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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 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]

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Table: Grants made under Tuberculosis Allowances Scheme:

Grants made under Tuberculosis Allowances Scheme:

Ordinary Maintenance GrantsDiscretionary (Supplementary) GrantsSpecial † GrantsTotal
On 1st Jan. 1947223. — ...25
New cases437252
6510277
Ceased during 1947393. — ...42
Carried forward to 1948267235

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+ covering such small matters as pocket money and tares
I understand from the Borough Treasurer that the amount
paid out in these grants was £2,339 12s. lOd.

Table: Mass Radiography.—The L.C.C. Mass Radiography unit was made available to workers in the Borough during the year, with the following results:

Mass Radiography.—The L.C.C. Mass Radiography unit was made available to workers in the Borough during the year, with the following results:

Persons ExaminedRefd. for large filmsNo AbnormalityRefd. to Gen. Practitioner (Prob. Tuber.)
Men2001425
Women148412

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Measles, Whooping Cough, &c.—In addition to the
formal notifications from doctors included in the
foregoing table, other cases came to light from other
information, 42 of Measles and 94 Whooping Cough.
132 cases of Chicken pox, 63 of Mumps, 5 of German
measles, 201 of Scabies, and 56 of Gastro-enteritis
were also reported in this way. All were visited.
Disinfection.—Although reduced in volume compared
with pre-war experience, a substantial amount