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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Infant Life Protection.
| No. of Foster Mothers on register at end of year | 16 |
| No. of Foster Children on register at end of year | 13 |
| Child Minders (daily guardians) | |
| No, of child minders - Voluntary | 17 |
| Statutory | 1 |
| No. of children minded - Voluntary | 17 |
| Statutory | 4 |
| Care of Premature Infants.. | |
| No. of premature live births during the year | 152 |
| No. who died under 1 month | 21 |
Immunisation and Vaccination.
For details of immunisation and vaccination see pages 43 and 46
Domestic Help Service.
This service, covering the Boroughs of Bethnal Green, Poplar and
Stepney, is divided into three districts, irrespective of borough
boundaries, and statistics for each separate borough are not available.
However, the number of cases in which help was provided in the "southern" district (which comprises the Borough of Stepney less the area east of the Canal and two areas north of the east-west line Whitechapel High Street, Whitechapel Road and Mile End Road) was as follows:-
| Maternity (including expectant mothers) | 26 |
| Tuberculosis | 17 |
| Aged and Infirm Cases | 733 |
| Other Cases | 136 |