London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Stepney 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| Measles | 21 | 18 | 33 | 63 | 66 | 46 | 53 | - | 25 | 27 | 33 | 57 | 28 | 58 | 11 | 538 |
| Measles revisits | 3 | 8 | 11 | - | 5 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 98 |
| Scabies | - | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | — | - | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | 13 | 2 | 54 |
| Miscellaneous | 74 | 274 | 118 | 171 | 249 | 219 | 202 | 111 | 104 | 219 | 79 | 13 | 138 | 321 | 103 | 2395 |
| Attempted visits | 106 | 87 | 201 | 126 | 70 | 181 | 83 | 91 | 8 | 148 | 145 | 108 | 147 | 226 | 112 | 1909 |
| Child Life Protection: | ||||||||||||||||
| Visits to homes of foster mothers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Visits to foster children. | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | - | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| Other visits | - | - | — | - | — | 4 | - | - | - | 13 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| TOTALS | 1145 | 1526 | 1262 | 2055 | 1611 | 1710 | 1389 | 491 | 1676 | 1690 | 1141 | 1110 | 1760 | 2134 | 874 | 21574 |
| Infant Welfare Centres attended | 67 | 51 | 88 | 50 | 61 | 62 | 88 | 24 | 40 | 63 | 68 | 78 | 78 | 48 | 31 | 897 |
| Scabies Clinic | — | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| TOTALS | 67 | 51 | 89 | 50 | 61 | 62 | 88 | 24 | 40 | 63 | 68 | 78 | 78 | 48 | 31 | 898 |