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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 1924

Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford

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Table: SUMMARY OF WORK OF HEALTH VISITORS.

SUMMARY OF WORK OF HEALTH VISITORS.

1st visitsRe-visitsTotal
Births22401030712547
Still Births51253
Infant Deaths166_166
Expectant Mothers483254737
Ophthalmia Neonatorum265480
Measles127914862765
Infantile Diarrhœa11516
Scabies in children527
Verminous Children15520
Puerperal Fever448
Pneumonia86123209
Miscellaneous56374637
Unsuccessful visits4857801265
Scarlet Fever recoveries209144353
Encephalitis lethargica1—1
Erysipelas2—2
Totals5,62613,24018,866

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In addition to the above visits, the Health Visitors spent in all
542 afternoons at sessions of the Infant Welfare Centres and 106
mornings at sessions of the Ante-Natal or Special Clinic; 6 attendances
were also made at Dental Clinics.
Feeding.—In the 2,240 births visited it was found that 2,104
infants were being breast fed and 56 partly breast fed. Only 80 were
entirely hand fed.

Table: Births Notified, Year 1924.

Births Notified, Year 1924.

Ward.Births Notified.Alive.Dead.By whom Notified.
Total.Male.| FemaleParent.Doctor.MidwifeOther Person.
East49326223148310381113422
North46524821745015452022162
North-west43022420642010711172348
South338159179329952342466
South-east2241131112213576O1061
South-west240131109232869571059
219011371053213555332581124928

Table: Milk supplied to Necessitous Mothers and Children.During the year 8,380 applications were received and were dealt with as follows :—

Milk supplied to Necessitous Mothers and Children.

During the year 8,380 applications were received and were dealt with as follows :—

Granted free6197
at half-price2149
Refused (over scale)34
8,380