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Health Visitors—
Visits paid during 1925:
To Expectant Mothers. First visits, 1,792. Total
visits, 2177.
To Infants under 1 year. First Visits, 4,204. Total
visits, 18,471.
Children 1-5. Total visits, 21,987.
Maternity Homes (Subsidised by Council)—
(1) Queen Mary's Hospital. Number of beds, 10.
(2) Plaistow Maternity Charity. Beds, 10.
Number of cases received during 1925:
(1) Queen Mary's Hospital, 375.
(2) Plaistow Maternity Charity, 498.
Number of weeks spent in Hospital by such cases:
(1) Queen Mary's Hospital, 654.
(2) Plaistow Maternity Charity, 996.
Hospital for Children under 5 yrs. (Subsidised by Council)—
(1) St. Mary's Hospital. Number of beds, 10.
(2) Children's Hospital, Balaam Street. Number
of beds, 10.
Number of Children admitted to
(1) St. Mary's Hospital, 308
(2) Children's Hospital. Balaam Street, 44.
Number of weeks spent by Children in
(1) St. Mary's Hospital, 710.
(2) Children's Hospital, Balaam Street, 235 4/7.
Number of Children under 5 years in Homes and Hospitals
outside Borough, 23.
Number of weeks spent in such Homes, 204.
Welfare Road Day Nursery (Subsidised by Council)—
Half-days, Nil. Whole days, 230. Average per day,30.56.