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Page 70 TABLE 9 —OUTWORK Factories Act, 1937 Section 110: Number of outworkers in list required by Section 110(c) 161 Nature of work carried out:— Making of wearing apparel 117 Umbrellas 1 Artificial flowers 1 Boxes, etc. 11 Brushes 1 Toys 2 Cosaques, Christmas crackers and stockings, etc. 27 Sacks 1 Section 111: Numbe...
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Under these Regulations dark smoke may not be emitted from a chimney for more than 10 minutes in the aggregate in any period of 8 hours with extensions of the period for soot blowing or for chimneys serving more than one furnace. The emission of dark smoke for more than four minutes continuously or of black smoke for m...
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No regulation have yet been made but it is to be hoped that now smoke instruments are readily available, the Minister will use the power available to him and thus enable checks of smoke emitted throughout the whole of each day and night, to be made by reference to the records. Some boiler users have installed smoke ind...
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Page 71 At the time the industrial provisions of the Clean Air Act came into operation a Circular was sent to the managements of all factories in the Borough drawing attention to the limits of smoke emission and inviting co-operation in reducing atmospheric pollution. Application for Exemption An application was made t...
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All these observations were of thirty minutes duration and the smoke emissions were compared with a shade chart known as a Ringelmann Chart. All Public Health Inspectors have had practice in assessing shades of smoke using the chart but it is rather cumbersome for everyday use so a smaller version known as a Microringe...
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Smoke does not stop at the boundary of the town in which it is produced and if the greatest benefit from smoke control areas is to be achieved it seems important to tackle the task on a regional basis. Each authority gains something from a conference by hearing the experience of other authorities, by joining in an appr...
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The number of dwellings involved is:— Barking 8,221 Dagenham 15,986 Ilford 2,530 The delegates were agreed on the desirability of making an order to cover the whole of the estate and arranged to meet again after reporting to their respective Councils. Supply of Smokeless Fuels A great deal has been said recently about ...
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Whatever may be the supply position regarding premium smokeless fuel when the Clean Air Act was passed the Government expected the demand for smokeless fuel to be satisfied by open fire cake and enquiries into the supply situation encouraged the belief that this was possible. The Gas Board have repeatedly given assuran...
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Before any smoke control area is created the Minister of Housing and Local Government enquires into the available fuel supply and will not approve the area unless he is satisfied that it is adequate. Measurement of Atmospheric Pollution Measurements of solid deposit and sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere continued to be...
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These figures may be compared with an average deposit in Barking of 21 tons per square mile per month. The measurement of air pollution has been going on in Barking for 10 years and below is given a chart showing the average solid deposit in tons per square mile per month for each of the last ten years. It is gratifyin...
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137 6 2½ 21½ 6 14½ 9 2½ 4½ 25½ 4 1 25 5 2½ 22½ 2 2 26 Particulars of contraventions of the Byelaws (over 2 minutes Black Smoke in ½ hour) 25 5 — 20 5 5 5 4 21 3 4½ 22½ 3 - 27 2 2 26 11 12 7 30 — — 14 7 9 2½ 4½ 23 Page 76 ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION MONTHLY DEPOSITS IN TONS PER SQUARE MILE MONTH 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 ...
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57 D.58 D.1571 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.1571 JANUARY 30.48 28.61 22.32 21.40 32.20 18.16 42.09 42.33 - 22.74 35.78 42.74 34.90 24.38 30.98 30.87 24.90 14.34 30.01 33.36 19.64 19.08 FEBRUARY 30.52 23.24 24.97 46.03 39.35 27.54 31.85 29.05 14.89 17.28 14.94 21.66 12.52 11.81 34.82 32.41 21.46 15.44 39.35 31.96 23.90 20.98 MARCH ...
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98 30.35 26.75 24.27 32.75 15.41 14.44 26.08 30.93 19.26 19.35 38.32 37.51 24.00 13.61 29.41 23.82 9.05 15.94 APRIL 22.41 19.88 21.94 13.34 16.32 12.31 31.08 30.11 21.43 24.51 20.04 24.40 17.13 15.01 19.94 15.64 13.17 14.40 25.18 17.89 8.97 11.51 MAY - 21.52 17.47 30.48 38.60 18.02 27.48 37.85 27.30 - 22.91 31.35 16.85...
