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ea727787-dd12-4404-9868-28e2fc6be078 | Some necessary improvements were made during the year, and noxious conditions are now at a minimum. During hot weather, frequent inspections are necessary to ensure the proper covering and disposal of waste matters. (/) OIL BOILER. Bye-laws controlling this business did not, although confirmed, become operative during ... |
330a9fc0-9050-48c3-894d-feb2fbc60cc3 | The habitues of these houses are not of the usual vagrant type, but more or iess regular customers, and the premises, on the whole, are well conducted. 37 TENTS. VANS, SHEDS, Etc. There are 16 such. premises in the district, which received visits during the year. The defects discovered were mainly: want of proper water... |
3cbc1c56-f5f0-438a-80fa-40a6231a7fae | Technically, somewhere between two and three hundred such houses are in occupation within the district, though never intended for the purpose, and with about nine exceptions, totally unsuited therefor. These houses are frequently inspected to secure their being maintained in as good sanitary condition as possible. FOOD... |
50d8f0a8-dcd6-419c-9549-dd6cceaab59a | The present tendency for distributors to form combines, rather than working as separate units (enabling to a great extent better and more efficient methods of distribution to be 38 adopted, together with the gradual elimination of the small retailer), constitutes in my opinion a decided change for the better. Milk (Spc... |
8d30b057-3998-4d9a-b1d8-84e04b0b5a49 | At the end of the year licences for the sale of designated milk in this area were as follows :β Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) Milk 3 Grade A Milk 1 Grade A (Bottling Licence) 1 Bakehouses.βAt the end of the year there were 16 bakehouses on the register, 7 of which were factory bakehouses. In addition to my own inspection... |
a8653238-ad71-4331-92eb-628efb1a8d37 | It will be recognised that the conditions under which food is sold or prepared for sale is of importance, in order to secure the wholesomeness of the same and the cleanliness of both premises and utensils. Efficient control will only be established 39 Where all premises engaged in the preparation, storage, sale or dist... |
712d9c7a-a232-4b13-adcd-70c99359b7ee | Fore Quarters of Beef 400 Tuberculosis 1 Beast's Head 28 Tuberculosis 5 IV asts' Lungs 40 Tuberculosis 3 Beasts' Lungs 24 Congestion 1 Beast's Lung 8 Echinococcus 3 Beasts' Livers 43 Tuberculosis 7 Beasts' Livers 98 Distoma Hepaticum 67 Sheeps' Lungs 201 Strongylus Rufcscens 10 Sheeps' Livers 40 Distoma Hepaticum 3 She... |
ef4f6d0b-1b41-472b-9324-95f1cdf47d63 | As a result, it was decided inter alia that when side and overhead screens were provided it would ke presum'ed that meat so exposed would be in accordance with Regulations. 40 The somewhat ambiguous phraseology of the Regulations and the practice in adjoining districts, did not strengthen my endeavours to arrange that ... |
e78fa692-dfd4-4ce0-9932-1a1148b9054d | Fried Fish Shops.βThere are 17 fried fish shops in the district. 14 notices were served during the year, mainly with respect to cleansing. In addition to enforcing the provisions of the Bye-laws, a careful look-out is kept on the wholesomeness of the fish and of the oils., etc., used in frying. Ice Cream.βDuring the ye... |
f0a8b920-11c9-4722-836a-a0814c462820 | These premises are constructed on modern and up-to-date lines, and the manufacture of the commodity is carried on under idea! conditions. 41 UNSOUND FOOD. The following is a list of unsound food destroyed during the year:β Commodity. Quantity. Condition. Result of Action Taken. Meat 68 lbs. Decomposed Surrendered Fish ... |
6e229882-de7e-400a-8c34-8076e131fb20 | SALE OF FOOD & DRUGS ACTS. I am indebted to Mr. H. C. Card, Chief Food and Drugs Officer of the Essex County Council for the following particulars of samples purchased and submitted for analysis during the year;β Milk. Butter. Miscellaneous. Total. Prosecutions. Fines. 83 58 23 164 3 Β£22 Proceedings were taken in the c... |
748f6e06-f54a-4d3f-baf0-fc4597153ea5 | To emphasise the 42 importance of concerted efforts for the extermination of rats, publicity to the campaign was given in the local press, while special circulars were addressed to all likely to be affected, the occupiers of infested premises being also asked to notify same to the Public Health Department. In order to ... |
