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
Islington 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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4. Home Visiting.
| North | South | East | West | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of visits made to:- | |||||
| (i) Expectant mothers (a) First visits | 381 | 84 | 164 | 152 | 781 |
| (b) Total visits | 1,576 | 146 | 683 | 281 | 2,686 |
| (ii)Children under 1 year | |||||
| Total visits | 3,556 | 4,304 | 3,176 | 3,452 | 14,488 |
| (iii)Children 1-5 years | |||||
| Total visits | 5,543 | 7,022 | 4,069 | 6,674 | 23,308 |
5. Number of children who attended at the centres during the year, and who, at the end of the year were:-
| (i) Under 1 year | 657 | 436 317 | 417 | 1,827 |
| (ii) 1-5 years | 1,461 | 1,302 636 | 973 | 4,572 |
MUNCIPAL HEALTH VISITORS.
A good deal of time was voluntarily given by the Council's Health Visitors
for duty at First Aid Posts and Mobile Units. Interruption of normal
visiting was unavoidable for a period but was resumed as soon as conditions
permitted.
Summary of Visits.
| Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Births, First Visits, Infants under 1 year | 3,137 | |
| 2. Births, Re-visits, Infants under 1 year | 2,231 | |
| 3. Visits to Children between 1st.& 2nd. years | 2,372 | |
| 4. Visits to Children between 2nd.& 5th years | 5,974 | |
| 5. Visits re Stillbirths | 107 | |
| 6. Deaths, Visits re Infants under 1 year | 50 | |
| 7. Deaths, Visits re Children 1-5 years. | 3 | |
| 8. Ante-natal Home visits | 1,365 | |
| 9. Puerperal | (Fever, Home visits | 5 |
| (Pyrexia, Home visits | ||
| 10. Attendances at Welfare Centre | 100 | |
| 11. Other work by direction | 2,709 | |
| 12. Visits declined | 3 | |
| 13. Visits House Shut | 5,704 | |
| 14. Visits Inopportune | 33 | |
| Total visits | 23,793 | |
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION.
Number of persons on register prepared to receive children at end of year 25
Number of children at end of year 24
home helps.
172 cases were attended by Home Helps, the not cost to the Council being:-
£496. 13.9d.
supply of milk to mothers and young children.
The total quantity of milk supplied was as follows
260,296 pints at a cost to the Borough Council of £3,627. 1. 2d.
The number of recipients was 11,393.