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Bethnal Green 1951

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

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(3) Health Visitors
No. of infants under one year of age visited
for the first time 913
Total visits to infants under 1 year of age 5,274
Total visits to children 1 to 5 years of age 8,165
No. of expectant mothers visited 364
Total visits to expectant mothers 759
(4) Infant Life Protection
No. on register, 1st Jan., 1951.
Poster mothers 2
Poster children 2
No. on register, 31st Dec., 1951.
Poster mothers 3
Poster children 2
(5). Child Minders (Daily Guardians)
No. of Dally Guardians - Statutory -
Voluntary 8
No. of children minded - Statutory -
Voluntary 5
(6) 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 - Whltechapel High Street - Whitechapel
Road - Mile End Road.