0c7599ee-0d64-4c7d-870d-186961a312d1 | During the year no houses were erected for letting purposes. A beginning was made by the Authority during the year upon 59 houses, to be erected on Eastbury Estate by direct labour. These may shortly be ready for tenancy, and will, I hope, be immediately followed by many more. (II) OVERCROWDING. As an indication of the... |
074efcdb-c382-4fac-91d7-c7923e5111a0 | 2 33 3 79 4 83 5 33 6 9 7 7 10 1 Representing a population of 910 persons. There were also 246 applications from families occupying three or more rooms. These 706 applications do not represent the total shortage, as, in many instances, owing to inability to pay higher rents, many of the poorer families do not trouble t... |
a9b594f0-da62-4a25-bf32-ae6ec5180c9b | This is unavoidable in the , extension of the greater London area; (c) Poverty. (III) FITNESS OF HOUSES. (a) The general standard of housing in the district is, on whole, only fair. Of an estimated number of 7,613 dwellings, 630 are unfit in that they are worn out and beyond reconditioning, Surroundings faulty, structu... |
d73999c3-9567-4890-8933-26eef6768718 | This question received the serious consideration of the Council during the year, and the erection of 59 houses was commenced by direct labour as an experiment. Others are contemplated. (IV) UNHEALTHY AREA. At the December meeting of the Public Health Committee I submitted a Representation in accordance with Section 35 ... |
b9768131-e090-4d05-9f26-d7bf1111e91c | Factories 72 8 β β Workshops 154 10 1 - Workplaces 926 5 - - Total 1152 23 1 β 45 2. DEFECTS FOUND. Particulars. Number of Defects. Number of Prosecutions. Found Remedied Referred to H.M. Ins. Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :β Want of cleanliness 9 9 - - Want of ventilation β β β β Overcrowding β β β β Want of ... |
6ecc7b78-ae3e-4bed-a92d-b31de484b553 | 97 to 100) - - - - Other offences (excluding offences relating to outwork which are included m Part 3 of this Report) - - - - Total 26 26 - β Including those specified in Sections 2, 3, 7 and 8, of the Factory and workshop Act as remediable under the Public Health Acts. HOME WORK. Nature of Work. Outworkers' Lists (Sec... |
e35177aa-3470-4181-bd51-22fadda2b7e8 | Failing to send list. Lists. Outworkers. Lists. Outworkers. Contrac tors. Workmen. Contrac tors. Workmen. Wearing Apparel:β Making, etc. 1 - 3 1 β 6 3 β - - - - - β β Total 1 3 1 6 3 46 47 REGISTERED WORKSHOPS. Workshops on the Register (Sec. 131) at the end of the year. Number. (1) (2) Bakehouses (including seven fact... |
19d52bc2-3242-4cf4-ae57-0c6abd19a71f | Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Acts (Sec. 5) 6 Other β Underground Bakehouses (Sec. 101):β Certificates granted during the year - In use at the end of the year - OUT-WORKERS. The following list shows the nature of the homework carried out in this district by... |
42d27339-f2c6-4f4b-80cd-c4218833224e | Total Total cases rem'd to Hos. Deaths Scarlet Fever 29 31 60 58 1 Diphtheria 29 46 75 70 2 Puerperal Septicemia . β 4 4 4 β Pneumonia (Acute primary and influenzal) 37 21 58 25 (All Forms) Erysipelas 10 8 18 3 1 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 8 4 12 *1 β Encephalitis Lethargica β β β β β Enteric β β β β β Cerebro Spinal Fever ... |
2033fcfb-2297-48f6-9c2b-d42f8214459b | The following table i;ives particulars of the various infectious diseases notified during the preceding 5 years, together with the notification rate per 1,000 population, and the average for the quinquennium ending the 31st December, 1925. 49 Disease. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. Average for five years. No. Notified. ... |
7a29c07e-ece1-4ca3-8f12-7723d5a6c6ed | 3 75 1.9 65 1.7 Pneumonia 101 2.7 103 2.8 92 2.4 50 1.4 58 1.5 82 2.16 Puerperal Fever β β 2 0.05 4 0.1 3 0.07 4 0.1 3 0.06 Erysipelas 60 1.6 36 0.9 36 0.9 18 0.4 18 0.4 34 0.84 Ophthalmia 9 0.2 10 0.2 10 0.2 7 0.1 12 0.3 10 0.2 no The average annual death rate of notifiable infectious disease per 1,000 population duri... |
bf8622c1-5a21-46ca-9476-c0310f58d368 | The following diseases were notifiable in 1925 under the original Infectious Disease (Notification) Act, 1889 and 1899:- Smallpox, diphtheria, relapsing fever, cholra, erysipelas, typhus, plague, puerperal fever, enteric fever Strict fever and continued fever, and by Orders or Regulations framed under Section 180, Publ... |
462e7e70-fdf7-4ea8-9e6d-2f17bf2c952b | During 1025 the number of notifications of Tuberculosis (all forms) was 80 compared with 97 in 1924. 51 TABLE II. Notifiable Disease. No. of cases notified at age groups. Cases classified according to Wards. Under one year. 1 to 2 years. 2 to 3 years. 3 to 4 years. 4 to 5 years. 5 to 10 years. 10 to 15 years. 15 to 20 ... |