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88 39.18 21.08 15.68 31.15 27.71 14.41 17.27 JUNE 25.58 26.52 12.28 34.28 35.93 22.08 23.04 27.07 20.94 27.51 29.11 37.58 13.44 17.57 22.14 17.92 16.57 10.43 30.98 29.70 16.30 17.51 JULY 26.94 24.04 24.79 26.42 32.61 21.43 17.61 24.23 12.69 32.22 27.11 - 23.11 20.21 39.28 27.38 — 15.37 4.46 — 24.14 13.31 AUGUST 25.74 2...
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01 32.92 20.15 21.88 28.95 30.30 17.07 26.18 45.51 27.17 16.68 31.08 24.19 17.68 19.24 30.91 25.46 22.38 — SEPTEMBER 30.71 27.75 21.18 28.15 38.46 25.31 31.15 31.55 26.14 20.44 37.55 33.74 23.25 14.51 32.08 23.88 18.98 16.81 29.51 23.98 14.55 14.11 OCTOBER 45.89 28.92 21.56 34.52 36.82 20.85 22.80 28.91 19.87 16.75 26....
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68 17.07 28.41 26.48 23.08 12.77 20.51 19.33 17.61 12.52 NOVEMBER 33.55 31.79 21.94 40.19 38.77 30.67 25.18 30.08 22.59 22.21 21.38 24.44 16.51 11.61 22.07 14.51 23.38 10.70 14.01 23.34 17.43 13.36 DECEMBER 41.59 44.04 31.74 29.25 35.83 26.65 25.55 40.66 27.75 17.01 36.45 39.35 29.61 21.11 32.48 41.34 17.64 21.31 20.15...
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15 Averages 30.25 25.18 21.33 30.17 34.01 22.50 28.32 31.96 21.75 21.10 25.35 32.98 20.87 17.3 30.04 27.61 19.27 15.01 28.20 25.34 17.36 15.34 STATIONS. D.56—Barking Park; Alfreds Way from May, 1952 ; Barking Cemetery from May 1955 ; Roy craft Avenue from August, 1956. D.57—Greatfields Park. D.58—Par sloe s Park. D.157...
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LEAD PEROXIDE MONTH 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.1571 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.1571 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.1571 D.56 D.57 D.58 D.1571 JANUARY 3.50 4.06 3.09 4.43 3.81 3.71 4.19 3.47 3.20 2.23 3.83 4.69 3.59 2.72 3.73 3.97 3.86 2.51 4.04 5.04 4.48 3.56 FEBRUARY 2.68 2.98 2.01 4.24 3.35 ...
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39 3.68 3.27 2.39 2.71 3.57 3.45 2.28 3.74 4.57 3.84 3.06 3.07 3.65 3.10 2.33 MARCH 2.89 2.57 2.77 3.17 3.64 3.14 3.46 2.24 0.59 1.29 1.91 2.74 2.12 2.41 2.08 2.50 2.35 1.65 6.10 2.19 3.20 1.72 APRIL 2.16 2.48 2.03 2.23 1.74 2.38 2.88 2.31 1.92 1.31 2.00 2.49 2.32 1.52 1.17 1.
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48 1.84 0.88 1.79 1.72 1.83 1.13 MAY 1.53 1.17 1.50 2.20 1.80 1.95 1.50 2.11 1.55 1.03 1.32 2.25 1.52 1.17 0.97 1.49 1.24 0.92 1.90 2.10 1.87 1.08 JUNE 1.27 1.35 0.97 2.00 1.94 1.22 1.14 1.71 1.13 0.82 0.82 1.55 1.07 0.89 1.06 1.51 0.98 0.90 1.11 1.52 1.27 0.96 JULY 2.19 2.23 1.
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82 2.63 2.42 1.64 0.34 0.66 0.42 0.32 1.00 2.00 1.49 0.91 1.07 1.67 1.41 0.91 1.34 1.55 1.28 0.82 AUGUST 2.43 2.05 1.57 1.93 1.80 1.19 0.70 1.27 0.91 0.64 1.04 2.21 1.67 0.97 1.20 1.84 1.11 1.14 1.49 1.50 1.38 0.95 SEPTEMBER 2.18 1.75 1.75 3.32 3.03 2.29 1.40 2.87 1.70 1.11 1.01 1.
