[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney].

  • Stepney (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1942?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARIES. Number of attendances at the Dispensary. 3624 consultations with medical practitioners Personal 128 Other 544 visits by Tuberculosis Officers to homes 389 specimens of sputum examined 447 (of these 89 were positive) X-ray examination: films 617, screening 333 950 children boarded out 11 visits by Tuberculosis Health Visitors to homes 5436 Special treatment was given to Tuberculosis patients as follows:- Pneumo-thorax refills to 45 patients necessitating 448 attendances Finsen light to 1 patient necessitating 68 attendances Number of patients recommended for Sanatorium treatment 222 contacts examined 385 Extra nourishment to tuberculous patients. 461 grants were made to 110 patients during the year. Each grant was for a period of 28 days. DENTAL CLINICS. fa] Tuberculosis: Total attendances 71 number of new patients 9 (b) Maternity & Child Welfare:- Total attendances 293 number of new patients 54 MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE AND HEALTH VISITING. Taf Number of Health Visitors employed: Municipal 10 Voluntary _9 Total: 19 (b) Number of all Health Visitors' visits, .to. expectant mothers, first visit's' 601 Total 1303 (c) Number of all Health Visitors' visits to children under 1 year, first visits 673 Total .7733 (d) Number of all Health Visitors' visits to children between 1 and 5 years. Total 19688 (e) Number of Infant Welfare Centres on 31st December, Municipal 6, Voluntary 6. (f) Number of children a't -first attendance under 1 year old, 828, betwe-en 1 and 5 years 434 (g) Number of attenders under 1 year old at end of year 681, over 1 year old 1628. (h) Total number of visits made during the year for all purposes by ^jalth Visitors:- (a) Municipal 14732 (b) Voluntary 30194 ANTE & POST NATAL CLINICS. fa] Number of clinics:- Municipal 2, Voluntary 3. (b) Total number of women who attended, 2192 (including 110 post natal). Note:- These figures include women who are not Stepney residents. SUPPLY OF MILK. The National Milk Scheme came into operation in July 1940. Free, Cheap rate Number of beneficiaries 1941:- Liquid milk 3437 4354 Dried 214 214 In addition the Council continue their scheme in supplying virol and oil and malt to mothers and children attending the centres. -2-