eea816a9-e6f4-4248-9847-d9ec38a9308a | Scarlet Fever β 3 3 1 1 20 11 2 2 β β β 10 6 0 14 14 10 Diphtheria β 2 6 5 7 27 10 5 10 2 1 β 12 23 2 14 9 15 β β β. 4 β 2 1 1 Pneumonia (primary and influenzal) 3 6 5 5 1 9 2 4 4 5 12 2 19 7 16 2 8 6 Erysipelas β β β β β β β 1 3 3 8 3 3 1 4 β β 5 Ophthalmia Neonatorum 12 β β β β β β β β β β 2 5 2 β 1 2 Encephalitis Le... |
810466fd-f0aa-46bf-aafc-c6b156686bce | β β β β β Enteric β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β β Cerebral Spinal Fever β β β β β 1 β 1 β β β β β 1 β β 1 Anterio Poliomyelitis β β β β 1 β β β β β β β β β 1 β β Totals 15 10 14 13 20 63 23 13 23 10 21 5 48 44 31 33 35 39 52 TABLE III. Monthly summary of notifications of infectious disease : , Month. Scarlet Fever.... |
b9761fd1-f798-4d11-84a1-e5f37ac60104 | 11 1 3 5 2 - - - - 29 February 3 4 - 3 - - - - - - 10 March 3 5 - 8 1 2 - - - - 19 April 3 5 - 14 1 - - - - - 23 May 1 2 l 2 1 - - - - - 7 June 5 4 - - 2 1 - - 1 - 13 July 3 5 - 7 - 2 - - 1 - 18 August 10 2 1 - 1 4 - - - β 18 September 2 9 - 4 1 - - - - - 16 October 10 5 - 4 1 - - 1 - - 21 November 5 7 - 6 2 1 - - - - ... |
70fae5ba-98fe-48e4-a42e-66a5c255c568 | 75 4 58 18 12 - 1 2 - 230 53 (a) Scarlet fiver.βThe number of coses notified was 60, Compared with 40 the previous year. One fatal case occurred. 58 cases were isolated at the Infectious Hospitnl. The average day of scarlet fever cases in hospital was 40.6 days, compared with 3d."J days in 1024. .The longest period of ... |
9db75412-41b2-422f-a71c-91c375dbedad | Twenty-nine cases treated in hospital developed complications as follows:β OtorrhΕa 4 Albuminuria 1 KhinorrhΕa 5 Bronchitis 1 Mastoiditis 1 Impetigo 1 Arthritis 1 Septic Sores 2 Adenitis 13 Of all cases notmed, five were found to be mistaken diagnoses as follows :β Measles 2 OtorrhΕa 1 Pneumonia 1 Nil diagnosed 1 Of ca... |
98331e3d-bf61-4ff6-b5e5-01f9ed451f2b | Notifications of two persons who had been in contact with cases of Small Pox were received and kept under supervision for the usual periods. The following particulars are appended of vaccinations during 1920 :β Certificates of successful vaccinations 299 Postponed 20 Conscientious objections 489 Left District 21 The va... |
144e9871-df7a-43d5-9409-1142f7022791 | Three cases of laryngeal diphtheria were admitted to hospital, but in only one instance was the performance of tracheotomy necessary, the patient making a somewhat prolonged but otherwise satisfactory recovery. The type of diphtheria present on examination was as follows :β Faucial 53 Naso-Pharyngeal 5 Laryngeal 3 Of a... |
7289ccf5-045c-4d33-a39b-a0fb45603993 | Of diphtheria patients treated in hospital, the age incidence was as follows 1 to 2 years 2 10 to 15 years 10 2 to 3 years 5 15 to 20 years 5 3 to 4 years 4 20 to 35 years 10 4 to 5 years 7 35 to 45 years 2 5 to 10 years 24 45 to 65 years 1 Sex.β 29 cases were male and 46 female. (d) Enteric Fever.β No notification of ... |
bc76c721-b85b-4857-a4dc-ed72333b96d6 | (g) Acute Primary Pneumonia and Acute Inpucnral Pneumonia.β-58 cases were notified during 1925, compared with 55 85 for the preceding year. The case mortnlity from pneumonia (all forms) was 45.4 per cent. (i) Encephalitis Lethargica.βOne case of encephalitis was notified: (ii) non-notifiable infectious diseases. The mo... |
5c199ad6-7214-49c1-9f15-8fb900bbc2a1 | ISOLATION HOSPITAL. The following is the table of admissions, etc., in rcspect of infections diseases during 1925 :β Disease. In Hospital January, 1st, 1924. Admitted during the year. Died. charged In Hospital Dec. 31st. 1924 Scarlet Fever 7 58 1* 54 10 Diphtheria 3 70 2β 50 15 Pneumonia β β β β Puerperal Fever β 4 β 3... |
441ac1b9-b659-4fce-a31d-e513385ee3ba | β One Case diagnosed as Scarlet Fever. β‘ Case diagnosed as Phthisis. 56 One case of mixed infection was admitted to hospital, and one instance of cross-infection occurred during the year. The ward buildings and other appurtenances comprising the isolation accommodation of the district are now inadequate and inefficient... |
28c9d660-bacb-47aa-b74e-6dbe3763ec75 | The present hospital site in Upney Lane, if considered sufficiently central and otherwise suitable lor further building operations, could be extended, or, alternatively, a more suitable site selected elsewhere. A "squaring off" of the present site, however, by an extension of certain boundaries would be a sine qut non ... |
