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e2ab076d-7f95-4d6c-a65f-4962b257ada8 | Page 13 Of the properties treated with insecticide 12 are owned by the Corporation. FLY NUISANCE As anticipated in my last report the spray treatment of vacant lands, refuse tips, piggeries and stables has been very much extended during the summer months of the present year by the inclusion of the premises of fishmongers and butchers. In addition to the vacant lands, including grass verges, 47 premises were treated by the mobile spraying unit. This service which is operated at the low annual cost of £150, is welcorned by the residents in the Borough. PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949 RODENT CONTROL IN SEWERS Owing to heavy infestation in certain areas during the year 1951, the Infestation Control Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries authorised an interim treatment of those areas. This took place in February when 140 manholes were baited with the following results. |
471f2188-4a7a-4522-a5bd-d9171d9642dc | Number showing prebait take 106 Number showing complete prebait take 77 Number showing poison bait take 91 This treatment was considered highly successful and the normal halfyearly treatments were carried out in the months of May and November with the following results. I May November Number of manholes baited 422 422 Number showing prebait take136 183 Number showing complete prebait take 32 61 SURFACE INFESTATION Rodent infestation above ground, subject to prior investigation by the Sanitary Inspectors, is dealt with by the Corporation's rodent operative who carries out treatments at factories, business premises, private dwellings and properties owned by the local authority. Private dwellings are cleared without charge but a charge of 5s. per hour is made for this service to factories and business premises. The following information is taken from the report furnished to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries for the year 1952. Page 14 1. |
08b24c3f-8916-47a0-baae-97d9c1d53e97 | PREVALENCE OF RATS AND MICE Type of Property No. of properties in Area in which infestation was found Analysis of Column 4 Number infested by (1) Total (2) Notified by Occupier (3) Otherwise discovered (4) Total RATS MICE Only Major Minor Local Authority's property 29 8 2 10 - 7 3 Dwelling houses 20,288 116 251 367 - 291 76 Business premises 1,780 46 51 97 — 90 7 Totals 22,097 170 304 474 — 388 86 2. MEASURES OF CONTROL BY CORPORATION Type of Property No. of properties inspected No. of inspections made No. of notices served under Section 4 No. |
ef155d32-48ea-44e8-b9ab-1913fa8ec220 | of treatments carried out by arrangement with Occupier Under Section 5 Treatment Works Rats Mice only Rats Mice only Local Authority's Property 10 30 - - 21 8 - - Dwelling Houses 367 1,101 - - 291 76 - - Business Premises 97 186 — — 244 33 — — Totals 474 1,317 — — 556 117 - - classified Properties:—Properties which do not appropriately fall under other classifications are included under business premises. Page 15 ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION During the year measurement of atmospheric pollution was continued and revealed a fall in the average sootfall per square mile per month. This was in spite of an abnormally high deposition during the long period of fog in December. A comparative table is set out on page 17. |
a3282132-3998-44b0-b5bb-9834a5843798 | Such a fall may be attributed to the fact that a number of factories in the Borough have been able to install new plant or overhaul existing plant so that their furnace equipment operates more efficiently and consequently with less smoke emission. Your officers have been continuously active in administering the Smoke Bye-laws and discussing with factory managements methods of reducing smoke emission. 283 atmospheric pollution investigations were carried out and 20 contraventions of the Smoke Bye-laws were dealt with. The increased popularity of the continuous burning stove has no doubt had a beneficial effect upon the pollution from domestic chimneys by burning coal more efficiently. The prolonged fog of December provided an opportunity for studying the effects of atmospheric pollution upon the public health. The fog itself was a purely natural phenomenon, not uncommon in such areas as the London Basin. It was quite shallow and photographs were taken on Bos Hill in bright sunshine showing the fog in the valley below. Atmospheric conditions were such that the fog was unable to rise and dissipate. |
34c32270-a6c7-4d88-a4c5-e0c36b360b3c | All the smoke and sulphur dioxide emitted from the chimneys of the factories and houses of London was held by the fog and accumulated for four days. Much of this would have risen to the upper atmosphere and thus been spread over a wide area. The effect upon the health of the population of such a polluted atmosphere can be judged from the fact that in the administrative County of London deaths per million population during the week following the fog exceeded the normal by 445. In the Essex portion of Greater London the number of deaths was 2 1/2 times the normal. It is more than ever apparent that something positive must be done to overcome the menace to health and the waste of money and material resources which arise from the present use of our coal supplies. NOXIOUS FUMES The control of noxious fume emission still occupies the close attention of your officers. One company causing a nuisance from its chemical plant has left the district following representations from the Corporation. |
d94dde7b-9670-4790-bbd1-a97575b3571d | Page 16 Page 17 Monthly deposit in tons per square mile and Sulphur Dioxide (Standard Measurement) by the Lead Peroxide method in milligrams of SO3 per day per 1,000 sq. C.M. MONTH BARKING PARK GREATFIELDS PARK PARSLOES PARK 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 Total Solids Sulphur Dioxide Total Solids Sulphur Dioxide Total Solids Sulphur Dioxide Total Solids Sulphur Dioxide Total Solids Sulphur Dioxide Total Solids Sulphur Dioxide JANUARY 21.80 22.9 17.38 20.4 35.56 26.0 24.30 28.4 33.87 19.7 22.29 21.4 FEBRUARY 30.87 21.4 12.52 21.6 45.10 22.4 17.11 28. |
ba587933-9574-410d-91cf-bb39ed2743c9 | 2 36.42 18.1 11.07 23.8 MARCH 17.32 14.8 25.46 15.7 22.99 20.5 29.36 12.8 32.70 20.9 26.58 16.8 APRIL 18.17 13.1 19.16 9.5 22.85 14.8 21.79 9.8 23.39 12.9 26.72 10.8 MAY 17.62 4.3 Alfred's Way 23.65 10.6 22.28 10.4 21.49 10.5 21.08 7.7 26.11 7.2 JUNE 23.48 5.5 29.33 0.4 30.15 8.5 19.67 6.5 23.93 5.5 17. |
36907ed7-dc1b-481e-a015-0296dea8bf7a | 78 5.8 JULY 17.25 7.2 17.18 5.0 19.95 11.1 — 11.9 23.49 9.7 12.10 7.8 AUGUST 16.15 8.7 30.66 7.5 23.51 13.7 35.90 14.1 24.97 10.1 16.16 7.7 SEPTEMBER 17.11 9.4 23.24 10.2 28.85 15.3 19.92 11.0 27.93 12.1 19.09 6.5 OCTOBER 12.11 12.1 25.35 16.3 25.66 16.3 26.08 15.4 26.76 15.0 22.59 19.3 NOVEMBER 23.72 18. |
892e8076-d6af-4aa7-b759-9ce19e02c016 | 2 — 19.6 50.13 19.9 21.66 22.3 36.80 16.8 20.81 21.5 DECEMBER 23.68 13.5 45.46 37.7 32.57 18.8 35.86 32.4 41.99 18.3 29.57 39.6 Averages 19.94 12.7 28.19 14.8 30.08 16.5 24.90 16.9 29.48 14.1 20.49 15.7 Alfred's Way only Another company carrying out a grinding process in the open air has erected a building in which to house the grinding and dust extracting equipment. This company carries on a variety of processes all of which are likely to cause a nuisance unless adequately supervised. |
f1febedb-654d-4d5b-abfe-fc58c5caff51 | Generally speaking it may be said that the complaints of nuisance from noxious fume emission have been less in number. EXHIBITION Once again we have staged an exhibition which was intended primarily to bring to the notice of the public how the health of the people could benefit by the use of smokeless fuel burning appliances. Coinciding as it did with the Charter Anniversary Celebrations, it was decided to take the opportunity of enlarging the scope of the Exhibition to include all the services provided by the Council for the people of Barking, and the title chosen for the event was "Barking Charter Anniversary Civic Exhibition". The Infestation Control Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries generously provided the stands which were used for the display of propaganda by the following Departments of the Council:—Public Health, Libraries, Town Clerk's, Borough Architect's, Borough Engineer's, Works Manager's, Education and the Borough Treasury. We were assisted in the sphere of atmospheric pollution by exhibits provided by the Electricity and Gas Boards and the Coal Utility Council. |
0f05972a-6e6d-43bb-914c-f59c7e426f55 | The Infestation Control Division provided a large speaking unit which displayed live rodents and insects together with an explanatory talking film exhibit. Background music was supplied by the courtesy of Messrs. CollaroLtd., to which Company thanks are due for the loan of a microgram. At an "open forum" in the Municipal Restaurant members of the public were able to ask a panel of speakers questions concerning "local government and the citizen". ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION OF METALS The apparatus for measuring atmospheric corrosion of metals, refers to in my last report, was removed in September, having satisfactorily Provided the information required. In a report issued by the British Iron and Steel Research Association and designated "Correlation of Atmospheric Corrosion and Atmospheric Pollution", it is stated:— "Early in 1951 arrangements were made to correlate the rates of corrosion of the reference specimens used for the work described in this report with the pollution of the atmosphere by sulphur dioxide. The Fuel Research Station, D.S.I.R. |
