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After joint consultation with the neighbouring Boroughs of Havering, Redbridge, Newham and Tower Hamlets, the following schedule of immunisation has been adopted:- Age Vaccine 4 months 1st dose Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus and oral polio 6 months 2nd dose Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus and oral polio 12 months 3rd do...
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31 The new schedule was introduced with effect from 1st November, 1968 so that it will not affect the statistics of vaccination and immunisation to any appreciable degree this year. VACCINATION AGAINST MEASLES Measles is a very common virus infection, affecting practically everyone during the first 10 years of childhoo...
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Vaccination was initially offered to children susceptible to measles who were between the ages of 4 to 7 years and gradually extended to all children aged 15 years and under. Posters were displayed at strategic locations. A letter was sent to the parents of every child known to the Health Department. In addition a heal...
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965 1,112 1962 214 135 1963 1,045 861 1964 701 131 London Borough of Barking 1965 2,158 1966 1,039 1967 1,630 1968 175 The following statistics relate to persons protected at Council Clinics or by general practitioners during 1968: Vaccination against Smallpox Age at date of vaccination or re-vaccination Vaccinated Re-...
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185 563 1966 109 970 1965 34 152 1961 -6k 59 351 Others under age 16 10 49 Total all ages 2,166 2,086 Diphtheria Immunisation Year of Birth Primary Immunisation Children who received a booster dose 1968 771 1 1967 1,193 576 1966 118 1,023 1965 44 182 1961 -6k 251 2,140 Others under age 16 94 897 Total all ages 2,471 4,...
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010 5,340 33 Poliomyelitis Vaccination Year of Birth Primary Immunisation Children who received a booster dose 1968 769 1 1967 1,202 557 1966 120 941 1965 44 146 1961 - 64 245 1,959 Others under age 16 134 388 Total all ages 2,314 3,992 B.C.G. VACCINATION B.C.G. vaccine has been in use for over 48 years. It is a safe a...
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Certainly a major factor in the reluctance to accept vaccination is a fear of the needle. A relatively new painless and rapid method of B.C.G. vaccination is by the use of an intradermal jet injector where a jet of air under pressure replaces the needle. Initial results suggest that it is an effective and highly accept...
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34 FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE Family Planning advice has been available at certain Council Clinics and at the Five Elms Out-Patient Department for many years, and was provided either by Council staff or through the Family Planning Association. On 1st April, 1968 the National Health Service (Family Planning) Act, 1967 came...
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Five Elms Clinic - Tuesday 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. Thursday 6.30 p.m. 8.00 p.m. Thames View Clinic - Tuesday fortnightly - 2.30 p.m. - k.00 p.m. Consideration was given during the year to the possibility of instituting a domiciliary service in special cases, and it was decided to implement this service should the necessa...
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There were one hundred more such patients admitted to the books in this year than in 1967, in the old Dagenham area alone. Still on a progressive note, it is now hoped to start a bath attendant service in the New Year. This has been a long awaited and much needed service. The attendants will visit patients who, althoug...
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It has been found that this is spasmodic work and for this reason many of the 'sitters' have left the service for more regular employment, and therefore, a more regular wage. However, the service is still in existence and still making a very valuable contribution. Statistics Total number of persons nursed during the ye...
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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 special 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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Home assessment visits continued, to advise on the social care of the elderly, and for the follow up observation of patients discharged from hospital, these forming a major part of the work. Talks were given to the elderly in the clubs and guilds, and at times to school-children, making them aware of the services avail...
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CHIROPODY SERVICE The Chief Chiropodist reports as follows:- Central Foot Clinic. Operated single-handed by the Chief Chiropodist on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, in conjunction with his duties as Chief Chiropodist. Appointments average about 10 to 12 weeks. Julia Engwell Foot Clinic. Operated single-handed b...
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Operated single-handed by Mr. Ditsell on Monday to Friday. Appointments about 10 weeks. Ford Road Foot Clinic. Operated single-handed by Mr. Dransfield from Monday to Friday. Provision is made for a second chiropodist at this clinic - which is needed in this heavily populated area - but cannot be made due to staff shor...
