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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

Wandsworth 1919

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 93
deaths of infants under one year, attendance and lectures at infant
welfare and ante-natal centres, the visiting of creches, and committee
meetings in connection therewith, investigation into applications
for milk under the Milk (Mothers and Children) Order, the provision
of free meals and dental treatment, the periodical visiting of homes
for unmarried mothers and children, the keeping of registers and
records in connection with the above, and the preparation of
monthly reports.
I am able to report that all the above work was'carried out to
my entire satisfaction.
The following table summarises the work of the health visitors
during the year in the various wards of the Borough.

Table: TABLE LIX.

TABLE LIX.

Year ended December 31st, 1919.Clapham.Putney.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth.Boro'.
N.S.B.S.So.F.Sp.
Births— Visits29124022056046458237i2375413,506
Re-visits7285244366893343404693792794,178
Children, 1—2 years— Visits8—1064177241065304
Re-visits144765216025176503346888
Children, 2—5 years— Visits1243137119101231955509
Re-visits79601872572904073101852732,048
Ante-natal visits8—74315911883
Puerperal fever— Visits143559231143
Re-visits—4——223—920
Ophthalmia neonatorum— Visits18451267105774
Re-visits113413351311265
Enteritis— Visits21673375943
Re-visits2I——1——3—7
Measles— Visits53215105136273291765704
Re-visits———5732031443
Whooping-cough— Visits20142623308173—141
Re-visits——316411—16
Investigation of death of infants251.71524934101136181
Attendance at Infant Welfare Centres79—5577485414—83410
Attendance at Ante-natal Centres3——72427——1172
Visits to creches———106—25—39—80
Committee meetings6—1312111328209112
Visits re supply of milk and food149779i4322332282291282301,797
Visits re dental treatment3—9495105247
Health talks to mothers6—20123918—499
Miscellaneous visits225475136120353280428
Ineffectual visits24134715717233637215159171,681
Total1,9111,3981,4292,8412,6062,4271,86813131,78617.579
Nuisances reported to Medical Officer of Health58211456—87442968377