c37b45ec-2fff-4a75-9159-827ae75d8f58 | collaborated in this research by recommending sixteen suitable sites where routine determinations of sulphur Page 18 dioxide are being made and by rendering assistance with the exposure of some of the specimens. The sixteen sites were selected to represent four degrees of increasing pollution; "slight", "moderate", "considerable" and "severe", each degree being represented by four sites". The correlation of the figures obtained from the sixteen exposure sites demonstrates that the sulphur dioxide concentration in the air is the primary factor determining the intensity of corrosion in Great Britain. Examination of the tables issued with the report shows that the Barking site at Greatfields Park was found to be in an area of "considerable" contamination. Its place was closely approximate to the "moderate" group and only 50% of the contamination related to the "severe" group. |
9a775978-53d0-4350-a600-0f87eb7b7d2e | The Corrosion Committee of the British Iron and Steel Research Association and also the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research expressed their thanks to the Corporation for its co-operation and help in the course of their research. SWIMMING BATHS AND POOL East Street Bath— This bath was used by 67,971 bathers during the open season of 22 weeks. Of this number 37,944 were children. It is of interest to note that the slipper baths were used on 43,500 occasions during the period of 12 months. Open Air Pool, Barking Park.—The pool was used by 80,827 bathers, including 53,445 children. Samples of baths water were taken during the year as follows:— East Street Bath 9 Open Air Pool 5 South East Essex Technical College 11 AH the samples were satisfactory on bacteriological examination. |
3b197ea1-e55f-483a-8ba6-7af88093cabc | AGED AND INFIRM PERSONS The problem of aged and infirm persons, in many instances living alone, who are unable owing to their physical condition to devote to themselves proper care and attention remains unsolved. During the year we have investigated nine such cases, four of which volunteered for admission to institutions and were duly removed. Two cases were referred to the Essex County Welfare Officer. Of the remaining three cases, one was considered to be receiving care and attention by relatives in the same premises and two are being kept under observation from time to time. The conditions at their homes have improved. Page 19 FACTORIES ACT, 1937 The following statistics show the results of the activities of the Sanitary Inspectors in the administration of this Act. 1.—Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health. |
2fe26c7d-4fbf-4ff3-adf0-b642d1a4831d | Premises Number on Register Number of Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted (i) Factories in which Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities 26 24 1 Nil (ii) Factories not inincluded in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority 206 373 14 Nil (iii) Other Premises in which Section 7 is enforced by the Local Authority (excluding outworkers' premises) 8 14 1 Nil Total 240 411 16 Nil 2.—Cases in which Defects were found. Particulars Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were instituted Found Remedied Referred ToH.M. Inspector By H.M. |
7c8f12a8-f0f7-4f1a-b37a-a5dee56c5188 | Inspector Want of cleanliness (S.l) 12 10 - - - Overcrowding (S.2) — — — — — Unreasonable temperature (S.3) - - - - — Inadequate ventilation (S.4) Ineffective drainage of floors (S.6) 1 - - - - Sanitary Conveniences (S.7) (a) Insufficient 3 2 — 3 - (b) Unsuitable or defective 18 9 — 1 - (c) Not separate for sexes — — — — - Other offences against the Act (not including offences relating to Outwork) 3 6 - - — Total 25 17 — 4 — Page 20 outwork Section 110: Number of outworkers in August List required by Section 110 (1) (c) 196 Nature of work carried out by outworkers:— Making of wearing apparel 152 Cleaning and washing of wearing apparel — Umbrellas, etc. |
7823d802-1f9a-4435-9f30-9d8a3c470c43 | 1 The making of boxes or other receptacles or parts thereof made wholly or partially of paper 12 Brush making l Cosaques, Christmas Crackers, Christmas Stockings, etc. 26 Artificial flowers 2 Curtains and Furniture Hangings 1 Tents 1 Carding, etc., of Buttons, etc. - Number of cases of default in sending in lists to the Council Nil Prosecutions for default in sending in lists to the Council Nil Section 111: Number of visits to outworkers 332 Number of instances of work in unwholesome premises Nil Number of notices served Nil Number of prosecutions in respect of outworkers' premises Nil ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE The number of complaints received during the year was 1,615. This once again shows a decrease compared with last year's figure of 1,830. Complaints are investigated by your sanitary inspectors without delay and any necessary action is taken. |
43c9a211-10be-4aef-a521-206f94929080 | The following table shows the number of inspections made in respect of Celling houses, premises controlled by Bye-Laws and Regulations, Food and Drugs Acts and Shops Acts. Page 21 Page 23 SANITATION, HOUSING, SHOPS ACTS, ETC. 1951 1952 Visits ReVisits Total Visits Re- Visits Total — — 1,830 — Complaints received — — 1,615 — Visits 1. Inspection of Dwelling-houses Visits 4,691 4,871 9,562 — Under Public Health or Housing Acts 4,490 3,566 8,056 — 223 — 223 — Works in progress 179 — 179 — 316 — 316 — After I.D. |
dd75303c-85b9-4cf6-9c55-554f723d0b48 | and Scabies 315 — 315 — 626 — 626 — Housing Investigations 558 — 558 — 140 — 140 — Clearance Areas—premises in — — — — 33 — 33 — Small Pox Contacts — — — — Contraventions 2. Premises controlled by Bye Law & Regulations Contraventions 43 — 43 — Offensive Trades 25 — 25 10 7 — 7 - Tents, Vans and Sheds 26 — 26 — 93 — 93 42 Milkshops 88 — 88 12 56 — 56 17 Hairdressers' premises 67 — 67 6 341 — 341 23 Atmospheric Pollution Investigations 283 — 283 20 5 — 5 2 Massage Establishments 4 — 4 — 3. |
0c8edd18-1ec4-45b8-bb69-d6238cb9e8fb | Food and Drugs Act and Shops Acts 869 — 869 243 General Inspections Food & Drugs Act, 1938 775 — 775 193 276 — 276 31 ,, ,, Shops Acts 1934 & 1950 408 — 408 79 257 — 257 — Food Sampling 182 — 182 — 138 — 138 — Milk Sampling 134 — 134 — 149 — 149 — Ice-cream sampling 82 — 82 — 35 — 35 31 Bakehouses 16 — 16 15 215 — 215 115 Butchers' premises 195 — 195 71 63 — 63 29 Fishmongers 64 — 64 49 283 — 283 106 Ice-cream Vendors 179 — 179 65 31 — 31 8 Licensed premises 85 — 85 44 419 — 419 229 Restaurants, Dining Rooms and Canteens 320 — 320 186 4. |
53291883-b93a-499c-b033-590ba1fef422 | Miscellaneous 3 — 3 - Aged and Infirm persons 13 — 13 — — — — — Dilapidated Buildings — — — — 223 — 223 - Drainage Inspections 236 — 236 — 38 — 38 1 Piggeries 21 — 21 1 41 — 41 — Public Lavatories 32 - 32 - 1,200 — 1,200 - Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949 1,317 — 1,317 — 22 — 22 - Schools 90 — 90 12 26 - 26 9 Stables 75 — 75 6 129 — 129 3 Vacant Lands and Refuse Tips 240 — 240 14 5 — 5 — Watercourses 71 — 71 7 56 — 56 — Water sampling 40 — 40 — 550 — 550 — Other miscellaneous 306 — 306 — — — - Pet Animals Act, |
881509a6-9636-4a40-bcda-72acdecdca27 | 1951 16 — 16 4 Total 16,473 Total 14,403 1951 Compliance Pre- Statu- Pre- Statulimin- lory limin- tory ary ary 1952 Compliance Pre- Statu- Pre- Statulimin- tory limin- tory ary ary Notices 2,068 446 1,792 581 Dwelling houses 2,364 742 2,283 631 14 — 14 — Offensive Trades 7 — — — — — Tents, |
119f1983-fb84-43fe-bf47-08050785907a | vans and sheds — — — — 22 — 22 — Milkshops 8 — 8 — 11 — 11 — Hairdressers' premises 4 — 4 — 23 — 23 — Smoke observations 20 — 20 — 31 — 31 — Bakehouses 7 — 7 — 72 — 72 — Butchers' premises 46 — 46 — 204 — 204 — Drainage inspection 148 — 148 — 21 — 21 — Fishmongers 28 — 28 — 141 — 141 — Food and Drugs Act, 1938 115 — 115 — 67 — 67 — Ice-cream vendors 38 — 38 — 4 — 4 — Licensed premises 26 — 26 — 1 — 1 — Piggeries 1 — 1 — — — — — Public lavatories — — — — 24 — 24 — Shops Acts, |
7dab30c7-a7bd-4bfa-af91-98829b2f12dc | 1934 & 1950 58 — 58 — ^ — 3 — Stables 4 — 4 — 3 — 3 — Vacant lands and refuse tips 14 — 14 — Outstanding, 77. (Completed during 1952.) Outstanding 188. Page 25 REMEDIAL ACTION 1951 1952 Drainage Works 16 Drains relaid or repaired 25 188 Choked drains cleared 145 3 Inspection chambers constructed 2 6 New covers fitted 12 54 Tests made 46 Sanitary Conveniences 15 Additional water closets fitted 2 — Separate w.c. accommodation for sex provided 3 31 New w.c. |
388ae2fd-1a7d-4cfe-9673-c0033a97dd46 | pans fitted 20 90 Flushing apparatus repaired or renewed 89 — Intervening vent space provided - 5 Artificial lighting provided 2 35 Other works 14 Other Sanitary fittings 9 New sinks fitted 17 — Wash basins provided — 40 Sink and bath waste pipes fitted 51 Other Works 280 Roofs repaired or renewed 182 347 Gutters or rain-water pipes repaired or renewed 246 46 Yards paved and drained 50 97 Chimney pots replaced and stacks repaired 72 120 Dampness remedied 149 58 Houses disinfested 25 13 External walls repointed 33 709 Window frames repaired or renewed 801 18 Stairtreads repaired i 134 Doors and doorframes renewed or repaired 109 204 Floors renewed or repaired 161 123 Stoves renewed or repaired 52 9 Washing coppers repaired ") 330 Ceiling and wall plaster repaired 244 1, |
4f52e5b2-735c-49c7-a166-016b9a9cd5d9 | 012 Dustbins supplied 938 14 Accumulations of rubbish cleared 11 203 Miscellaneous 363 Page 26 At the commencement of the year there were 8 properties referred for default action under the nuisance sections of the Public Health Act and during the year under review an additional 46 were added, making a total of 54 properties. These were dealt with as follows:— 47 repaired by owners. 2 legal proceedings instituted. 5 remaining outstanding and of these, work is in progress in 4 instances, the remaining 1 being held up at request of occupier. Where legal proceedings were instituted an order was obtained in the first case and the work was carried out by contractors on the owner's instructions and in the second case the Council did the work and the cost was made a charge on the property. In addition, works of repair to water closets, drains, gutters and rainwater pipes were carried out by the Borough Engineer in default of the owners at five premises. |
