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of children seen 9,565 44 No. of special visits in connection with ophthalmia neonatorum 21 β€ž β€ž β€ž deaths of children up to 3 years of age.. 48 β€ž ,, β€ž stillbirths 28 β€ž β€ž β€ž puerperal sepsis and puerperal pyrexia 4 Other visits (re infectious diseases) 251 No. of visits to foster children 193 Total home visits of all kind...
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16,770 74,434Β½ 91,2041 1,457 13 1Β½ 1,323 4 7 (w) Provision of Dried Milk, etc.β€”Particulars of the amounts of dried milks, etc., supplied free and at reduced rates are as follows :β€” Cost Price. (pkts.) Reduced. (pkts.) Free. (pkts.) Total. (pkts.) Ostermilk 1 733 341 498 1,572 Ostermilk 2 743 469 642 1,854 Cow and Gate ...
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351 Colact 15 3 2 20 Hæmolac 358 100 355 813 Lactogal 414 21 107 542 Virol 827 92 921 1,840 Parrish's Food 190 41 341 572 Liquid Paraffin 144 10 69 223 Malt and Oil 261 109 627 997 Vitoleum Cream 1 — — 1 Pure Cod Liver Oil 224 15 96 335 Cod Liver Oil Emulsion 3,283 135 1,365 4,783 Totals 10,021 2,927 8,386 21,334 45 (x...
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Ante-Natal Clinics Ante-Natal Clinics are held each week at four different centres, and a Specialist-Consultant holds one session per month during ten months of the year. During 1935. 76 cases attended the clinics held by the Specialist-Consultant. In addition there were 8 post-natal attendances. Baths In certain neces...
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Dinners Free dinners are supplied to necessitous nursing and expectant mothers and to toddlers, on the recommendation of Medical Officers at the Infant Welfare Clinics. During 1935, 1,764 dinners were supplied to mothers and 2,488 to children under this scheme. Diphtheria Immunisation A Diphtheria Immunisation Clinic i...
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Maternity Services Maternity Home.β€”Upney Hospital is a maternity home run by the Corporation. Applications for admission are made at the Ante-Natal Clinics, and the charges are in accordance with the Council's scale. Consultations.β€”There is a Specialist-Consultant available for consultations in cases of puerperal fever...
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The scheme includes the provision of spectacles at a very low charge, and in some cases, where the family income is below a certain scale, at no charge. During the year four mothers and sixteen children under the age of five years were provided with spectacles under this scheme. 47 Orthopaedic Service The Orthopaedic S...
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During 1935, 81 children were treated, a total number of 747 treatments being given. Visiting in the Home Periodic visits are paid by the Health Visitors to all children under the age of five years and to all foster-children under the age of nine years. Visits are also paid in certain cases to expectant mothers. X-Ray ...
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W. A. Gray, F.R.C.S., began on the 14th May, 1935. The following is a summary of the work carried out during the year in respect of toddlers and nursing and expectant mothers :β€” Toddlers. Tests under atropine 22 Other attendances 37 Spectacles prescribed 16 Spectacles supplied 16 External Diseases of the Eye treated at...
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Tests 15 Other attendances (corneal nebulae) 1 Spectacles prescribed 10 Spectacles supplied 4 49 No record of the Ophthalmic Clinic would be complete without some reference to children under 5 years of age. In them, squint and congenital disabilities are chiefly found. It is especially desirable that these defects shou...
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It need hardly be pointed out how necessary it is to differentiate between these two conditions, one mild and of no great consequence, while the other is fraught with danger to life. The more severe cases of toxaemia sometimes show the first signs of their gravity by affecting the interior of the eyes. Hence in Barking...
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The welcome advice and helpful treatment of the Orthopaedic Surgeon in the earlier years of life does, we can say from experience, mean that minor disabilities are dealt with in a way which prevents major disabilities arising. It is only persons of my years, who like myself have had a long experience on which to draw, ...
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Primary Examination Re-examination For Treatment Total School Children Toddlers School Children Toddlers School Children Toddlers School Children Toddlers 11 430 118 97 359 170 2,004 1,635 2,481 1,902 TREATMENTS. Massage Electricity Remedial Exercises Ultra-Violet Therapy Radiant Heat Dressings and Splintage No. of Chi...
