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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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HEALTH VISITORS' REPORT.
| DISTRICT | Ratcliffe, Shad well, St. George's, pt. | Mile End N. | Mile End, S.W. pt. Whitechapel | Limehouse, pt. North and pt. South | St. George's, North | Mile End. S.E | Mile End, N.E. | Mile End, C. Limehouse, W. | Whitechapel and SpitalfieMs | Mile End, N. | Limehouse, pt. North and South | Wapping | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME | Miss Railey | Miss Blackmore (5 months) | Miss Brazier | Miss Carty | Miss Clements | Miss Cordwell | Miss Foucar | Miss Gibbs | Miss Michell | Miss Paice (7 months) | Miss Styles | Miss Whitty (11 months) | Total |
| Visits:— | |||||||||||||
| Primary | 408 | 137 | 447 | 171 | 230 | 199 | 216 | 248 | 423 | 108 | 355 | 144 | 3,086 |
| Revisits:— | |||||||||||||
| To infants under 1 year | 254 | 223 | 519 | 425 | 371 | 568 | 409 | 623 | 479 | 124 | 488 | 417 | 4,900 |
| To children between 1-5 years | 917 | 486 | 807 | 1,066 | 1,209 | 982 | 1 067 | 1,118 | 593 | 436 | 1 341 | 803 | 10 825 |
| Ante-natal:— | |||||||||||||
| Primary | 24 | 47 | 59 | 8 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 68 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 362 |
| Subsequent | 3 | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | 67 | - | - | 5 | 83 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 13 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| „ Pyrexia | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 38 |
| Measles | 337 | 5 | 278 | 283 | 279 | 302 | 243 | 120 | 400 | 247 | 345 | 267 | 3 106 |
| ,, Revisits | 2 | - | 29 | 47 | 6 | 55 | 19 | 27 | 136 | 19 | 38 | 70 | 448 |
| Miscellaneous | 431 | 338 | 898 | 470 | 622 | 425 | 444 | 323 | 441 | 316 | 203 | 671 | 5 582 |
| Infant Life Protection | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 240 | 250 |
| Women's Common Lodging Houses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 32 |
| Totals | 2,383 | 1,239 | 3,043 | 2,474 | 2,755 | 2,554 | 2,418 | 2,481 | 2,614 | 1,307 | 2,783 | 2,684 | 28,735 |
| CENTRES ATTENDED:— | |||||||||||||
| Municipal | 194 | 71 | 97 | 174 | 199 | 86 | 132 | 21 | 109 | 5 1 | 1 70 | 143 | 1 447 |
| Voluntary | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 102 | 124 | - | - | - | - | 232 |
| Totals | 195 | 72 | 101 | 174 | 199 | 86 | 234 | 145 | 109 | 51 | 170 | 143 | 1,679 |
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