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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
Lambeth 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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The cost to the Local Authority of the Lambeth Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme since its inception in 1916, and the fall in the infantile mortality year by year are shown in the following table, together with the percentage of Lambeth children entering the County Council Elementary Schools afflicted with some physical defect or defects:—
| Year | Cost to the Borough Council (Financial Year) | Infantile Mortality | Percentage of children entering school with one or more physical defects | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | ||||
| 1918 | 713 | 6 | 1 | 105 | 37.7 |
| 1919 | 1,010 | 14 | 4 | 85 | 38.2 |
| 1920 | 1,664 | 14 | 2 | 69 | 32.8 |
| 1921 | 4,517 | 8 | 10 | 77 | 34.2 |
| 1922 | 4,820 | 18 | 8 | 79 | 32.7 |
| 1923 | 4,377 | 15 | 1 | 58 | 34.2 |
| 1924 | 3,382 | 15 | 7 | 67 | 38.3 |
| 1925 | 3,911 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 48.2 |
| 1926 | 4,073 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 53.1 |
| 1927 | 4,086 | 12 | 10 | 55 | . 56.7 |
| 1928 | 4,274 | 19 | 8 | 61 | 51.1 |
| 1929 | 4,481 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 55.3 |
| 1930 | 17,329 | 1 | 9 | 57 | 55.0 |
| 1931 | 20,331 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 61.5 |
| 1932 | 20,147 | 16 | 7 | 56 | 47.9 |
| 1933 | Not available | 63 | 44.2 | ||
Summary of Work carried out (Visits Paid) by the 4 Whole-time Official Health Visitors during 1933.
| Ante-natal Visits | 1,208 |
| Do. Re-visits | 165 |
| Births, 1st Visits | 454 |
| Do. Re-visits | 515 |
| Do. Stillborn | 104 |
| Ophthalmia, 1st Visits | 83 |
| Do. Re-visits | 143 |
| Diarrhoea Cases, 1st Visits | 0 |
| Do. Re-visits | 0 |
| Infantile Deaths (excluding Diarrhoea), visits | 41 |
| Welfare Centre Attendances | 556 |
| Clinic Attendances | 124 |
| Visits—No result | 768 |
| Special Visits (Measles, Diphtheria Prevention, etc.) | 102 |