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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| No. of cases Nursed. | No. of Visits paid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia | 39 | 625 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 34 |
| Measles | 21 | 372 |
| Bronchitis | 17 | 160 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 13 | 194 |
| Post Confinement, etc. | 27 | 693 |
| Other Ailments | 90 | 1,215 |
| Totals | 210 | 3,293 |
5.—PROVISION OF MILK AND OTHER FOODS TO
NECESSITOUS MOTHERS AND CHILDREN.
In each case dealt with, every form of assistance was taken
into account, including, of course, that given by the Guardians.
Milk supplied free of cost to necessitous cases involved the Council
in an expenditure of £1,207 7s. Id. for cows' milk and
£402 18s. 3d. in respect of dried milk.
The applications dealt with for milk numbered 2,908, and
those for milk food amounted to 1,032.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glaxo | 64 | 6 | 10 |
| Cow and Gate | 325 | 4 | 0 |
| Milkal | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Virol | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Marylebone Cream | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Cod Liver Oil and Malt | 26 | 12 | 6 |
| Sundries | 14 | 12 | 8 |
| » | £462 | 12 | 0 |