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Warning letter to Manufacturers. 1772A Cherries Informal Can had a hole approx. 2mm x 3 mm which had caused deterioration of the contents. Warning letter to Manufacturers. 1791A Salad Roll Informal Contained a dead earthworm. Legal proceedings. 1815A Corned Beef Informal Contained iron and calcium salts together with w...
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Legal proceedings. Defendant given an absolute discharge. Costs refused. 76 PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Notifiable Diseases (other than Tuberculosis) Under 1 yr. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 10 - 15 - Over 25 yrs Total Scarlet Fever _ 3 1 4 18 38 11 4 - 79 Whooping Cough 8 13 19 12 11 31 4 - 1 ...
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039 Diphtheria - - - - - - - - - - Dysentery - 1 1 - - 5 - - 3 10 Acute Poliomyelitis: Paralytic - - - - - - - - - - Non-paralytic - - - - - - - - - - Meningococcal infection 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 Under 5 yrs 5-14 15 - 44 45 - 64 65 and over Total Pneumonia: Acute Primary - 1 1 - - 2 Acute Influenzal - - - 1 3 4 Encephal...
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Acute: Infective - - - - - - Post Infectious - 1 - - - 1 Erysipelas - - - 5 1 6 Food Poisoning 1 - 1 1 - 3 Puerperal Pyrexia - - - - - - Ophthalmia Neonatorum - 2 - - - 2 Paratyphoid B - - 1 - - 1 Typhoid - - - - - - Smallpox - - - - - - Notified Admitted to Rush Green Hospital Admitted to other Isolation Hospitals Adm...
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039 4 - 2 Meningococcal Infection 2 1 - - Paratyphoid Fever 1 - - 1 Puerperal Pyrexia - - - - Pneumonia: Acute Primary 2 - - - Acute Influenzal 4 - - - Acute Poliomyelitis: Paralytic - - - - Non-paralytic - - - - Scarlet Fever 71 - - - Typhoid - - _ _ Whooping Cough 99 2 - - 77 iw5-
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I. BARK 61 LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING THE ANNUAL REPORT of the MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH and PRINCIPAL SCHOOL MEDICAL OFFICER for the year 1967 J. ADRIAN GILLET, m.b., ch.b., d.p.h., f.r.s.h. Civic Centre, Dagenham, Essex Telephone: 01-592 4500 BARK 61 LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING THE ANNUAL REPORT of the MEDICAL OFFICER O...
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Essex Telephone: 01-592 4500 INDEX Page Adolescent Clinic 53 Adult Training Centre 45 Ante-natal Clinics 22 "At Risk" Register 31 Atmospheric Pollution 68 Barking Hospital 65 Bentry School 58 Care of Mothers and Young Children 22 Child Guidance 52 Children's Department 29 Chiropody 36 Civil Defence 46 Congenital Abnorm...
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Unsound 73 Geriatric Liaison Officer 33 Handicapped Children 58 Health Committee 4 Health Education 19 Health Visiting 8 Home Nursing Service 2 Housing 67 Houses in Multiple Occupation 68 Hypothermia, Accidental 34 Ice Cream 73 Immigrants 8 Immunisation 29 Improvement Grants 68 Infant Mortality 16 Infant Welfare Centre...
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Oxlow Lane 33 Pesticides in Food Survey 74 Pet Animals Act 1951 69 Play Therapy 26 Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 69 Public Swimming Baths 67 Rag Flock and Other Filling Materials Act 1951 69 Rehousing on Medical Grounds 39 Rent Act 1957 68 Riding Establishments Act 1939 70 Sanitary Inspection of District 66 Sc...
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DEPUTY MAYOR Alderman A. E. BALL, O.B.E., J.P. ALDERMEN W. E. BELLAMY, J.P. B. E. ROYCRAFT, J.P., G.L.C. G. H. A. CROUCH J. R. SWEETLAND Mrs. A. M. MARTIN Mrs. A. R. THOMAS D. O'DWYER, K.S.G. COUNCILLORS C. H. AYRES J. H. LAWRENCA C. E. AYRTON DANIEL LINEHAN Mrs. M. BALL, O.B.E., G.L.C. DAVID LINEHAN G. J. G. BEANE, J....