7c75e93f-37ea-4212-afed-562e3bf9e8b5 | RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST RESTRICTIONS ACTS, 1920-39 One application was made by an occupier and a certificate was issued. ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL ACT, 1933, PART IV Establishments for Massage and Special Treatment.—There are still four holders of licences to carry out massage and special treatment in the Borough. During the year the premises and records were inspected but no contraventions were found. HOUSING ACT, 1949—IMPROVEMENT GRANTS During the year two applications for grants under Section 20 of the Act were investigated by your officers. One application was referred to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government for approval, the other being refused. BURIAL OR CREMATION OF THE DEAD In accordance with the duties of the Local Authority under Sub-section (1) of Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, the body of one deceased person was disposed of by burial during the year. |
ce08e62f-4349-43ce-ab98-586c05dacbda | FOOD POISONING The number of cases of Food Poisoning notified during the year showed a very pleasing reduction. Five cases were investigated and specimens sent to the Public Health Laboratory Service. Of these, three were reported to show Salmonella typhimurium. All the patients recovered. Page 27 FOOD ICE-CREAM—CHEMICAL EXAMINATION Forty-five samples were submitted for chemical examination. A summary of analysis is given below:— Samples submitted FAT ANALYSIS Under 2.5% 2.5%-5% 5 %-8.5 % 8.5%-10% Over 10% 45 — — 15 ICE-CREAM—BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION Seventy-seven samples of ice-cream were bacteriologically examined, These were also submitted to the Ministry of Health Provisional Methylene Blue Reduction Test. |
0ca3d2eb-5295-476f-932d-4d81db881f9a | The results of these examinations are set out below:— Bacteriological Examination Satisfactory Unsatisfactory 77 68 9 Methylene Blue Test Grades I & II Grades III & IV 77 72 5 Ice-cream manufacturers, vendors and their premises, are required to be registered in accordance with the provisions of Section 160 of the Barking Corporation Act, 1933. Manufacturers.—At the commencement of the year, 3 manufacturers having premises within the area were so registered. Vendors.—91 vendors and their premises within the Borough and vendors with premises outside the Borough were registered for retail sale at the beginning of the year and during the year the following applications for registration have been received and granted:— Vendors with premises inside the area 15 „ „ „ outside the area MILK SUPPLY The number of premises registered with the Corporation for the retail sale of pre-packed milk is now 41. There are also 10 milk purveyors occupying premises in other districts registered to retail milk in Barking. |
e2869bc7-7011-432b-8231-625defc15e43 | Page 28 Seventy-four samples of milk were submitted to the methylene blue reduction test and phosphatase examination of which two were unsatisfactory. The unsatisfactory samples occurred during hot weather. Two samples of sterilized milk satisfied the turbidity test. Sixty samples were submitted to biological examination for the presence of tubercle and all were reported free from infection. SAMPLING OF FOOD AND DRUGS During the year 183 samples were submitted to chemical analysis, details of which are set out hereafter. The following three samples were reported to be unsatisfactory:— 1. Buttermints, 2. Butterscotch— In these cases the analyst reports that the samples of sugar confectionery, in each instance described by names in which the word "butter" appears, are objected to on the grounds that they contained insufficient butter fat to justify the description. In these samples the amount of butter content amounted to 0.5 per cent. |
68607e97-9df4-43c3-8fa6-f01bf0cb86df | and 1.0 per cent. respectively, whereas the content agreed between the Ministry of Food and the Confectionery trade was "not less than four per cent." unless qualified by the term "flavoured". 3. Chocolate Easter Eggs— The analyst confirmed that these small whole easter eggs had a mouldy taste and showed the presence of mould growths of which the cause could not be established. Appropriate action was taken by your officers in these cases. Proceedings were instituted in the following instances where food of which complaint was made was condemned. The results of these proceedings were as follows:— 1. Fairy cake, containing beetle— The defendant pleaded guilty and a fine of £5 was imposed. 2. Mouldy sausage rolls— The defendants pleaded guilty and were fined £10. 3. Mouldy meat pies.— In this case two partners in the defendant company were each fined £5 together with £1 for witnesses' expenses. |
fe4e3508-858b-45fb-84f0-2beb010c7c9d | The following schedules show the number and type of food samples submitted for examination and the unsound food condemned and destroyed during the year. Page 29 FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938 Samples Analysed Almond Flavouring 1 Apricots in Syrup 1 Arrowroot 1 Aspirin 1 Beef, Jellied Beer 8 Butter Butterscotch 7 Buttermints 1 Butter Assortment 1 Chico (Coffee Flavoured Beverage) 1 Chocolate Easter Eggs 1 Chocolate Glo-joy 2 Dates 1 Figs 1 Flour 1 Flour, Self-raising 4 Flour, Batter 1 Flour, Cake 1 Gelatine 2 Gin 1 Ginger, |
7950376b-e522-4f18-bd1d-c4abea439d8d | Ground 1 Honey 1 Ice-Cream 44 Jam 2 Jelly 1 Lard 6 Margarine 7 Marmalade 2 Meat Pies 5 Meat and Potato Pie 1 Milk 6 Mincemeat 3 Mint Sauce 1 Olive Oil 1 Orange Squash 1 Pepper 6 Picallili 1 Pepper Flavoured Condiment 1 Page 30 FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938—continued Samples Analysed Pineapple Preserve 1 Rum 1 Saccharin Tablets 1 Salad Cream 1 Sandwich Spread 1 Sausages, Beef 10 „ Pork 14 Sausage, Liver 4 „ Luncheon 3 Sausagemeat, Beef 3 „ Unclassified 1 Soup 2 Stuffing, Sage and Onion 1 Suet, |
158aa881-6651-4f0b-8f98-93a3602039a1 | Shredded Beef 2 Sultanas 1 Spice 1 Tea 1 Tomatoes 1 Vinegar 1 Whiskey 2 183 UNSOUND FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED—1952 Almonds, Ground 1 lb. Baby Food 16 tins Bacon 18 lbs. Beans, Tinned 182 tins Biscuits 43 lbs. Butter 27 lbs. Cake 6¾ lbs. Cake Mixture 12 lbs. Cereals 38 lbs. Cheese 76 lbs. Coffee, Ground 12 lbs. Coffee Essence 2 bottles Cream, Synthetic ¾ lb. Fresh 308 lbs. fish Cakes 32 Fish Paste 98 jars Page 31 UNSOUND FOOD CONDEMNED AND DESTROYED—1952 —continued Fish, Tinned 105 tins Flour 24 lbs. Fruit, Tinned 904 tins Ham 797 lbs. |
6b92d12a-2e49-4cd1-8b63-69e047a3b59f | Jam/Marmalade Preserves 179 lbs. Meat, Fresh 2,818 lbs. Meat, Tinned 1,259½ lbs. Meat Pies 13 Milk, Condensed 71 tins Milk, Evaporated 132 tins Mincemeat 18 lbs. Peas, Tinned 395 tins Pickles 13 jars Puddings, Tinned 33 tins Rice 6½ lbs. Salad Cream 4 bottles Sauces 3 bottles Sausages 120 lbs. Sausage Meat 13½ lbs. Sausage Rolls 6 Soups, Tinned 45 tins Suet ½ lb. Tomatoes, Tinned 181 tins Vegetables 6 lbs. Vinegar 5 bottles HOUSING Detailed statistics below give a picture of the present position. Table I.—Details of the families in Barking who have been rehoused during the year 1952. |
7f2f806b-a535-4284-9359-a42954ae7a50 | By Barking Council 110 By other Local Authorities 12 By own efforts 19 By exchanging accommodation 239 380 Table II.—The number of permanent dwellings in the control of the Council is as follows:— One-bedroom dwellings 319 Two-bedroom dwellings 1,464 Page 32 Three-bedroom dwellings 1,173 Four-bedroom dwellings 125 Five-bedroom dwellings 20 Total tenancies—4,194 Table III.—Total applications on Housing Register- 3,544 Families seeking transfer to other accommodation 855 The year has been one in which we have been marking time and endeavouring to alleviate the worst conditions of over-crowding and unfitness until progress is made with the large estate of 1,700 houses to be erected at the Thames View Site. It was unfortunate that circumstances arose which again prevented the erection of a substantial number of houses for general purposes, special purposes or slum clearance. |
6bc6eaf7-de2a-423c-85ce-373e1952e902 | Slow progress continues to be made with rehousing from clearance areas, due to the delay arising from a shortage of new accommodation. In consequence rehousing can only be carried out on the cleared site. For a considerable time the problem of the sub-standard house has been under consideration nationally and the Central Housing Advisory Committee appointed a special sub-committee to report. Among other requirements this sub-committee reported that a satisfactory house should be provided with an efficient and adequate means of supplying hot water for domestic purposes and have a fixed bath, preferably in a separate room. The general standard of housing in Barking is above the national average. There are 20,520 dwellings in the Borough. Of this number 12,400 were erected between the wars and a further 1,937 since the second world war. This leaves a balance of some 6,000 houses erected before 1914. Of this 6.000 it is estimated 3,400 are without bathrooms. Every house or flat has a w.c. |
df12eec9-a319-484f-bcf0-7b661b3bdaa4 | inside the house in 15,000 of the total dwellings. Every house also has a piped main water supply inside the main building. The Council is aware that no less than 550 dwellings are scheduled for demolition as unfit when new accommodation can be provided for rehousing Purposes. In addition to these unsatisfactory dwellings there is a total of 180 families living in camp hutments. Such a situation cannot continue indefinitely and I am of the opinion the Council should consider in what way improvements can be made to the Standard houses in the Borough with a view to achieving such a standard comfort as is expected by present-day occupiers. Page 33 BOROUGH OF BARKING ANNUAL REPORT (Abridged) OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER on the HEALTH OF THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF BARKING FOR THE YEAR 1952 C. LEONARD WILLIAMS, b.sc., m.r.c.s., l.r.c.p., d.p.h. |