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Stenson was off duty through illness from l6th October 1967 to 26th February 1968, and again from 30th May to 22nd September 1968. Although a skeleton service was provided the patients have had to wait rather a long time for treatment. Thames View Foot Clinic. Operated on Friday of each week by Mr. Stenson, but owing t...
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Freel (Part-time Chiropodist), who does four sessions weekly. This is a very large area, and we are quite unable to satisfy the demand for treatments. The Hospital Car Service operating in this district does, however, help to accommodate the urgent demands providing the patients are able to get in and out of the cars. ...
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SENIOR GIRL'S TRAINING CENTRE Attended by Mrs. Mann fortnightly until the Centre transferred to Gascoigne Road. Her last visit was on 3rd August. GENERAL REMARKS All our foot clinics and domiciliary sections are overloaded with work. Appointments range about 12 weeks in clinics, while the waiting time for domiciliary a...
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Others A/N P/H Central 23 139 1,913 91 4 15 2,185 374 Julia Engwell - 24 2,287 - - 31 2,342 404 Porters Avenue - 33 2,549 3 1 14 2,600 430 Greatfields - - 1,320 - - - 1,320 226 Thames View - 15 340 - - - 355 56 Ford Road 5 332 3,155 - - 9 3,501 452 Annie Prendergast 4 321 2,505 8 1 664 3,503 551 Total 32 864 1.4,069 10...
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P/H Mayesbrook 250 - 250 38 The Lawns 189 - 189 23 Saywood Lodge 213 - 213 24 Riverside 197 - 197 21 Total 849 _ 849 106 Domiciliary West 1539 113 1,652 607 East 300 800 Senior Girls' Training Centre 58 58 8 Grand Totals for the Year Section Number of Treatments Sessions Worked Clinics 15,806 2,493 Old People's Homes 8...
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During the year 879 questionnaires were submitted for scrutiny. 631 candidates were approved without further enquiry, and 27 were accepted after enquiries had been made and without medical examination. The following examinations were carried out:- No. of persons medically examined 534 No. of persons found to be unfit 3...
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This is a breakaway from the usual pattern, whereby the doctor receives housing reports and medical/social reports from the public health inspector and health visitor respectively. All information (i.e. housing details from Housing Department and medical recommendation from a doctor) is placed in front of my Deputy, an...
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40 GERIATRIC CLINIC - Porters Avenue Clinic A Geriatric Clinic opened at Porters Avenue Clinic in 1968 and five courses were held in that year. Each course lasted six weeks and the number of attendants was limited to 12-15 persons. This seemed to work very well, in that, smaller groups helped to form a more intimate at...
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The medical records revealed some data which may be of interest; 43 Total number examined 28 Married and living together 15 Males 11 Females and 1 Male living alone 28 females 3 Females living with relations Ages: 66-81 years, except for one couple aged 56 and 57 both under treatment for "nervous breakdown" for years. ...
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She had a vaginal haemorrhage only two days before the medical examination and although she went to see her G.P. a few weeks before, she did not bother on this occasion. Mild deafness was surprisingly not common but 8 were so deaf that it interfered with normal life. 3 have had National Health Hearing Aids but in one c...
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Mammae - under Hospital care. Mental Illness 7 (have been or still are under treatment for depression) Epilepsy 2 (controlled) T.B. 2 (one is still attending the Chest Clinic but the other one has been discharged) 41 ADULT TRAINING CENTRE SKETCH PLAN 42 CAPITAL BUILDING PROGRAMME INTRODUCTION In dealing with capital pr...
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The mental health service is fortunate in being allocated excellent sites for projects within this redevelopment area. Adult Training Centre During the summer vacation for trainees in 1968 this Centre situated in the Gascoigne Redevelopment Area was handed over by the contractors and by the time the autumn term began i...
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A pleasant feature of this project was the close collaboration which was accorded by the Borough Architect's Department to Health Department staff who were able to reconcile as far as possible the practical needs of the centre from a functional point of view with the difficulties of the architectural and other speciali...
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With the opening of the new Centre it was possible to transfer all trainees from the Gale Street Annexe, close the small purpose-built and heavily over-crowded Adult Centre at Osborne square, and bring back all our trainees still farmed-out at the Redbridge Adult Centre. Sheltered Workshop With the closure of the Osbor...
