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Stepney 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Number of women (if any) sent by the Council during the year to other
Maternity Institutions, nil.
6.—Maternity Homes and Hospitals.
I.
| Separate maternity institutions provided by the Council | Institutions (with maternity wards) transferred to the Council under Part I of the Local Government Act, 1929. | Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Institutions | nil | nil | The Stepney Borough Council make a grant of £100 per annum to the East End Maternity Hospital. |
| Number of maternity beds (exclusive of isolation and labour beds) | nil | nil | 56 |
| Total number of women admitted to these beds during the year | nil | nil | 1.466 |
II.
Number of such children (if any) sent by the Council during the year to
other institutions, 2.
8.—Convalescent Homes.
(a) Number of convalescent institutions with accommodation for expectant
or nursing mothers or children under 5 years of age:—
(i) provided by the Council nil
(ii) provided by Voluntary Associations 1
(b) Number of beds for such cases in convalescent institutions:—
(i) provided by the Council* nil
(ii) provided by Voluntary Associations 12
(c) Total number of cases admitted to the beds included in (b) during the
year, 156.
(d) Total number of such cases sent by the Council during the year to other
convalescent institutions, 86.
9 —Homes for Mothers and Babies.
(a) Number of such Homes:—
(i) provided by the Council nil
(ii) provided by Voluntary Associations nil
(b) Number of beds in Homes:—
(i) provided by the Council nil
(ii) provided by Voluntary Associations nil
(c) Total number of cases admitted to these Homes during the year:—
(i) expectant mothers nil
(ii) mothers and babies nil
(iii) babies nil