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of Treatments School Children 7 187 2 56 118 1,256 53 523 8 86 53 364 Toddlers 35 479 2 6 10 37 81 747 β€” β€” 54 384 Admissions to Hospitals On Waiting List for Admission 31/12/35 School Children Toddlers Total School Children Toddlers Total 6 (Under Council's Orthopaedic Scheme) 7 13 2 3 5 53 (a) Deformities of Bones and...
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(1) Congenital: Deformed digit 5β€”hand right and left 1 Deformed digit 4β€”foot right and left 1 Deformed digit 5β€”foot left 1 3 (2) Acquired : Injuryβ€”old fracture Tibia 2 old fracture lower end Radius and Ulna 1 Genu Valgum 22 Genu Varum 5 Bowed Tibiae 7 Hammer Toe 1 Rickets 3 41 (b) Muscular. (1) Congenital: Torticollis ...
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(1) Congenital: Spastic Tetraplegia 1 Hemiplegia 3 Monoplegia 1 5 Total defects found 95 During the year seven toddlers were admitted to hospital and the following operations were carried out in these cases:β€” Amputation digit varusβ€”foot left 1 Femoral Osteotomyβ€”right and left 1 Tenotomy Tendo-Achilles 1 Splintage 2 Man...
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The supply of dentures has risen from 149 to 261 and there has been an increase from 205 new patients to 477. The number of visits made by old patients has increased from 1,144 to 1,643. Anaesthetics have increased from 416 to 672 and the number of teeth extracted from 1,465 to 2,783. The increase in the number of fill...
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Approximately 400 fillings, most of which were very extensive, were completed and it is worth noting that some patients required from ten to eighteen fillings before the mouth could be regarded as dentally satisfactory. It is to be hoped that on the next inspection the dental condition of the pupils of this school will...
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Extractions 2,783 Scalings 127 Dressings 29 Inspections 225 Fillings 250 Dentures supplied 261 Anaestheticsβ€” General 672 Local 35 Patientsβ€” Old 1,643 New 477 Number of Sessions held 206 Toddlersβ€” Treatments 947 57 SECTION C. SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA. 1. WATER. Water is supplied to the area by the South Essex ...
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Rain fell on 156 days in the year 1935. 3. DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE. The joint drainage scheme for the Boroughs of Ilford and Barking, commenced in April, 1930, was completed during the year ; and now the whole of the sewage of the district is dealt with at the disposal works of the London County Council. An immediate res...
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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 the control of the Port of London. 58 Within the tidal limits the River Roding receives...
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This is of particular importance in view of land values in the district. I commend a scheme towards this end. Existing powers safeguard the district from the evils usually associated with crude tipping. Loxford Water Closing.β€”Of special note is the diversion of the arm of Loxford Water which during the year was diverte...
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At the end of the year there remained a total of 14 premises unconnected with the sewer. Seven of these were factory premises. Of these 14 premises, 8 have cesspools and 6 have pail closets. The premises still unconnected are isolated properties. Cleansing is carried out by means of covered vehicles and suction pumps. ...
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During the year the land available for tipping at Mayesbrook was used up ; this necessitated the disposal of the whole of the refuse at Jenkins Lane. At this site the land available is sufficient for 6 months only. In my Report for the year 1934, I referred to the reclamation of marsh land by tipping and earlier in thi...
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The disposal of rubbish on such plots is a constant source of trouble to this Department and the owners. Fencing and prohibition notices fail to act as deterrents. I can only hope that better habits of life will prevail. The year 1935 saw the employment of the Council's first mechanical gully cleanser. I am hopeful tha...
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The number of complaints received and recorded in the register of complaints was 855, as compared with 551 in 1934 and 927 in 1933. The premises were inspected forthwith and any necessary action taken. The total number of visits paid by sanitary inspectors to various premises for all purposes was 15,108 and are summari...
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Total Houses Inspected under Public Health or Housing Acts 3,437 Total Number of Inspections made 10,398 Housing (Consolidated) Regulations 837 After Infectious Disease 1,668 Defects Found 9,093 Notices Served (Preliminary) 2,585 Re-inspections re Notices Served 4,570 Inspection of Works in Progress 723 (2) Premises Co...
