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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 1938

[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.
Epidemic Diarrhoea (children under 5 years of age)418
Maternity Nursing31409
Measles (children under 5 years of age)881109
Pneumonia (children under 5 years of age)17332
Pemphigus Neonatorum120
Puerperal Pyrexia688
Ophthalmia Neonatorum or slight inflam
mation of eyes24503
Whooping Cough (children under 5 years of age)437
Other ailments (nursing mothers or children under 5 years of age)30305
Totals2052821

Table: PROVISION OP MILK AND OTHER FOODS TO NECESSITOUS MOTHERS AND CHILDREN.

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

Form of Assistance.No. of Applications.Gross cost to the Council.
Received.Grunted.
Cow's Milk7,4967,427£ 3,137s. 18d. 5
Dried Milk1,1871,175434711
Totals8,6838,6023,57264

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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 1938 amounted to £257 7s. 8d.
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