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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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| Medical Officers at Welfare Centres | 16 |
| Health Visitors | 13 |
| Hospital or other Doctors | 6 |
| Old Patients | 7 |
| Anæmia | 13 |
| Anaemia and Malnutrition | 1 |
| Rheumatic conditions | 1 |
| Heart Disease | 2 |
| Nephritis | 2 |
| Pyelitis | 1 |
| Thyrotoxicosis | 1 |
| Neurasthenia | 4 |
| Dyspnoea | 1 |
| Old Poliomyelitis | 1 |
| Tuberculosis contact | 1 |
| Hyperpiesis | 2 |
| Asthma | 2 |
| General Debility | 3 |
| Habitual Abortion | 1 |
| Total | 36 |
OBSTETRICAL CONSULTANTS.
The Council has a panel of Obstetric Consultants,
who may be called in by any general practitioner in
any midwifery case which presents difficulty or abnormality.
No consultation took place during the year.
HOME HELPS.
At the end of the year, there were 10 Home Helps
on the panel, with 14 other women actingoccasionally
as relief helps. During the year, Home Helps were
arranged for in 186 cases. In 69 cases the mother
paid a contribution for the services rendered. There
were extensions of the Home Helps' Services
beyond the usual 2 weeks in 47 cases.
MATERNITY OUTFITS.
Outfits were issued as follows:—Free, 106; Sold,
71. Total, 177.