London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stepney 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Infant Life Protection.
Number of Foster Mothers on approved list
at end of year 17
Number of children fostered by above 18
Child Minders (daily guardians).
Number of child minders - Voluntary 16
Statutory 3
Number of children minded - Voluntary 13
Statutory 7
Immunisation and Vaccination.
For details of immunisation and vaccination see pages 4-2 and 45.
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), is as
follows:-
Maternity (including expectant mothers) 10
Tuberculosis 8
Aged and infirm cases 876
Other cases 92
20