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75 1.59 1.01 1.52 2.34 1.82 1.40 1.31 1.47 1.44 0.88 OCTOBER 2.53 1.84 1.78 4.16 3.63 2.89 2.18 3.24 2.38 1.85 1.86 3.06 2.35 1.80 2.47 3.00 2.81 1.91 2.30 2.49 2.40 1.52 NOVEMBER 4.15 3.91 3.51 4.36 4.05 3.22 2.66 3.53 2.69 1.91 2.96 3.97 3.20 2.67 2.63 3.08 2.94 2.08 2.34 1.90 2.
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56 2.51 DECEMBER 3.38 3.08 3.15 5.00 4.80 3.48 2.60 3.53 2.56 1.83 3.79 4.45 4.45 2.73 5.27 4.69 4.27 2.98 2.71 3.54 1.01 2.63 Averages 2.57 2.46 2.16 3.33 2.95 2.57 2.29 2.55 1.86 1.39 2.2 2.9 2.40 1.75 2.22 2.68 2.37 1.69 2.12 2.72 2.31 1.67 STATIONS.
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D..56—Barking Pa.rk ; Alfreds Way from May, 1952 ; Barking Cemetery from May, 1955. D.57—Greatfields Park. D.58—Parsloes Park. D.1571—Barking P.irk from January. 1955. Page 78 Section F—PEST INFESTATION CONTROL The systematic treatment of the sewers in accordance with the recommendations of the Ministry of Agriculture,...
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per hour is made for treatment of business premises of all description, whilst dwelling houses are serviced without charg. PREVALENCE OF RATS AND MICE Type of Property (1) Properties in Area No. of properties in area in which infestation was found Analysis of Col. 4. Number infested by RATS MICE (2) Notified by Occupie...
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This was a startling increase not only in respect of the increase in numbers but also because under the present standard of living and new forms of bedding, totally unexpected. Most of the infestations were minor and were resolved by simple treatment. The total premises comprised:— Barking Council Houses 25 London Coun...
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Section G—MISCELLANEOUS Supply of Dustbins The number of premises where dustbins are supplied and maintained by the Corporation in accordance with Section 75 (3) of the Public Health Act, 1936, was at the end of the year 5,206. Page 80 The number of dustbins supplied by the Corporation under this arrangement during the...
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Public Cleansing Refuse Disposal The Borough Engineer and Surveyor has supplied me with the following information :— The quantity of refuse collected and disposed of throughout the year was 75,223 cubic yards, the average weight 5.48 cwts. per cubicyard, and the total weight 20,754.72 tons. In addition 51,098.75 tons o...
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Type of Trade Number Oil Boilers 6 Gut Scraper 18 Off Boilers There are three groups of products where oil boiling is part of the Page 81 process of manufacture :— 1. Paint; 2. Printers' Ink ; 3. Stand oil and lithographic varnish. Over a number of years your public health inspectors have maintained a close contact wit...
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REFUSE TIP—RIPPLESIDE Essex County Council Act, 1933—Paragraph 2 (J) and 2 (d) of Part 1 of the Third Schedule Legal proceedings were instituted against the owner of the refuse tip for not complying with the conditions of the above Act. A fine of £50 in respect of the first charge plus £10 on the seconi charge, togethe...
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Daily records show that 0.01 inches or more rain fell on 38 days and 0.04 inches or more rain was recorded on 118 days. Page 82
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AC 4411(1) BARK 53 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR BARKING FOR THE YEAR 1959 BARK 53 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR BARKING FOR THE YEAR 1959 CONTENTS Pages 1. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES 1-2 2. STAFF 3-4 3. PREFACE 5 4. GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH 6-16 5. PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES 17-22 6....
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Alderman G.H. COLLINS Mr. Councillor J.P. GROOM Alderman Mrs. A.M. MARTIN Councillor Mrs. D.M. JONES Mr. Alderman J.R.SWEETLAND, C.C. Mr. Councillor C.A. POOL Mr. Councillor J.B. BLAND Councillor Mrs. M. PRESTON, C.C. Councillor Mrs. J. CALLAN Mr. Councillor W.H. ROYCRAFT, Councillor Mrs. D.M. GLENNY J.P. Mr. Councillo...
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COLLINS Representative Members:The Mayor - Councillor Mrs. M. BREDO, C.A. Mr. Alderman A.E. BALL, J.P. Mr. Councillor I. GREENHOUSE, Alderman Mrs. M. BALL, C.A. J.P. Alderman Mrs. J.H. ENGWELL Mr. Councillor L.F. HENSTOCK Alderman Mrs. A.M. MARTIN Mr. Councillor H.J. HILLS Mr. Alderman J.R.SWEETLAND, C.C. Mr. Councillo...