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Factories 255 33 13 Laundries β€” β€” β€” Bakehouses 37 16 13 Domestic Workshops 15 β€” β€” Other Workshops 40 2 2 Other Workplaces 85 21 12 Outworkers' Rooms 110 β€” β€” Butchers' Premises 571 24 16 Fishmongers 64 2 β€” Restaurants and Dining Rooms 123 8 3 Stable and Stable Yards 73 2 1 Piggeries 26 β€” β€” (4) Miscellaneous. Inspections...
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Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919 64 2 2 Vacant Land and Refuse Dumps 214 24 19 Public Lavatories 44 4 3 Schools 21 4 1 Markets and General Shops 477 61 32 Ice-Cream Vendors 127 1 1 Petroleum and Celluloid Stores 102 β€” β€” Drainage Inspections 246 - β€” Milk Sampling 27 β€” β€” Other Miscellaneous 514 β€” β€” Inspection of Mea...
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pans fixed or cleansed 109 Flushing apparatus repaired or renewed 248 (3) Sinks. New fixed 71 New sink and bath wastepipes 97 New gully traps 23 (4) Dampness. Roofs and flashings 819 Eavesgutters 381 Rainwater pipes 178 (5) Water Supply. Drawtaps provided 18 Defective water fittings repaired and supply reinstated 46 (6...
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External walls repointed 561 House floors repaired 226 Windows repaired or renewed 347 Window and door reveals repaired 136 Window sills repaired or renewed 283 Sasheords renewed 328 Washing coppers repaired or renewed 240 Stoves repaired or renewed 228 House doors and frames repaired or renewed 210 Stairs repaired 22 ...
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Informal Notices 2,585 Statutory Notices:β€” Section 23, Public Health Act, 1875 - 644 Section 36, Public Health Act, 1875 180 Section 41, Public Health Act, 1875 29 Section 94, Public Health Act, 1875 267 Section 17, Housing Act, 1930 168 64 (d) Factory and Workshop Act, 1901. Factories, Workshops and Workplaces. (1) In...
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* Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:β€” Want of cleanliness 16 16 Want of ventilation 1 1 β€” β€” Overcrowding β€” β€” β€” β€” Want of drainage of floors 3 3 β€” β€” Other nuisances 30 30 β€” β€” Sanitary accommodation:β€” Insufficient 3 3 Unsuitable or defective 15 15 β€” β€” Not separate for sexes β€” β€” β€” β€” Unscreened for sexes β€” β€” β€” β€” Offen...
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Six notices were issued to the occupiers of premises in the district where outworkers are employed, who supplied lists twice during the year of 15 workpeople engaged on making wearing apparel, etc., in their homes. (4) Registered Workshops. Workshops on the Register (sec. 131) at the end of the year. Number. (1) (2) Ba...
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101):β€” Certificates granted during the year In use at the end of the year β€” (6) Outworkers. The following list shows the nature of the homework carried out in this district by 49 outworkers:β€” Box makers 2 Machinery 1 Life-belt covering 2 Tie making 4 Millinery 3 Wearing apparel (various) 37 During the year, 42 lists of...
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(2) Common Lodging Houses.β€”There remains one common lodging house in the district and this is included in a clearance area now awaiting confirmation. I have on other occasions and in other reports referred to the need for a municipal hostel for the use of the casual labourers in the district. (3) Tents, Vans and Sheds....
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(5) Offensive Trades.β€”The number of premises used for this purpose are as follows:β€” Fish Fryers 19 Dealers in Rags and Bones 8 Gut Scraper 1 Fat Melters 2 Fish Skin Scraper 1 Oil Boiler 1 Soap Makers 3 Total 35 Seventy-seven visits were paid to these 35 premises, and 15 contraventions of the byelaws were discovered and...
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There are two premises where upholstery repairs are carried out and these premises are regularly inspected. We have not found rag flock in use at either of these establishments. 9. SHOPS ACT, 1934. Inspections carried out for the purposes of Section 10 of this Act numbered 552. In 38 instances notices were served requi...
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The other two factories are one for the production of zinc oxide, where special type furnaces are employed and the other is a sawmill where joinery is produced on an extensive scale. Here again an unusual type of furnace has been installed for the purpose of consuming the wood refuse arising from the factory processes....
