Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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(c) Number of Infant Protection Visitors at the end of the year who
were:—
(i) Health Visitors 10
(ii) Female, other than Health Visitors 1
(iii) Male nil
(d) Number of persons (in addition to or in lieu of Visitors under
(c) above) or societies authorised to visit under the proviso to
Section 2 (2) of the Act of 1908 nil
(e) Proceedings taken during the year:—
No. of cases. Act and Section under which
proceedings were taken.
1 Section 7, Part 1, Children Act 1908.
(f) Number of cases in which the local authority has given a sanction
during the year:—
(i) under (a) of Section 3 of the Act of 1908 nil
(ii) „ (b) „ „ „ nil
(iii) „ (c) „ „ „ nil
(g) Number of orders obtained during the year under Section 67 of the
Act of 1932
(i) from a court of summary jurisdiction nil
(ii) from a single Justice 1
Feeding Of
Infants.
Breast fed 2,630
Artificially fed 166
No. of infants dead before the visit of Health Visitor 65
„ removed before the visit of the Health Visitor 92
Maternity
Outfits.
Two sterilized maternity outfits were supplied at cost price through the
Municipal Ante-natal Clinic.