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It is hoped that some cases will progress to open employment including some of those who previously found such employment beyond them by reason of immaturity, including lack of work habit. It was agreed that all the trainees placed at the Workshop would receive every encouragement to be self reliant including being abl...
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Hostel for the Mentally Sub-normal At the beginning of the year it was a great comfort to know that a start had been made upon this project which is situated in the Gascoigne Redevelopment Area at the junction of Cobham and King Edwards Road. This hostel will provide 25 sorely needed places but it will only meet about ...
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Mentally Mentally I11 Sub-Normal Referred by general practitioners 1 Referred by hospitals on discharge .98 3 Referred by hospitals after or during out-patient or day treatment 38 2 Referred by Local Education Authority 3 25 Referred by police and courts 3 1 Referred by other sources:e.g. neighbours, relatives, Ministr...
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Mentally Mentally 111 Sub-Normal Number of persons receiving community care at the end of the year 217 384 Number of persons attending day centres 37 182 Number receiving residential care 6 18 Number of admissions for temporary residential care to relieve the family 1 23 During the year the following admissions to ment...
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Mary's Bay, Dymchurch. An average of 10 children received weekly swimming instruction and most children took part in a weekly session of Physical Education. Both these lessons were held at the Barking Regional College of Technology. Students We received one Student from the National Association of Mental Health and two...
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'Arlanza' paid us two social calls during the year. Social Activities The children put on a Christmas play at St. Margaret's Hall which was well supported by parents, they had also, an excellent Christmas Party complete with Father Christmas. A Social Evening for parents was held during June. Staff Mrs. Smith attended ...
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Mental Health Week - 10th to 15th June, 1968 During Mental Health Week, the theme of which was 'Targets for Tomorrow' our establishments for the sub-normal were open to the public and a special exhibition was staged by the Porters Avenue Day Centre where a film show was also arranged. A shop window display was set up a...
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Residential Accommodation - Maisonette This accommodation consisting of two single bedrooms and one double with communal kitchen and lounge, continued to be fully occupied by four patients during the year under the supervision of the Mental Welfare Officer. Voluntary Associations Annually the Borough Council makes a co...
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C. W. Hare, and 13 trainees (7 male and 6 female) the object being to train suitable educationally sub-normal adults for open employment. With this in mind, it was necessary to commence with a programme that assessed each individual as to his capabilities to understand figures, measurements, angles and written instruct...
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Factory practice and employee discipline formed the basis of the training given on production lines. Attendances from September to December 1968 totalled 732. Porters Avenue Day Centre The number of staff at the Day Centre was increased when Mrs. Blakeley commenced duty as Instructor, having previously worked in anothe...
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Typical instances include personal financial management, appointments with dentists, clinics, etc., job interviews, child care, family planning, and general family problems, to name but a few. It has been found necessary to offer a wide range of activities within the Day Centre, to meet the many and varied needs of its...
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Outings this year covered river and sea barge sailing with centre members participating in the actual sailing of the vessel, West End theatre performances, and a coach trip through the Essex countryside. STATISTICS 1968 Cases referred during year: By Hospitals 17 ,,General Practitioners 7 "Hospital Social Workers 4 "Me...
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Five firms supplied work which included closing plastic caps, stripping electric motors for re-wiring, preparing hats and novelties for Christmas crackers, preparing plastic moulds for furniture and making pot scourers. Groups of trainees are regularly taken to the Sports Centre for organised games and exercises, and o...
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Mary's Bay, Kent. A party of 63 from the Adult Training Centre had a weeks holiday from 3rd to 10th May and another of 24 trainees from Castle School had a week from 13th to 20th September. Our thanks are due to the staff of the Centres who accompanied the parties and made the holidays a success. HOME HELP SERVICE (1) ...
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These representations led to meetings at staff and Trade Union District official level with the following result:- (i) Casual employees are now required to conform to the conditions of Trade Union membership by the fourth week of employment. (c) The weekend emergency service arrangements continued in operation but the ...
