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Infant Life Protection.
No. on Registers- 1st Jan.1953. 31st Dec.1953
Foster Mothers 19 17
Foster Children 19 15
Child Minders (daily guardians).
No. of daily guardians - Voluntary 1
Statutory 18
No. of children minded - Voluntary 1
Statutory 18
Care of Premature Infants.
No. of premature births during the year 121
No. of deaths under 1 month 38
Immunisation and Vaccination.
For details of immunisation and vaccination see pages
41 and 43.
Domestic Help Service.
This service, covering the boroughs of Bethnal Green,
Poplar and Stepney, has been divided into three districts,
irrespective of borough boundaries, and statistics for each
separate borough are not available.
However, the number of cases In which help was provided
in the "southern" district (which comprises the Borough of
Stepney less the area east of the Canal and two areas north
of the east-west line Whitechapel High Street, Whitechapel
Road and Mile End Road) was as followss-
Maternity (including expectant mothers) 5
Tuberculosis 16 16
Aged and Infirm Cases 650
Other 84
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