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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: In order to facilitate reference, however, a table is given here to show the extent to which the services of the nurses employed by the Hackney District Nursing Association have been utilised during the past year under the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme:—

In order to facilitate reference, however, a table is given here to show the extent to which the services of the nurses employed by the Hackney District Nursing Association have been utilised during the past year under the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme:—

Disease.No. of Cases Nursed.No. of Visits Paid.
Infantile Diarrhoea697
Maternity Nursing891394
Measles (children under 5 years of age)658
Ophthalmia Neonatorum35669
Pneumonia (children under 5 years of age)7151
Whooping Cough (children under 5 years of age554
Other ailments (nursing mothers and children under 5 years of age)1752522
Totals3234945

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PROVISION OF MILK AND OTHER FOODS TO
NECESSITOUS MOTHERS AND CHILDREN.

Table: During the year under review 6,226 applications were received from 1,302 families for grants of milk, free or at less than cost price, under the Council's maternity and child welfare scheme. These applications were dealt with as follows:—

During the year under review 6,226 applications were received from 1,302 families for grants of milk, free or at less than cost price, under the Council's maternity and child welfare scheme. These applications were dealt with as follows:—

Form of Assistance.No. of Applications.Gross cost to the Council.
Received.Granted.
£s.d.
Cow's Milk5,2105,1742,036160
Dried Milk1,0161,01339294
Totals6,2266,1872,42954

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Under an arrangement between the Council and the London
County Council the cost of milk supplied under the Council's
scheme to families in receipt of help from the Public Assistance
Committee is reclaimed from the County Council. The sum repaid
by the County Council to the Borough Council in respect of grants
made during 1937 amounted to £327 2s. 0d.
In addition to the cow's milk and dried milk supplied free of
cost or at a reduced price, dried milk is supplied at the Infant
Welfare Centres at cost price, whilst other foods, medicines, etc.,
are supplied free of cost or at cost price. Details of the sale of