c9d9854f-9f3a-4cee-9c15-d9e6480a172c | Page 35 Public Health Department, Town Hall, Barking, Essex. September, 1953. To the Chairman and Members of the Barking Committee for Education. I beg to submit my Abridged Report for the year ended 31st December, 1952. I am, Your obedient Servant, C. Leonard Williams, Medical Officer. Page 37 MEDICAL INSPECTIONS During the year 7,928 children were medically examined at school, and in addition there were 23,300 special inspections and re-inspections at the various Clinics. The Statistical Return at the end of this report shows the classification of defects found at these examinations and the treatment thereof. NUTRITION Of the 7,928 children medically examined at school 5,006 were found to be of good nutritional standard; 2,905 were fair (that is, of normal nutrition) and only 17 were of poor nutritional standard. |
aa437711-b727-4418-b1b4-994c6458388d | MINOR AILMENT CLINICS Minor Ailment Clinics were held daily at Central, Woodward, Porters Avenue and Upney, and the total attendances during the year were 24,583. DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT At the beginning of the year we had only three Dental Officers, but the position improved when a fourth Dentist commenced towards the end of April. The Oral Hygienist remained with us throughout the year. Of the 7 '49 children inspected 5,954 were found to require treatment and 5,915 were actually treated. EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC Mr. F. Courtenay Mason, f.r.c.s., Consulting Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, held weekly sessions at Central Clinic. During the year 163 children were admitted to hospital for operative treatment of ear, nose and throat conditions. OPHTHALMIC CLINIC Mr. |
2324922f-e134-498c-aa29-d09a0ff0cdef | R. Jamieson, Consulting Ophthalmic Specialist, attended at Central and Woodward Clinics throughout the year, and as from the end of August be also held weekly sessions at Porters Avenue Clinic. Altogether Mr. Jamieson saw 400 new cases, and under his supervision the Orthoptist gave squint training to 149 children. Page 39 ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC Mr. Leon Gillis, f.r.c.s., Consulting Orthopaedic Surgeon, held 21 sessions at which there were 93 attendances. In the Physiotherapy Department 292 new cases were treated, and 1,109 ultra-violet light treatments were given. SKIN CLINIC Dr. Deville, Specialist Consultant in Skin Diseases, held weekly sessions in Paget Ward at the Barking Hospital, and saw 267 children. The attendances for treatment totalled 2,302. PAEDIATRIC CLINIC Dr. |
5f62f834-2f5b-4b61-8b40-e5dad686d22d | S. B. Dimson, Children's Specialist Consultant, held fortnightly clinics throughout the year, and 100 new cases were seen by him. SPEECH THERAPY One hundred children attended the Speech Clinic held in Paget Ward at Barking Hospital, for treatment by a full-time Speech Therapist. FOOT CLINICS During the year, 262 new cases were treated at the Foot Clinics, a total of 1,145 treatments being given. UNCLEANLINESS INSPECTIONS During the year Health Visitors and School Nurses carried out 20,797 uncleanliness inspections in schools, and 336 children were found to be unclean. |
486651e6-0f20-455b-8f0f-fdaf29082297 | INFECTIOUS DISEASES During 1952 the following cases of infectious diseases among school children were notified:— Scarlet Fever 60 Whooping Cough 42 Measles 750 Poliomyelitis Page 40 IMMUNISATION AGAINST DIPHTHERIA Immunisation sessions are held weekly at each Clinic, and in addition special arrangements are made from time to time for children to be immunised in school. HANDICAPPED PUPILS The following statement shows the number of handicapped pupils who, at the end of the year, were attending Faircross Day Special School:— (a) Physically Handicapped and Open-Air Section 75 (This figure includes 29 from other Authorities—i.e. Dagenham, East Ham and Romford.) (b) Educationally Sub-Normal Section 122 (This figure includes 82 from other Authorities—i.e. Ilford, Dagenham and East Ham.) |
be33b432-13dd-48c8-bd95-a4e349f1390c | Other handicapped pupils were accommodated in special residential schools as under:— Educationally sub-normal 1 Delicate 3 Physically-handicapped 2 Maladjusted 3 Epileptic 2 Diabetic 1 Blind 1 Partially sighted 2 Deaf 1 Partially deaf 2 Nine children from this area attended a Day Special School for the Deaf and Partially Deaf in West Ham, and two children attended a similar School in Walthamstow. CONVALESCENT TREATMENT Convalescent treatment of four to six weeks' duration was arranged during the year for 71 children. FOLLOWING UP Health Visitors and School Nurses made 1,613 home visits during the year. |
65a0fed3-c610-4621-b683-a7c5f25a3b0b | Page 41 SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE Year ended 31st December, 1952 TABLE I Medical Inspection of Pupils attending Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools (Including Special Schools) A.—PERIODIC MEDICAL INSPECTIONS Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups:— Entrants 1,526 Second Age Group 985 Third Age Group 1,193 Total 3,704 Number of other Periodic Inspections 4,224 Grand Total 7,928 B.—OTHER INSPECTIONS Number of Special Inspections 12,758 Number of Re-Inspections 10,542 Total 23,300 C.—PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT Number of Individual Pupils found at Periodic Medical Inspection to Require Treatment (excluding Dental Diseases and Infestation witl Vermin). Group For defective vision (excluding squint) For any of the other conditions recorded in Table IIA. |
a696e4ab-7545-4ee1-8d6b-f5074df80855 | Total individual pupils (1) (2) (3) (4) Entrants 6 155 160 Second Age Group 55 115 160 Third Age Group 62 72 131 Total (prescribed groups) 123 342 451 Other Periodic Inspections 127 489 583 Grand Total 250 831 1,034 Page 42 TABLE II A.—RETURN OF DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTIOI' IN THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1952. Defect Code No. Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections No. of defects No. of defects Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment Requiring treatment Requiring to be kept unde observation, but not requiring treatment (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 4 Skin 200 70 1,155 - 5 Eyes—a. |
5b00ae6c-08bd-4376-aa77-6d9a3b1af3f7 | Vision 250 27 92 - b. Squint 23 16 9 — c. Other 20 14 463 - 6 Ears—a. Hearing 10 9 16 - b. Otitis Media 5 10 27 - c. Other 12 12 293 - 7 Nose or Throat 158 116 504 2 8 Speech 22 16 9 1 9 Cervical Glands. 6 28 56 - 10 Heart and circulation 7 20 16 2 11 Lungs 31 66 42 7 12 Developmental— a. Hernia 4 7 4 - b. Other 40 13 4 - 13 Orthopaedic— a. Posture 31 30 18 - b. Flat foot 26 13 16 - c. Other 78 29 244 - 14 Nervous system— a. |
813ced19-a983-4e5e-a821-84e2d5872af1 | Epilepsy - - 3 1 b. Other 22 17 29 - 15 Psychological— a. Development 10 34 3 - b. Stability 11 26 1 1 16 Other 181 36 4,696 - Page 43 TABLE II—(Contd.) B.—CLASSIFICATION OF THE GENERAL CONDITION OF PUPILS INSPECTED DURING THE YEAR IN THE AGE GROUPS Age Groups Number of Pupils Inspected A (Good) B (Fair) C (Poor) No. %of Col. (2) No. % of Col. (2) No. % of Col. (2) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Entrants 1,526 1,210 79.29 305 19.99 11 .72 Second Age Groups 985 546 55.43 439 44. |
ac75c6af-41bb-4e32-9d7d-11dcdc2c501a | 57 - - Third Age Groups 1,193 608 50.97 584 48.95 1 .08 Other Periodic Inspections 4,224 2,642 62.55 1,577 37.33 5 .12 Totals 7,928 5,006 63.14 2,905 36.64 17 .22 TABLE III Infestation with Vermin (i) Total number of examinations in the schools by School Nurses or other authorised persons 20,797 (ii) Number of individual pupils found to be infested 336 (iii) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued - (iv) Number of individual pupils cleansed 1 Page 44 TABLE IV Treatment Tables GROUP I.—DISEASES OF THE SKIN (excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table III) Number of cases treated or under treatment during the year. |
821ee6bc-26c4-4f5c-8068-4606ce2f5f11 | (a) Skin— Ringworm:— (i) Scalp 3 (ii) Body 4 Scabies 5 Impetigo 55 Other skin diseases 1,243 Total 1,310 GROUP II.— EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT Number of cases dealt with External and other, excluding errors of refraction and squint 511 Errors of refraction (including squint) 1,145 Total 1,656 Number of pupils for whom spectacles were:— (a) Prescribed 705 (b) Obtained 626 Page 45 TABLE IV—(Could.) |
3737a145-90a3-40d1-bd55-e1f333b7b5fb | GROUP III.—DISEASES AND DEFECTS OF EAR, NOSE AND THROAT Received operative treatment:— (a) For diseases of the ear 2 (b) For adenoids and chronic tonsillitis 158 (c) For other nose and throat conditions 3 Received other forms of treatment 915 Total 1,078 GROUP IV.—ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS (a) Number treated as in-patients in hospitals 1 (b) Number treated otherwise—e.g. in clinics or out-patient departments 449 Total 450 GROUP V.—CHILD GUIDANCE TREATMENT Number of pupils treated at Child Guidance Clinics 5 GROUP VI.—SPEECH THERAPY Number of pupils treated by Speech Therapist 100 GROUP VII.—OTHER TREATMENT GIVEN Miscellaneous Minor Ailments (e.g. minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.) 4, |
123efb1a-945b-416d-99e9-ca4356313dc7 | 932 Page 46 TABLE V Dental Inspection and Treatment (1) Number of pupils inspected by the Authority's Dental Officers:— (a) Periodic age groups 5,058 (b) Specials 2,691 Total 7,749 (2) Number found to require treatment 5,954 (3) Number referred for treatment 5,954 (4) Number actually treated 5,915 (5) Attendances made by pupils for treatment 18,945 (6) Half days devoted to: (a) Inspection 34 (b) Treatment by Dental Officers 1,409 (c) Treatment by Oral Hygienist . 375 Total 1,818 (7) Fillings: Permanent Teeth 6,304 Temporary Teeth 2,398 Total 8,702 (8) Number of teeth filled: Permanent Teeth 5,552 Temporary Teeth 2,285 Total 7,837 (9) Extractions: Permanent Teeth 877 Temporary Teeth 5,347 Total 6, |