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of this is ash, and perhaps we are not far wrong in saying that one-tenth of this ash may find its way out as smoke and grit at the top of the chimneys. This means that some 9,000 tons of grit came out of the chimneys of this generating station during the course of the year, or in other words 1 lb. per square yard for ...
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Today large tanks with facilities for mixed bathing, for spectators, for refreshment and for exercise are considered necessary. In a modern municipal bath the swimming tanks form by far the principal feature. The demand for slipper baths in Barking, contrary to what is experienced generally, continues to increase. Ther...
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The pool itself was enclosed and trip-baths or wading pools were provided. This provision prevented the spectators from fouling the bathers' platform and ensured that the bathers' feet were reasonably clean when entering the water. Water Purification.β€”Considerable attention has been directed to this matter and the stan...
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Obviously, the degree of purity depends upon the bathing load during the turnover period. At the East Street bath the ordinary bathing load pollution is increased considerably by the out-of-date construction of the bath which permits bathers prior to bathing having access to the bath platform. Whilst samples of water s...
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The biologically active ultra-violet rays are measured by the fading of a standard solution of acetone and methylene blue. 70 The following table shows the comparative ultra-violet light readings for the years 1933, 1934 and 1935 Month. Daily average for Barking. 1933 Units. 1934 Units. 1935 Units.
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January 0.76 0.48 0.13 February 0.78 0.82 0.75 March 0.92 1.41 1.68 April 1.50 1.99 2.40 May 4.00 2.93 3.42 June (Reading not taken) 3.66 4.93 July 4.74 4.77 8.16 August 5.45 5.93 7.97 September 4.06 6.83 7.60 October 1.48 5.35 5.48 November 0.86 2.20 1.70 December 0.96 1.03 0.65 The figures for the three years under c...
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Sanitary inspections are regularly carried out in order that any unsatisfactory conditions may be remedied. Upon complaints being made, any necessary work is usually carried out forthwith. Eleven of the 15 elementary schools are of recent construction. Two of the remaining four schools compare very unfavourably with th...
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Number of new houses erected during the year:β€” (1) Total 563 (2) As part of a municipal housing scheme:β€” (a) Barking 168 (b) L.C.C 162 (3) Others (including private enterprise and subsidy houses) 233 (b) Unfit Dwelling-Houses. 1.
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Inspection of Dwelling-Houses during the Year:β€” (1) (a) Total number of dwelling-houses inspected for housing defects (under Public Health or Housing Acts) 3,437 (b) Number of inspections made for the purpose 8,730 (2) (a) Number of dwelling-houses (included under sub-head (1) above) which were inspected and recorded u...
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Remedy of Defects during the Year without Service of formal Notices:β€” Number of defective dwelling-houses rendered fit in consequence of informal action by the Local Authority or their officers 1,790 72 3. Action under Statutory Powers during the Year:β€” A.β€”Proceedings under sections 17, 18 and 23 of the Housing Act, 19...
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β€”Proceedings under sections 19 and 21 of the Housing Act, 1930: (1) Number of dwelling-houses in respect of which Demolition Orders were made Nil (2) Number of dwelling-houses demolished in pursuance of Demolition Orders 3 D.β€”Proceedings under section 20 of the Housing Act, 1930: (1) Number of separate tenements or und...
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73 Of the total of 17,235 dwelling-houses, 1,733 are owned by the Council and 7,520 have been erected in the area by the London County Council since the year 1929. It is interesting to note that 2,018 houses have been purchased by occupiers with assistance under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Act. During the year 1935...
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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 1934 730 (Barking) 96 359 (L.C.C.) 275 1935 563 (Barking) 168...
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162 Totals 10,473 8,102 2,371 74 Of the 8,102 houses shown above as part of Municipal Housing Schemes, 935 were provided by the Borough of Barking and 7,167 by the London County Council. (b) Housing Act, 1935β€”Overcrowding.β€”A postal census was taken of 17,649 houses in the district. The method employed produced replies ...
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129 1 β€ž 48 1Β½ β€ž 45 2 β€ž 22 2Β½ 6 3 9 3Β½ β€ž 4 4 β€ž 1 4Β½ β€ž Overcrowded 421 TABLE 2. WARD COMPARISONS. Ward. No. of houses and shops. Overcrowded. Houses Sublet. Occupied by families. Total. 2. 3. 4.
