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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 fishmonge... |
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 ... |
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 - 2... |
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 ... |
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 B... |
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... |
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 S... |
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 ... |
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 appl... |
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 Municip... |
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", "co... |
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... |
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 institutio... |
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 wh... |
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 — — —... |
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 th... |
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,... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
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 St... |
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 — 11... |
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 1... |
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 ra... |
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 prope... |
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... |
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—CHEMIC... |
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 Barki... |
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 examinati... |
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 o... |
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 ... |
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 Tablet... |
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. Coffe... |
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. Sau... |
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... |
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 Centr... |
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 dwelli... |
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 Duri... |
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 tow... |
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... |
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 ca... |
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 t... |
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 Partial... |
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 Tota... |
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... |
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 ... |
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. %... |
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 individu... |
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 p... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
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 31... |
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... |
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 R... |
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... |
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. ... |
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. ... |
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. FAWC... |
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) Pa... |
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... |
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, ES... |
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 ... |
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... |
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... |
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 laund... |
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 ... |
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... |
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 progr... |
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 t... |
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 ... |
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 import... |
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 ... |
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... |
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 alt... |
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 ... |
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 (... |
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 de... |
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 Digestiv... |
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... |
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, ... |
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... |
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 th... |
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 — P... |
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... |
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 si... |
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 rega... |
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... |
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 isol... |
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 cert... |
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, presum... |
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)... |
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 conceale... |
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... |
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."... |
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 th... |
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... |
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 volun... |
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