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Stepney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Convalescent
Treatment During the year, mothers and children were sent away to the homes
mentioned below:-
Home. Mothers. Children.
Invalid Children's Aid Association, Beaconsfield — 3
„ „ „ „ Tunbridge Wells — 1
St. Mary's, Dover 39 44
All Saints' Convalescent Home, Eastbourne 4 41
Littlestone-on-Sea 10 16
53 105
Provision of
Milk and
Meals to
Expectant
and Nursing
Mothers and
to Children.
The following table shows the approximate quantity and cost of milk etc., distributed during the year:—
| No. of Applications. | No. of Grants. | Quantity. | Cost. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows' Milk— | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Free | 6,726 | 8,354 | 29,237¼ gals. | 3,067 | 0 | 4¼ |
| Half-Price | 84 | 110 | 383¼ „ | 20 | 5 | 10¼ |
| Dried— | ||||||
| Free | 2,680 | 3,150 | 13,016 packets. | 1,075 | 19 | 11 |
| Half-Price | 39 | 47 | 194 „ | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Virol, etc.— | ||||||
| Free | 2,437 | 2,795 | 2,557¼ lbs. | 168 | 7 | 10 |
| Half-Price | 39 | 47 | 45½ „ | 1 | 11 | 10 |
| Total | 12,005 | 14,503 | 29,620½ gals. | £4,341 | 8 | 5¾ |
| 13,210 packets | ||||||
| 2,602¾ lbs. | ||||||
The number of dinners supplied by the Stepney Invalid Kitchen, White
Horse Street, on the grounds of health, to expectant and nursing mothers who
are in necessitous circumstances was 2,115, at a cost to the Council of
£52 17s. 6d.