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

Hackney 1940

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: are supplied free of cost or at cost price.Details of the sale ofdried milk and of the sale or free distribution of other foods and medicines are given below:—

are supplied free of cost or at cost price.Details of the sale ofdried milk and of the sale or free distribution of other foods and medicines are given below:—

Description of Article.Value of goods supplied.
£s.d.
Ambrosia30
Cod liver oil4050
Cod liver oil emulsion34119
Cod liver oil and malt2502
Cow and Gate812135
Halibut liver oil45120
Lactagol6100
Ostermilk31035
Syrup ferri910
Trufood22190
Virol41138
Sundries531310
Total£1,40263

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CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
At the commencement of the year there were 41 registered
foster mothers in the Borough who had in their care 53 children.
At the end of the year there remained only 25 foster mothers having
the'care of 29 children.
There were three instances in 1940 in which it was necessary
to address warning letters to women who had failed to give notice
to the Council of their intention to take charge of children for
reward. Two deaths of foster children were reported. Coroner's
inquests were not held in these cases.