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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 1943

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1943

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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 381, a substantial
increase on the figures for 1942.
Number of women admitted 181
Number of babies admitted 82
Number of toddlers admitted 118
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
There were no foster-mothers in the borough during the year.
HOME HELPS.
The number of cases in which home-helps were provided
during the year was 25.