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STOKE NEWINGTON DISPENSARY.
6,534 patients were treated at the Stoke Newington Dispensary, making
14,225 attendances. In addition, 543 hone visits were made.
HOME HELPS.
Services of Home Helps were used on 51 occasions at a cost to the
Council of £237 18s. 0d.
INSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR MOTHERS OR CHILDREN.
Grants were made by the Council as follows
£12 3s. 0d. in aid of the convalescent treatment of 8 children under
school age.
£5 5s, 0d. for provision of Obstetric Consultant to 1 case.
HEALTH VISITORS.
The total number of visits made by the Health Visitors was 7,192,
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
8 children in the care of 5 foster-mothers were visited on 101
occasions.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA..
9,997 inspections and re-inspections were carried out by the Sanitary
Inspectors. Included in this total number were 146 inspections after
notification of Infectious Diseases, 811 upon complaint, 1,165 to Food Premises
and 306 to Factories and Workshops.
1,427 Sanitary Defects were found and remedied.
435 Intimation Notices and 110 Statutory Notices were served.
DISINFECTION.
The following number of rooms have been disinfected after
Notifiable Diseases 156
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 16
Deaths from Career 7
Vermin 127
Scabies 91
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At the Disinfecting Station a total of 10,777 textile articles were
dealt with, and 48 books from the Public Library were fumigated with formalin
vapour. In addition, mattresses, bedding, etc., used at the A.R.P. Depots,
Rest Centres and Firewatchers' Posts, totalling, 1,897 articles, were Steam
Disinfected.
HOUSING.
OVERCROWDING.
There were no reported cases of overcrowding in the Borough on 1st January,
1943. During the year, 26 new cases were reported and of these 9 were abated by
the end of the year. Thus, the number of known oases of overcrowding in the Borough
on the 31st December, 1943, was, therefore, 17.
6 Stoke Newington families obtained accommodation on the London County
Council's Housing Estates.
25 families were rehoused in requisitioned property under authority of Ministry
of Health Circular, 2845.