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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
Lambeth 1919
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1919
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The Health Visitors' duties of the Female Sanitary Inspectors may be tabulated separately in the form of the following details of work done during 1919:—
| Visits. | Revisits. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 1,336 | 190 | 1,526 |
| Still-births | 33 | – | 33 |
| Expectant Mothers | 10 | – | 10 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum cases | 46 | 93 | 139 |
| Epidemic Diarrhœa cases | 4 | – | 4 |
| Tuberculosis cases | 762 | 177 | 939 |
| Maternity Home | 2 | – | 2 |
Miss M. Davies, one of the Council's Female Sanitary Inspectors,
left the employ of the Council on November 30th, 1919, to take up
her new duties under the Ministry of Health (Housing Department).
Summary of Work Carried Out by the Health Visitors during 1919.
| Births* | 3,745 |
| Ophthalmia cases* | 274 |
| Diarrhœa cases | 29 |
| Milk DepÔt (attendances) | 52 |
| Tuberculosis cases* | 1,420 |
| Depôt children (visits) | 300 |
| Welfare Centres | 72 |
| Day Nurseries | 5 |
| Maternity Home | 19 |
| Special cases | 208 |
| Expectant mothers (visits) | 237 |
N.B. —In addition to the above, 1,136 visits were paid to
houses, but no one was found to be at home.
The above returns are to be read in conjunction with those given
under the summary of work carried out by the Female Sanitary
Inspectors, who act also as part-time Health Visitors.
FACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS, 1919.
Factories.
4 new factories were added to the Register, dealing with (a)
boot repairing, 1 ; (b) electrical appliances, 1 ; (c) laundry, 1 ; (d)
toys, 1.
Workshops.
19 new workshops were added to the Register, dealing with :
(a) dressmaking, 2 ; blouses, 5 ; bakers, 2 ; packers, 1 ; hosiery, 1 ;
boot repairing, 1 ; leather goods, 1 ; honey refining, 1 ; wheelwright,
1 ; motor tyre repairing, 1 ; and tailoring, 3.
* Including revisits, as follows :—Births, 1839, Ophthalmia neonatorum 207,
Tuberculosis 846.