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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

Deptford 1910

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1910

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The following is a report on her work from the date of her
appointment, March 2nd, to December 31st, 1910 :—
Public Health Department.
Town Hall,
New Cross Road, S.E.
February 4th, 1911.
Sir,
I beg to lay before you the following report on my work between
the dates March 2nd and December 31st, 1910, inclusive.

Table: I have paid in all 1,995 visits, of which 1,552 were first visits, and 443 were revisits. The distribution of visits in the different wards was as follows :—

I have paid in all 1,995 visits, of which 1,552 were first visits, and 443 were revisits. The distribution of visits in the different wards was as follows :—

E.N.N.W.S.S.E.S.W.Totals.
Visits67940523120138791552
Revisits231101671349443
Totals91050629821172881995

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As a result of the adoption of the Notification of Births Act by
this Borough, 2,786 births were notified during the course of the
year 1910. This number does not represent the total number of
births in the Borough during the year; and when it was found that
so many were failing to notify the births of their children in accordance
with the requirements of the Act, a careful check was kept, and
to all those who failed to comply with the provisions of the Act, I had
instructions to write. This check has been kept since the beginning
of June, and from that date to the end of the year 1910 I have had to
write to 190 parents on account of their failure to notify the births of
their children. On receipt of my letter most of them have either
replied apologising and pleading ignorance, or else have come up to
the Town Hall to explain, but in 34 cases a second letter was
necessary, and two cases, after being written to twice and no reply
being received, were reported to the Public Health Committee.
After a letter had been written to them by the Town Clerk these two
parents finally sent in their notifications,