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W.H. ROYCRAFT, J.P. Councillor Mrs. D.M. GLENNY Mr. Councillor S.C. SIVELL Co-opted Members:The VerV Rev. Canon J. A. DACEY Mr. F.H. KING G. COLLINS Mr. A. STONE A.E. GREEN Mr. County Councillor J. WARD Nominated Members:Mr. County Alderman K.E.B. GLENNY, J.P. Mrs. E.G. LAW Page 1 BARKING HEALTH AREA SUB-COMMITTEE of t...
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COLLINS Councillor Mrs. D.M. JONES Alderman Mrs. A.M. MARTIN Mr. Councillor C.A. POOL Mr. Alderman J.R.SWEETLAND, C.C. Councillor Mrs. M. PRESTON,C.C. Councillor Mrs. J. CALLAN Mr. Councillor W.H. ROYCRAFT, Councillor Mrs. D.M. GLENNY J.P. Mr. Councillor J.P. GROOM Mr. Councillor S. C. SIVELL Mr. Councillor LEONARD WRI...
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GODFREY The Executive Council for Essex Representative:- Mr. S.A. WORTLEY The Local Medical Committee Representative:- Dr. W.J.C. FENTON, J.P. The Hospital Management Committee Representative Mrs. D.L. BELCHAMBER Voluntary Organisations' Representatives:- Mrs. M.E. DALLEY Miss N.L. ODELL Mrs. G.M. GRAFFY Mrs. P. WILSON...
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EUGENIA POPPER, M.D. (Retired 13.11.59) 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:J. BUNTIN, L.D.S. R.F.P.S.G. (Terminated 30.9.59) Chief Public Health Inspector:N. BASTABLE, F.R.S.H., F.A.P.H.I. Senior Public Health Inspector:Mr. E.G. TWEEDY Public Health In...
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Forces) Student Public Health Inspector.Mr. B.R. SAUNDERS Superintendent Health Visitor:Miss P.M. FAWCETT Health Visitors/School Nurses, etc. Mlss C.M. BROWNING Miss E. PARRY MlSS A CATTLE Mrs. R. ROBERTSON MlSS L' °OODACRE Miss E.M. SCHROPFER Mrs- A.M. SMALL - Part-time (Tuberculosis Visitor) Miss G.K. JEFFRFYS Mrs. L...
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Chief Clerk:Mr. G.H. RUFF Senior Admini strative Assistant:Mr. B.S. WEAVER Administrative Assistants:Mrs. E. M. BARTHOLOMEW (School Health Service) Miss H. BEARTON (Handicapped Pupils and Special Children) Mr. S. DEERS (Supplies and Maintenance) Mr. A. HOWLETT (Prevention of Illness; Care and After-Care) Non-Medical Su...
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M. WARD (Full-time) (Part- tire e) (Terminated 30.3.59) (Terminated 14.8.59) Miss J. SHEPARD Miss S. HICKSON (Full-time) (Part-time) (Commenced 27.4.59) (Commenced 27.10.59) Occupational Therapist:- Miss Z. MERCER (Part-time) REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD STAFF Superintendent PhysiotherapistMr. T. HYND Orthoptist:Miss M. LEW...
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Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, Hneche Medical Officer of Health. Page 5 GENERAL PUBLIC HEALTH SHORTAGE OF HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION The completion of the planning of the scheme for enlarging the Barking Hospital into a general hospital is scheduled to be completed in 1960. HEALTH EDUCATION For a week ...
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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948 It is pleasing to report that at no time during the year was it necessary to invoke Section 47 of this Act to secure the compulsory removal to hospital of a Barking resident. WELFARE SERVICES The following information was kindly supplied by the County Welfare Officer of the Essex County Co...
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(b) Admitted to temporary accommodation for homeless families: Men -; Women, 2; Children, 6. The County Council propose to provide a purposebuilt Home for Old People in the Borough which will accommodate 60 residents, and it is anticipated that building work will be commenced during the year 1960/ 61. (2) Blind Persons...
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Occupational and reecreational facilities are also available to the blind and many are taught braille and handicraft. Page 7 Deaf or Dumb and other Handicapped Classes The Welfare services for physically handicapped persons (other than blind, as mentioned above) as provided under Section 29 of the National Assistance A...