6fe4252f-232e-4536-b9a6-db0249bd4bcb | other lines than those merely of finance. The present hospital, however, could be rendered suitable for treating advanced tuberculosis only, from Barking and by 57 arrangement probably also from neighbouring districts, at considerable less expense than it could be reconstructed tor the treatment of infectious disease. ... |
de6a6229-ec8e-4709-a988-24e399d9b6e6 | The administrative arrangements for dealing with tuberculosis in the area include:β (a) A dispensary used on two half-days per week, (b) Garden shelters for suitable cases, (c) Sanatorium accommodation for surgical tuberculosis, (d) Sanatorium accommodation for suitable early pulmonary cases, and in some instances the ... |
d490321c-ed60-45bf-86d6-ea48b040ac26 | During the year 1925 80 notifications were received of all forms of tuberculosisβpulmonary 57, and non-pulmonary 23β representing a notification rate of 2.08, compared with an average notification rate of 2.5 for the quinquennium ending December, 1925. Information was received of the removal into the district of wee tu... |
8a0303f8-687b-45cb-813b-e164bcd28a93 | Female Male. Female. Male. Female- Male. Female Under 1 Year β β 1 1 β β 1 l 1 to 5 years β β 3 2 β β 1 1 5 to 10 years 3 2 3 2 β β β β 10 to 15 years β β _ 2 β β 1 β 15 to 20 year 5 o β 3 2 β β β 20 to 25 years. 3 8 β 1 2 β β 25 to 35 years 3 5 β β 2 2 β β 35 to 45 years 6 5 β β 5 7 1 β 45 to 55 years 5 3 β β 2 1 β β ... |
2f38be5b-f907-46e8-a9a1-d1b828dacce1 | & upwards β 1 β β 1 β β β Totals 27 30 12 11 18 18 4 2 PUBLIC HEALTH (PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS REGULATIONS, 1925. 1 hese regulations, which came into force on July 31st, 1*526, give power to a local authority to prevent any person sulTrnn| from tuberculosis of the respiratory tract entering upon any employment or occ... |
bf8ead29-471c-4271-82d3-2b9d0d85c249 | No appeal or claim made. 59 PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. 19-25, SECTION 62. In no instance was it found necessary to take action under this section to secure the compulsory removal to hospital of it tuberculous person in an infective state. |
66c5eac9-0d3c-42a5-a6a2-ae0a8c8e9909 | As regards the occupations of notified cases during the year, the following table is of interest:β Retired Policemen 1 Milliners 1 Nophtha Distillers 1 Packers 2 Asbestos workers 3 Steel Erectors 1 Salesmen 1 Bricklayers 1 Machinist 1 Carpenters 2 School Children 10 Gatekeepers 1 Labourers 8 Clerks 2 Housewifery 16 Ins... |
3d102bc9-a404-4a77-af3d-1fc674750041 | 1st Quarter 425 110.5 15 3.9 2nd Quarter 307 79.8 12 3.1 3nl Ouarter 270 70.2 20 5.2 4th Quarter 424 110.2 20 5.2 the average for the year being 92.6 and 4.3, compared with 100.9 and 4.92 for the preceding year, and 83.31 and 3.41 respectively for 1923. 60 The proportion of sanatoria admissions to cases notified was 83... |
9ffddcc1-c763-42aa-a018-d585f539baea | Male. Female 31 24 3 5 18 19 6 1 Forty-two deaths occurred from tuberculosis (all forms), 36 of these being pulmonary cases. The number of deaths in institutions was 16. The death rate for tuberculosis (all forms) during ]925 was 1.09, compared with 1.02 for the previous year, and an average death rate of 1.1 during th... |
1abbdf20-4b3c-4515-a2f3-8dbaaef49122 | Of deaths registered due to tuberculosis, notifications received by the Medical Officer of Health were as follows:β Number not notified at time of death 8 Number notified less than 3 months before death 12 Number notified 3 to 6 months before death 2 Number notified 6 to 9 months before death 3 Number notified 9 to 12 ... |
85301caf-904c-4c25-b93c-f1f43ca45c99 | Of new cases attending during the year, 50 were notified as suffering from tuberculosis. At the end of the year 342 cases on the Dispensary Register Mere definitely diagnosed as suffering from tuberculosis, whilst in 162 C;ises the diagnosis still remained in abeyance. MEMORANDUM 37/T (TUBERCULOSIS). In accordance with... |
bf694916-184a-4b97-810a-bdab9f0e5e66 | Plus) was further sub-divided into three groups as follows:β Group 1.βCases with slight constitutional disturbance, if viz., those cases with no marked acceleration of pulse nor elation of temperature except of very transient duration. Group 2.βAll cases which could not be placed in Groups 1 and 3. 62 Group 3.βCases wi... |
db91070e-db0d-41d1-9927-afd211b26128 | In addition, each case was classified as to whether disease was "arrested" or "not arrested," an "arrested" case being one whose condition had been "quiescent" for a period of two years. It is of interest to here note that no "arrested" case should be discharged as "cured" until the arrest of the disease had been maint... |
