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I. STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
OF THE AREA.
Public Assistance and Unemployment. The Chief Officer
of Social Welfare and the Ministry of Labour have kindly
supplied me With the following information:-
(a) Stepney residents in receipt of out-door relief:-
1946. Men Women Children Total
5th January 210 404 240 854
28th December 220 402 248 870
(b) Number of unemployed persons aged 16 to 64 years
resident in Stepney who were recorded as unemployed
at Employment Exchanges as at 9th December:-
Men Boys Women Girls Total
755 13 38 4 810
II. GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
Staff. I am pleased to record that all the Sanitary
Inspectors with one exception who were seconded to the
Council's War Damage Department resumed their normal duties
in the Public Health Department. All the staff and
employees who were serving in H.M.Forces have now been
demobilised and have resumed duty.
Mr.W.H.Howard, Sanitary Inspector, resigned on 27th
April in order to take up another post.
The following Health Visitors resigned and took up
positions elsewhere: Miss A. Clifford on 2nd February,
Miss W.K. Brazier on 9th March, and Miss A, Carty on 31st
December.
Nursing in the Home. The arrangement with the East
London Nursing Society to undertake the nursing of children
and persons suffering from certain illnesses was continued
during the year. The number of visits was as follows:-
No. of Cases. Revisits.
To children under 5 years 70 735
To persons over 5 years 627 15,607
Insulin for persons suffering from Diabetes was provided
free of cost to 17 patients of which 4 were new cases, under
authority of Circular 2734 of the Ministry of Health.
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