London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Stepney 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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(d) Total number of such cases sent by the Council during the year to other
homes for mothers and babies, nil.
*Including any beds for convalescent cases of these classes in institutions
transferred to the Council under Part I. of the Local Government Act, 1929.
10.—Day Nurseries.
(a) Number of day nurseries:—
(i) provided by the Council nil
(ii) provided by Voluntary Associations 5
(b ) Number of places for children under 5 years of age in the nurseries:—
(i) provided by the Council nil
(ii) provided by Voluntary Associations 193
(c) Total number of attendances of children at these nurseries during the
year, 33,374.
7.—Homes and Hospitals for Sick or Ailing Children under 5 years of age.
I.
| Separate Institutions provided by the Council for these cases | Institutions (with accommodation for these cases) 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 | nil |
| Number of beds provided for such children | nil | nil | nil |
| Total number of children admitted to these beds during the year.. | nil | nil | nil |
12.—Home Nursing.
(a) Number of nurses employed at the end of the year for the nursing of
expectant mothers and children under 5 years of age, maternity
nursing, or the nursing of puerperal fever:—
(i) by the Council nil
(ii) by Voluntary Associations 3
(b) Total number of cases attended during the year by these nurses, 175.