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R. W. MUGE H. J. CLEAVER H. A. POWELL S. G. COLE Mrs. M. S. PRESTON L. A. COLLINS A. C. V. RUSHA D. A. L. G. DODD, J.P. L. SENIOR F. C. EDGECOMBE S. C. SIVELL, J.P. Mrs. C. S. M. GODFREY, J.P. M. J. SPENCER R. H. F. GODFREY F. C. SPRAGGINS D. 0. GRANDISON J. S. THOMAS, J.P. L. F. HENSTOCK, J.P. F. G. TIBBLE H. J. HOWIE...
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D. M. JONES S. J. WARR F. C. JONES Mrs. M. A. WARREN H. R. JONES D. J. WATERS J. L. JONES, J.P. D. W. WEBB H. P. LARKING E. J. WOODS 3 HEALTH COMMITTEE (as at 31st December 1967) CHAIRMAN Councillor Mrs. M. Ball VICE-CHAIRMAN Councillor Mrs. D. M. Jones MEMBERS His Worship the Mayor Councillor E. R. McKEE The Deputy Ma...
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C. S. M. GODFREY Councillor S. J. WARR Councillor H. R. JONES Councillor D. J. WATERS CO-OPTED MEMBERS Councillor Mrs. M. BREDO Dr. M. LEWIS Mrs. D. M. GLENNY EDUCATION COMMITTEE (as at 31st December 1967) CHAIRMAN Councillor G. J. G. BEANE VICE-CHAIRMAN Councillor A. C. V. RUSHA REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS His Worship the ...
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D. M. JONES Alderman D. O'DWYER Councillor F. C. JONES Alderman J. R. SWEETLAND Councillor Daniel LINEHAN Councillor Mrs. M. BALL Councillor David LINEHAN Councillor R. BLACKBURN Councillor Mrs. M. S. PRESTON Councillor Mrs. M. BREDO Councillor L. SENIOR Councillor J. A. BUTLER Councillor S. C. SIVELL Councillor S. G. ...
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C. S. M. GODFREY Councillor E. J. WOODS Councillor R. H. F. GODFREY CO-OPTED AND NOMINATED MEMBERS Mrs. I. M. BROCKELBANK The Rev. Louis HESTON Mr. J. H. COCKS Mr. F. H. KING Mr. J. M. DAVIES Mr. A. RICHARDS Mr. P. GRIMES Mr. S. J. RUSSELL Miss M. C. GROBEL, M.A. The Rev. J. W. ROXBURGH Mr. E. E. HENNEM 4 EDUCATION SPE...
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A. MARTIN Councillor A. C. V. RUSHA Councillor Mrs. M. BREDO Councillor L. SENIOR Councillor L. A. COLLINS Councillor Mrs. M. A. WARREN Councillor Mrs. C. S. M. GODFREY Councillor D. J. WATERS Councillor D. 0. GRANDISON Mrs. I. M. BROCKELBANK Councillor Mrs. M. S. PRESTON Rev. Louis HESTON 5 OFFICERS OF THE HEALTH SERV...
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DEPUTY MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH J. Slome, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., M.B., B.S., D.Obst. R.C.O.G., D.C.H., D.P.H., D.I.H. SENIOR MEDICAL OFFICERS W. H. G. Batham, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H. R. Beaver, M.B., B.S., D.C.H., D.P.H. SENIOR ASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICERS E. Klein, M.D., L.R.C.P. & S. M. Weizmann, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. AS...
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R.C.S., L.R.C.P., B.J In addition 9 medical officers are employed on a sessional basis. PRINCIPAL DENTAL OFFICER J. K. Whitelaw, L.D.S., R.C.S. SENIOR DENTAL OFFICER P. K. Chaudhury, L.D.S., R.C.S. DENTAL OFFICERS V. H. Foy, L.D.S., R.C.S. C. Sumsawaste, L.D.S., R.C.S. N. J. Graham, L.D.S., R.C.S. In addition 2 dental ...
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K. E. McKenzie Mrs. M. Strachan (9) Mrs. D. Murray (23) Mrs. P. Strickland (part-time) DENTAL AUXILIARIES Mrs. J. Nagel (24) Miss S. D. Ware (24) SENIOR DENTAL TECHNICIAN-IN-CHARGE Mr. J. Constable 6 CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR Mr. F. W. S. Fox (1), (2), (3), (4) DEPUTY CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR Mr. M. R. William...