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Abbey 2,251 52 355 343 11 1 Cam bell 2,863 77 23 23 – – Eastbury 2,957 93 229 212 17 – Gascoigne 2,340 105 242 239 3 – Longbridge 1,324 4 153 145 8 – Manor 2,871 46 11 11 – – Park 1,676 11 340 329 11 – Parsloes 2,100 33 14 14 – – 18,382 421 1,367 1,316 50 1 75 TABLE 3. No. Percentage Overcrowded. Average No. of Occupie...
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Houses in the district:β€” (a) Owned by the London County Council 7,520 2 4.17 (b) Owned by the Barking Borough Council 1,733 5.83 5.16 (c) Privately owned 8,546 1.9 3.98 TABLE 4. Barking. Total Population 80,000 Structually Separate Houses 18,982 In Survey 17,654 Families in Separate Houses 16,287 Number of Houses:β€” Ove...
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New Houses Proposed:β€” 3-Bedroom Houses 60 Larger Type Houses (4 bedrooms †) 154 (c) Housing Act, 1930β€”Paii 1.β€”The programme of clearance was continued in accordance with schedule. Eldred Road and Union Street Areas were dealt with. An inquiry was held and the Orders later confirmed. Houses. Persons. Eldred Road Clearan...
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The old and historic parish church has been brought into view and with the removal of the "Workhouse" premises, as North Street No. 1 Clearance Area was known, there is now an opportunity for replanning on modern lines. I know the Council is anxious for this to be done and will make full use of the powers so recently g...
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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 63, nine were found to be unsatisfactory:β€” Type of Sample. Satisfactory. Unsatisfactory. Totals. Grade "A" (T.T.) Milk 2 – 2 "Pasteurised" Milk 34 6 40 Raw Milk 18 3 21 Tota...
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Milk 14 Grade "A" Milk, Pasteurised 1 78 A licence was granted to one local firm for the bottling of Grade "A" (T.T.) Milk, and one for the treatment and sale of milk as " pasteurised." (b) Ice-Creamβ€”Barking Corporation Act, 1933β€”Section 160.β€”There are 94 vendors registered, in accordance with this Act, of which 35 are...
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The premises are situated in the centre of the town and in view of the changing circumstances and developments taking place it may be that the Council will be considering the continuance of slaughtering at these premises. The slaughterhouse was well conducted during the year. The following table gives particulars of no...
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64 39 57 34 205 236 Cattle 40 04 80 12 10 41 350 447 Pigs 409 137 93 200 84 18 502 1131 Sheep 815 420 332 173 270 241 1038 1346 Calves 71 10 11 1 9 1 140 157 Totals 1335 637 516 386 373 301 2030 3081 Diseased meat was destroyed as under:β€” Description. Disease Weight. 255 beasts' lungs Tuberculosis 2550 lbs. 6 β€ž lungs E...
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Weight. 26 beasts' livers Distoma Hepaticum 364 lbs. 13 β€ž livers Abscess 182 β€ž 16 β€ž livers Tuberculosis 224 β€ž 5 β€ž livers Fatty Degeneration 70 β€ž 1 beast's liver Peritonitis 14 β€ž 1 β€ž liver Tuberculosis & Cavernous Angioma 14 β€ž 1 β€ž head & tongue Tuberculosis 24 β€ž 1 β€ž liver Hepatitis 14 β€ž 1 β€ž diaphragm Abscess 5 β€ž 1 β€ž spl...
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7 β€ž livers Necrosis 42 β€ž 17 β€ž livers Cirrhosis 102 β€ž 2 β€ž livers Fatty Degeneration 12 β€ž 12 β€ž heads Tuberculosis 168 β€ž 31 β€ž mesenteries Tuberculosis 62 β€ž 8 β€ž lungs Cirrhosis & Congestion 28 β€ž 8 β€ž lungs Congestion 28 β€ž 2 β€ž lungs Tuberculosis 7 β€ž 16 β€ž lungs Aspirated 56 β€ž 3 β€ž spleens Tuberculosis 4 β€ž 2 β€ž loins Tuberculosi...