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This Centre is a very happy feature and is giving pleasure to many handicapped persons as it provides occupation in various handicrafts, and a social life which, through their handicaps, had previously been limited, Also the fullest co-operation has been maintained with specialised organisations in this field of welfar...
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as under:- Live Births:- Males Females Total Legitimate 466 467 933 Illegitimate 20 16 36 Totals 486 483 969 Still-Births:- Legitimate 5 10 15 Illegitimate - - ~ Totals 5 10 15 Total Live and Still-Births 491 493 984 Birth Rate per 1,000 of Estimated Population 12.92. Birth Rate adjusted by Comparability Factor of 0.94...
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Page 9 The following tables show the causes of infant deaths:- INFANTILE MORTALITY - 1959 Cause of Death Age at Death 0-1 mth. 1-3 mths. 3-6 mths. 6-9 mths. 9-12 mths. Total under 1 year Atelectasis 2 - - - - 2 Birth Injury 1 - - - - 1 Broncho-Pneumonia 1 2 - - - 3 Congenital Abnormality 4 - - 1 - 5 Haemolytic Disease ...
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1-2 wks. 2-3 wks. 3-4 wks. Total Atelectasis 2 - - - 2 Birth Injury 1 - - - 1 Broncho-Pneumonia - - 1 - 1 Congenital Abnormality 2 1 1 - 4 Haemolytic Disease of Newborn 1 . - - 1 Haemorrhagic Disease of Newborn 1 - - - 1 Intercranial Haemorrhage 1 - - - 1 Prematurity 14 - - - 14 Totals 22 1 2 . 25 Of the total of 28 de...
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Page 10 DEATHS Causes of Death in 1959 Total Tuberculosis and other Infectious Diseases 7 Cancer and other Malignant Diseases 209 Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System 78 Diseases of the Heart and Circulatory System 227 Pneumonia, Bronchitis and other Respiratory Diseases (excluding T.B.) 98 Diseases of the Stomach ...
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES The following notifications were received during the year:- Notifications Pneuraonia 79 Tuberculosis: Respiratory 37 Non-Respiratory 4 Scarlet Fever 95 Dysentery 47 Puerperal Pyrexia 31 Measles 896 Whooping Cough 8 Food Poisoning 16 Erysipelas 9 Scabies 1 Meningococcal Infection 2 Poliomyelitis 2 Di...
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One case was a boy of 4 years who developed slight paralytic symptoms in the legs, but the other did not develop paralysis and the diagnosis was not confirmed by virological examination. CARE OF THE AGED Throughout the year Health Visitors continued to visit the aged in their homes, and resulting therefrom action was t...
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ESTABLISHMENTS FOR MASSAGE AND SPECIAL TREATMENT Licences were issued during the year in respect of four establishments which are governed by the Borough's bye. laws. Page 12 LAUNDRY SERVICE Once again the Borough Council's laundry service proved an invaluable adjunct to the services provided in the home to care for th...
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These are undertaken not only for patients attending the Borough's ante-natal clinics in preparation for hospital or domiciliary confinement, but also for those to be confined at home whose ante-natal care is supervised by family doctors. In the organization of this work, for both categories of patients, the helpful co...
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Page 13 A plea often heard in the past, in mitigation of failure to attend for laboratory appointments, was the difficulty of access to Barking Hospital. With the inauguration of the No. 62 Bus Service along Upney Lane - bearing in mind, too, that the Hospital adjoins Upney Station - this excuse can no longer be tenabl...
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The pathology department also receives a large number of swabs and other specimens submitted by the Area Medical Officers in the course of their epidemiological investigations. Apart from bacillary dysentery, sporadic cases (or small outbreaks in families or other closely-linked communities) of which are continually oc...
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The accompanying table gives a summary of the effectiveness of three out of the many antibiotics which were tested against 281 strains of these organisms at the Barking Page 14 Hospital Laboratory during 1959. Strains isolated from hospital inpatients. Strains isolated from outpatients (attending P.H. Clinics, G.P's et...
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It will be seen, for example, that while, in hospital, the efficacy of penicillin in this type of infection has clearly reached its nadir, its usefulness even in domiciliary and clinic practice has dwindled to about half of what it was ten years ago. The obvious lesson to be learned from figures such as these is that i...