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J. Cook (1), (2), (3) Mr. B. Saunders (1), (2), (4) Mr. E. Day (1), (2), (4) Mr. F. Silverthorne (1), (2) Mr. T. W. Glew (1), (2) STUDENT PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTORS Mr. K. Hunt Mr. B. Orme SUPERINTENDENT OF NURSES' HOMES Miss M. Dobson (5), (6), (21) ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF NURSES' HOMES Miss E. S. Hart (5), (6), (7)...
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P. M. Clancy (5), (21) Miss D. Meek (5), (6), (21) Mrs. J. M. Cotterill (5) Miss K. M. MoLL erup-Peterson (5), (21) Mrs. Y. A. Dignura (5), (21) Miss N. Norris (5), (6), (21) Miss M. D. Ellis (5), (20), (21) Miss T. O'Kelly (5) Mrs. J. M. Findlay (5) Mrs. M. O'Riordan (5), (8), (21) Mr. D. V. Goodman (5), (21) Mrs. M. ...
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G. A. Headley (5), (8), (21) Miss J. Smith (5), (6), (21) Miss J. R. Heath (5) Miss J. Smith (5), (9), (21) Mrs. A. L. Hillas (5), (21) Mr. R. J. Turpin (5), (21) Mrs. D. J. Kitchen (5), (6), (21) Mrs. J. E. Walsh (5) Mr. R. D. Lintott (5), (16), (21) DISTRICT NURSES (part-time) Mrs. W. Bates (5) Mrs. N. Flynn (5), (8)...
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E. McCallum (5) NON-MEDICAL SUPERVISOR OF MIDWIVES Miss M. Dobson (5), (6), (21) ASSISTANT NON-MEDICAL SUPERVISOR OF MIDWIVES Miss M. Teather (5), (6) 7 MIDWIVES Mrs. I. M. Bronnick (5), (6) Miss C. Rafferty (5), (6) Mies A. Cunningham (6) Miss H. V. Rungay (5), (6) Miss S. W. Etherton (5), (6), (14) Miss P. R. Shackle...
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N. Lewis (5), (6), (10) Miss M. Walker (5), (6) SUPERINTENDENT HEALTH VISITOR Miss B. Long (5), (6), (7), (22) DEPUTY SUPERINTENDS HEALTH VISITOR Mrs. C. C. Ledden (5), (6), (7), (21) SENIOR HEALTH VISITORS Mrs. P. Broad (5), (7), (8), (14) Mrs. B. Ramsey (5), (6), (7), (20) HEALTH VISITORS Miss J. Baldwin (5). (6), (7...
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(7), (21) Miss E. G. Parry (5), (6), (7) Miss J. M. Cottle (5), (7), (8) Mrs. H. V. Reeder (5), (7) Mrs. L. Dunbar (5), (6), (7) Mrs. R. L. Robertson (5), (6), (7), (12) Miss R. Hutchinson (5), (6), (7), (21) Miss D. B. Rudd (5), (6), (7) Miss J. D. Jarvis (5), (6), (7) Miss M. F. Savage (5), (6), (7), (TO Miss P. I. J...
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A. Ward (5), (7), (31) Mrs. E. Lyon (5), (6), (7), (21) Miss M. D. Wint (5), (6), (7) HEALTH VISITOR (part-time) Mrs. M. Nelson (5), (6), (7) SPONSORED STUDENT HEALTH VISITORS Mrs. H. J. Harris (5), (8) Mrs. M. M. Miller (5), (8) SCHOOL NURSES Mrs. J. I. Hogg (5) Mrs. P. A. Picken (5) Mrs. E. M. McCheyne (5) Mrs. M. C....
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E. M. Robinson (5) Miss P. A. Hayes (5), (31) Mrs. M. Warner (20) Mrs. A. Noden (5), (14) CLINIC NURSES (part-time) Mrs. S. J. Browne (9) Mrs. S. Henderson (5), (12) Mrs. R. K. D. Clark (5), (8) Mrs. D. G. L. Jarvis (5) Mrs. I. M. Collingwood (5) Mrs. A. M. Marsh (5), (6) Mrs. B. Cullum (5) Mrs. M. E. Montgomery (5) Mr...
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G. Pratt (5) 8 SPEECH THERAPISTS Miss C. J. Delaforce (18) Miss E. N. Symes (18), (19) ASSISTANT SPEECH THERAPIST (part-time) Miss S. Marquand (18a) PHYSIOTHERAPIST Mrs. A. Walker (30) PHYSIOTHERAPIST (part-time) Mrs. J. M. Warwick (29) CHIEF CHIROPODIST Mr. H. Leavesley (11) SENIOR CHIROPODISTS Mr. D. Ditsell (11) Mrs...