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(2) CASE LOADS (a) Fluctuation from month to month continued and throughout the year the following cases were served:- Aged (over 65 years) = 1624 Chronic Sick = 221 Mentally Disordered = 6 Maternity = 33 Others = 8 Total 1892 49 Requests received during the year = 929 Requests not acceded to during the year for varyin...
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(4) TRAINING (a) Due to the pressure of work and demands on staff time no training for manual workers was possible. (b) One Organiser attended a London Borough Training Committee's Seminar one day per week for six consecutive weeks. (5) SOCIAL ACTIVITIES A Social Club for Home Helps has been formed and monthly meetings...
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The course took place from 11th January to 7th March, 1968 and 10 members of staff were awarded the First-Aid Certificate of the British Red Cross Society. CONVALESCENCE Arrangements were made for persons recommended a recuperative holiday by general practitioners or medical officers to go away for a period, usually of...
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Notifications and Deaths Under 5 years New Cases Deaths Pulmonary Meninges and CNS Other Total Pulmonary Non Pulmonary M F M F M F M F M F - 3 - - - - 3 - - - - 5 - 2 4 - - - 1 7 - - - - 15 - 15 10 - — - 3 28 2 - - - 45 - 9 4 - - 1 1 15 4 1 - - 65 & upwards 11 3 - - - 1 15 8 2 - - Totals 37 24 - - 1 6 68 14 3 - - Trans...
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of Home Visits made 755 624 765 Free Milk On the recommendation of a Chest Physician additional supplies of milk are made available to patients suffering from tuberculosis, and 132 patients were so assisted during the year. Adaptations of Homes to Install Artificial Kidney Machines. Advances in the technique of treatin...
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By Circular 2/68 dated 4th January, 1968 the Minister of Health issued a general approval to local health authorities to make arrangements for the adaptation of any dwelling or the provision of any additional facilities for installing equipment for intermittent haemodialysis and during the year two patients living in t...
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The Medical Officer of Health attends the meetings of the Local Medical Committee and a family doctor is co-opted on to the Health Committee. At officer level there are links through the Medical Officer of Health with the Hospital Medical Advisory and Staff Committees and the Medical Officer of Health serves on the are...
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Apart from this there is no "attachment" of staff as such though this is under discussion by the Council. The services of Health Visitors, District Nurses and Midwives are placed at the disposal of the family doctors as requested, the contact being made through the Senior Nursing Staff. Meetings between Local Health Au...
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At the end of the year, numbers on roll were as follows:- Primary schools 16,026 Secondary schools 10,554 Special schools 302 26,882 MINOR AILMENTS CLINICS Minor ailments sessions at which a doctor was present were held at the follpwing clinics:- Annie Prendergast Friday a.m. Becontree Avenue Monday and Thursday a.m. C...
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SCHOOL MEDICAL INSPECTIONS Routine school medical inspections are carried out on:- (a) pupils entering primary school, (b) pupils in their last year at primary school, and (c) where considered necessary on pupils in their last year at secondary school. In addition, pupils entering the Borough from other areas and child...
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222 Number of re-inspections 1,363 3,585 DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION Defect or Disease Periodic Inspections Special Inspections Treatment Observation Treatment Observation Defect or Disease 139 194 56 23 Eyes: (a) vision 190 540 181 161 (b) squint 28 24 3 6 (c) other 12 43 8 6 Ears: (a) hearing 14 119 112 213 (...
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Orthopaedic: (a) posture 2 34 3 3 (b) feet 87 158 17 14 (c) other 22 82 47 48 Nervous system: (a) epilepsy 3 23 3 5 (b) 10 54 26 35 Psychological: (a) development 8 68 25 50 (b) stability 12 178 106 54 Abdomen 7 26 3 10 other 54 155 114 196 54 PUPILS FOUND TO REQUIRE TREATMENT Age Groups Inspected (by year of birth) In...
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6 4 10 1958 16 13 29 1957 57 146 196 1956 21 97 113 1955 2 2 4 1954 2 5 7 1953 and earlier 28 4l 67 Total 190 552 716 General Condition of Children Out of 6,219 pupils examined, onlyseven were considered to be of unsatisfactory general condition. INFESTATION WITH VERMIN During the year, 27,490 pupils were examined, and...