00090daf-27cd-4fd6-8a93-46752dea8315 | 224 (10) Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction 3,277 (11) Other operations: Permanent Teeth 9,200 Temporary Teeth 3,629 Total 12,829 Page 47 |
67c42350-794d-4939-8065-965f58ba5c7b | c4411(1) PRO Region 5 BARKING BARK 47 BARKING'S HEALTH in 1953 BARK47 CONTENTS Pages 1. Membership of Committees 2-3 2. Staff 4-5 3. Preface 6-8 4. General Public Health 9-29 5. Personal Health Services 31 58 6. Report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector 59-80 7. School Health Service 81-96 PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE as at 31st December, 1953. Chairman—Alderman Mrs. JULIA H. ENGWELL Vice-Chairman—Councillor Mrs. E. G. LAW The Mayor—Mr. Councillor G. H. COLLINS, J.P. Mr. Alderman A. C. COLE Mr. Councillor L. C. JONES Alderman Mrs. |
5dab5eb9-bdc1-467d-b882-3763c6c458c4 | A. M. MARTIN Councillor Mrs. M. PRESTON Mr. Councillor S. W. BOSWELL Councillor Mrs. J. E. ROYCRAFT Councillor Mrs. M. BREDO, C.C. Mr. Councillor W. H. ROYCRAFT Councillor Mrs. D. M. GLENNY Mr. Councillor J. R. SWEETLAND Mr. Councillor H. J. HILLS Mr. Councillor LEONARD WRIGHT BARKING HEALTH AREA SUB-COMMITTEE Chairman—Alderman Mrs. JULIA H. ENGWELL Vice-Chairman—Councillor Mrs. E. G. LAW Barking Council Representatives:— Members of the Public Health Committee as listed above and Mr. Councillor S. C. SIVELL Essex County Council Representatives:— County Alderman Mrs. M. BALL Mr. |
d43de1d6-627f-4078-b9dc-0e0e88749eba | County Alderman F. CULLEN County Councillor Dr. C. SKINNER County Councillor Mrs. A. J. MORRIS County Councillor Mrs. M. H. PAIGE The Executive Council for Essex Representative:— Mr. County Alderman K. E. B. GLENNY The Local Medical Committee Representative: Dr. W. J. C. FENTON, J.P. The Hospital Management Committee Representation:— Mrs. D. L. BELCHAMBER Voluntary Organisations' Representatives:Mr. J. W. HOLMES Mrs. E. POTTER Mrs. I. M. LUCK Miss M. M VERS Page 2 BARKING COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION as at 31st December, 1953. Chairman:—Mr. Councillor TREVOR WILLIAMS Vice-Chairman:—Councillor Mrs. |
c9862d4c-85da-4376-8ba4-45bc7ff9a8e4 | J. E. ROYCRAFT Representative Members:— The Mayor—Mr. Councillor G. H. COLLINS, J.P. Mr. Alderman A. E. BALL, J.P. Councillor Mrs. E. G. LAW Alderman Mrs !UL1A H. ENGWELL Mr. Councillor H. R. O'NEILL Mr. Alderman ( C. MALLCOTT, J.P. Mr. Councillor A. V. RAY Alderman Mrs. M. MARTIN Mr. Councillor S. R. ROWE Mr. Alderman \ G. WERMERLING Mr. Councillor W. H. ROYCRAFT Councillor Mrs 1 BALL, C.A. Mr. Councillor J. R. SWEETLAND Mr. Councillor J. G. BEANE Mr. |
deff8897-95e9-4a47-a3bd-315af3087791 | Councillor C. C. TWEED Mr. Councillor GOWER Mr. Councillor LEONARD WRIGH Mr. Councillor HILLS Co-opted Members:— Rev. W P. CHADWICK Mr. B. A. CLEMENTS The Very Rev. Canon J. A. DACEY Mrs. L. F. M. DAVIS Rev. B. R. HARVEY Mrs. V. KEAY Mr. J. ANDREWS Mr. H. A. SMITH, J.P. Nominated Members:— Mr. County Alderman K. E. B. GLENNY Mr. County Councillor G. H. SHALDERS Page 3 STAFF, 1953 Medical Officer of Health, Area Medical Officer, and Divisional School Medical Officer: D. E. CULLINGTON, M.A., M B., B.Ch., D.C.H., D.P.H. |
accb0d20-7de7-436e-861e-c7e87cff2f9b | Assistant Medical Officers: MARGARET I. ADAMSON, M.B., B.Ch., D.P.H. EILEEN E. V. MARTIN, M.B., B.Ch. EUGENIA POPPER, M.D. ARTHUR E. SELIGMANN, M.D., D.T.M. & H. VIOLET SPILLER, M.D., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H. MARY H. WESTLAKE, M.B., B.Ch., D.P.H. Dental Officers: H. H. COOKE, L.D.S.R.C.S R. GILCHRIST, B.Ch.D, L.D.S. (Terminated 30.5.53) A. R. LEVY, L.D.S.R.C.S. J. PRESSER, M.D., D. J. ROBINSON, L.D.S.R.C.S. Cert. D.S. |
876cc12e-eb19-4644-aaec-8cbff1d40745 | (Vienna) (Commenced 7.9.53) Chief Sanitary Inspector: N. BASTABLE, F.R.S.I., F.S.I.A. Senior Sanitary Inspector: Mr. C. S. COOK Sanitary Inspectors: Mr. R. S. COLEMAN Mr. E. A. ELLIS (Terminated 10.10.53) Mr. B. HARRAWAY Mr. J. I. MILES Mr. E. G. TWEEDY (Terminated 2.3.53) Superintendent Health Visitor: Miss P. M. FAWCETT Health Visitors, School Nurses, etc. Miss M. BAERLOCHER Mrs. G. HOOD Miss A. CATTLE (Terminated 21.9.53) (Commenced 1.4.53) Miss G. K. JEFFREYS Mrs. |
2e0df14e-5191-441b-a9f5-f0aa65311393 | M. I. COOPER Miss J. McGILVRAY (Tuberculosis Health Visitor Miss E. PARRY from 12.10.53) Miss E. M. SCHROPFER. Mrs. F. E. FENNA Miss E. P. SCHROPFER Miss N. A. FLUCK (Terminated 30.8.53) Miss J. FRANCE Miss B. SCUDAMORE (Commenced 21.12.53) (Terminated 7.6. 53) Miss L. GOODACRE Miss E. J. WHITING (Commenced 30.1.53) Page 4 STAFF, 1953—cont. Dental Nurses etc.: Miss H. BUSH (Dental Attendant) Mrs. V. HARDING (Dental Nurse) Miss G. GEDEN (Dental Nurse) Mrs. |
93790aec-4606-4cdb-94fe-0cbcfafd8b75 | R. MOULE (Dental Nurse) In addition 18 part-time Nurses are employed for the staffing of the various clinic services. Chief Clerk (Administrative): Mr. F. READ Senior Administrative Assistant: Mr. G. RUFF Administrative Assistants: Mrs. E. M. BARTHOLOMEW Mr. H. GARROD Mr. B. S. WEAVER Non-Medical Supervisor of Midwives: Miss D. A. RISELEY District Midwives: Miss E. V. ASHTON Mrs. I. M. BRONNICK Miss A. CUNNINGHAM Matrons of Day Nurseries: Eastbury House Mrs. J. M. HOWELL Rippleside Miss I. K. STOKES Gale Street Miss F. B. NASON Lodge Farm Mrs. K. TAYLOR (Terminated 28.12.53) Domestic Help Organiser: Mrs. |
db757e57-e1eb-4494-8459-58b73cf9a81e | L. EVERITT Chief Chiropodist: Senior Dental Technician: Mr. H. LEAVESLEY Mr. J. CONSTABLE Speech Therapist: Mrs. A. LING Oral Hygienist: Occupational Therapist: Miss M„ STANLEY Miss Z. MERCER Superintendent Physiotherapist: Mr. T. HYND Remedial Gymnast: Orthoptist Mr. H. OGLE Miss M. LEWIS Page 5 TOWN HALL, BARKING, ESSEX. March, 1955. To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Barking. Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, I have the honour to present my first annual report as your Medical Officer of Health. Dr. C. L. Williams officially retired on the 15th January, 1953, although he remained until I took up my duties on the 7th April. |
70b272b4-1b73-44b7-9616-cd1865f29ec3 | You have, I believe, already expressed to him your appreciation for the services carried out during his twenty-five year ten re of office, during which time such outstanding clinic services were developed in the town. An Annual Report should appear as soon as possible after the end of the year to which it relates, and in this respect my first report falls far short of the desirable. In mitigation I can only plead that since 1953 was the centenary of public health in Barking, he occasion demanded a brief historical review of the development of our services I also thought it prudent to pause for a "stocktaking" on assuming my new duties. In the first fifty years of the public health service, efforts were concentrated on man's environment. As a result, we now have pure water supplies, good (though sometimes overloaded) sewage disposal systems, reasonably clean food, and increasing standards of housing. though little has yet been done to achieve clean air. |
79808349-fcaf-44d4-8086-4a2d72bf2d94 | In the second half century of Public Health attention was directed at high maternal and infant mortality rates and personal health. The clinic services were steadily developed, with the gratifying results which are well known to you. Page 6 What are the main problems left for us to tackle at the beginning of our second century? Between one-third and one-half of all the hospital beds in this country are devoted to the care of the mentally ill and the mentally deficient, and it is probable that a similar proportion of patients attending their own doctors for advice do so on account of emotional and mental troubles rather than physical illness. The prevention of this vast amount of illness must surely be one of our major tasks, although in our present state of knowledge the road is not yet clearly defined. You will notice that this report contains a section devoted to the work of the Sanitary Department. |
2b73d2a3-040a-48e5-a8ad-bea8b8831b5b | I had not intended to make any special reference to this since I personally think it desirable for a Chief Sanitary Inspector to write his own section in the same way that a Principal School Dental Officer contributes to the report of a Principal School Medical Officer. I find, however, that a certain decision taken by you before my appointment has been widely discussed outside Barking, and that a certain amount of misunderstanding exists on the matter. The Sanitary Officers (Outside London) Regulations, 1935, clearly lay down that the Sanitary Inspector "shall perform under the general direction of the Medical Officer of Health all the duties imposed on Sanitary Inspector by statute and by any orders, regulations or directions from time to time made or given by the Minister, and by any bye-laws or instructions of the Local Authority applicable to his office." In Bark: the post of Chief Sanitary Inspector is now combined with that of Re-Housing Officer, in which latter capacity he has control of certain administrative and clerical staff. |
d9ef8516-fc4d-4244-b490-872a0498dc03 | It thus seems to me a sensible arrangement to combine the clerical work of the Sanitary and Re-Housing Departments in the same way that one set of staff undertakes both t remaining work of the Borough Council's Health Department and the County Council's Health Area Office. Special attention should be drawn to the laundry service for incontinent chronic sick persons which commenced towards the end of the year. Although this deals with a numerically small group, it is of inestimable benefit to families caring for these patients at home under most difficult conditions when accommodation is not available in hospital. Although his report appears under my name, it records the efforts of all the members of the department during the past year. You are, I think fortunate in that you still have in Barking a team Page 7 as good as will be found anywhere, and to all members of that team I should like to give my thanks for their loyal co-operation. A special word is due to Mr. |