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P. Freel (11) Mr. R. H. Fenton (11) TRAINING CENTRES Castle School and Training Centre, Supervisor: Mrs. M. A. Washer (28), (33), Ripple Road, (34) Dagenham, Essex. Adult Training Centre, ) Manager: Mr. W. Matthews (28) Osborne Square, ) Dagenham, Essex. ) Senior Gale Street Annexe ) Instructor: Mr. C. Dodd DAY NURSERI...
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Eastbury Day Nursery, Matron: Miss F. B. Nason (5), (6), Blake Avenue, (12), (19), (35) Barking, Essex. Deputy: Mrs. B. A. Bell (5) Kingsley Hall Day Centre for Sister-in-Charge: Mrs. K.I.Daly (5), (6), (20) Handicapped Children, Hobart Road, Dagenham, Essex. 9 PRINCIPAL MENTAL WELFARE OFFICER Mrs. J. W. W. Dixon (26) ...
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G. R. Welsh (10) HEALTH EDUCATION OFFICER Mr. G. S. Self (1), (2),(4) ASSISTANT HEALTH EDUCATION OFFICER Miss n. Milbank (5), (6), (7), (20), (21), (25) PROJECTIONIST/TECHNICIAN Mr. A. Phillips LAY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Mr. F. W. Knight (1), (2) Mr. G. H. Ruff SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS Mr. F. H. Martin (15) Mr...
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Mr. A. G. Stevenson Maternal and Child Health MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH'S SECRETARY Miss E. S. Bell SECTION CLERICAL STAFF Vaccination and Immunisation Mrs. M. King Miss B. M. Slater Environmental Miss L. J. Ellis Miss N. M. Toms Mrs. J. W. Morgan Miss B. Wells Mrs. J. Phillips Care and After Care Mrs. J. E. Barnes 10 ...
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E. J. Neport Miss E. D. Brown Mrs. E. Nottage Miss N. E. Cloke Mrs.S. B. Orme Mrs. P. M. Collins Mrs. I. A. Page Mrs. K. M. Conroy Miss M. A. Rhodes Miss V. N. Davies Miss K. Richards Miss A. C. Davies Mrs. G. K. Shannon Miss R. Drake Miss D. Tilson Mrs. D. Ellis Miss M. A. Watts Mrs. D. G. Green Mrs. D. Wilkins Miss C...
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L. Everitt Organisers: Miss J. M. Pemberton Mrs. G. Sanger Assistant Organisers: Mrs. p. M. Archer Mrs. P. M. Sinclair Clerical Assistant: Miss J. F. Baxter geriatric liaison officer Mrs. J. M. Harrold (5), (12). 11 REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD OFFICERS ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON A. F. Bryson, M.A., M.B., B.CHIR., F.R.C.S. OPHTHAL...
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K. R. Masani, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.M. J. D. Waldman, M.B., B.Ch. EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SURGEON Miss M. Mason, F.R.C.S. PHYSIOTHERAPIST Mrs. E. Ottley, M.C.S.P. PUBLIC ANALYST J. Hubert Hammence, Ph.D., M.Sc., F.R.I. C. 12 QUALIFICATIONS (1) Certificate of Royal Sanitary Institute (2) Heat Inspector's Certificate (3) ...
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Board (15) Diploma in Public Administration (16) Certificate of National Society of Children's Nurses (17) Certificate of Child Care Reserve Course (18) Diploma of Licentiateship of College of Speech Therapists (18a) Temporary Licentiateship of College of Speech Therapists (19) Diploma in Social Science (20) Registered...
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Malaysia (33) Margaret Morris Movement Diploma (33) Montessori Method of Education Diploma (35) Housekeeping Certificate 13 Health Department, Civic Centre, Dagenham. To: THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN AND BURGESSES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING. This report covers the second full year of the new London Borough of Barking. So ...
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In 1965, the London Borough of Barking selected as one of its major priorities the development of its mental health services. During 1967, progress was made in planning and putting into operation some of the projects in mental health which the Health Committee felt were of major importance. During the year the Porters ...
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It is particularly pleasing to record the acceptance of the patients by other tenants living in neighbouring flats. Developments in the field of subnormality also took place during the year. Unfortunately, Mrs. Early, Supervisor in charge of the Castle School and the Gale Street annexe for older girls, resigned to take...
