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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 outdoor relief:
1947. Men VJomen Children Total
4th January - 206 374 215 795
27th December - 207 384 251 842
(b) Number on the Unemployed Register as at
12th January, 1948:
Men Boys Women Girls Total
1284 4 213 3 1504
II. GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
Staff. Numerous changes took place during the year.
The undermentioned (a) retired on superannuation:
Miss Lacey (Health Visitor) on 12/12/47
Mr.Abson (Food Inspector) 31/1/47
Mr.Dee do. 31/3/47
Mr.Price (Vaccination Officer) 29/3/47
Mr.Robertson do. 29/3/47.
(b) left in order to take up a position elsewhere :
Mr.Brownlee (Sanitary Inspector) 30/11/47
I.r. Lyons do. 6/9/47
wfcr.Mahoney do. 30/6/47
Mr.Roper do. 26/2/47
Mrs.Reynolds (Health Visitor) 30/4/47
(on marriage)
Dr. J.W.Crawford (Deputy M.O.PI.) 31/3/47
(c) entered the Council's service:
Miss Griffin (Health Visitor) on 1/9/47
Miss Love do. 10/11/47
Miss Woodfine do. 6/10/47
Mr.Firsht (Sanitary Inspector) 29/12/47
Dr. J.Kerr Brown (Deputy M.O.II.) 6/10/47
Insulin for persons suffering from Diabetes was
provided free of cost to 25 patients of which 10 were
nev; cases, under authority of Circular 2734 of the
Ministry of Health.
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