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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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HEALTH VISITORS' REPORT.
| DISTRICT | Whitechapel, S. St. George's, W Tower. | Mile End, N.W. Spitalfields. Whitechapel, M | Mile End, W. and part S. Whitechapel, E. | Limehouse, S. Ratcliff, S. | St. George's, N and part S. Shad well, N. | Mile End. S.E. | Mile End, N.E., part N. part S. | Mile End, C. Limehouse, N.W. | Whitechapel and Spitalfields | Whitechapel, E Mile End, W. and part S. | Limehouse, N. Ratcliffe, N. Mile End, part S. | Wapping Shadwell, S.W. | |
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| NAME | Miss Bailey | Miss Blackmore | Miss Brazier | Miss Carty | Miss Clements | Miss Cordwell | Miss Foucar | Miss Gibbs | Miss Michell | Miss Peverett (3 months temporary) | Miss Styles | Miss A. Clifford | Total |
| Visits:— | |||||||||||||
| Primary | 353 | 400 | 208 | 245 | 277 | 210 | 349 | 306 | 89 | 7 | 321 | 31 | 2,796 |
| Revisits:– | |||||||||||||
| To infants under 1 year | 261 | 334 | 241 | 504 | 385 | 750 | 553 | 677 | 417 | 3 | 580 | 42 | 4,747 |
| To Children between l-5 years | 845 | 771 | 435 | 1,184 | 1,044 | 1,018 | 1,156 | 1,350 | 554 | 19 | 1,328 | 72 | 9,776 |
| Ante-natal:– | |||||||||||||
| Primary | 23 | 140 | 61 | 3 | 57 | 54 | 56 | 32 | 26 | – | 24 | 2 | 478 |
| Subsequent | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 38 | _ | 3 | 6 | 66 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatoum | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Puerpeal Fever | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | – | 1 | — | 8 |
| „ Pyrexia | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | _ | _ | 4 | – | 24 |
| Measle | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 31 | – | – | 8 | 1 | 99 |
| „ Revisits | – | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | – | – | 1 | – | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 533 | 810 | 588 | 335 | 431 | 519 | 487 | 312 | 316 | 35 | 142 | 104 | 4,612 |
| Totals | 2,029 | 2,489 | 1,538 | 2,278 | 2,207 | 2,566 | 2,620 | 2,712 | 1,440 | 64 | 2,412 | 258 | 22,613 |
| CENTRES ATTENDED:— | |||||||||||||
| Municipal | 230 | 230 | 101 | 199 | 205 | 118 | 133 | 37 | 143 | 2 | 175 | 13 | 1,586 |
| Voluntary | 2 | – | 3 | — | — | 12 | 95 | 115 | – | – | – | – | 227 |
| Totals | 232 | 230 | 104 | 199 | 205 | 130 | 228 | 152 | 143 | 2 | 175 | 13 | 1,813 |
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