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Stepney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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8.—Homes and Hospitals for Sick or Ailing Children under 5 years of age.
| I. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Separate Institutions provided by the Council for these cases | Institutions (with accommodation for these cases) 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 | nil |
| Number of beds provided for such children | nil | nil | nil |
| Total number of children admitted to these beds during the year | nil | nil | nil |
II.
Number of such children (if any) sent by the Council during the year to
other institutions, 1.
9.—Convalescent Homes.
(a) Number of convalescent institutions with accommodation for expectant
or nursing mothers or children under 5 years of age:—
(i) provided by the Council nil
(ii) provided by Voluntary Associations 1
(b) Number of beds for such cases in convalescent institutions:—
(i) provided by the Council nil
(ii) provided by Voluntary Associations 12
(c) Total number of cases admitted to the beds included in (b) during the
year, 115.
(d) Total number of such cases sent by the Council during the year to
other convalescent institutions, 158 (233 were sent by voluntary
associations).
10.—Homes for Mothers and Babies.
(a) Number of such homes:—
(i) provided by the Council nil
(ii) provided by Voluntary Associations nil
(b) Number of beds in homes:—
(i) provided by the Council nil
(ii) provided by Voluntary Associations nil
(c) Number of:—
(i) maternity beds (exclusive of isolation and
labour beds) included under (b) (i) or (ii) above nil
(ii) women admitted to these maternity beds during
the year nil
(d) Total number of cases admitted to these homes during the year
(i) expectant mothers nil
(ii) mothers and babies nil
(iii) babies nil