c1cfb01c-4bf4-4c5b-b545-644f30b84e88 | Adults Children M. F. M. F. M. F M. F. M. F. M. F. (i) Diagnosis completed 97 88 39 42 8 12 34 22 105 100 73 64 (ii) Diagnosis not completed 0 14 62 74 β 1 β 2 9 15 62 76 63 Summary showing the condition of all patients whose records are in the session of Barking Dispensary at the end of December, 1925. ??? at the time... |
cbb2a687-b0cb-45ac-a0a8-445c61644235 | Peripherialil Glands Total Adults M 1 β β β β β β β β β ???charged as ??? F β β β β β β β β β β Chldn. M β β β β β β β β β β F β β β β β β β β β β Adults M 52 4 6 β 10 1 2 β 1 4 ??? F 39 4 2 1 7 4 β 1 3 8 Chldn. M 18 β β β β β 1 β 6 12 F 20 β β β β 1 2 β 10 13 Adults M 17 7 11 β 18 2 β 1 1 4 ??? not arrested F 31 3 5 3... |
57385453-afa8-4a0b-a38c-dc709082bc93 | M 21 β β β β 13 2 1 6 22 F 13 β β β β 6 β β 3 9 Adults M 3 β β 8 8 β β β β β F β β β 9 9 β β β β - C hldn. M β β β β β β β β β β F β β β β β β β β β β ??? M β β β β β β β β β β F 3 β β β β 1 β β β - Totals 227 18 24 21 63 35 7 4 31 β Number of Insured persons on Register at 31st December,1925 116 Number of insured pers... |
32c59883-abef-4023-9118-cabae22d1f96 | Tuberculosis in the great majority of instances is a curable infection provided the patient is seen sufficiently early, undergoes sanatorium treatment and subsequently is able to pass his life under reasonably hygienic conditions. It is with regard to the latter that the activities of the Aftercare Association in this ... |
43b010dc-9912-4322-bf04-cc6d206bd6f0 | Equally important in the matter of after-care is that of dealing with the large number of advanced cases who are, in the majority of instances, in a highly infectious condition and net infrequently living under overcrowded home conditions. for these practically no remedy hitherto existed, except the workhouse, but by v... |
f715677e-8bf5-4acb-9a15-cf360095b8c7 | DISINFECTION. This subject was discussed at considerable length in my report for last year. 66 SECTION 4. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. The Local Supervisory Authority for the district under the Midwives Acts, 1902 and 1918 is the Essex County Council. B\ arrangement a number of inspections and investigations were carri... |
b0493894-458d-452d-99e2-4fe0804175d4 | Although definite figures are not available, it might be stated that in Barking during 1925 23 per cent, of confinements were nursed by unqualified women. NOTIFICATION OF BIRTH ACTS, 1907 and 1915. The above Acts require all live births and still births of seven months and over to be notified to the Medical Officer of ... |
9f042511-b57c-411d-892d-557b14a98334 | The actual number of births within the district during the year was 830, the net total of 825 being reached by adjustment of inward and outward transfers, etc. Of the total live births during the year 519, or 66.1 per cent., were attended by midwives, the remainder being attended by medical practitioners. The percentag... |
7f95373e-7971-462e-9e43-415829b4a908 | One ward at the Infectious Hospital continued to be used for maternity work during the year. 206 cases were admitted and 167 babies born (compared with 143 and 124 respectively in 19241 or 20.1 per cent. of the total births of the district. Although the percentage number of occupied beds during the year showed an incre... |
b923a9ea-3a99-44b3-8937-cfd8173b99dc | The following return required by the Ministry of Health for the year ended 31st December, 1925 is included as under, the comparative freedom from the more usual complications of childbirth and necessity for the intervention of outside aid being partly explainable from the preceding context. (1) Number of cases admitted... |
86a75900-a2a6-45e5-8ccb-54d786a568be | (7) Number of cases of pemphigus neonatorum.βOne. (8) Number of cases notified as ophthalmia neonatorum with result of treatment in each case.βOne (recovered). (9) Number of cases of " inflammation of the eyes," however slight.βOne. 69 (10) Number of infants not entirely breastfed while in the Institution, with reasons... |
604392c8-0a9d-410c-b2c4-96446ea6b84c | (12) Number of foetal deaths (a) stillborn, and (b) within 10 days of birth and their causesβand the results of the post mortem examination if obtainable:β (a) Stillborn 6 (b) Prematurity 1 As in previous years advantage was taken of the above Ward for the treatment of suitable cases referred from the Ante-natal Clinic... |
5ff6fb53-4c3c-49ef-ac9b-88c36071a8f0 | As in previous years special investigations were carried out by health visitors in all notified cases, though in no instance was it possible to arrive at any specific cause for the disease. MATERNAL DEATHS. One death occurred attributable to the puerperal state, giving a maternal mortality rate of 1.2, compared with 3.... |