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31 15 1 - 2 1 50 32 82 1957 22 6 - - 4 3 35 22 57 1958 20 14 - - 2 2 38 28 66 1959 20 17 - 1 1 2 41 38 79 Totals 130 77 2 1 11 11 232 150 382 Examination of Contacts Adults Children Totals New Old New Old 1955 278 417 203 683 1581 1956 215 527 185 814 1741 1957 200 690 114 922 1926 1958 101 691 95 807 1694 1959 228 705...
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Two members of your nursing staff are seconded to clinic to assist at clinic sessions and home visiting. Page 16 PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES This section deals with those services which come under the control of the Barking Health Area Sub-Committee of the Health Committee of the Essex County Council. CLINIC PREMISES Heal...
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These were born as follows:- Barking Hospital 545 Other Hospitals 171 At home 268 Total 984 In four instances, patients failed to seek ante-natal care and of these cases three of the children were illegitimate and in the fourth the baby was premature. Paae 17 Post-Natal Care. 497 Barking mothers attended the PostNatal ...
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1958 1959 National Dried Milk 21,711 25,699 tins Cod Liver Oil 3,957 3,418 bottles Vitamin Tablets (A & D) 3,011 3,335 packets Orange Juice 35,506 37,902 bottles In addition, during 1959, over 15,000 packets of proprietary brands of milk foods, etc., were sold at clinics. DAY NURSERIES The table below shows the attenda...
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on Register Average daily attendances August 54 35.0 September 41 35.4 October 42 32.3 November 43 33.3 December 40 26.0 Nursery and Child Minders' Regulation Act There are no registered child minders in the Borough. midwifery Four midwives continued to practice in the district, including two under the auspices of the ...
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of visits to Children under five 9,251 8,533 No. of other visits 5,712 6,692 No. of Non-Access visits 2,270 2,223 home nursing This service, together with approximately half of the domiciliary midwifery service, is still administered from the County Train in g Home at Leytonstone. Page 19 VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION S...
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Early in 1959, therefore, it was decided to supplement the usual propaganda channels by offering vaccination 'on the spot' at places of work and recreation, e.g. factories, schools, youth centres. This did stimulate the acceptance rate somewhat but it was not until the untimely death of a young national footballer took...
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Page 20 Diphtheria and Whooping Cough Immunisation The number of children receiving primary courses of immunisation during the year was as follows:- DIPHTHERIA Family doctors Clinics Total Separate 197 417 614 Combined with whooping cough 116 - 116 Total diphtheria 313 417 730 WHOOPING COUGH Family doctors Clinics Tota...
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Page 21 DOMESTIC HELP SERVICE The following table shows the number of hours of service given during the past ten years, together with a detailed analysis of how the hours of service were deployed in 1959:- Year Number of Helps Employed Number of Cases Helped Total Hours Worked 1950 . 55 387 80,699 1951 49 327 70,611 19...
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349 Tuberculosis 14 4,881 Chronic Sick 109 25,570 Aged chronic sick 312 58,097 Aged 106 19,219 Others 12 1,399 Total 625 114,227 Page 22 SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE, 1959 MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT The Statistical Return at the end of this report shows the classification of defects found and the treatment thereof. Mino...
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1,614 Total attendances 22,083 Speech Therapy During the year 203 cases made 2,114 attendances to the speech clinics. During term time the Speech Therapists continue to give sessions per week at Faircross School. DENTAL SERVICES Statistics relating to the dental inspection and treatment of school children will be found...
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It was restricted to school children aged between 13 and 14 years but has recently been extended to include students attending technical colleges or other establishments of further education. As vaccination is indicated only in persons who have never been infected with tuberculosis a pre-vaccination tuberculin sensitiv...
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The results we obtained on over 3,000 school children are compared below:- Number Year Tested 1954 214 1955 675 1956 751 1957 863 1956 723 Page 24 Total No. of Reactors 23 96 97 71 75 Heaf Test Positive Results 23 96 93 70 75 Mantoux Test positi"' Results 22 86 97 71 73 These results indicate close agreement (97%) betw...
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vaccination was again offered to all 13-year old children and below are statistics relating to this service:- Number to whom offered 1,368 Number tuberculin tested after parents' consent had been received 1,140 Positive result 71 Negative result 1,069 Number who received B.C.G 1,069 As a result of the extension of the ...
