Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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The work done by the health visitors is summarised in the following Table:-
1st visits | Re-visits | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Births | 2349 | 12204 | 14553 |
Still Births | 53 | 1 | 54 |
Infant Deaths | 143 | 3 | 146 |
Expectant Mothers | 435 | 369 | 804 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 19 | 30 | 49 |
Measles | 365 | 513 | 878 |
Infantile Diarrhoea | 32 | 36 | 68 |
Scabies in children | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Verminous Children | 15 | 5 | 20 |
Puerperal Fever | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Pneumonia | 23 | 30 | 53 |
Miscellaneous | 528 | 6 | 534 |
Unsuccessful visits | 539 | 1276 | 1815 |
Scarlet Fever recoveries | 248 | 185 | 433 |
Whooping cough | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 |
Erysipelas | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Totals | 4,771 | 14,680 | 19,451 |
Ward. | Births Notified. | Alive. | Dead. | By whom Notified. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total. | Male | Female. | Parent. | Doctor. | Midwife | other Person. | |||
East | 532 | 273 | 259 | 523 | 9 | 51 | 109 | 366 | 6 |
North | 485 | 330 | 255 | 480 | 5 | 54 | 219 | 210 | 2 |
North-west | 439 | 227 | 212 | 424 | 15 | 79 | 141 | 214 | 5 |
South | 411 | 213 | 198 | 406 | 5 | 72 | 111 | 224 | 4 |
South-east | 222 | 104 | 118 | 215 | 7 | 49 | 65 | 97 | 11 |
South-west | 243 | 120 | 123 | 237 | 6 | 79 | 48 | 109 | 7 |
2332 | 1167 | 1165 | 2285 | 47 | 384 | 693 | 1220 | 35 |
During the year 7,961 applications were received and were dealt with as follows:—
Granted free | 5730 |
„ at half-price | 2200 |
Refused | 29 |
Grants at hall-price refused by applicant | 2 |
7,961 |