bf5c6786-f83e-47b3-ab9d-7619ded68970 | It is satisfactory to note the increasing inteiesi taken respecting this problem, with which is so closely allied the one feature of infant welfare in which very little orogress has hitherto been made, viz., deaths due to ante-natal conditions and occuring during the first month of life, and where disease of the mother... |
728a2a86-093a-40a8-9cc4-bbf02313465e | Of (he total births recorded, 23 or 2.7 per cent, were illegitimate compared with 2.3 per cent, in 1924 Primary visits were paid to 829 of the total births during the year. STILL-BIRTHS. Of the total notifications received under the Notification of Births Act, still-births formed 3.2 per cent., compared with 1.5 per ce... |
12dc6b8e-1c3b-48ff-ae4e-f8d8227843aa | 71 Special visits of investigation in all still-births were paid, and the following details elicited as far as accurately could be established:β (1) Duration of pregnancy:β (a) Less than seven months 1 (b) More than seven months 29 (2) Presentation:β (a) Vertex 22 (b) Breach 3 (c) Footling 1 (d) Not elicited 4 (3) Supp... |
ee5cbb75-0055-4c78-bb26-6a5a3b9a8b22 | Of the total number of mothers who had still-births 10, or 35.7 per cent, had attended the Ante-natal Clinic once or oftener. As already pointed out disease of the mother probably accounts for some 50 per cent, of still-births throughout the country. 72 OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM. The number of cases notified was 12 compare... |
ec9c25b8-904f-4171-ac7a-ace4d9d8abfa | At Hospital Under 3 weeks 12 11 1 12 β β β ANTE-NATAL CENTRES. Owing to the increasing' number of expectant mothers avail ing themselves of ante-natal supervision during the year, an additional session was opened on the 1st May, 1925, at the Central Clinic in East Street. The average number of new cases seen per sessio... |
75481d07-1635-4432-846e-4616832debc8 | Gonorrhoea causes sterility in both male and female, being at the same time causative of many of the more serious obstetrical and gynaecological complications. The following table affords particulars of cases referred from the ante-natal clinic for hospital and other treatment:β 73 Cause. No. of Cases. Contracted Pelvi... |
c74600c1-4c1e-4532-a60a-80e20b623e04 | The number of health visitors was increased from 2 to 3 by the appointment of an additional visitor, who commenced on 14th April, but who ceased work on the 5th October, leaving two health visitors to carry on for the rest of the year. The number of weekly sessions was increased from three to six, an additional afterno... |
2b7d2f71-34d0-408d-9d0f-953f0070d342 | Kennedy Hall, which had been used as a Centre since 1920 was vacated on 16-2-25 and another Centre opened on lease of the Empress Hall, Ripple Road, for use on two afternoons per 1 week, the first session at Empress Hall being held 23-2-25. Duri.ig the year it was proposed to devote a number of these extra sessions to ... |
3312e3ff-92f4-4f21-8fef-f5a34a604db6 | To some extent the relatively fewer visits paid to older children was due to diminished staff, a circumstance which it is hoped will be rectified when the full number of health visitors is again restored. Kennedy and Empress Halls. Clinic premises. Abbey Hall and Alexandra Centre. Total attendances:β 1 to 12 months 1,... |
98dc2a67-e095-4044-8bd0-179c1546c964 | During the year the number of births and deaths of children up to one year of age occurred as follows:β 75 LIVING IN 1 room. 2 rooms. 3 rooms. 4 or more rooms. Births. Deaths. Births. Deaths. Births. Deaths. Births. Deaths. 131 12 104 18 91 11 439 25 DEATH RATE PER THOUSAND BIRTHS. 91.0 109.7 120.8 50.9 76 Particulars ... |
fbd4d70d-47fe-47c3-be18-49ff5c6e3c2a | of visits to children 1 to 5 years of age:β (a) Attending a Centre 97 (b) Not Attending a Centre 1,145 No. of special visits in connection with Ophthalmia Neonatorum 20 Ditto Deaths of children up to 3 years of age 79 Ditto Still-births 22 Ditto Puerperal sepsis 4 Ditto Foster Children 20 Other visits (not specified) 1... |
c7d0c2ce-8814-4008-a901-c8b210044e5a | 77 DEATHS AMONG NOTIFIED AND UN-NOTIFIED BIRTHS. 92.4 per cent, of the deaths under one year of age were notified, the remainder being un-notified. SEX. The death rate among male children was 87.5 per thousand births, and among females 72.4, the excessive male death rate during the year being noteworthy. NEONATAL MORTA... |
