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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 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: Health Visiting:—Visits of Health Visitors during the year:—

Health Visiting:—Visits of Health Visitors during the year:—

To expectant mothersfirst visits1,257
total visits3,379
To infants under one year of agefirst visits2,248
total visits6,686
To children between the ages of one and five yearstotal visits12,722

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Maternity Hospital Accommodation.—The Council pays the
sum of one guinea in respect of each necessitous person admitted
from the borough for treatment at either of the under-mentioned
hospitals. Expectant mothers are deemed to be eligible for assistance
under this scheme if by reason of poverty or other cause they
are unable to pay an amount equal to half the average cost per
patient of the maintenance and administration charges of the
hospital concerned for the preceding year.

Table: The number of patients assisted under this scheme, together with the cost to the Council during the year is shown below:—

The number of patients assisted under this scheme, together with the cost to the Council during the year is shown below:—

Cost.
Cases.£s.d.
Salvation Army Mothers' Hospital 424420
City of London Maternity Hospital 132138120
174£182140