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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
St Pancras 1918
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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| £ | s. | d, | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University College Hospital (for extern Midwifery and Infant Welfare Centre) | 1052 | 16 | 11 |
| 266 | 19 | 9 | |
| Royal Free Hospital (for extern Midwifery and Infant W< lfare Cen re) | 133 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Pancras 1 ispensarv (Infant Clinic) | 51 | 12 | 2 |
| Mayoress of St. Pancras Nursing Fund (Home Nursing) St. Pancras Home Helps Committee | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| St. Pancras School for Mothers | 639 | 3 | 7 |
| St. Pancras Day Nursery | 235 | 5 | 10 |
| Whitefield's Day Nursery | 236 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentish Town Day Nursery | . 493 | 11 | 2 |
*Including expenditure on work amongst residents outside St. Pancras.
Infantile DiarrhŒa.
37 deaths of infants under one year of age from diarrhoea and enteritis were
registered during 15)18. The number of such deaths in each quarter of the
year was as follows:—
First Quarter 10
Second ,, 2
Third ,, 15
Fourth „ 10
The number of deaths of children under 5 years of age from diarrhoea and
enteritis was 47.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
40 cases were notified during 1918, 31 by doctors, 8 by midwives, and 1 by
both doctor and midwife. In 2 other cases the diagnosis was afterwards
altered, the corrected number of cases being therefore 38.
5 of the cases were regarded by the visitor as grave, 15 as moderate, and
18 as slight.
6 of the cases have since died. 11 were illegitimate.
The cases are classified below according to the manner in which the mothers were attended at their confinement.
| Attended at birth by | cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Total number of births notified. | No. of cases per 1000 births notified. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors | 2 | 820 | 2.4 |
| Medical Students | 6 | 603 | 9.9 |
| Midwives from Institutions | 2 | 411 | 4.9 |
| Private Midwives | 13 | 700 | 18.6 |
| Delivered in Hospitals and Institutions | 15 | - | - |