d13458ba-da66-4d0a-a5af-b0adb0e9b880 | The question of further ante-natal care was emphasised in my Report for the previous year as an important factor in further reducing the disproportionate incidence of infantile deaths during the neonatal period. 78 Deaths Under Four Weeks. Under seven days. Under fourteen days. Under twentyone days. Under twentyeight ... |
1f0079d3-c020-4c59-8361-4b6e9695dfbc | Bronchitis β β β 1 1 PiarrhΕa β 1 β β 1 Injury at Birth β 2 β β 2 Atelectasis 1 β β β 1 Congenital Malformation β β β 1 1 Premature Birth 8 2 β β 10 Debility 3 β β β 3 Intestinal Obstruction β 1 β β 1 Nephritis β 1 β β 1 Pemphigus Neonatorum β 1 β β 1 Absces (PyΓ¦mia) β β β 1 1 Want of proper attention at Birth 1 β β β ... |
5da8c197-db81-4dab-9392-566a88ef5b5b | PROVISION OF MEALS TO EXPECTANT AND NURSING MOTHERS. This provision is not valued probably for sentimental reasons as much as it ought to be, only 12 mothers availing themselves of its advantages during the year, 381 dinners being supplied. FOSTER CHILDREN. Cases of foster children received in the district are notified... |
d32de555-cda2-4d56-b615-80132d06c3a1 | Seven mothers with young babies, and two children received convalescent treatment during the year, particulars of length of stay, patients' contributions, net cost to Council, etc., being afforded by the following table: Cass No. Description of Patient. Situation of Convalescent Home. Charge made by Home, (per week) Le... |
43c70ccb-8613-4255-a61a-1a2b5ff9d02f | Leonards-on-Sea 25/- 2 weeks 5/- per week 7/6 2 0 0 2 7 6 819 Mother & Baby Limpsfield, Surrey 15/6 4 weeks Nil 7/1 3 2 0 3 9 1 889 Mother & Baby Birchington-on-Sea 25/- 2 weeks 15/- per week β 1 0 0 1 0 0 893 Child Arkley, Barnet 12/6 8 weeks 5/- per week 3/- 3 0 0 3 3 0 892a Mother & Baby Birchington-on-Sea 25/- 3 we... |
974c4a08-f63b-404b-bd64-d5f645ff6b6f | Surrey 15/6 2 weeks 5/- per week 7/1 1 1 0 1 8 1 OH) Mother & Baby Limpsfield, Surrey 15/6 2 weeks Nil 7/1 1 11 0 1 18 1 81 ILLEGITIMACY. Twenty-three illegitimate children were born during the year, giving an illegitimate birth rate of 0.59 per thousand population, illegitimacy thus forming 2.7 per cent, of the total ... |
ca125f31-54b3-4bf3-8070-9e9161e39dba | The number of deaths from diarrhΕal diseases under two years of age per 1,000 births was 10.9, forming 34.6 per cent, of the zymotic death rate, which was 0.67. The actual number of deaths from all causes under one year was 66, 30 being , female and 36 male children. During the same period the infantile mortality rate ... |
def96b50-5358-42fc-9433-b241d9f4cf56 | In 6 cases death was due to debility and marasmus, in 1 case to convulsions, in 9 cases to diarrhoea, and in 13 cases to bronchitis and pneumonia. From July to September 10 eases of summer diarhΕa were visited. The preponderance of artificial feeding among fatal eases is noteworthy. The infantile mortality rates for 19... |
e86a4a77-0be7-4f39-8658-db7f25da5c97 | In Berlin from 1900-1904 only 10 per cent, of infants' deaths occurred in breast fed babies while Laling analysing over 13,000 infants in Baudeloque's Clinic found that of the total deaths 14 per cent, occurred in breast fed compared with 85 per cent, in bottle fed babies. Without further stressing this important point... |
50d80461-caf1-4139-a8d1-cf0fb1210e75 | During the year 105 visits were paid in connection with the incidence of the above diseases as under:β Disease. No. of Visits. Measles and German Measles 9 DiarrhΕa 10 Whooping Cough 86 PROVISION OF FRESH AND DRIED MILK. The three brands of dried milk in use, "Glaxo," "Cow and Gate." and "Ambrosia," arc generally recog... |
a7a41b59-0726-4492-9279-fb1efd91cd91 | Glaxo (Full Cream) 3,331 45 265 3,641 Gtaxo (Half Cream) 2 β β 2 Glaxo (Humanised) 50 β β 50 Ambrosia 2,728 45 203 2,976 Cow and Gate 10,048 75 935 11,058 frufood 12 β β 12 Fresh milk is supplied free and at reduced price to necessitous mothers and children, particulars of which are supplied by the following table:β No... |
2938aef8-122e-4518-98ff-0835ec46f59b | 2,050 16,373 18,423 249 9 7 235 12 0 Although it is gratifying to record the general increase in natural as distinct from bottle feeding throughout the country, there is still a great deal of unnecessary bottle feeding practiced. There are, however, many formidable obstacles in the path of natural feeding advocates, an... |
d4c93459-8034-4ac6-a5b8-de5cc2b4f08b | A circular 84 letter by post or a carefully worded advertisement in the public press can be very convincing to the wife of an unemployed man especialiy when accompanied or followed quickly by the receipt of some alluring sample, when to use the women's own words "She is not getting her proper support" and who there[???... |
