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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 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Owing to the large number of mothers attending the
Lime house Infant Welfare Centre and Ante-Natal Clinic, an
extension was opened on 9th December.
The local midwives have a consulting room for their
patients at the centre.
A new Centre was also opened in Ashfield Street in
November, to replace the centre at Newark Street which
for many years was considered unsatisfactory.

Table: SUPPLY OF MILK AND VITAMINS.Under the National Scheme, Welfare foods have been distributed through the Infant Welfare Centres etc., as follows :-

SUPPLY OF MILK AND VITAMINS.

Under the National Scheme, Welfare foods have been distributed through the Infant Welfare Centres etc., as follows :-

CommodityDay NurseriesInstitutionsWelfare CentresFood OfficeTotal
National Dried Milk Full Cream481,58116,02114,42232,072
National Dried Milk Half Cream26631,1061,1572,928
Cod Liver Oil6981987,2633,45011,609
A.& D. Capsules--1,3701,3732,743
Orange Juice.1,5213,08448,04325,65378,301

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ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS. The result of an investigation into
106 cases was as follows:-
Died before reached age of one Month 4
" " " „ one Year 6
Looked after by own mother in own home
during first year of life 59
Looked after by an individual foster
mother during first year of life 1
Looked after in L.C.C. or other Local
Authority Home or Institution 4
Mother of child normally lives outside
Stepney 14
Birth transferred at once to Borough
in which mother normally resides 64
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