Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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VISITS BY THE HEALTH VISITORS:—
| DISTRICT | Mile End, S.W. | St George's, North | Limehouse, North | Mile End, S.E. | Ratcliffe, Shad-well andPt. of St. George's | Mile End, North East | Mile End, Central and Pt. of Limeh'se | Wapping | Whitechapel and Spitalfields | Limehouse, North | Limehouse, South | Mile End North and Part of Whitechapel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME | E. Addis | E. Clements | A.M. Cordwell | M. Davis (8 months) | N. W. Dudfield | S. Foucar | A. E. Gibbs | E. Goodfellow | D. Mitchell | M. E. E Styles (9 weeks) | I. Virtue | H. A. Whitty | Total |
| Primary | 648 | 278 | 388 | 210 | 516 | 204 | 432 | 171 | 425 | 78 | 294 | 335 | 3,979 |
| Revisits:— | |||||||||||||
| To infants under 1 year | 529 | 506 | 670 | 525 | 462 | 510 | 645 | 1,127 | 609 | 276 | 778 | 507 | 7,144 |
| To children between 1-5 years | 575 | 914 | 1,162 | 1,090 | 663 | 1,502 | 1,551 | 922 | 659 | 280 | 1,091 | 1,026 | 11,435 |
| Ante-natal:— | |||||||||||||
| Primary | 129 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 124 | 1 | 4 | 109 | 549 |
| Subsequent | 14 | — | 15 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 175 | 1 | — | 19 | 240 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,013 | 439 | 683 | 295 | 504 | 621 | 363 | 844 | 639 | 78 | 146 | 648 | 6,273 |
| Total | 2,908 | 2,187 | 2,923 | 2,124 | 2,208 | 2,844 | 3,010 | 3,114 | 2,631 | 714 | 2,313 | 2,644 | 29,620 |
| CENTRES ATTENDED:— Municipal | 53 | 187 | 100 | 2 | 163 | 103 | 49 | 144 | 105 | 35 | 203 | 174 | 1,318 |
| Voluntary | - | - | 12 | 69 | 1 | 96 | 123 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 303 |
| Total | 53 | 187 | 112 | 71 | 164 | 199 | 172 | 144 | 107 | 35 | 203 | 174 | 1,621 |