London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Stepney 1924

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]

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Feeding of Infants:—
Breast fed 4,532
Artificially fed 121
Mixed feeding 151
4,804
No. dead before first visit of Health Visitor 403
Municipal Centres.
Limehouse.
St. George's.
Spitalfields.
Wapping.
Whitechapel.
No. of sessions held
48
46
47
52
48
No. of attendances
of infants
1,950
1,724
516
1,786
1,672
No. of attendances
of children 1-5
years of age
936
685
283
602
1,101
No. of doctors' consultations
48
46
23
52
48
No. of doctors' morning
consultations
40
-
-
-
-
Attendances of
mothers
211
-
-
-
-
Sewing Classes:—
No. of classes held
13
30
39
37
-
No. of attendances
83
207
289
225
-
Supply of Milk to Expectant and Nursing Mothers and to
Children.
The approximate quantity of milk, etc., distributed during the year,
together with the cost, was as follows:—
No. of
Applications
Granted.
No. of
Persons
Quantity
Cost.
£
s.
d.
Cows Milk—
Free
6,509
9,151
32,058¼ gals.
3,594
12
4
Half-price
87
137
468½ ,,
27
6
7
Dried Milk—
Free
875
982
6,762 lbs.
475
14
10
Half-price
23
2(5
172 „
6
3
8
Virol—
Free
85
97
97 lbs.
6
9
4
Half-price
1
1
2 „
—
—
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