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Stepney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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(f) Percentage of notified live births represented by the number in (d)
(i), 80.39.
5.—Ante-natal Clinics (whether held at Infant Welfare Centres or at other
premises) :—
(a) Number of Clinics provided and maintained by the Council, 1.
(b) Number of Clinics provided and maintained by Voluntary
tions, 3.
(c) Total number of attendances by expectant mothers at all Clinics during
the year, 19,803.
(d) Total number of expectant mothers who attended at the Clinics during
the year, 5,515*.
(e) Percentage of total notified births (live and still) represented by the
number in (d), —.
* These figures include non-residents.
6.—Supply of Milk and Food.
| Terms of Supply. | Milk | Other Food. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant mothers. | Nursing mothers. | Children under 5 years of age. | Expectant mothers. | Nursing mothers. | Children under 5 years of age. | |
| Free, or at less than cost price, in necessitous cases. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| At cost price in other cases (e.g. sale of dried milk at Centres) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
7.—Maternity Homes and Hospitals.
| I. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Separate maternity institutions provided by the Council | Institutions (with maternity wards) transferred to the Council under Part I of the Local Government Act, 1929. | Institutions provided by Voluntary Associations and subsidised by the Council. | |
| Number of Institutions | nil | nil | The Stepney Borough Council make a grant of £100 per annum to the East End Maternity Hospital for one bed. |
| Number of matornity beds (exclusive of isolation and labour beds) | nil | nil | Total number of beds 55 Subsidised by the Council 1 |
| Total number of women admitted to these beds during the year | nil | nil | Total admissions 1,574 Admission to Council's bed 20 |
II.
Number of women (if any) sent by the Council during the year to other
Maternity Institutions, nil.
8.—Homes and Hospitals for Sick or Ailing Children under 5 years of age.