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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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(5) Child Minders (Daily Guardians)
No. of Dally Guardians - Statutory -
Voluntary 19
No. of children minded - Statutory -
Voluntary 10
(6) Care of Premature Infants
No. of premature births during the year 48
No. of deaths under 1 month 13
(7) Diphtheria Immunisation
No. of children who completed a full
course of primary Immunisation:-
Under 5 years of age 571
5 to 14 years of age 51
No. of children wfyo were given a secondary
or reinforcing Injection 440
(8) Vaccination
No. of children successfully vaccinated
or re-vaccinated 309
(9) Domestic Help Service
Domestic help was provided as follows:-
Maternity T.B. Aged and Other
cases cases Infirm cases
cases
Northern District
Office - covering
Bethnal Green and
parts of Stepney and
Cit$- of London 31 22 719 58