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NOSE AND THROAT A Specialist Ear, Nose and Throat Consultant attends weekly at Central Clinic. Pupils known to have been treated Received operative treatment:- (a) for diseases of the ear 12 (b) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis 117 (c) for other nose and throat conditions 2 Received other forms of treatment 295 Tot...
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Urgent representations were made to the Regional Hospital Board for increased psychiatric cover owing to an ever increasing waiting list of children for appointments, and at the end of the year agreement was obtained for the appointment of a part-time Consultant Psychiatrist for seven sessions weekly for the Board plus...
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56 EYE DISEASES, DEFECTIVE VISION AND SQUINT Ophthalmic Specialists of the Regional Hospital Board attended weekly at Central, Porters Avenue and Becontree Avenue Clinics. Pupils known to have been treated (a) External eye diseases and other (excluding errors of refraction and squint) 24 (b) Errors of refraction (inclu...
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VACCINATION All school children from the age of 13 years are offered the opportunity to have a B.C.G. vaccination against tuberculosis, should this be indicated following a simple skin test. During the year, 1,408 children were skin tested. 1,244 were found to be suitable and were vaccinated with B.C.G. 164 pupils were...
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These items were put forward as a result of the helpful refresher course which Miss Symes and Miss Delaforce were able to attend at Reading University in September, 1968. This was an extremely useful four days. We were pleased to welcome Miss Margaret Heath who commenced duty in September 1968 to our team of Speech The...
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Total number of Treatments: 2,983 Total number of Non-attendances: 1,228 Total number of appointments made: 4.211 2. During the year, there were 165 new patients admitted, under the following categories of defects:- Articulatory defects 131 Language disorders 16 Stammer 13 Disorder of Resonance 3 Cleft Palate 2 Total 1...
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Of the total 95 are from the Borough and the remainder from the Boroughs of Havering, Newham and Redbridge. This was an interesting year for the School. The Hydrotherapy and Swimming Bath functioned to capacity, and yet I was able to offer its facilities to the children of Kingsley Hall Nursery, and to Castle School. M...
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This year they are entering for the Certificate of Secondary Education Examination of the East Anglian Board. In Art the children's work was exhibited in a National Competition. In Swimming, the Amateur Swimming Association Personal Survival Bronze and Silver awards were gained - in addition to the Royal Life Saving As...
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This encouraged us to participate in the Outdoor Pursuits Course at Trewern, near Hereford. The boys took part in Caving, Pony Trekking, Hiking, Camping and Canoeing and conducted themselves admirably. Great credit is due to Mr. Cossins who organised the visit. Great emphasis has been given to Factory Visits, Films and...
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For the first time we entered Junior children as well as Seniors and both gave a good account of themselves. Our Harvest Festival Service was held on the 1st October 1968 and thanks to the splendid response by the parents, a large collection of fruit, vegetables and groceries were taken to the Church Elm Lane Flats for...
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Grant. We are looking forward to the building of the new Bentry School in 1969-70 and trust that nothing will be allowed to delay this project.
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- - - - 1 - 2 1 _ - 4 INCIDENCE OF CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES The notification and classification of congenital abnormalities apparent in children at birth continued during the year the following defects being noted in 32 babies:- Central Nervous System:- Anencephalus 2 Encephalocele 2 Hydrocephalus 1 Spina Bifida 4 Alim...
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2 Polydactyly 1 Syndactyly 3 Dislocation 1 Talipes 7 Other defects of hand 1 Other systems Vascular defects of skin, subcutaneous tissues, and mucous membranes (including lymphatic defects) 1 Other defects of skin (including ichthyosis congenita) 1 Other malformations Conjoined twins 1 Mongolism 6 63 DENTAL SERVICES I ...
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Conservation and Orthodontic Treatment I am happy to report that there was a big increase in this field of treatment and that the trend to save teeth rather than extract them is on the increase. The amount of orthodontic treatment carried out during the year was very satisfactory. Dental Health Education The members of...