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50 lbs. 80 (b) Unsound Food.β€”The following list gives particulars of unsound food destroyed during the year :β€” 83 lbs. cherries. 74 lbs. of beef. 60 lbs. chilled beef. 420 bottles of sauce. 6 lbs. corned beef. 1 case of apples. 5 stones skate wings. 54 lbs. of tinned vegetables. 2 tins of meat and fish products. 10 bag...
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Bernard Dyer, the County Analyst, Great Tower Street, London. The following samples were examined during the year :β€” Milk 9 Butter 24 Other 124 Total 157 No proceedings were instituted during the period covered. 4. CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FOOD. The bacteriological examination of all milk, ice-cream ...
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It appears to me of primary importance that by legislation, direct and indirect, there shall be a sufficient amount of food, of sufficient variation, for all people with ordinary tastes to obtain by natural selection all that is necessary in a first-class diet. It will be remembered that the Corporation during the year...
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Infectious diseases occur largely among young people, and because we have a young population, who form an unusually high percentage of the population in Barking, there will naturally be on the average more infectious disease than in a population where the age distributions can be looked upon as ordinary. It must also b...
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As elsewhere, so here also, I would like to thank my colleagues in general practice for the very valuable assistance they have given me from time to time. In particular this co-operation is shown by the fact that up to the present we have always worked together and it has only been necessary for general practitioners t...
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Smallpox – – – – – Scarlet Fever 210 238 448 409 1 Diphtheria 138 140 278 276 14 Enteric Fever (including Para-typhoid Fever) 2 3 5 5 – Puerperal Pyrexia – 8 8 7 – Pneumonia: Acute Influenzal 44 49 21 24 4 Acute Primary 67 11 Following Measles 5 – Erysipelas 13 25 38 21 1 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 10 5 15 4 – Acute Anterio...
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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 Cambell Eastbury Gascoigne Longbridge Manor Park Parsloes Smallpox – ...
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– – – 5 1 1 – 1 – – 2 – Puerperal Fever – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Puerperal Pyrexia 8 – – – – – – – – – – – 8 – 1 1 1 1 1 – 3 Pneumonia (ac. primary, ac. influenzal & following measles) 5 6 3 4 1 17 5 4 11 13 13 11 93 17 16 16 18 2 11 4 9 Erysipelas – 1 1 – – – 5 2 2 8 13 6 38 9 6 9 7 1 1 3 2 Ophthalmia...
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1 Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis – – – – – 2 1 – – – – – 3 1 – – – 1 – – 1 Encephalitis Lethargica – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Food Poisoning – – – – – – – – – 1 2 – 3 – – 2 – – 1 – – Acute Polio Encephalitis – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Pemphigus Neonatorum 6 – – – – – – – – – – – 6 2 2 – – – ...
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Monthly summary of notifications of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria received during 1935:β€” Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Total. January 56 39 95 February 25 43 68 March 35 35 70 April 37 19 56 May 29 14 43 June 19 4 23 July 20 21 41 August 20 14 34 September 43 27 70 October 56 24 80 November 53 20 73 December 55 18 73 Total...
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Deaths registered were as follows:β€” Measles 1 Whooping Cough 2 Summer DiarrhΕ“a 7 Chicken-pox – (b) Rheumatic Fever.β€”Rheumatic fever, as I have said elsewhere, is a serious problem in Barking. (c) Influenza.β€”There were 9 deaths from influenza during the year 1935. This contrasts favourably with 12 deaths in the year 193...
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(e) General.β€”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 Education Committee are General Inquiry Officers, and we have a lot of reliable information on which we can act so far as infectious di...
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Scarlet Fever 69 409 – 417 61 Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) 68 273 14 294 33 Enteric Fever – 3 – 3 – Puerperal Pyrexia – 3 *1 2 – Pneumonia – 13 1 9 3 Erysipelas 1 16 1 15 1 Ophthalmia Neonatorum – 3 – 3 – Others – 34 2 25 7 * Cause of Death:β€”Puerperal Pyaemia. (b) Number of Bed Days.β€”The total number of bed ...
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I hold the opinion that unless very large numbers of people are immunised, immunisation has but little influence on the incidence and death rate from diphtheria, so that I look for no public benefit from the amount of diphtheria immunisation which has been carried out. 89 Wise parents who dread diphtheria, as they have...
