Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE V.
HEALTH OFFICERS | Total. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
First visits to infants (0-1 year) | 362 | 241 | 259 | 358 | 401 | 77 | 203 | 1,901 |
Return visits to infants (0-1 year) | 423 | 465 | 535 | 723 | 1,079 | 256 | 466 | 3,947 |
Total visits to children (1-5 years) | 1,051 | 1,028 | 1,146 | 673 | 874 | 636 | 796 | 6,204 |
Stillbirth enquiries | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 50 |
Visits to ophthalmia cases | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | 46 |
Return visits to ophthalmia cases | 5 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 33 | 1 | — | 94 |
Visits to measles cases | 135 | 199 | 210 | 61 | 323 | 168 | 214 | 1,310 |
Visits to whooping cough cases | 23 | 64 | 39 | 13 | 101 | 86 | 72 | 398 |
Visits to puerperal fever cases | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 |
Visits to puerperal pyrexia cases | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 30 |
Visits to enteritis cases | 54 | 11 | 37 | 13 | 21 | — | — | 136 |
Infantile death enquiries | 37 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 10 | 18 | 179 |
Milk investigations | 266 | 45 | 44 | 470 | 277 | 14 | 136 | 1,252 |
Ante-natal visits | 111 | 72 | 110 | 114 | 83 | 143 | 206 | 839 |
Half-days at welfare centres | 183 | 143 | 127 | 123 | 196 | 103 | 115 | 990 |
Special visits | 199 | 303 | 280 | 311 | 181 | 349 | 388 | 2,011 |
Pulmonary.—First visits | 17 | 25 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 34 | 40 | 164 |
Re-visits | 125 | 192 | 174 | 139 | 18 | 278 | 238 | 1,164 |
Non-Pulmonary—First visits | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | — | 12 | 6 | 41 |
Re-visits | 49 | 154 | 110 | 71 | — | 210 | 69 | 663 |
First visits to cases notified | 11 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 54 |
Inspections of factories | 3 | 23 | 35 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 74 |
Inspections of workshops | 5 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 31 | 395 | 178 | 650 |
Inspections of outworkers' premises | 25 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 81 | 207 | 38 | 378 |
Inspections of other workplaces | — | — | — | 3 | — | 15 | 11 | 29 |
Total Visits | 3,128 | 3,059 | 3,241 | 3,195 | 3,785 | 3,008 | 3,211 | 22,609 |
Intimation notices | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Statutory notices | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Final notices | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Summonses | — | - | — | - | — | - | - | - |