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METRO POLITAN BOROUGH OF STEPNEY.
ANNUAL (Abriged)REPORT OF OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR 1942
AREA OF BOROUGH (In acres) 1902. 766
POPULATION: Registrar-General's estimate for the mid-year
1942, is not available for publication,
LIVE' BIRTHS. Legitimate and illegitimate.
Rate per 1000 of the estimated resident. population 17.6
STILL BIRTHS. Rate per 1000 total (live and Still) births 50.2
DEATHS. M.728 F.515 Total 1243
PUERPERAL DEATHS. deaths Rate per 1000 total (live
and still births)
Puerperal sepsis 1 0.7
Other-puerperl causes 4 5 3.04 3.74
DEATH -RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE-YEAR OF AGE:-
All infants per 1000 live, birth 52.0
Legitimate infants per 1000 legitimate live births 48.0
Illegitimate infants per 1000 illegitimate live births 105.8
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 171
" " Measles -
" " whooping Cough (all ages) 7
" " Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 9
RATES, FOR ENGLAND, WALES AND LONDON COMPARED WITH RATES FOR
THE BOROUGH OF STEPNEY. England 86 Wales. London. Stepney.
Live births. 15.8 14.0 17.6
Deaths. 11.6 13.9 -
Infant Mortality 49.0 60.0 52.0
Puerperal causes 2.0 (not available)3.74
NURSING IN THE HOME.
Facilities were provided as usual
LABORATORY FACILITIES Total number of Bacteriological Examinations.was
404,401 for Diphtheria Bacilli these 11
were found to be positive and 3 for Typhoid, all of which
were negative.
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARIES
Number of attendance as the Dispensary 4003
„ „ consultations with medical practitioners
Personal 210
other 544
„ „ visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes 392
„ „ specimens of Sputum examined (81 positive) 485
„ „ x-ray examinations 114
„ „ children-boarded out 11
" visits by Tuberculosis Visitors to homes 5238
Special treatment was given to Tuberculous patients as follows:
Pneumo-thorax refills to 46 patients necessitating.
attendances 439
Finsen light to 2 patients necessitating attendances 20
Number of patients. recommended for Sanaterium treatment 275
„ „ contacts examined 529
Extra nourishment to tuberculous patients 542 grants were
made to 129 patients during the year each grant was for
a period of 28 days.
DENTAL. CLINIC.
(a) Tuberculosis: Total attendances. 78
number of new patients 8
(b) Maternity & Child welfare
Total attendances 345
number of now patients 97
maternity and child welfare and health visitor
(a) Number of Health Visitors employed: - Municipal 9
Voluntary 9 18
(b) Number of all Health Visitors' visits to children
mothers, first visits 1105 Total 2410
(c) Number of all Health Visitors' visits to children
under 1 year, first visits 1166 Total 10696
(d) Number of all Health Visitors visits to children
between 1 and 5 years Total 21964
(e) Number of Infant Welfare Centres on 31 December
Municipal 6 Voluntary 5.