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Maternity and Child Welfare Dental Services Treatment was available at Dental Clinics in the Borough for expectant and nursing mothers and children under five years old. There was a slight decrease in the number of expectant mothers wishing treatment but the figures for the under fives are still very satisfactory. I ha...
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General Comments I feel that there is need to review the Dental Services of the Borough with a view to some form of centralisation of the service to achieve essential rationalisation of treatment and administrative procedures. I also hope that in the future more use can be made of Dental Auxiliaries. With this in view ...
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Number of pupils first inspected at school 14,601 Number of pupils first inspected at clinic 1,992 Number of pupils found to require treatment 10,464 Number of pupils offered treatment 10,464 Number of pupils re-inspected at school or clinic 252 Number of pupils found to require treatment l8l Treatment 6. Number of pup...
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Cases completed 42 18. Cases discontinued 12 19. Number of appliances fitted 113 20. Pupils referred to hospital consultant 6 65 MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE DENTAL TREATMENT Expectant and Children under Nursing Mothers 5 years Numbers of Cases 1. Number of persons examined 6l 4l8 2. Number of persons treated 55 348 Tre...
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Patients x-rayed 18 2 66 REPORT OF THE CHIEF FUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE DISTRICT (a) Nature and number of visits:- Rent Act 100 Housing and Public Health Acts:- Dwelling houses 6,519 Other premises 1,986 Overcrowding and housing applications 70 Improvement grants 9'+2 Multiple occupation 728 Bak...
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vans and sheds 97 Pet shops 27 Hairdressers 153 Ice cream premises and vehicles 230 Houses disinfested 37 Rodent control 2,387 Other visits 4,085 (b) Notices served:- Complied with:- Statutory 125 98 Informal 1,201 l,06l WATER The water supply still continues to be satisfactory both in quality and quantity. During the ...
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The General Manager and Chief Engineer of the South Essex Waterworks Company has furnished the following report:- "Bacteriological and chemical examinations are made of the raw water, of the water in its various stages of treatment, and the water going into supply. A total exceeding 8,000 chemical, bacteriological and ...
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In the Eastern half of the borough where a separate system exists, major improvements to the foul system have recently been approved by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government and it is anticipated that contract works will commence in March of this year, the contract period being some two years with anticipated pr...
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Regular samples have been taken during the year apd all results were satisfactory. 68 Slum Clearance During the year four Clearance Areas were the subject of Official Representation to the Council. The total number of houses included as unfit dwellings in the four areas was 335 Three Public Enquiries were held during t...
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The third Public Enquiry on 23rd October, 1968 concerned the Gascoigne Road (No.5) Compulsory Purchase Order which comprised 165 unfit dwellings and 4 premises included as added lands. Objections in respect of two dwellings were heard. All three Orders were confirmed by the Minister with slight modifications. Rent Act,...
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The popularity of improvement grants continued and owners are given advice and encouragement. Enquiries were received concerning properties in all sections of the Borough where the houses, though obsolescent, are still structurally sound and are able to afford suitable accommodation for many years to come. There appear...
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69 Tents, Vans and Sheds 97 visits have been made by ray staff, a decrease of 236 visits on last year's figures. As the figures show, the problem is still with us but to a much lesser degree and, of course, due to rapid building on vacant sites gipsies have increasing difficulty in finding a piece of land on which to s...
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An average of 40 cases use the service at any one time, which shows a slight increase on last year's figure and one wonders how much further increase can be borne by the staff under the present arrangements. NOISE ABATEMENT ACT, 1960 The number of complaints of noise nuisance received during the year indicates that the...
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Investigations confirmed the existence of a nuisance and, following discussions with the Contractors, a considerable reduction of noise levels was effected by the use of acoustic screens, insulating pads and additional silencers. ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION No progress was made in respect of smoke control areas during the ye...
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of Houses Date of Operation 5 1,542 (Chadwell Heath) 1st August, 1964 6 3,046 (L.C.C. Estate) 1st November, 1964 7 2,690 1st November, 1965 Barking 1 4,558- (1,756 L.C.C.) 1st January, 1962 2 1,864 (L.C.C. Estate) 1st November, 1962 3 2,365 1st November, 1962 4 1,728 (L.C.C. Estate) 1st November, 1963 5 2,949 (Private)...
