following an illness such as Infantile Paralysis. All such cases are seen by the Orthopaedic Surgeon, and where necessary, attendance at the Faircross Special School is recommended. (i) Heart Diseas... |
a2b10eb6-38ef-45c8-93ac-dbc449e9b9c5 | (j) Tuberculosis.—The number of cases found at routine medical inspections appears small, but is not a true figure of the amount of Tuberculosis in children of school age. These children are frequently absent from school for long periods, and are seldom present at school when routine medical inspections are being held.... |
6505b87d-9e65-42cf-82e7-62de80fec061 | 80 The following table shows the position with regard to notification of Tuberculosis amongst children of school age during 1933:— Notified during 1933 (including transfers) Pulmonary 8 Non-Pulmonary 12 Total 20 De-notified (of the above) Pulmonary 3 (1 death) Non-pulmonary — Total 3 (k) Other Defects and Diseases.—A f... |
89eb4396-f1a4-4258-9c4b-9653c4d9a7fa | The parents are visited in their homes, and the attention of the parents is drawn to the need for treatment, and parents who were not able to be present at the medical inspection are interviewed at home by the School Nurse, who emphasises the necessity for having treatment and advises them in what way the treatment may... |
f24467e8-044d-4d1f-9591-6bf6a5ef71c9 | 124 406 86 82 35 (e) Dental inspections 460 406 477 1,082 — (f) Miscellaneous — — — — 126 81 (7) ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT. Many of the conditions found at school medical inspection are able to be treated in Barking. Some conditions, however, of necessity require hospital treatment. (a) Malnutrition.—Cases of malnutri... |
a8eb63b3-2a07-44ad-814c-00fe3c555e12 | (b) Uncleanliness.—Children found in school suffering from uncleanliness of the head or body are excluded by special form which is forwarded to the parents in a sealed envelope, particulars also being given of measures to cleanse the head. Cases of vermin and nits in the head are provided with special soap on attendanc... |
b0e84b6d-c1be-47c0-a94d-c04e8367a67a | Both Clinics are equipped to treat successfully most cases of skin disease and other minor diseases and injuries which occur among school children. The School Nurses do not carry out the work of the Minor Ailments Clinics, however. These are conducted by arrangement by nurses of the Plaistow Nursing Charity. Since Octo... |
48c99b9c-1947-4324-950f-09ad4fcd582a | During the year, six school-children were treated under this arrangement with the London Hospital. 82 A summary of the work of the Clinics is appended in the following tabies (a) Minor Ailments Clinics. Central Clinic St. Alban's Clinic 1931 1932 1933 1931 1932 1933 No. of days clinic was open 345 330 349 323 321 319 T... |
230cae9c-c3f0-4f3b-b9d6-85bbd62b5a74 | of attendances of school children 1932 1933 1932 1933 Minor Ailments:— (a) Central 2,166 2,315 14,785 13,379 (b) St. Alban's 1,966 1,649 13,472 12,671 Ophthalmic 234 493 1,077 1,627 Dental 2,970 3,134 7,601 8,337 Orthopaedic— FOR EXAMINATION 98 92 2,579 2,734 FOR TREATMENT 145 160 Diphtheria Immunisation - 1 1 — 2 (d) ... |
234dca48-171b-428d-83f0-fca82e210dfa | Three weeks later patients attend again for the subjective test carried out in the light of the findings of the objective test. A prescription for lenses is then given and the patient instructed to attend at the Optician approved by the Authority, who makes up the glasses in a frame selected by the parent, on an approv... |
cc33ab7b-72d5-45e4-9f6b-67ba02bbbfe1 | The Optician approved by the Authority carried out a number of minor repairs to spectacles which had already been provided. Cases of external eye disease, such as conjunctivitis and blepharitis, are treated at the Authority's Minor Ailments Clinics. 187 cases were thus treated during the year as compared with 207 durin... |
1063b725-8b59-4a7f-94ed-88e27c4af993 | The scheme for payment is outlined on page 26 of this report. In ordinary cases the patients are brought home by the Barking Ambulance, the Public Health Department being notified by telephone of the operations performed. The School Nurses visit all cases the day of their return home, to see that the patient's conditio... |
c7d928df-934b-4ba3-a2cb-5a3bfa245269 | (f) Ear Disease and Defective Hearing.—Barking is so near the large London hospitals, particularly the Queen Mary's Hospital, Stratford, that the treatment of ear disease at your Clinic has been restricted to just the ordinary medical treatment, to which a number of ears respond readily, the remainder being sent, where... |
4ec2df7e-f60b-4467-ba34-05f301e44b00 | Children who are not actually away from home should always keep Clinic appointments. (h) Orthopadic and Postural Defects.—The Authority's scheme for treating Orthopaedic cases continues to be a valuable service. Mr. Whitchurch Howell attends once a month at the Faircross Clinic, and the Masseuse attends three times a w... |
c8ab7c8c-1abd-46eb-b22c-91a439429932 | Their Tuberculosis Officer attends at the Chest Clinic, Linton Road, Barking. (k) Other Defects and Diseases.—Children presenting conditions requiring treatment not mentioned under the previous special headings are, where necessary, referred to local practitioners or to hospitals serving the Area. Ultra Violet Light Tr... |
