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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
Ilford 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (h) Other items of expenditure incurred:— | |||
| Proportion of cost of Health Visitor's bicycle | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Cost of maintenance in Isolation Hospital of two cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum—Mother and child in each case at 42s. per week— total 3½ weeks | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Cost of maintenance of one case of Puerperal Fever—2½ weeks at 30s. per week | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| Total | £67 | 1 | 2 |
Amount of Grant received from the Local Government
Board in respect of the year 1915-1916 £33 10 7
During the year the Ilford School for Mothers continued
its beneficial work. The following figures show how the
work here is expanding:-
Number of infants on the register at the
beginning of 1915 52
Ditto at end of 1915 93
New admissions during the year 82
Number of sessions 50
Total attendances 900
Average attendance 18
In my last Annual Report I gave an outline of the work
carried out by the institution.