40dbf41d-0484-4400-b93e-30ae77d67923 | Simpson continued as School Medical Officer. Mr. W. W. Dawe commenced his duties as full-time Dental Surgeon in January, and Miss F. Young those of Dental Nurse in April. The remaining personnel of the School Medical Service suffered no change throughout the year. (2) CO-ORDINATION. (a) Infant and Child Welfare. The Sc... |
899197e0-ac23-4d1d-babf-ce2007cc6e6e | The School Medical Service is run in close touch with the Maternity and Child Welfare schemes of the district, the Tuberculosis Dispensary, and the Barking Tuberculosis After-care Committee. 2 (b) Nursery SchoolsβThere are no nursery schools in the district, but in certain selected cases children between 4 and 5 years ... |
0aae2926-f1c6-4bdb-8b00-cb3d1af256fc | No children under school age were admitted to the open air classes of the Special School, but sanatorium or hospital treatment was arranged for tuberculous cases through the Harking Dispensary. THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE IN RELATION TO PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. (3) SCHOOL HYGIENE. Excepting the Roman Catholic and Chur... |
fe78a060-6b49-4f54-982c-980429f3da5a | The question of types of desks, blackboards, sanitary conveniences, water supply, etc., were dealt with at some length in my Report for 1923 With the exception of the Special School, no facilities exist at any of the others for the drying of children's clothes or boots. PROVISION OF MEALS. (i) A hot mid-day meal of two... |
088db1f7-77dc-47bc-9d05-9fa262648061 | (4) MEDICAL INSPECTION. The first table in the appendix shows the number of children inspected and ages at inspection, the Board's scheme being followed throughout. Every child is submitted to routine, medical inspection three times during its school life as one of the fundamental functions of the School Medical Servic... |
c959f262-a3fd-4e94-929c-e9cf9a6f12dc | referred for observation 82 40 22 10 11 165 Percentage of defective children 34.1 37.5 25.4 89.7 18.5 32.2 The proportion of children, whose parents were present at school examination, was 65.5 per cent., compared with 53.1 per cent. during the preceding year. The number of children ou the school register on 31st Decem... |
45328ee1-9db4-4ef2-bc20-059dce9429be | Curtain cases of defect were, as in previous years, referred to the School Clinic for further examination and treatment. Very little disturbance of school routine is occasioned by these inspections, the convenience of teachers being followed as far as possible. 5 The following table shows the number of children examine... |
82f48ad2-1090-48bb-bf29-affebc14d1c2 | Church of England 13 132 111 127 Roman Catholic 8 69 74 75 (5) FINDINGS OF MEDICAL INSPECTIONS. Table II., Appendix (a), gives a return of defects found during the course of routine examination. Of those examined at routine and special inspections, 756, or 32.2 per cent., had some defect, and the actual percentage requ... |
02b296e9-71c7-40db-9501-4b69604581ef | The value of an open-air school for such cases is very great, playing, as it does, the part of a preventorium where children while attending usually remain remarkably free from further evidence of activity of the disease. (b) Uncleanliness.βThis defect in more recent years has shown a constant and satisfactory decline.... |
f09ed49b-af0c-43e4-b707-db874ee25ac4 | As formerly, cases were seen at the School Clinic after exclusion by nurses or teachers, of which number 108 had nits and 58 head or body vermin. (b) During the vear the school nurses made 17,504 individual investigations, compared with 13,632 in 1924, of which number 2,170 children were found to have nits in the hair ... |
3a7d2e6c-f204-4a7b-b173-b991467dee6d | Infants 100 8 β Boys 39 4 1 Girls 159 6 β Castle Infants Boys Girls 44 6 10 Creeksmouth Infants Boys Girls 20 2 β Westbury Infants 138 22 β Boys 21 2 β Girls 211 7 β Ripple Infants 91 8 2 Boys 26 3 1 Girls 146 7 β C. of E Infants 120 17 β Boys 46 19 1 Girls 257 9 β R.C Infants 43 3 2 Boys Girls 138 5 β Faircross β 67 6... |
25c7f105-70f6-45fa-a62f-82a50be74d57 | (c) Clothing.βChildren with dirty clothing numbered 10 or 0.47 per cent., compared with 47 or 2.11 per cent. in 1924. Children with defective footgear numbered 14 or 0.66. Cases of children with defective footgear were as heretofore referred 8 to the Boots Minor Sub-Committee, who considered applications for the provis... |
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