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Although the Health Education Officer and his assistant are beginning to give their attention more to organisation than to conducting courses themselves, I look forward to the time when their function will be to use their expertise to organise courses carried out by others, to give in-service training to teachers, heal...
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home helps and chiropodists, have unfortunately created problems, and the medico-social assessment centre for the over sixties at Oxlow Lane Clinic was unable to function satisfactorily because of shortage of appropriate medical staff. The school health service received attention during the year. One change was made to...
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Though this new method has not been found to produce a saving in medical manpower, it is hoped to extend it to other age groups because of its effectiveness. The school dental service merits special mention. It too has made steady progress during 1967, and though I must refer to the main body of the report anyone inter...
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I must in conclusion thank all the staff of the department - medical and lay - for their help during 1967, and the Health Committee its Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Members for their support and co-operation during the year. J. ADRIAN GILLET Medical Officer of Health 15 VITAL STATISTICS 1967 Registrar General's estimate...
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15 female) 32 Stillbirth rate per 1,000 live and stillbirths 13.69 Total live and stillbirths 2,328 Deaths: Infant deaths (under 1 year) (22 male, 23 female) 45 Infant death rate per 1,000 live births 19.6 Legitimate infant death rate per 1,000 legitimate live births (21 male, 20 female) 19.19 Illegitimate infant death...
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childbirth, abortion) 1 Maternal mortality rate per 1,000 total births 0.43 General mortality: Number of deaths (985 male, 730 female) 1,715 Death rate per 1,000 population-crude 10.08 Death rate adjusted by comparability factor of 1.33 13.31 The vital statistics for the borough remained substantially the same as in th...
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15 and under 25 yrs. 25 and under 45 yrs. 45 and under 65 yrs. 65 and under 75 yrs. 75 and over Total M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F 1. Tuberculosis, respiratory - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 4 - 1 - 6 - 2. Tuberculosis, other - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 2 3. Syphilitic disease - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 2 - 3 - ...
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Meningococcal infections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7. Acute poliomyelitis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8. Measles - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases - - - - 1 - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 3 1 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach - - - - - - - - 1 - 7 10 18 7 6 7 32 24 11....
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Malignant neoplasm, breast - - - - - - - - - - - 10 1 9 - 8 1 27 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus - - - - - - - - - 2 - 6 - 3 - 4 - 15 14. Other malignant and lymphatic neoplasms - 1 1 1 - 1 - - 5 5 53 30 31 29 24 19 114 86 15. Leukaemia, aleukaemia - 1 - - - 1 - - 1 - 2 1 1 2 1 - 5 5 16. Diabetes - - - - - - - - - 1 - 5...
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Vascular lesions of nervous system - - - - - - - - 3 3 21 17 30 27 23 61 77 108 18. Coronary disease, angina - - - - - - - - 5 1 93 16 86 47 53 66 237 130 19. Hypertension with heart disease - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 3 2 2 8 7 11 20. Other heart disease - 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 15 10 19 12 15 31 50 55 21. Other circulatory di...
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Influenza - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 1 1 23. Pneumonia 2 1 - - - - - - 1 1 5 2 10 7 26 18 44 29 24. Bronchitis 3 1 - - - - - - - 2 25 4 46 13 30 12 104 32 25. Other diseases of respiratory system 1 - - - - - - - - - 4 2 9 1 5 3 19 6 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum - - - - - - - - 1 - 3 - 4 1 2 3 10 4 27.
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Gastritis, enteritis and diarrhoea - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 1 1 1 - 3 2 6 28. Nephritis and nephrosis - - - - 1 - - - - - - 2 1 - 1 2 3 4 29. Hyperplasia of prostate - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 4 - 7 - 30. Pregnancy, childbirth, abortion - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 31. Congenital malformations 5 4 - - - - 1 - 2 - ...
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Motor vehicle accidents - - 1 - - - 6 - 4 - 1 - 2 - - - 14 - 34. All other accidents - - - - 1 - 3 - 1 - 5 1 - 2 3 5 13 8 35. Suicide - - - - - - 1 - - 1 3 1 1 2 1 - 6 4 36.
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Homicide and operations of war - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total 22 23 2 4 4 2 15 1 25 22 325 154 340 212 252 312 985 730 CAUSES OF INFANT DEATHS Cause of Death Under 4 weeks 4 weeks to 1 year Total Pneumonia 1 2 3 Bronchitis - 4 4 Other Respiratory Disease - 1 1 Malignant Neoplasm - 1 1 Leukaemia - 1 1 Heart D...
