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
Stepney 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| Name of District. | Population. | Number of Health Visitors. | When first Appointed. | Any subsequent increase in the number of Health Visitors and dates thereof. | In addition to duties in connection with Infantile Mortality has she any duties in connection with:— (a) Tuberculosis; (ft) Workshops, &c. | Whether the appointment of a Health Visitor is a success. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackney | 223,022 | 1 | October, 1910 | — | (a) No (b) No | Yes |
| Hammersmith | 123.745 | 1 | 1906 | — | (a) No (b) No | No |
| Hampstead | 86,346 | 2 | 1902 | 1908 | (a) Yes (b) Yes | Yes |
| Holborn | 49,357 | 1 | 1903 | (a) Yes (b) Yes | Yes | |
| Islington | 325,585 | No Two Female Sanitary Inspectors | 1895 | 1906 | (a) No (b) Yes | |
| Kensington | 171,700 | 2 | 1905 | 1907 | (a) Yes (b) No | Yes |
| Lewisham | 168,822 | 3 | 1904 | 1905 & 1913 | (a) Yes (b) No | Depends on the individual |
| Paddington | 144,000 | 2 | 1902 | — | (a) Yes (b) Not now | Yes |
| Poplar | 56,035 | 2 | 1908 | 1911 | (a) No (b) No | Yes |
| St. Marylebone | 114,532 | 3 | 1900 | 1907 & 1910 | (a) Yes (b) Yes | Yes |
| St. Pancras | 214,330 | 3 | 1896 | 1904 & 1912 | (a) Yes (b) Yes | Yes |
| Shoreditch | 111,390 | 2 | 1909 | 1912 | (a) Yes (b) No | Yes |
| Southwark | 188,487 | 1 | 13 years | — | (a) No (b) No | Yes |
| Stoke Newington | 50,581 | 1 | 4 years ago | — | (a) Yes (b) Yes | Yes |
| Wandsworth | 327,386 | 1 and two Female Sanitary Inspectors | 1902 | 1905 & 1913 | (a) Yes (b) No | Yes |
| Westminster | 154,810 | 2 and two female Inspectors | 1903 | 1907 & 1912 | (a) Yes (b) Yes | Yes |
| Woolwich | 123,311 | 2 | 1904 | 1906 | (a) Yes (b) Yes | Yes |