c68eb53f-5bea-4423-bd3c-8cb3ccd55997 | Ruff for his help throughout the year and with the compilation of this report. To my fellow Chief Officers I owe much for their courtesy and ever-ready help. Lastly, but by no means least, I must thank Members of the Committee, and in particular Alderman Mrs. Engwell for her assistance and forbearance during the early days of my office and for the work she has put in during 1953 (as I have no doubt in many years past) towards the public health in Barking. I am, Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, Medical Officer o f Health. Page 8 GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH A CENTURY OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN BARKING. The year 1953 saw the completion of 100 years of public health in Barking. |
46bda4aa-f774-467e-8b0c-accd2f11fb6d | Some attention was paid to matters of health prior to 1853 of course, there being record, for example, of the attention of the Vestry being called to "an irregular practice of occupiers of houses opening to the Back Lane throwing out offal and slops from iheir doors on to the pathway." Two years later the Vicar, Parish Officers and certain other gentlemen were constituted a Committee "for inspecting the state of the town as regards the drains, accumulations of offal, etc., and that they take proper steps for the removal of the same." Infectious diseases too had received attention, for in 1832 a special Board of Health was set up to deal with an outbreak of cholera, whilst is far back as the middle of the twelfth century there is record of an hospital for lepers maintained by Barking Abbey. The Abbess of that time knew a thing or two as the hospital was apparently sited in the parish of Ilford ! |
347996ec-afdc-48be-850e-77e5054ca9ca | The first Public Health Act—the so called Health of Towns Act— had been passed in 1848, and the Central Board of Health energetically let about the creation of local boards of health in districts with death rates above the average. It would appear from Minutes of vestry meetings that your predecessors were not as progressive as yourselves in matters affecting public health, for on the 29th September, 1853, they solved "that is, in the opinion of the vestry, inexpedient that the Health of Towns Act should be introduced into this town." On 17th November, 1853, it was decided to set up a committee to meet an inspector appointed by the general board of health to conduct an enquiry, and "to oppose as far as may be deemed expedient the introduction of the Health of Towns Act into the Town of Barking." |
b0e07edf-1fea-4910-9817-1fa6970b2d39 | Despite this opposition a Local Board of Health was set up and its first meeting on 28th November, 1853, under the Chairmanship of a Dr. John Manley is commemorated by a plaque in the present Council chamber. This Local Board of Health was shortlived, for two years later the Nuisan Removals Act transferred the duties to the vestry. The first Medical Officer of Health does not appear to have been appointed until after the Town Ward had been constituted a local government district in 1882, this event also being recorded by a plaque in the Council Chamber which reads as follows:— Past 9 BARKING TOWN LOCAL BOARD Created by Order of Local Government Board October 5th, 1882. Robert Hewett, Esq., Chairman (December, 1882—April, 1890) Messrs. W. Bewers, F. E. Fitt, S. Glenny, The Rev. |
149659eb-05c6-4cb2-9b74-9ab73e09a5ec | H. Lindsell, H. H. Mason, H. Martin, J. Smith and G. S. Trewby. Clerk: C. E. Wilson Surveyor: C. J. Dawson, F.R.I.B.A. Medical Officer of Health: H. H. Mason, M.R.C.S., L.S.A. Inspector of Nuisances: F. Martin Amongst other activities the local board carried out a £21,000 sewerage scheme and built the first infectious disease hospital on Upney Meadows. Its powers were taken over by the newly created Urban District Council in 1895. The Urban District Council carried out extensions to the sewerage system and, in conjunction with Ilford, obtained powers to discharge sewage into the Northern Outfall Works of the L.C.C Plans were also laid to rebuild the Infectious Diseases Hospital and to build a Maternity Hospital, whilst roots of the present clinic services began to form. |
d2c9f6d8-75fb-4410-ab58-d6b45ef32264 | Rapid expansion followed the incorporation of Barking as a Municipal Borough in 1931, and the development of the L.C.C's Becontree Estate. Later in this report I shall deal in gre; er detail with these personal health services which, by 1948, must ha\ been second to none in the country. HOUSING. Amongst the most important of the duties of a Medical Officer of Health is that requiring him to "inform himself as fa; as practicable respecting all matters affecting or likely to affect the public health of the district and be prepared to advise the authority on any such matter" (Sanitary Officers (Outside London) Regulations 1935). I have not found it possible to make a comprehensive survey of housing conditions within the Borough during my first nine months of office, although I hope to devote more time to this next year. |
138b22a8-4e55-4ec1-9921-2c53e8140a0b | The Page 10 importance of good housing in relation to good health cannot be overstressed, and I would go so far as to say that if I had the magical power of producing houses out of a hat I could do more for the health of the people of Barking than through any of the existing health services. Your points scheme for the allocation of houses does, however, give me power to recommend priority for families where one of the members suffers from pulmonary tuberculosis. A lesser degree of priority can be given in respect of patients with other disabilities, but I have used the latter power extremely cautiously because if widely used affords relatively less priority to those most needing it. I have also been conscious that the maximum number of points I can recommend (five) is small in comparison with the total of about 60 points (which can be amassed by a family on such grounds as length of residence in the Borough, service in H.M. |
3c4abcad-d777-48c4-8e89-595562fbc59e | Forces and length of time on the waiting list, quite apart from points given by virtue of need for rehousing. The year was notable in that you commenced work on the New Thames View Housing Estate which will ultimately provide accommodation for some 7,000 to 8,000 people. Whilst I was not serving the Council at the time the scheme was conceived I believe that this was not don. without considerable criticism from without and some misgiving fro within. I feel the Council is to be congratulated on its courage in embarking on this project, for despite the additional expense and higher rents resulting from the erection of houses on this difficult site the tenants will be relieved of the strain and expense of additional tra which would have been imposed upon them had they been rehoused outside the Borough. It is also comforting to feel that you have not contributed to the apparently relentless engulfment of the countryside by the town. |
9bf3adde-e3ff-4ecc-a358-04054185d4aa | Towards t the end of the year the Public Health Committee invited the Housing Committee to consider a proposal for making this new estate a smokeless one. The relative proximity of the Barking Power Station suggested the possibility of establishing a district heating scheme similar to that operating in Pimlico, but although the matter was still under consideration at the end of the year your technical officers had warned you that the particular plant at the Barking Power station might not lend itself to the operation of such a scheme. You accordingly made preliminary enquiries as to the possibility of insisting on the use of smokeless fuels by tenants on the new estate. Page 11 MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH. Population The population of Barking at mid-1953, according to the Registrar General's estimate, was 76,800. This shows a further decrease the figure of 78,170 at the 1951 Census. |
61672d7e-783d-42d5-9bcd-fe5ea63adac5 | Births 1,090 live births and 33 still births were registered during 1953. distributed as follows:— Live Births:— Males Females total. Legitimate 533 528 1,061 Illegitimate 15 14 29 Totals 548 542 1,090 Still-Births:— Legitimate 17 16 33 Illegitimate - - - Totals 17 16 33 Total Live and Still-Births 565 658 1,123 Birth Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population 14.62. Birth Rate adjusted by Comparability Factor of 0.93=13.60 Still-Birth rate per 1,000 (Live and Still) Births 29 39. Loss of Infant Life The further slight rise in the still-birth rate is disturbing since a still-birth represents the same wastage as a death occurring shortly after birth, and causes just as much disappointment and distress to the mother. |
736db862-3432-4866-979b-bcd46f08c016 | During the year 29 children died during the first year of life As will be seen from Figure I the majority of these deaths took place within the first few days of life whilst the babies were still in hospital. By tradition, our statistics for the loss of infant life are divided into those deaths occurring before birth (the so-called still-births) and those occurring between birth and the first birthday (infant deaths). The infant deaths are sub-divided into those occurring in the first Page 12 month of life (neonatal deaths) and those occurring between 1-12 months of age. DISTRIBUTING OF INFANT DEATHS Figure 1. Trends in these rates over the past quarter of a century are shown in Figure 2, Which well illustrates that the greatest reduction has been made in the death rate for infants aged between 1 and 12 months. Neonatal deaths and still-births have responded to our efforts less dramatically. |