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236 Diseases of the brain and nervous system 185 DEATHS FROM MALIGNANT DISEASES 1967 Site of Disease Age at Death Under 15 years 15-24 years 25-44 years 45-64 years 65-74 years 75 years + Total M F M F M F M F M F M F M F Lung/Bronchus - - - - - - 62 10 38 9 17 3 117 22 Stomach - - - - 1 - 7 10 18 7 6 7 32 24 Breast - ...
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19 114 86 Totals 1 5 - - 7 7 124 67 89 59 48 41 269 179 18 HEALTH EDUCATION The two notable features of 1967 from a health education point of view were an increase in the number of visitors and students, especially from overseas, and a closer liaison with the Education Department in general and the teaching staffs in p...
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Health Education in Schools Full programmes were provided in ten schools, and short programmes of three or four talks in a further six. In almost every case the talks given by our staff were part of a complete health education programme agreed with the head teacher and integrated into the general curriculum. By this me...
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This was a very interesting experiment from the point of view of both pupils and staff. A meeting between head teachers of secondary schools and representatives of the Health and Education Departments was held in October and proved to be very useful. The desire of teachers for more information on the content of modern ...
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A seminar on drug addiction was held in the Assembly Hall, Barking, where some 200 people including members of the Council, magistrates, probation officers, doctors, teachers, mental welfare officers, health visitors, public health inspectors and some visiting students, listened to a talk by a consultant psychiatrist. ...
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Home Safety The quarterly home safety bulletins inaugurated in 1966 were continued and some requests were received for additional copies. We were representated at the regular meetings of the London Home Safety Council, but pressure of other duties precluded attendance at the annual RoSPA National Home Safety Conference...
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In addition to the visitors from overseas, talks were given to student nurses from Rush Green Hospital and student health visitors from the Barking Regional College. Visitors The health education section also attracts its share of visitors, 2k of whom called during the year. Their places of origin varied from Turkey to...
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There is no doubt that this is an age group to which much health education effort should be directed, but it will be much more effective when the demand comes from the young people themselves rather than from their leaders. Displays and Exhibitions The twin themes for the Health Department stand in the Town Show were m...
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Other Activities In accordance with the previously declared policy of concentrating on courses, only nine individual talks were given to various groups in 1967. These included one on health education to the local branch of the Royal College of Nursing and two on home safety to old people's clubs. During the year, 88 fi...
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This enabled medical officers to devote more time to the screening of women for cancer (cervical cytology) and to the early detection of deviations from the normal in infants and young children at child development sessions. Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics Centre Frequency of Sessions When Held Annie Prendergast Clin...
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Julia Engwell Clinic, Weekly Wednesday a.m. Woodward Road, Dagenham. Midwifery Service Unfortunately, three midwives left the Borough during the year. One obtained a post elsewhere in this country, one went to Canada and one left to have her second child. Only one of these midwives was replaced, so leaving the service ...
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There was, again unfortunately, very little done by midwives in the way of health talks and ante-natal preparation classes as such. Each midwife talks about health to each individual patient under her care, but it is difficult to establish classes when midwives are in short supply. Only at one midwives clinic were such...
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Infant Welfare Centres During the year, 6,1^9 children attended the following centres:- Centre Frequency of Sessions When Held Annie Prendergast Clinic, Weekly Wednesday and Ashton Gardens, Thursday p.m. Chadwell Heath. The Clinic, Weekly Monday p.m. Becontree Avenue, Wednesday a.m. Dagenham. Central Clinic, Weekly Tue...
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Dagenham. The Clinic, Weekly Monday and Porters Avenue, Friday p.m. Dagenham. 23 Infant Welfare Centres (continued) Centre Frequency of Sessions When Held Rush Green Clinic, Weekly Friday p.m. 179 Dagenham Road, Dagenham. Thames View Clinic, Weekly Wednesday and Bastable Avenue, Friday p.m. Barking. The Clinic, Weekly ...
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During the year, the following amounts of welfare foods were issued:- National Dried Milk 24,883 tins Cod Liver Oil 3,169 bottles Vitamin A and D Tablets 2,070 packets of 20 Orange Juice 38,696 bottles DAY NURSERY SERVICE The average daily attendances and numbers on registers are shown below for each month of 1967:- Mo...