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Cases dealt with were as follows:- External and other diseases excluding errors of refraction and squint 75 Errors of refraction (including squint) 1,156 Total 1,231 Page 25 The number of pupils for whom spectacles were prescribed was 928. Miss Lewis, Orthoptist, treated 138 school children during 1959. Vision Testing....
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In some cases the defect is not discovered until the child is able to read his letters - at age 7-8 on average - by which time the defect may have progressed too far for correction and the child is later found to have a useless eye, a condition called unilateral amblyopia which is really a preventable disability. There...
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T. Savage, of the Regional Hospital Board holds a session each fortnight a. Page 26 the Upney Clinic and during 1959 school children were seen as follows:- New cases 41 Re-examination 197 Total Attendances 238 Ear, Nose and Throat Clinics Miss M. Mason, F.R.C.S., continues as the Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Special...
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Urgent cases are admitted within one to two weeks. The beds made available for E.N.T. cases at Chadwell Heath Hospital have mainly been responsible for the reduction in waiting time for these operations but there are also regular admissions to King George Hospital, Ilford. Older children and adults, however, have to wa...
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"There are several points I would like to make. One is that this clinic continues to have a tremendous turnover and serves the need of the surrounding population extraordinarily well - in spite of the present shortage of staff - under the able guidance of Mr. T. Hynd, Superintendent Physiotherapist. Another point is th...
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Mary's Hospital, Plaistow 10 adults - admitted for various types of surgical treatment such as Removal of coccyx Removal of loose bodies Excision of ganglion Bilateral Keller's Lengthening of tendo-achilles and tenotomy of plantar fascia. 2 children - admitted for surgical treatment. In addition, from time to time, it ...
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Gillis it is appropriate to record that plans are well in hand for increasing the bed complement at the Barking Hospital and to turn it into a general hospital; also every endeavour is being made to tecruit further physiotherapists to the hospitals administered W the Ilford and Barking Group Hospital Management Committ...
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Gurassa on the work of his clinic:- "There have been a number of changes in staff during the past year, principally in the appointment of myself as Medical Director in place of Dr. Davidson, and Miss Watt as Psychologist in place of Mr. Pickett, the latter appointment after a gap of several months. We have been fortuna...
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Davidson's policy of integrating the clinic's activities with those of other agencies concerned with the education and welfare of children, and the current year has seen a Considerable increase of contact with such people as Head Teachers, Probation Officers, School Attendance Officers etc., so that we are increasingly...
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This will be of particular benefit to children who have left school and need to continue treatment here, and also to allow selected children to attend out of school time. Most of our cases are still referred from School Medical Officers, but we do have an increasing number from general practitioners, who, in some insta...
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Page 31 HANDICAPPED PUPILS A summary is given below of the ascertainment and placement of handicapped pupils during the year:- Category No. of pupils ascertained during 1959 No. of pupils admitted to Special Schools during year Total Ho. of pupils in Special Schools as at 31.12.59 Day Residential Day Residential Deaf -...
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At the end of the year there were 179 pupils at Faircross Special School distributed as follows:- Barking Other Districts E.S.N. Section 42 60 Open Air Section 25 50 E.S.N. Section. During the year 17 children left the E.S.N Section on ceasing to be of compulsory school age (5 Barking and 12 out-of-district) - all were...
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Open-Air Section During the year 13 delicate and 6 physically handicapped children were admitted from Barking and the surrounding districts. The following table shows the number of children in attendance on the 31st December, 1959, together with the medical condition for which they were admitted. Medical Condition Bark...
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Cervical Adenitis 1 2 T.B Lungs 1 - - 2 Nephrits 1 - - - Fibrocystic Disease of Pancreas - 1 - - Ehler Donlos Syndrome - - - 1 Poor physical condition, poor speech &backward 1 1 1 - Perth's Disease 1 - - - Anaphalactoid purpura . . - 1 Page 33 Medical Condition Barking East Ham Romford Dagenham Paralysis-Spastic 5 - 2 ...
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Meningitis - - 1 - Injury 2 - - - Hydrocephalus - 1 - - Congenital deformities 1 - - - Scoliosis - - 1 Congenital Heart - 1 - - Rheumatic Heart .. - - - 1 Epilepsy and bronchitis 1 - - - Petit Mal 1 - 1 - Fragilitus ossium - 1 - - Christmas Disease - 1 - - Motor Disability - - 1 - Rheumatoid Arthritis - - - 1 Myope 1 -...
