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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
Bermondsey 1923
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1923
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I have to record that, in nearly every category of patient, the
work has increased over that done in 1922 as under:—
Category of Patient.
Numbers Treated.
1923.
1922.
223
Children
201
314
Expectant and Nursing Mothers
268
Unmarried Girls (14 — 20 years)
64
145
395
Women
273
Men
193
358
Tuberculosis Cases
55
93
The reduction of the fees in favour of unmarried girls, from
the Public Health scale to that of the Maternity and Child
Welfare has more than justified itself.
A table of numbers of mothers and children referred by the
various centres is of interest in comparison with Tables I and II.
Centre.
Numbers of
Children.
Mothers.
Rotherhithe New Road
45
9
Oxley Street
34
7
8
Roseberry Street
-
9
5
Trinity Road
Town Hall
17
5
St. George's Hall
1
2
Princess Club
24
33
Fulford Street
12
1
-
Central Hall
8
66
Total
154
I have to record that, in nearly every category of patient, the work has increased over that done in 1922 as under:—
| Category of Patient. | Numbers Treated. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1922. | 1923. | |
| Children | 201 | 223 |
| Expectant and Nursing Mothers | 314 | 268 |
| Unmarried Girls (14 — 20 years) | 64 | 145 |
| Women | 273 | 395 |
| Men | 193 | 358 |
| Tuberculosis Cases | 55 | 93 |
A table of numbers of mothers and children referred by the various centres is of interest in comparison with Tables I and II.
| Centre. | Numbers of | |
|---|---|---|
| Mothers. | Children. | |
| Rotherhithe New Road | 45 | 9 |
| Oxley Street | 34 | 7 |
| Roseberry Street | 8 | – |
| Trinity Road | 5 | 9 |
| Town Hall | 17 | 5 |
| St. George's Hall | 1 | 2 |
| Princess Club | 24 | 33 |
| Fulford Street | 12 | 1 |
| Central Hall | 8 | – |
| Total | 154 | 66 |