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8 33 29.9 33 26.1 36 July 25.5 36 25.5 36 29.9 36 August 22.0 35 22.3 32 20.1 34 September 29.1 34 26.2 33 30.9 38 October 32.2 38 31.9 39 34.7 44 November 28.7 39 33.7 38 34.3 45 December 26.0 36 29.2 34 36.3 43 24 All three nurseries had waiting lists throughout the year, but admissions were limited by reason of staf...
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Mothers and employers co-operated in the revised arrangements, and the shorter hours were subsequently adopted as a permanent arrangement. Goresbrook Day Nursery Matron reports as follows:- "It is now a year since the new nursery hours were introduced-8 a.m. instead of 7.15 a.m. and closing at 5.15 p.m. instead of 6.30...
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Annie Prendergast Day Nursery Matron reports as follows:- "The year of 1967 was the first complete one in our new nursery, so in the summer months we were able to enjoy the freedom our larger garden gave us. "The number of visitors we received when the nursery first opened gradually dwindled and the staff and children ...
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Barnardos sent members of their staff, who enjoyed the course tremendously. It was, in fact, so successful that the College envisages this becoming an annual event. "The mixed age range grouping of the children which was started two years ago is still "workable". There are a few difficulties, but being aware of them is...
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Attendance was not 100% but the 25 parents who did support us were extremely helpful and enthusiastic. "The children's Christmas party, as always, was a noisy but very happy occasion. "1967 ended for the staff on a sociable note with our first "Dinner and Dance" which sounds a little pretentious, but which in fact was ...
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Eastbury Day Nursery Matron reports as follows:- "The year 1967 was one of routine work with our children and nursery students. "Trained nursing staff shortages were our greatest difficulty, but we managed to care for our children and continue with the training of our students. Three nursery students gained the Certifi...
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Thames View-24 children have been helped, including three mentally backward children, one partially deaf child, two from unhappy homes, one very timid and lonely child and nine having difficulty with speech. Julia Engwell-23 children have been helped, including one deaf child, two partially deaf, three mentally backwar...
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There was one death and two removals from the district, and the rest were suitably placed either in special school or the Castle School when they reached the age of five years. The Centre staff were greatly helped this year by frequent visits from Dr. Kenneth Holt and some of his assistants from the Institute of Child ...
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CYTOLOGY SERVICE The estimated female population between 35/54 years of age at present resident in the London Borough of Barking is 22,500. The number of women screened in our local authority clinics was 1,186 in 1966 and 1,346 in 1967. The number of women screened by general practitioners from 1.4.67 to 31.3.68 was 20...
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The screening programme throughout the country is still in rather a fluid state, there being no firm policy as yet. The Ministry of Health published a circular in 1966 giving the outlines of the service when the age limit was given as 35 and upwards. Another circular in 1967 dealt with the record forms to be used by al...
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Of the 1,346 patients seen in 1967, 17 were found to require recall for further investigation. 27 HEALTH VISITING In view of the increasing overlap of counselling services it seems necessary to define the function of the health visitor. The following definition is that given by the National Body in agreement with the W...
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Provision of care; this includes support during periods of stress, advice and guidance in cases of illness, and in the care and management of children. The health visitor should not, however, be actively engaged in technical nursing procedures. To prepare for this work the state registered nurse must have completed a r...
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Ancillary staff have been appointed, but there is further scope for the use of less qualified staff in supportive roles. There has been some improvement in liaison with the general practitioners in the Borough chiefly through health visitors' referrals to the family doctor and discussions with other medico-social worke...
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28 Health Visiting Statistics Cases visited by Health Visitors Number of Cases Children born in 1967 2,891 " " " 1966 2,323 " " " 1962-65 7.007 12,221 Persons aged 65 or over 507 Mentally disordered persons 56 Persons discharged from hospitals (excluding maternity patients) 27 Number of tuberculous households visited 1...
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Only if there is close liaison between departments at the field worker level will we work satisfactorily together, and thus give children in need the benefit of our combined knowledge and experience. VACCINATION AND IMMUNISATION The number of vaccinations against smallpox performed during 1967 were slightly lees than d...
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032 1964 38 178 1960-63 57 357 Others under age 16 5 60 Total all ages 2,218 2,109 Diphtheria Immunisation Year of Birth Primary Immunisation Children who received a booster dose 1967 809 - 1966 1,214 483 1965 104 1,052 1964 51 205 1960-63 254 2,115 Others under age 16 76 783 Total all ages 2,508 4,638 Tetanus Immunisa...
