Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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(b) The Whitechapel School for Mothers at St. Olaves Hall, Buxton Street.
This Centre deals with some of the non-Jewish cases in Whitechapel, and is under
the control of a whole time superintendent who visits the homes. This Centre was
opened in August, 1915, and during the last five months of the year, 43 new cases
were brought to the Centre.
No. 4 area.—East of Sidney Street and Cambridge Road. There is no Voluntary
Organisation which deals with Jewish cases and only one which deals with non-Jewish
cases. This Centre is situated in Emmott Street at the corner of Harford Street. It
is affiliated to the Mothers' Welcome, Commercial Road, and works in co-operation
with the Public Health Department. All the visits are made by Voluntary Health
Visitors. It has only been recently started.
Number of Consultations held. | Number of New Cases Registered. | Total attendanc in 1915. | |
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These results compare favourably on the whole with those of the previous year