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The following table shows the occupations of the 71 people who died from cancer during the year 1935:β€” Male. Female. Blacksmiths 2 Wives 18 Bookbinder 1 Spinsters 2 Brewer's Drayman 1 Widows 13 Bricklayers 2 Carpenter 1 Chairmaker 1 Chemical Worker 1 Civil Servant 1 Clerks 2 Coffee House Keeper 1 Cooper 1 Draper 1 Hous...
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F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Bladder – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 1 1 Breast – – – – – – – – – 3 – 2 – 1 – 6 Cervix – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1 – 1 – 3 Colon – – – – – – – – – 2 1 1 2 2 3 5 Inguinal Gland – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1 – Liver – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 3 1 4 1 Lung – – – – – – – – – – 6 1 – 1 6 2 Oesophagu...
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1 – 1 1 Peritoneum – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 Prostate – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1 – Rectum – – – – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3 Stomach – – – – – – – – 1 1 8 2 4 3 13 6 Tongue – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1 – Thyroid Gland – – – – – – – – – – – 1 1 – 1 1 Uterus – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1 – – – 2 Ventriculi – – – – – – –...
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PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS. Blindness is being prevented in Barking ; it is being prevented by the co-operation of the whole of the services. One of the chief causes of blindness is Ophthalmia Neonatorum, which is a purulent discharge from the eyes of an infant, commencing within twenty-one days of its birth. Your Consult...
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91 Age Group. Cases. Vision unimpaired. Vision impaired. Total Blindness. Deaths. Notified. Treated. At Home. At Hospital. Under 3 weeks 15 12 3 15 – – – 8. TUBERCULOSIS. Particulars of new cases of Tuberculosis and of all deaths from the disease in the area during 1935 are given in this Report in the following form:β€” ...
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Under 1 year – – – – – – – – 1 to 5 years 1 – 3 2 – – – – 5 to 15 years 1 1 4 4 – – – – 15 to 25 years 10 10 4 5 1 4 1 1 25 to 35 years 10 9 3 5 4 5 1 – 35 to 45 years 17 9 2 2 8 7 – – 45 to 55 years 9 2 – – 0 1 – – 55 to 05 years 5 – – – 4 – 1 – 65 years and upwards 1 1 – – 1 – – – Totals 66 32 10 18 24 17 3 1 During ...
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132 notifications were received of all forms of Tuberculosisβ€” pulmonary 98 and non-pulmonary 34 and there were 3 deaths of un-notified cases (pulmonary), making a total of 135 new cases during the year. Information has been received of the removal into the district of 39 tuberculous persons, included in number of notif...
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59 23 5 7 37 30 9 9 Forty-five deaths occurred from Tuberculosis (all forms) forty-one of these being pulmonary cases. The number of deaths in institutions was twenty-six. The death rate for Tuberculosis (all forms) during 1935 was 0.62 per 1,000 population, compared with 0.77 for the previous year. The compulsory remo...
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116 BLIND CHILDREN 125-126 BOXING 121 BROOKFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL 117 CLINIC ATTENDANCES 106, 114 CLINIC SERVICES 131-134 CO-OPERATION OF PARENTS, TEACHERS, ETC 124-125 CO-ORDINATION OF SERVICES 102,119,124 DEAF CHILDREN 125-126 DEFECTIVE HEARING 108,116 DENTAL DEFECTS 108, 116-117, 140-141 DIET 112 DIPHTHERIA IMMU...
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122-124 FOLLOWING-UP WORK 110 HEALTH EDUCATION 128 HEART DISEASE AND RHEUMATISM 109,117-118 HIGHER EDUCATION 127 INFECTIOUS DISEASES 119 INTRODUCTION 99 MALNUTRITION 104, 105, 111-112, 124 MEALS 120, 122-124 MEDICAL INSPECTION AND FINDINGS 103,104-110,126 MENTALLY DEFECTIVE CHILDREN 125-126 MILK 120,124 MINOR AILMENTS ...
