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Stepney 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Infant Life Protection.
| No. on Register - 1st Jan. 1954 | Ust Dec. 1954 |
|---|---|
| Foster Mothers 17 | 20 |
| Foster Children 15 | 25 |
| Child Minders (daily guardians). | |
| No. of child minders - Voluntary | 17 |
| Statutory. | 1 |
| No. of children minded - | |
| Voluntary | 13 |
| Statutory | 1 |
| Care of Premature Infants. | |
| No. of' premature births during the year | 129 |
| No. of deaths under 1 month | 28 |
Immunisation and Vaccination.
For details of immunisation and vaccination see pages
48 and 5l.
Domestic Help Service.
This service, covering the boroughs of Bethnal Green,
Poplar and Stepney, is 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 follows:-
| Maternity (including expectant mothers) | 16 |
| Tuberculosis | 16 |
| Aged and Infirm Cases. | 753 |
| Other | 106 |