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Homeless families in Hackney.

L Parsons1

  • 1Department of Public Health Medicine, City and Hackney Health Authority, St Leonard's Hospital, London.

Public Health
|July 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Infants and school-children in temporary accommodations, like Bed and Breakfast (B&B) hotels, show impaired health, including low birth weight and developmental issues. This highlights concerns about prolonged stays in such environments for vulnerable children.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Pediatrics
  • Social Medicine

Background:

  • Temporary accommodation, such as Bed and Breakfast (B&B) hotels, is utilized by vulnerable populations.
  • The health and developmental outcomes for children residing in these settings are not well-documented.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the health status of infants and school-children living in temporary accommodation.
  • To compare health indicators between children in temporary housing and local resident controls.

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective study analyzing medical records of children in Hackney and Tower Hamlets.
  • Inclusion of infants and school-aged children residing in temporary accommodation (B&B hotels) and local resident controls.

Main Results:

  • High proportion of low birth weight (10-25%) observed across groups, with 25% of B&B infants weighing under 2,500g.
  • A third of infants in B&B accommodation experienced growth below the 10th centile.
  • School-children in B&B hotels exhibited poorer health (30% not normal) and development (10% not normal) compared to local residents, with lower immunisation rates.

Conclusions:

  • Children in temporary accommodation, particularly B&B hotels, face significant health and developmental challenges.
  • The findings raise serious questions about the suitability of prolonged stays in temporary accommodation for high-risk children.
  • While immunisation rates were good for infants, they were poor for school-children in B&B settings.

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