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Stepney 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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| Mr.A.P. | 72 | b.c. | Hospital. | Emergency Order for 3 weeks. |
| Mrs.L.G. | 74 | a.b.c. | Hospital. | Emergency Order for 3 weeks. Extension for 6 weeks in an Institution. |
| Miss E.K. | 82 | b. | Institution. | - |
| Miss F.S. | 76 | b. | Institution. | A variation in the Order was made for her transfer to an institution where Kosher meals were supplied. |
| Miss M.S. | 77 | b. | Institution. | Removed from Institution to Hospital for observation under Lunacy Acts. |
In addition to the foregoing persons removed under
Court Orders, admission was gained to hospitals or institutions
for 24 other persons. The Council's Inspector occasionally
visits old people after their removal to a welfare
home or hospital, and reports in the majority of cases that
they have settled down well and appear to be happy in their
new surroundings.
The majority of visits to aged persons made by officers
of this Department are carried out by the Council's woman
Sanitary Inspector and woman Hygiene Assistant, and 2,208
visits were made by these officers during the year.
Many of these persons were visited and medically
examined by Dr.J.E.Epsom, who is engaged on a part-time
sessional basis for duties including a survey of aged persons
in the Borough who are in need of care and attention. This
survey is proving valuable in helping to assess the size of
the problem in the Borough.
A register of old people so visited is kept in the Department. Amendments made to the register during the year are as follows:-
| Number on register at 1st January, 1954 | 745 |
| Additions to the register during the year | 333 |
| Removals from the register during the year | 77 |
| Number on. register at 31st December, 1954 | 1001 |