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During the year 12 children (4 Barking and 8 out-ofdistrict) were no longer considered to require special educational treatment - 6 returned to ordinary schools and 6, aged 15, were allowed to leave school. In addition, one East Han child transferred to a Day Special School for Educationally Sub-Normal pupils and one B...
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Page 35 SCHOOL HEALTH STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1959 Total (A11 Schools) 1.
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MEDICAL INSPECTION OF PUPILS (a) PERIODIC Number of children examined at school:- (i) Entrants 966 (ii) Second age group 1,357 (iii) Third age group 1,134 (iv) Others 233 Total 3,690 Number of defects found requiring treatment 893 Number of defects found requiring observation 391 Number of individual pupils found to re...
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TREATMENT OF CHILDREN (a) Total attendances at Specialists' Clinics:- (i) Ear, Nose and Throat 565 (ii) Ophthalmic 2,360 (iii) Orthopaedic 64 (iv) Paediatric 238 (v) Skin 916 (b) Total attendances at Treatment Clinics:- (i) Minor Ailment 22,083 (ii) Chiropody 585 (iii) Orthopaedic 4,670 (iv) Orthoptic 1,676 (v) Speech ...
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HYGIENE INSPECTIONS (i) Number of examinations of pupils in school 15,749 (ii) Number of pupils found unclean 169 5. DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT (i) Number of pupils inspected in school 923 (ii) Number of pupils inspected at Clinics 1,564 Total 2,487 (iii) Number found to require treatment 1,958 (iv) Attendances fo...
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554 Temporary teeth 861 (x) Number of treatments (included in (ix) above) carried out by Oral Hygienist - Page 37 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR FOR THE YEAR 1959 Section A - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Section B - HOUSING Section C - FOOD SUPPLIES Section D - FACTORIES AND WORKPLACES Section E - ATMOSPH...
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2 Analysis of Inspection Work performed by the District Public Health Inspectors Housing 5,531 After infectious disease 374 Premises at which food is prepared, stored and sold 2,955 Factories and Workplaces 696 Outworkers premises 369 668 Shops Page 38 541 Smoke observations 179 Rent Act 1957 147 Pest Infestation Contr...
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of defects 2,795 Roofs and Flashings 155 Gutters 124 Rainwater pipes 83 Sinks 16 Bath and sink waste pipes 43 Choked drains 280 Defective drains 29 Inspection covers 11 Ventilation soil pipes 4 Gully dishing 51 Gully traps 6 Flushing arrangements 98 W.C. structures 2 W.C seats 32 W.C.
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pans 28 Yard paving 40 Chimney pots and stacks 28 Damp walls 120 External walls 71 Underfloor ventilation 23 Page 39 Window cills 123 Window and door reveals 42 Window frames 128 Sashcords 115 Stair treads - Doors and door frames 75 Door cills 27 Floors 57 Weatherboards 1 Washing coppers 1 Stoves 38 Walls and ceilings ...
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Food Standards (Ice Cream) Regulations 1959. The Labelling of Food (Amendment) Regulations 1959 Meat (Staining and Sterilisation) Regulations 1959 - Revoke The Slaughter of Animals Act 1958 - Operative 1959. The Fabrics (Misdescription) Regulations 1959 - 11th May 1959 Page 40 Section B - HOUSING PROVISION OF HOUSING A...
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Johns Road 1 Total for year .. 344 New Dwellings completed since end of 1939-1945 War Barking Council 3,145 Private Owners 80 London County Council 121 3,346 War Destroyed (Rebuilt) Barking Council 63 Private Owners (including London County Council) 331 394 Temporary Bungalows (still in occupation) Barking Council 156 ...
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Purchased by the Council 191 Remaining 45 236 At 31st December 1959 there were 17 families in the two areas to be rehoused by the Council. CLEARANCE AREAS During the year under review the Council declared as unfit dwellings a total of 268 premises as follows:- Confirmation Public Date I "flW'O1 St. Pauls Road (No.4) .....
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Pauls Rood (No.4) - 15 premises The public inquiry was held on July 30th 1959 and a confirmation order issued on November 10th 1959. Goscoigne Road (No.l) - Compulsory Purchase Order This clearance area is the first of 12 areas with a total of 2,199 premises situated in the older part of Barking with a site area of 374...