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988 30 Poliomyelitis Vaccination Year of Birth Primary Immunisation Children who received a booster dose 1967 769 - 1966 1,187 438 1965 121 624 1964 70 111 1960-63 270 1,835 Others under age 16 132 356 Total all ages 2,549 3,364 "AT RISK" RE3ISTER The "At Risk" Register, or as it is now known "Observation Register", wa...
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The list of "at risk" children may be augmented by health visitors, clinic doctors or general practitioners in appropriate cases. Children are fairly tough, and though perhaps environmental and obstetrical factors may be against them at birth, at the end of the first year we find that approximately 75% of this selected...
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We are now becoming more and more interested in the mental deviations which may be present, but it is extremely difficult to detect these. In this work of observation regarding the "At Risk" Register, the health visitor and the clinic doctor form a team, and with the help of the central office staff who send out the re...
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The number of patients discharged from hospital for further care at home was 306. The actual figures of patients discharged from hospital are probably higher than shown, because requests for treatment are sent by hospitals to the doctor and passed on by him to the district nursing service. A total of 11,850 blanket bat...
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Bowel washouts, enemas, bladder washouts, and attention to colostomies, half-hour each patient. More time is allowed if needed, according to each individual patient's requirements. The extra time allowed where new patients are concerned, is taken in giving advice and instruction to relatives or friends who may be carin...
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Other nursing aids in use are four "Easinurse" mattresses, four "Easinurse" cushions, one "Easinurse" bedstead, eight "Northbed" pads (artificial sheep-skin pads). Of great help in nursing are incontinence pads which are issued in a similar manner as other sick-room equipment; i.e. bed-pans, urinals, back-rests, draw s...
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Footnote-From the above report it will be seen that a great deal of time is spent by professional staff doing work, e.g. bed baths, which could quite adequately be done by less highly qualified staff. Statistics Total number of persons nursed during the year 1,868 Number of persons who were aged under 5 at first visit ...
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The disposal of these pads has not given rise to any major difficulty up to the present, although their increasing use may call for epecial arrangements in the future, particularly in smokeless zones and in centrally heated blocks of flats. Where patients have not been able to dispose of the pads, this has been arrange...
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Active preparation is taking place for the provision of an additional centre at the Porters Avenue Clinic in 1968. Further expansion of this service is hampered by chronic shortage of medical staff which exists not only in this Borough but throughout the nation. GERIATRIC LIAISON OFFICER An important function of the Ge...
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At the request of the geriatrician assessment visits were made to the homes of old people prior to admission to hospital, and in many cases patients were admitted without a further visit by him. A welcomed development during the year was home visiting by the occupational therapist when it was felt that the patient requ...
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The winder of 1965/6 was comparatively mild, however, and two cases only came to notice, in each of which the low temperature was transitory, and was attributed to age and inactivity. Preparations were made for a more detailed study of the problem during the following winter in conjunction with the London Borough of Re...
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The cases in Barking were chosen at random from elderly persons in receipt of home nursing services, and in Redbridge they were selected from a source provided by the Local Executive Council. The survey was carried out by home nurses who were equipped with Max/Minimum Thermometers and who visited each patient daily to ...
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or below and 85-98.1 °F. or over. The 61 low temperatures related to 21 patients, six of whom showed a low temperature on one occasion only. Temperatures of 98-1 F. or over related to 22 patients. No excessively low room temperatures were recorded for any continuous period, and the weather throughout the survey was com...
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It is too early to comment on the actual results, as their numbers were not very great, and the mildness of the winter also made it difficult to draw conclusions, but the overall impression would seem to support the observation that environment has an effect on body temperature, and that hypothermia as such may exist w...
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TUBERCULOSIS Arising out of the opening of the new Barking Hospital in 1967 the Chest Clinic Services based on the hospital were reorganised to concentrate the home visiting and follow-up of chest cases at the Chest Clinic at Five Elms, Dagenham, which now caters for the whole of the Borough. We were again indebted to ...
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35 Notifications and Deaths New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Meninges and CNS Other Total Pulmonary NonPulmonary M F M F M F M F M F Under 5 years 2 1 - - - - 3 - - - - 5 - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 15 - 11 11 - - 1 4 27 - - - - 45 - 7 4 - - 1 - 12 2 3 - - 65 and upwards 4 1 - - - - 5 12 2 - - Totals 25 17 - - 2 4 48 14 5 - - Tr...