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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
Islington 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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SUMMARY OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH VISITORS FOR YEAR ENDING 1927.
| District | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Births, First Visits, Infants under 1 Year | 527 | 756 | 665 | 807 | 853 | 629 | 510 | 403 | 5,150 |
| II. Births, Re-Visits, Infants under 1 Year | 428 | 672 | 669 | 567 | 800 | 766 | 745 | 686 | 5,387 |
| III. Visits to Children, between 1st and 2nd Years | 522 | 687 | 693 | 671 | 766 | 659 | 622 | 419 | 5,039 |
| IV. Visits to Children, between 2nd and 5th Years | 1,774 | 1,888 | 1,621 | 1,008 | 1,700 | 1,239 | 1,502 | 850 | 11,582 |
| V. Visits re Still Births | 10 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 135 |
| VI. Deaths, Visits, re Infants under 1 Year | 8 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 77 |
| VII. Deaths, Visits, re Children 1 to 5 years | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| VIII. †ante-natal, home visits | F/102 186 | F/213 248 | F/212 263 | F/ 140 147 | F/183 227 | F/142 180 | F/120 147 | F/95 129 | F/1,207 1,527 |
| IX. †Puerperal Fever, or Pyrexia, Home Visits | p.f. f/7 14 | p.f.f/5 11 | p.f.f/4 5 | p.p.f/2 5 | pf. f/3 5 | p.f. f/1 3 | p.f.f/1 2 | p.f. f/4 8 | p.f.f/26 53 |
| p.p. f/1 2 | pp.f/2 2 | p.p. f/3 4 | |||||||
| Totals | 3,525 | 4,301 | 3,943 | 3,228 | 4,402 | 3,503 " | 3,550 | 2,509 | 28,961 |
| X. Attendances at Welfare Centre | 21 | 21 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 51 | 28 | 33 | 298 |
| XI. Other Work by Direction | 504 | 853 | 981 | 501 | 285 | 574 | 734 | 371 | 4,803 |
| XII. Visits Declined | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | - | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| XIII. Visits, House Shut | 545 | 1025 | 488 | 964 | 500 | 906 | 740 | 655 | 5,823 |
| XIV. Visits, Inopportune | 12 | 180 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 45 | 9 | 322 |
| Grand Total of Visits | 4,608 | 6,384 | 5,473 | 4,767 | 5,276 | 5,045 | 5,101 | 3,578 | 40,232 |
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