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142-144 ORTHOPÆDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS 108, 117, 136-139 PARENTS' PAYMENTS 127 PHYSICAL TRAINING 120-121 PLAYGROUND CLASSES 120 PLAYING FIELDS AND GROUNDS 121 PROVISION OF MEALS AND MILK 123-124 REMEDIAL CLINIC 118 REPORT OF THE DENTAL SURGEON 140-141 REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE OPHTHALMIC CLINICS 142-144 REPORT ON THE ...
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112 SPECIAL INQUIRIES 128 SPECIAL SCHOOLS 125-126 SQUINT 116, 142-143 STAFF 98, 101, 116 STATISTICAL TABLES 145-157 SWIMMING 121 TEACHERS, MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF 128-129 TONSILS AND ADENOIDS 107-108, 116 TUBERCULOSIS 109, 118 ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT TREATMENT 118 UNCLEANLINESS 108, 112 VISUAL DEFECTS 107, 115-116, 142-144 ...
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Assistant School Medical Officers : R. H. CLAYTON, M.B., B.S., B.Hy., D.P.H. CATHERINE B. McARTHUR, M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H. (Commenced 2nd January, 1935.) Ophthalmic Surgeon: WILLIAM ADAMSON GRAY, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S., Ph.D. (Commenced 14th May, 1935.) OrrhopΕ“dic Surgeon: B. WHITCHURCH HOWELL, M.B., B.S...
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(Commenced 20th May, 1935.) Nursing Staff: *Miss P. M. FAWCETT (Senior Nurse) (g, h and i). (Commenced 1st December, 1935.) *Miss M. BAERLOCHER (g, h and n). *Miss C. COURT (g, h and i). Miss G. GEDEN (Dental Nurse) (r). Miss S. E. W. GIBSON (j). *Miss G. JONES (g, h and i). (Commenced 12th August, 1935.) Miss R. LLEWE...
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*Miss F. G. ROXBURGH (g, h and i). (Resigned 10th August, 1935.) Miss L. F. SWAIN (h and i). Clerical Staff: Chief Clerk: F. READ. C. G. EAGLESFIELD (Senior Assistant). D. G. TONKIN (n). (Resigned 4th February, 1935.) H. C. DAVIS. (Commenced 1st May, 1935.) A. J. STORER (n). F. YATES (q). (Commenced 1st May, 1935.) E. ...
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Miss H. KING. Miss A. LIGGINS. Miss D. FOULSHAM. (Commenced 1st April, 1935.) Miss I. CAST. (Commenced 13th May, 1935.) Miss G. COOPER. (Commenced 4th December, 1935.) (g) Health Visitors' Certificate of Royal Sanitary Institute. (h) Certificate of Central Midwives' Board. (i) General Hospital Training. (j) General Fev...
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99 Borough of Barking PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BARKING, ESSEX. June, 1936. To the Chairman and Members of the Local Education Authority. Mr. Chairman, Mrs. Hobday and Gentlemen, Herewith I beg to submit my report for the year ended 31st December, 1935. This report has been drawn up to meet the requirements outlined in...
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R. N. Hines relinquished his appointment as Dental Surgeon, having accepted a post elsewhere, and Mr. H. F. Sarson took his place on the 20th May, 1935. So, similarly, did Miss G. F. Roxburgh, who was both Health Visitor and School Nurse, relinquish her appointment, and her place was taken by Miss G. Jones on the 12th ...
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The chief alteration to which I wish to call your attention is the appointment of Mr. W. A. Gray, F.R.C.S., as Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon. Mr. Gray took up his duties on 14th May, 1935, and with his appointment the ophthalmic work in the town has been placed on a more sure foundation. This appointment demonstrates t...
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The very happy relationships I have the pleasure to enjoy with my colleagues, including the head-masters and head-mistresses of your various schools, enables us to co-ordinate your medical services with the other work which is carried on by you. Here we find the work of the Investigation Officers very helpful, particul...
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Baths are necessary ; firstly, because physical exercises with the older children should, at times, be pushed to a point where by reason of perspiration and other conditions a bath is necessary, and secondly, because bathing is an acquired taste and if the baths supplied in your houses are to be used properly the habit...
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The simple lesson of ordinary life in the school of some sanitation is a continuous influence, transcending even the wonderful lessons on hygiene which form part of the curricula of your schools. In this connection I would wish to call your particular attention to the conditions under which so many medical inspections ...