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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Wartime nurseries.
The Cowley nursery was opened on the 14th July
but it was not until December that the Tulse Hill nursery
was ready and the Black Prince shortly after. Delays were
due to innumerable and often irritating causes outside the
Council's control but in spite of the obstacles these three
Lambeth nurseries formed a high proportion of the total of
22 which hart by that time opened in London.
Milk Assistance Scheme.
l,101 (42,277) gallons of milk were provided free
during the. Year indicating the extent to which the national
milk scheme has taken the place of the local one.
Summary of work done by the four official health visitors
| Ante-natal visits | 823 |
| Ante-natal re-visits | 281 |
| Births 131 visits | 644 |
| Births re-visits | 227 |
| Births stillborn | 24 |
| Ophthalmia 1st visits | 30 |
| Ophthalmia re-visits | 32 |
| Measles l3t visits | 409 |
| Measles re-visits | 6 |
| Infantile deaths visits | 11 |
| Welfare centres attendances | 78 |
| Diphtheria prevention clinic attendances | 218 |
| Post natal visits | 694 |
| Visits to children 1-5 years | 399 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia visits | 13 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia re-visits | 1 |
| Special visits;- refugees, evacuation, rest centres, shelters, scabies etc. | 1,402 |
One of these health visitors is still seconded for
temporary duty in a reception area.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE AREA
| Male Sanitary Inspectors | ||
| Total number of inspections (including war damage to property, iron railings for salvage, etc.) | 7,717 | |
| Total number of re-inspections | 12,190 | |
| Total number of intimation notices served | 761 | |
| Total number of nuisance notices served | 61 | |
| Female Sanitary Inspectors | ||
| Total number of visits and inspections (factories, workplaces, infectious disease, etc.) | 1,823 | |
| Total number of re-visits | 77 | |
| Total number of intimation notices served | 95 | |
| Workshops in which, defects were found | 110 | |
One sanitary inspector is still on loan to the
billeting officer and is engaged in repairs to requisitioned
billet3 among his many other duties.
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, Section 224.
Nine orders were applied for and granted for the
compulsory removal of persons to hospital under this section.
5.