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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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INFANT WELFARE CENTRES, NATAL CLINICS, &c.
| Lime house. | Salmon Lane | Mile End | St. Georges. | Spital fids | Wapping | Wh chpl. | Dane Colet (Vol). | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.of:- | |||||||||
| Infant Welfare Sessions | 99 | 101 | 103 | 155 | 100 | 53 | 105 | 99 | 815 |
| Attendances of Infants | 5124 | 3113 | 3876 | 3587 | 3449 | 1500 | 2746 | 2123 | 23518 |
| Children | 905 | 1477 | 1705 | 1872 | 1184 | 915 | 1435 | 780 | 10333 |
| Infants on Register at end of the year | 1387 | 1461 | 1787 | 1450 | 1462 | 606 | 1013 | 939 | 10105 |
| Children do. do. | 1423 | 1504 | 2040 | 2069 | 1577 | 824 | 1171 | 589 | 11197 |
| Ante-Fatal: - | |||||||||
| Sessions | 51 | - | - | - | 52 | - | - | — | 103 |
| New Cases | 220 | — | - | - | 90 | - | - | — | 310 |
| Subsequent Attendances | 501 | - | - | 2 | 203 | - | - | - | 706 |
| Doctor's Consultations | 150 | 101 | 103 | 163 | 152 | 53 | 105 | 99 | 927 |
| Toddlers' Clinic sessions. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| 1st Attendance | - | - | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | 35 |
| Total „ | - | — | - | 57 | - | - | - | - | 57 |
| Toddlers with defects | - | - | - | 42 | - | - | - | - | 42 |
| No. of defects found | - | - | - | 42 | - | - | - | - | 42 |
Details of the work at the Infant Welfare Centres
etc. are Given in the following table.