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Estate) 1st November, 1964 7 1,569 1st November, 1964 8 2,446 1st November, 1964 9 589 1st July, 1966 10 1,337 (L.C.C. Estate) 1st July, 1966 11' 1,976 1st November, 1966 In all 42,594 premises out of a total of 55,013 premises in the borough are now within smoke control areas. Industry has continued to play its part i...
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RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951 There is one premises in the borough registered under Section 2 of the Act. Regular samples were taken from the premises where fillings are made and used and details are as follows Material No. of Samples Submitted for Analysis Cotton Felt 3 Kapok 3 The Analyst reported a...
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In addition to the above, routine inspections of the district found 115 rat infestations and 26 of mice. 71 All cases were treated by the two Rodent Operatives with satisfactory results. RIDING ESTABLISHMENTS ACT, 1939 The two riding establishments continued to operate and the staff of the Corporation of London who adm...
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Two similar cosmetics of Asian origin were found to be on sale, but the lead content of these was found to be within acceptable limits. BAMBOO FLUTES A member of the public complained to the department that a flute made of bamboo was caked on the inside with mud. The stocks at the shop were examined and found to be in ...
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1961 Inspections Number on Register Number of Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted Factories without mechanical 46 47 3 - Factories with mechanical power 436 639 34 - Other premises under the Act (including works of building and engineering construction but not including outworkers' 19 71 5 1 Total 501 757 ...
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Inspector Want of cleanliness 9 8 - - - Overcrowding - - - - - Unreasonable temperature - - - - - Inadequate ventilation 1 - - - - Ineffective drainage of floors 3 2 _ _ 1 Sanitary conveniences: Insufficient 10 16 - - - Unsuitable or defective 109 94 - - - Not separate for sexes 2 - - - - Other offences 6 3 1 - - Total...
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of registered premises receiving a general inspection during the year Offices 20 233 64 Retail Shops 34 920 189 Wholesale shops, warehouses 7 43 17 Catering establishments open to the public, canteens 2 95 35 Fuel storage depots 1 4 7 Class of workplace Number of persons employed Offices 2,881 Retail shops 4,638 Wholes...
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and 5 gns. costs. INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD The number and types of food premises in the borough are as follows:- 3 Bakehouses 50 Bakers 123 Confectioners 87 Butchers l8l Cafes and Canteens 44 Fishmongers 82 Fruiterers and Greengrocers 127 Grocers 68 Licensed and Off-licensed premises 20 Multiple stores • 14 P...
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The position under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, apart from registrations in respect of ice cream, is as follows 44 butchers' premises and 19 other food premises are registered for the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food. To these registered premises 377 visits were paid...
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The following samples were submitted for bacteriological examination during the year:- Designation of milk Total Samples Submitted Methylene Blue Test Phosphatase Test Turbidity Test Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Pasteurised 5 3 - 3 - - - Sterilised 2 - - - - 2 - Ic...
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During the year 83 samples of ice cream were submitted for bacteriological examination; they were graded as follows:- Type Grade I Grade II Grade III Grade IV TOTAL Wrapped Ice Cream 49 10 2 - 61 Loose Ice Cream 10 8 2 1 21 Soft Ice Cream - - - 1 1 In addition to ice cream, 23 lollies were submitted for examination. Al...
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75 Food Poisoning The following is a copy of the annual return submitted to the Ministry of Health:- Incidents and Cases Causative Agent General Outbreaks Family Outbreaks Sporadic Cases No. of separate outbreaks No. of cases notified or ascertained No. of separate outbreaks No. of cases notified or ascertained Notifie...
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1955-Sampling Article Number Examined Number Adulterated Formal Informal Formal Informal Beverages - 7 - - Biscuits - 5 - 1 Blancmange - 1 - - Bread - 6 - 3 Cakes and Pastries - 6 - 2 Cake Decorations - l - - Cereals - l - - Cheese - 6 - - Chipped Potatoes, Cooked - 1 - 1 Coconut, Desiccated - 2 - - Coffee, Instant - 1...