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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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HEALTH VISITORS REPORT.
| DISTRICT | Ratcliffe, Shad well, St. George's, pt. | Mile End, 5.W. pt. Whitechapel | Limehouse, pt. North and pt. South | St. George's, North | Mile End. S.E. | Mile End, N.E | Mile End, C. Limehouse, W. | Whitechapel and Spitalfields | Mile End, N. | Limehouse, pt. North and South | Wapping | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME | Miss Railey | Miss Brazier | Miss Carty (commenced 14 Feb.) | Miss Clements | Miss Cordwell | Miss Foucar | Miss Gihbs | Miss Michell | Miss Paice | Miss Styles | Miss Whitty | Total |
| Visits:— | ||||||||||||
| Primary | 454 | 389 | 144 | 196 | 227 | 184 | 294 | 372 | 274 | 350 | 124 | 3,008 |
| Revisits:— | ||||||||||||
| To infants under 1 year | 257 | 435 | 343 | 396 | 765 | 515 | 660 | 486 | 349 | 412 | 461 | 5,079 |
| To children between 1-5 years | 884 | 704 | 1,017 | 967 | 1,418 | 1,189 | 1,237 | 729 | 973 | 1,420 | 783 | 11,321 |
| Ante-natal:— | ||||||||||||
| Primary | 24 | 65 | 11 | 39 | 21 | 2 | 30 | 92 | 110 | 8 | 41 | 443 |
| Subsequent | 3 | 6 | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | 115 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 150 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | 32 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 |
| ,, Pyrexia | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 38 |
| Measles | 173 | 204 | 169 | 60 | 31 | 83 | 40 | 59 | 119 | 141 | 39 | 1,118 |
| ,, Revisits | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 6 | — | 6 | 56 |
| Miscellaneous | 323 | 658 | 357 | 415 | 646 | 422 | 259 | 460 | 510 | 203 | 523 | 4,776 |
| Infant Life Protection | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 176 | 190 |
| Women's Common Lodging Houses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 |
| Totals | 2,128 | 2,474 | 2,051 | 2,073 | 3,130 | 2,415 | 2,533 | 2,360 | 2,358 | 2,541 | 2,179 | 26,242 |
| CENTRES ATTENDED:— | ||||||||||||
| Municipal | 224 | 128 | 135 | 177 | 120 | 144 | 22 | 107 | 144 | 165 | 165 | 1,531 |
| Voluntary | 5 | — | — | — | — | 90 | 136 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 235 |
| Totals | 229 | 128 | 135 | 177 | 120 | 234 | 158 | 110 | 144 | 166 | 165 | 1,766 |