f530e3df-90fa-4efd-92f7-c5ee89e5648f | The following table shows briefly the number of children notified and reported suffering from some of the commoner infectious diseases:— 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Scarlet Fever 164 91 75 88 169 Diphtheria 44 202 128 43 71 Measles and German Measles 191 283 1 188 4 Chicken-pox 378 166 187 335 390 Whooping Cough 89 35 48 ... |
68b4bf4d-2022-463f-9c5d-230b6978a2d8 | of visits by Masseuse ATTENDANCES Primary Examination Re-Examination For Treatment Total School Children Under School Age School Children Under School Age School Children Under School Age School Children Under School Age 11 230 92 98 215 153 2,427 951 2,734 1,202 TREATMENTS. Massage Electricity Remedial Exercises Ultra... |
b37f0eb0-887b-45a9-8e15-dfd20da212fe | of Treatment School Children 9 136 2 16 89 1,521 25 750 — — 35 120 Under School Age 13 139 — — 4 26 62 580 — — 70 289 Admission to Hospitals On waiting List for Admission 31/12/33 School Children Under School Age Total School Children Under School Age Total 10 (8 under Council's Orthopedic Scheme) 12 22 — — — 87 Barkin... |
dc253a87-5b91-434b-8155-3b4a781b7d3f | and in the opinion of the Medical Officer this low attendance is directly due to the prevalence of infectious disease, the school sessions so affected are not counted in estimating the average attendance for the purpose of grant. During 1933, three such certificates were granted for this purpose. Arrangements are made ... |
f8b65c05-69bd-41c0-bf42-aca8cf0d90a2 | Playground Classes.—In the older schools however, conditions are not so favourable, and I must continue to strongly advocate holding open-air classes in suitable weather, whenever possible. School Journeys and Camps.—School Camps are run during the week-ends from Friday to Monday evening. The camp is of a permanent nat... |
8754bc7d-a327-4678-8c1f-00c42d0ae674 | In selecting children for these camps, a medical and cleanliness inspection is held, and for the summer camps those children are selected in whom a debilitated physical condition is found, or in whom straightened family circumstances make a holiday desirable. 88 (10) PHYSICAL TRAINING. The Local Education Authority hav... |
d715f285-ddd6-48b5-b4f6-93af605683ed | The Secretary of the Barking Schools' Sports Association refers all boys who have been selected for bouts in the boxing tournaments for a medical inspection previous to the contests. If for any reason boys are unsuitable, they are warned not to box. I would like to again offer my congratulations to this very able Assoc... |
35e8fe96-15bd-4021-bfee-3a0ce985bc13 | One new centre was opened at an elementary school, and has been of great service. The Municipal Restaurant, St. Paul's Room, and the Baths Concert Hall have ceased to be used for the serving of free meals; the school children now attend at St. Margaret's Hall, Vicarage Drive, where the accommodation is more suitable. T... |
5e690013-3fd4-4a52-ac5f-fdb0dbbd7ed0 | of children who remain at school for mid-day meal Whether facilities exist for heating of children's meals Whether facilities exist for the drying of children's clothes and boots Cambell— Senior Boys — No Cloakrooms heated (in winter only) Senior Girls — Yes, at domestic science centie , Junior Mixed — No , Infants — ,... |
732975f0-a97a-47cb-a0fc-a390f9919e40 | the food being supplied from Municipal Kitchen Yes Yes Gascoigne—Senior Boys 12 Yes, for small number School fires (in winter only) Junior Mixed — No , Infants — , , Monteagle—Junior Mixed — , Cloakrooms heated (in winter only) Infants — , , Northbury— Senior Girls — , School fires (in winter only) Junior Mixed — , , I... |
0c6a028b-a492-4c3b-ad81-e528ad671873 | Mary & Ethelburga— Senior Mixed 15 No „ Westbury—Junior Boys — .. Cloakrooms heated (in winter only) Junior Girls — .. School fires (in winter only) Infants — .. .. 90 There are no schemes in Barking organised by voluntary agencies for the provision of milk or meals. The Authority have a scheme for the provision of mil... |
fe031aeb-8ebe-4a7c-bae6-d14835d354d1 | Teachers in all departments have co-operated well with the School Nurses and Medical Inspectors, not only in the preparation of the available accommodation and the notification of parents of the examiner's visit, but also in maintaining a high standard of orderly behaviour among the children during the examination. The... |
89c4da03-dcc2-4c24-83bb-908a9f27a7e3 | The following table shows the way in which these cases have been dealt with:— Total number of cases investigated 33 (a) Prosecutions nil (b) Warnings 24 (c) Otherwise dealt with 9 Of the 33 cases inquired into, 25 have been closed as satisfactory, the remaining 8 still being under supervision. In addition to the above,... |
e1ab666e-be30-4f87-b087-01a24d060f2d | So, also, the Infectious Diseases Hospital and the Maternity Hospital are constantly supplying information on this and allied questions. In addition, the head teachers of the schools and the investigation officers are in constant touch with us. I am also indebted to my colleagues in general practice and at the hospital... |
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