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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
Shoreditch 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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19.
DETAILS OP SOME SURVEYS DURING 1959.
| CENTRE & PERIOD | GROUPS EXAMINED | No. of Persons Examined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||
| MASS RADIOGRAPHY CENTRE, 20 Golden Lane, E.C.I. 1st January - 16th April | Office, Technical and Factory Staff in the City of London,Boroughs of Finsbury and Shoreditch. Health & Teaching Staffs in Divisions J, 4 & 5-Individuals, Doctors' patients. | 13,717 | 7,700 | 21,417 |
| BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH Haggerston Public Library, 236 Kingsland Road, E.2. 26th May - 5th June | Office & Factory Staff in the neighbourhood. General Public | 1,575 | 885 | 2,460 |
| MASS RADIOGRAPHY CENTRE, 20 Golden Lane, E.C.I 4th August - 31st December | As above | 17,153 | 11,277 | 28,430 |
SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES.
The various services to old age pensioners, provided by the Borough
Council on a steadily expanding scale since 1947, have continued to be run
by this Department, and are proving even more popular than before, with the
Joint Welfare Committee still managing to cover the increasing expenditure
on non-statutory contributions. An additional £80 of this expense was
donated by the Shoreditch Association as a result of its annual Carnival.
Our register of pensioners continues to contain almost 4,000 names,
although the deletions are more readily obtained here than are the new additions,
despite the enthusiasm of the three members of our staff occupied in
visiting old people. Nevertheless, our visitors have again exceeded a total
of 4,000 visits during the year.