4ade31ea-14cb-4d73-ba1d-5d6ffa3e254d | There is growing realisation that the causes of most neonatal deaths are vastly different from those which result in the deaths of older infants, and that they are more closely related to the causes of death just prior to birth. This has led to the conception of a "peri-natal mortality," a rate based on the total of deaths occurring before, during, or shortly after birth. Figure 3 demonstrates the trends in loss of infant life over the same period, dividing deaths into the "peri-natal" (pre-natal+ neonatal) and 12 month periods. It shows most vividly that our attack must b concentrated on the peri-natal deaths, particularly since these have tended to rise in recent years. These peri-natal losses cannot be prevented by our infant welfare services but car, only be attacked by more intensive research into their causation, and the application of knowledge so gained in our ante-natal clinics and maternity hospitals. Page 13 Page 14 DEATHS. |
6d10b82c-ddf3-40ef-ad2f-00770f3bcf6f | Causes of Death in 1953 Total Tuberculosis and other Infectious Diseases.. 19 Cancer and other Malignant Diseases 141 Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System 67 Diseases of the Heart and Circulatory System 216 Pneumonia, Bronchitis and other respiratory diseases (excluding T.B.) 92 Diseases of the Stomach and Digestive System 10 Accidents, Poisonings and Violence 23 Infant Deaths and Congenital Malformations 32 Other causes 45 Total 645 Crude Death Rate per 1,000 Estimated Population 8.40. Adjusted Death Rate (Comparability Factor 134)= 11.17. It will be seen from the above table and from Figure 4 that diseases of the heart accounted for about one-third of all deaths in Barking during 1953. Cancer and diseases of the brain between them were responsible for another third, whilst to the remainder only certain chest diseases made a substantial contribution. |
171323f2-6bd9-4ffd-930a-e8506c266b04 | These bare figures and percentages hide much of interest, however. Deaths caused through heart failure, for example, mainly occur in more elderly persons who have enjoyed their full pan of life Numerically smaller deaths from such conditions as tuberculosis and by accident represent a proportionately greater wastage of life, since those who succomb to them are often cut off in the prime of life when they have family responsibilities and are making their maximum contribution to society. I have, therefore, thought it of interest to examine the loss of expected life due to the main causes of death, and for this purpose I have taken the biblical three score years and ten as an arbitrary expectation of life for both men and women. For example, a man aged 68 dies from heart failure, so two years are marked up against "heart disease." If a young woman of 30 dies from tuberculosis then years are put against "T.B. and other infectious diseases,'' whilst an infant death contributes 70 to "infant deaths and congenital malformations." |
f3f8d34a-6f57-489b-9178-5e0d244defe6 | Page 16 Figure 5, prepared in this manner, shows that loss of life due to diseases of the heart is equalled by that due to infant deaths. When it is remembered that pre-natal deaths (still-births) are excluded from consideration, the importance of infant life wastage is again emphasized. Cancer, diseases of the brain, and chest diseases all diminish slightly in importance, whilst tuberculosis becomes twice as important and the significance of accidents, suicides, etc. more than doubles. MORTUARY FACILITIES. The Borough Mortuary has been out of use since the end of 1952 owing to the illness and the eventual retirement of your former mortuary keeper. Partly in view of your difficulties in appointing a suitable successor but mainly owing to your realisation that the existing wilding lacked modern amenities, you agreed to continue the temporary arrangements Tor the use of the Ilford mortuary pending the provision of proper facilities in Barking. |
1a5f2ee0-08d7-4d6c-9c0a-6c4f50f57621 | It was apparent from the outset that it would be uneconomical to build, equip and run a mortuary solely for our own use, and you accordingly considered proposals for the joint use of the mortuary at the Barking Hospital. Plans were prepared for the enlargement and modernisation of this mortuary, including the provision of a refrigerating plant and the addition of a viewing chapel and waiting room for relatives. ese works, together with the provision of the necessary equipment, which would have cost between £3,000 and £4,000 were to be borne entirely by the Borough Council, whilst running costs were to be shared by the Council and the Ilford and Barking Group Hospital Management Committee. Unfortunately your proposals were not favourably received by the Hospital Management Committee and this tractive plan had to be abandoned. it was known that our neighbours in East Ham were in a similar position and that they were also hoping to rebuild. |
c4f8a16e-33d6-4f29-999f-8fadcef8b0b5 | A proposal for the erection of a joint mortuary was turned down by the East Ham Council, although they offered us facilities when their new mortuary as available. You eventually decided to make permanent arrangements for the continued use of the llford Mortuary and you were fortunate in obtaining the co-operation of the Ilford Borough Council. Page 17 ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MASSAGE AND SPECIAL TREATMENT. Bye-laws made by the Borough Council under the provisions of the Essex County Council Act, 1933, enable the Council to register and supervise establishments within the Borough for the giving of massage and special treatment. Four establishments exist in Barking, mainly for the purposes of chiropody, and the licences were renewed during the year. INFECTIOUS DISEASES. |
04e1f80a-9f14-48f1-8f29-402641bf98b1 | The following notifications of infectious diseases were received during the year:— Measles 460 Whooping Cough 449 Scarlet Fever 140 Tuberculosis 92 Pneumonia 65 Dysentery 59 Food Poisoning 21 Puerperal Pyrexia 20 Erysipelas 14 Scabies 12 Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis 8 Meningococcal Infection 2 Ophthalmia Neonatorum — Pemphigus Neonatorum — Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever — Diphtheria - Measles The 460 cases of measles were all notified early in jthe year and represent the tail end of the 1952 epidemic. Whooping Cough There was a small outbreak of whooping cough during the earl) summer months accounting for most of the 449 cases rotified. |
f8509632-854c-460d-840b-581ca0b09779 | It is to be hoped that with the gathering momentum of whoops cough immunisation the severity of this disease will continue diminish and that there will be fewer complications leading to permanepI damage of the lung. Page 18 Tuberculosis With the exception of 1939 when figures were no doubt artificially low, this is the first year in the Borough's history in which the total number of notifications of tuberculosis has been below 100. Of the 92 cases notified 78 were respiratory and 14 were non-respiratory. Again with the exception of 1939, the number of cases of respiratory tuberculosis notified is also the lowest on record. Optimism must be tempered, however, by my impression that there is a somewhat widespread reluctance amongst chest physicians to notify a patient as a case unless active treatment is required. This attitude seems to me most unfortunate since, irrespective of whether treatment is or is not needed, the patient must have caught the germ from someone else and notification should be made as the first step in epidemiological investigation. |
89501cfc-5cc1-4232-87d9-3bc8cca82519 | There were 580 cases on the Chest Clinic Register at the end of the year after the removal of those who had been discharged as "case arrested." Again I think this figure gives a somewhat optimistic picture of the situation, since it does not include those patients who refuse to accept treatment and more particularly since it excludes those patients who are under observation for tuberculous infection but whose disease does not call for active treatment and thus have not been notified. One of the more modern weapons against tuberculosis is mass radiography, and in common with many of my colleagues I feel it to have been unfortunate that this service was placed under the control of the Regional Hospital Board rather than in the hands of those whose primary interest is prevention. The National Health Service Act has divided responsibility for the tuberculosis services between the Regional Hospital Board (Chest clinic buildings, chest physicians, clerical staff and mass X-ray units), the Local Health Authority (T.B. |
31718c94-e31b-4b60-aec9-0111d83fd12a | Health Visitors, Occupational Therapists, Prevention, Care and After-Care) and the Local Sanitary Authorities (notifications and rehousing). In many areas this has led to lack of co-ordination and has had the result that treatment of the disease is now regarded as more important than prevention. In Barking we must regard ourselves as fortunate in that close liaison has been maintained with the Chest Clinic. This is, in no small measure, due to the attitude of the Consultant Chest Physician and I should like to record my appreciation of the courtesy and the very ready help and co-operation which I have always received from Dr. Paterson. Page 19 Dysentery and Food Poisoning Figures for dysentery and food poisoning show a four-fold increase over those for last year. This is largely accounted for by an outbreak in the Woodward Road area towards the end of the year. Since most of the cases notified were amongst school children I have dealt with the details of this outbreak later in this report. |
7f272a12-9910-4c4a-a0fb-a6e793d3dbb2 | The Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations 1953, which came into force during the year, gave us further useful powers for the control of food-borne infection, and for the first time specifically mentioned salmonella infections (other than typhoid and paratyphoid) and staphylococcal infections as causes of food poisoning. Whilst we have had certain powers in respect of patients actually suffering from certain of these diseases, we have hitherto had no means of dealing with the very much more dangerous carriers of these infections. The Regulations gave powers, which you have delegated to me, by which carriers of these diseases working in cafes or food shops can be excluded from work until they are free from infection. They also give you power to require the examination of any employee suspected of being a carrier. Puerperal Pyrexia Of the 20 cases notified 3 related to a small outbreak of streptococcal infection in one of the wards at the Barking Hospital. |
