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Stepney 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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"It should be noted that the average gain in weight during the first and
last terms of the year exceeds the gain during April to September inclusive.
"The School Journey proved very popular. The older children gained
an average of 0.6 kilos in two weeks, and the younger group 0.3 kilos.
"I am pleased that the Stepney Borough Council are arranging to make
available a portion of the grounds of 35, Stepney Green for the use of the
school as a garden."
Boarded.out
Contacts.
10 Children who were contacts of infectious cases of pulmonary tuberculosis
were boarded out during the year.
Special
Treatment
for
Tuberculosis
Patients.
The Council have arrangements by which they pay for the attendances of patients undergoing certain forms of treatment at various hospitals as follows
| No of Patients. | No. of Attendances | |
|---|---|---|
| Finsen Light treatment at the London Hospital | 7 | 98 |
| Pneumo.Thorax Refills at Brompton ,, | 1 | 28 |
| „ „ „ London Chest „ | 28 | 355 |
| „ „ „ City Road Chest Hospita | 1 | 6 |
| „ „ „ Colindale „ | 3 | 16 |
| „ „ „ Grove Park „ | 2 | 14 |
| „ „ Margaret Street „ | 1 | 6 |
| Solganol or Sanocrysin treatment at Victoria Park Hospita | 3 | 47 |
Supply of
Extra Nourishment.
Grants to Tuberculous patients were made on the recommendation of the
Tuberculosis Officers for a period of 28 days in the first instance. The grant
consists of one and a half pints of Pasteurised or Tuberculin Tested Milk per
day, seven eggs per week, and a half pound of butter per week.
During the year 424 grants were made to 152 persons, the total cost being
approximately £360 8s. 0d.