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Stepney 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Medical
Records of
School
Children.
Arrangements were made during the year for the medical records at the
Infant Welfare Centres to be forwarded to the Head Teachers of Schools in the
Borough. Lists arc received from the Educational Department of the London
County Council of children under 5 years of age entered on the rolls of the
infants departments and the particulars of the children and their medical
records are filled in on cards supplied by the London County Council and
forwarded to the schools concerned. If no record is available at the centre the
Health Visitor visits the home and obtains these particulars.
Convalescent
Treatment.
Convalescent Treatment is a boon to the mothers in Stepney and is much
appreciated. It is remarkable to learn that many of them had never been
away for a holiday from home before especially to the seaside.
During the year, mothers and children were sent away to the homes mentioned below:—
| Home | Mothers | Children. |
|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's, Birchington | 28 | 25 |
| Invalid Children's Aid Association | — | 2 |
| St. Mary's, Dover | 25 | 50 |
| Church Army Convalescent Homes, Merrow | 4 | 5 |
| „ „ ,, „ St. Leonards | 1 | 1 |
| All Saints' Convalescent Home, Eastbourne | 4 | 7 |
| 62 | 90 |
Provision of
Milk and
Meals to
Expectant
and Nursing
Mothers and
to Children.
The following table shows the approximate quantity and cost of milk, etc., distributed during the year:—
| Cows Milk— | No. of Applications granted. | No. of persons. | Quantity. | Cost. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £. | s. | d. | ||||
| Free | 6,558 | 8,734 | 30,581¼ gals. | 3,246 | 5 | 0 |
| Half-Price | 90 | 133 | 465½ „ | 24 | 17 | 0 |
| Dried— | ||||||
| Free | 1,742 | 1,925 | 13,298 lbs. | 997 | 8 | 0 |
| Half-Price | 37 | 44 | 300 „ | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| Virol— | ||||||
| Free | 1,479 | 1,702 | 1,701 lbs. | 130 | 13 | 8 |
| Half-Price | 24 | 41 | 28 „ | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Total | 9,930 | 12,566 | 31,046f gals. | 4,411 | 13 | 8 |
| 15,327 lbs. | ||||||
Dinners are supplied by the Stepney Invalid Kitchen, Whitehorse Street,
on the grounds of health, to pregnant and nursing women who are in necessitous
circumstances. The Council pay 6d. towards the cost of each of the dinners
and the period during which the dinners are supplied is four weeks. The
number of dinners supplied during the year was 3,105, at a cost to the Council
of £77 12s. 6d.