47da9299-f91c-4015-a868-9e0dc90a5dda | Four patients were involved, in each case haemolytic streptococci being isolated from vaginal swabs. Haemolytic streptococi were also isolated from the throats of two members of the nursing staff and one maid, and one of the former had a small septic lesion on the thumb from which haemolytic streptococci were also isolated. The ward was closed for 10 days and the members of the staff concerned were excluded from duty until three consecutive negative throat swabs had been obtained. Unfortunately neither of the two notifications received by the time this action was taken indicated the cause of the pyrexia and no typing of these organisms was carried out. It was thus impossible to be certain of the exact source of infection. Poliomyelitis Of the eight cases notified, five were paralytic and three were non paralytic. There were, fortunately, no deaths. |
eadd7e50-07ac-4ec7-b639-ab33abff961c | Of the five paralytic cases two recovered completely, one has a slight weakness of a shoulder Page 20 muscle, one has an almost imperceptible speech defect due to weakness of the soft palate, whilst only one is likely to have any serious permanent disability. THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED. For many years you have had certain responsibilities for young handicapped persons in Barking through your child welfare and school health services. Prior to 1948, however, the care of the adult handicapped lay mainly in the hands of voluntary associations. The National Assistance Act placed on County Councils and County Borough Councils the duty of preparing schemes for the welfare of the blind, but unfortunately only made optional the development of similar schemes for the deaf and for the physically handicapped. It seems to me a great pity that Essex, like many other County Councils, decided to delegate to a separate welfare committee the duties and powers given it under the 1948 Act. |
fa45e039-43d4-4d69-95a4-2ee0417ee132 | In most cases handicapped persons have been under our care during childhood, and they are well known to the Health Visitors and School Medical Officers. Since their problems invariably involve medical factors it would surely have been preferable for the Health Committee to undertake these new duties which would, presumably, have been decentralised to health area subcommittees. This would have given local members the opportunity of providing those services most needed, and would have obviated the need for the appointment of yet another special social worker. It would also have rendered easier the task of liaison with other local officers. In Barking the gap has been filled to some extent by the formation of the Barking Association for the Physically Handicapped, which is fortunate in having the Chairman of the Public Health Committee as its Chairman and your Senior Administrative Assistant as its Honorary Secretary. Whilst this association has strong local knowledge and initiative, it is severely handicapped by lack of funds. |
51d5d824-b986-4ebc-a3f8-4401615fece4 | Other voluntary bodies helping the physically handicapped include the Invalid Children's Aid Association, the Shaftesbury Society and the local branch of the National Spastics Society. Others such as the National Association for the Paralysed, the Infantile Paralysis Fellowship (for patients paralysed by poliomyelitis) and the Tuberculosis After Care Committee (for those with tuberculosis of bones or joints) could wall come into the picture. It will thus be clear that it is not only the statutory services which require co-ordination and unification. There seems much to be said Page 21 for the formation of a Council of Social Services to co-ordinate the functions of all appropriate voluntary associations working in the area, and to liaise with statutory authorities. PROBLEM FAMILIES. It is not easy to define what one means by a "problem family"one can only describe the imaginary but typical case of the Browns. Mrs. |
8411de87-5645-42c8-9166-4e314d7cbada | Brown is now 27 and has been known to us since her family moved into Barking some 20 years ago. She was always backward and attended the Faircross Special School. After leaving she never settled into any regular job and received little supervision from her own parents. She became pregnant at the age of 17, but concealed her condition and had a premature delivery, the baby dying after 24 hours. She eventually married Mr. Brown and they now have four children. It has always been difficult to persuade her to attend ante-natal clinics regularly and to follow the advice given her by the Medical Officer She is a poor manager and her children are dirty, poorly clothed, and badly fed—much to the despair of the health visitor who has done her best to guide her. She blames lack of money as the cause—despite the fact that she herself goes out to work and can afford to be a chain smoker. |
28dbde3c-d2e6-4e79-b282-47a223f26028 | Her general health is not good and she was advised to attend the Family Planning Clinic, but we were unable to persuade her to do so and she is due for a further confinement next month. Mr. Brown is 30. He spent much of his childhood in a children's home, his father having deserted the family. He believes himself to be in poor health, despite the fact that repeated hospital investigations have shown him to be free from physical disease. He seldom remains in one job for long, usually giving it up on the pretext of his "illness and refusing offers of other employment made by the Labour Exchange on the grounds that the work is unsuited to his state of health. During these intervals the family live largely on National Assistance until Mr. Brown is threatened with proceedings for "failure to maintain the family," miraculously improves in health and accepts another job. If Mr. |
2483f1e6-9f60-41eb-90e8-5429e0d1f359 | Brown happens to be working when his wife has her baby we confidently expect that he will once again give up his job and live on his wife's maternity grant. He has little understanding of his children's emotional needs, and takes little interest in them except occasional!) to cane the elder boy to enforce "discipline." Page 22 John, aged 8, has been a member of a small gang engaged in pilfering from chain stores and is now under the supervision of the Probation Officer. Mary, aged 6, has recently been referred to the Child Guidance Clinic on account of her extremely difficult behaviour at school. Both these children have been poor school attenders in the past and the parents have been before the Education Welfare SubCommittee on this account. A third child died at the age of 18 months from whooping cough—the parents, up to that time, having refused to allow any of the children to be immunised. |
798f7e4a-17ae-459e-9efe-32daf73e03a0 | The two youngest children aged three years and eighteen months are at present left in the day nursery whilst their mother is out at work. The N.S.P.C.C. Inspector has been concerned over this family in view of the fact that the parents used to go out at night leaving no one to look after the children. Six months ago the family were evicted for non-payment of rent despite the fact that at that particular time Mr. Brown had a reasonable job and was well able to pay. Mrs. Brown and the two youngest children are now living in one small room in her parents' house, which was already overcrowded. Mr. Brown is living in lodgings and the two older children had to be taken into the case of the Children's Department. This is a sad story so far as it goes, but there is likely to be an even unhappier ending. |
02f6bc27-1b34-423f-87e4-fb90008c6be8 | Least serious of all is the fact that the cost of maintaining the two children in the care of the Children's Departmet will be something like £10 per week for an indefinite period—and remember here that Mr. Brown's arrears were only £8. The real tragedy lies in the fact that the family is split, and is likely to remain since no Council is keen to rehouse a family evicted for arrears of rent when there are so many applicants on their waiting lists. The children will grow up lacking the background and security which is as essential for their emotional development and mental health as vitamins and proteins are for their physical growth. They in their turn, will be liable to "nervous" illness, they are likely to make unsatisfactory marriages and will probably make poor parents for their own children. This is a vicious circle which must be broken, but which in the past has only too often continued its turn unchecked, despite the utmost efforts of the numerous skilled social workers who have had dealings with the family. |
f5882596-8f9f-4088-88f6-3bd6d17b1e97 | The break-up of the family must be prevented. Following the receipt of the joint circular from the Ministries of Health and Education and the Home Office in 1950, many Counties Page 23 and County Boroughs appointed Co-ordinating Officers in order to co-ordinate the activities of the many statutory authorities and voluntary bodies interested in the welfare of children from such families, So far as I am aware no co-ordinating officer was appointed for Essex, and indeed the area is too vast and diverse to make the appointment of only one officer of much value. Soon after I took up my duties in Barking, Inspector Holmes, who represents the N.S.P.C.C. on the Health Area Sub-Commitlet, submitted a report on the activities of his Society. Arising out of this and of conversations with Mr. Holmes, I decided to call together) meeting of those interested in the welfare of Barking Children. |
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