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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
Stepney 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Health Visitors.
Visits paid by Health Visitors during the year
To Expectant Mothers (1) First Visits 549 (2) Total Visits 789
To Infants under 1 (1) First Visits 3,979 (2) Total Visits 11,123
To Children 1-5 Total Visits 11,435
Municipal Homes and Hospitals for Children Under 5.
Number of beds — Number of Children under 5 received during the year—None.
Total number of weeks spent in the Homes by such cases —
Municipal Day Nurseries.
Total number of attendances of Children under 5 during the year—None.
† The corrected figures supplied by the Registrar-General.
MUNICIPAL CENTRES AND CLINICS.
| Address. | Whether Sessions are held weekly, fortnightly, etc. | Day and Time of Meeting | Average Attendance per Session | Number who Attended for the First Time | Present arrangements for medical supervision | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers | Children | Expectant Mothers | Children | ||||
| Town Hall, Commercial Road, Limehouse | 3 times per week | Monday. 2-5 p m. Wedn'sy 1.30-5 p m. Thurs. l0 30.1.m 1 p m. | .. | 44 | .. | 188 | Dr J. M. Browne |
| .. | 32 | .. | 106 | Dr. J. M. Browne | |||
| 4 | .. | 127 | .. | Dr. J. M. Browne | |||
| 401 Mile End Road | weekly | Thurs. 2-5 p.m | .. | 65 | .. | 176 | Dr. N. Cotter |
| Town Hall, Cable Street, St. George's | do. | Tues. 2-5 p.m. | .. | 56 | .. | 373 | Dr. J. M. Browne |
| 100 Vallance Road | do. | Thurs. 2-5 p.m. | .. | 30 | .. | 209 | Dr. J. M. Browne |
| Riverside Mansions, New Gravel Lane | do. | Wedn'sy. 2-5 p.m | .. | 36 | .. | 191 | Dr. N. Cotter |
| St Phillip's Institute, Newark Street | do. | Wedn'sy. 2-5 p.m. | .. | 32 | .. | 132 | Dr. J. M. Browne |
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
| Number of cases notified | Number of cases visited | Arrangements made for nursing, and terms | Number of cases nursed | Number of cases removed to hospital | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum .. | 38 | 37 (1 not traced) | East London Nursing Society 1/3 per visit | 25 | 13 |
| Puerperal Fever | 11 | 11 | .. | — | 11 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 14 | 14 | .. | 8 | 6 |
| Measles and German Measles (children under 5) | 1984 not notifiable | 1442 | East London Nursing Society 1/3 per visit | 53 | 482 |
| Whooping Cough (do.) | „ | .. | .. | - | — |
| Epidemic Diarrhoea (do.) .. | „ | .. | .. | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 | 3 | .. | — | — |