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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 1942

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1942

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V.-MATERNITY AND CHILD
WELFARE.
FAIRBY GRANGE CONVALESCENT HOME.
The total number of patients received into the home during the
year, including mothers, babies and toddlers, was 246, a slight
increase on the figures for 1941.
Number of women admitted ...... ...... ...... ...... 114
Number of babies admitted 44
Number of toddlers admitted 88
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
There was only one foster-mother with one child in the borough
during the year, and one visit was paid by the visitor.
HOME HELPS.
The number of cases in which home-helps were provided
during the year was 44.