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No. delivered in a Hospital by a Doctor (or Medical Student) = 351
No. delivered in their own homes by a Doctor (or Medical Student)
from a Hospital = 98
No. delivered in a Hospital by a Midwife (or pupil Midwife) = 1,657
No. delivered in their own homes by a Midwife (or Pupil Midwife) = 404
No. „ „ „ „ by a Private Doctor = 68
No. „ „ „ „ by a Private Midwife = 151
No. „ „ „ „ by a Handy Woman = 2
No. „ „ „ „ by a Relative = 4
No. „ „ „ „ unattended (i.e., B.B.A.) = 2
2,737
From the figures obtained as the result of these two enquiries it will be
seen that the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney does not suffer from a lack
of skilled supervision for its mothers either in the ante-natal period or at
child-birth.
F. R. O'SHIEL,
Deputy Medical Officer of Health.
III.—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA.
Scavenging.
The Public Cleansing Officer has kindly supplied me with particulars of
the activities of the Public Cleansing Department during the year:—
There were no material improvements or alterations made in the Street
Cleansing service during the year under review, but one or two reorganization
schemes of a minor character were put into operation, to overcome certain
difficulties which presented themselves, and, the whole system can be said to
be working satisfactorily.
As a result of the revision of the Collection of House and Trade Refuse,
all premises now have at least a twice weekly collection, some have a thrice
weekly, and from Hospitals, institutions and most main thoroughfares, refuse
is collected daily.
Shops Act,
1934.
1,317 inspections were carried out during the year. It was found necessary
to serve 63 notices, i.e., 33 with respect to sanitary accommodation, 15 to ventilation,
and 15 with respect to temperature.