London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bethnal Green 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Health for nursing in respect of specified conditions,
e.g., Measles, Whooping Cough, Diarrhœa, Ophthalmia
Neonatorum and Poliomyelitis.
During the year 234 children under the age of 5
were nursed, a total of 2,138 visits being made, but
owing to the restricted character of the Government
grant for nursing assistance, only 504 of these visits
ranked for grant.
Fifty-two mothers received 502 visits for nursing
in connection with conditions incidental to child-bearing,
grant being payable in respect of this expenditure.