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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 1950

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

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(3) Dental Clinic.
No. of Expectant and Nursing Mothers treated88
No. of cases in which general anaesthetic for extractions was administered15
No. of teeth extracted141
No. of teeth filled39
No. of pre-school children treated46
No. of cases in which general anaesthetic for extraction was administered11
No. of temporary teeth extracted30
No. of temporary teeth filled14
(4) Health Visitors.
No. of infants under one year of age visited for the first time968
Total visits to infants under 1 year of age7,846
Total visits to children 1 to 5 years of age10,106
No. of expectant mothers visited432
Total visits to expectant mothers809
(5) Infant Life Protection.
No. on register, 1st Jan., 1950.
Foster mothers—
Foster children—
No. on register, 31st Dec., 1950—
Foster mothers2
Foster children2
(6) Child Minders (Daily Guardians). No. of Daily Guardians—Statutory1
Voluntary9
No. of children minded—Statutory3
Voluntary7
(7) Domestic Help Service.
The service covering the Boroughs of Bethnal Green Poplar and Stepney has been divided into three districts, irrespective of Borough boundaries, and the statistics for each separate Borough are not available.
The northern district comprises the Borough of Bethnal Green minus the area east of the canal, plus two areas of the Borough of Stepney north of the east-west line—Whitechapel High Street—Whitechapel Road— Mile End Road.
No. of cases in which help was provided:—
Maternity41
Tuberculosis17
Other434
(8) Care of Premature Infants.
No. of premature births during the year61
No. of deaths under 1 month10