London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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

Hammersmith 1924

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1924

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Number of Committee Meetings of Voluntary Associations attended50
Number of Insanitary Conditions reported by Health Visitors and dealt with by Sanitary Inspectors .65

Table: The feeding of the 2,078 infants visited was found to be as follows :—

The feeding of the 2,078 infants visited was found to be as follows :—

Breast-feeding1,836
Artificial feeding170
Mixed feeding72

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Every effort is made by the Health Visitors to encourage
mothers to breast-feed their infants, and also to induce them
to attend the Consultations at the Infant Welfare Centres, so
that both mother and child may be kept undier observation
during thj most critical months of the child's fife.

Table: The following table gives the number of births and deaths of infants and the rate per 1,000 births during the past 19 years, the year of the appointment of the first Health Visitor :—

The following table gives the number of births and deaths of infants and the rate per 1,000 births during the past 19 years, the year of the appointment of the first Health Visitor :—

Year.Births.Deaths of Infants.Deaths of Infants per 1000 births.
19063112430138
19073029362117
19083204383120
19092995360120
1910290632999
19112929434146
1912288025990
19132951314103
1914293527694
19152708277102
1916260522285
19172278251110
19182014210104
1919229622899
1920331221966
1921277924588
1922275819671
1923270117364
1924239917372

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It will be observed that the infant death-rate has increased
from 64 to 72 per 1,000.
The activities of those who have been engaged in Infant
Welfare Work continues to be carried on with enthusiasm
by both voluntary and municipal workers.