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 Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF HOME VISITNG FOR 1932.
Public Health Department. | The Royal College of St. Katharine. | Total 1932. | Total 1931 | |||||
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Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | Cases. | Visits. | Cases | Visits. | |
Ante-Natal:— | ||||||||
No. of Cases | 769 | — | 598 | — | 1,367 | — | — | |
Primary visits | — | 769 | — | 598 | — | 1,367 | — | |
Re-visits | — | 1,448 | — | 1,783 | — | 3,231 | — | |
Infant Child Welfare visits:— | ||||||||
Primary visits (Infants) | — | 1,237 | — | 1,186 | — | 2,423 | — | |
Removed before visit | — | 51 | — | 28 | — | 79 | — | |
Died before visit | — | 25 | — | 26 | — | 51 | — | |
Stillbirths | — | 37 | — | 32 | — | 69 | — | 88 |
Re-visits— | ||||||||
Under 1 | — | 7,669 | — | 9,440 | — | 17,109 | — | |
1—5 | — | 18,503 | — | 21,591 | — | 40,094 | — | |
Removed | — | 508 | — | 784 | — | 1,292 | — | 1,279 |
Died | — | 74 | — | 81 | — | 155 | — | 219 |
† Ophthalmia Neonatorum:— | ||||||||
No. of Cases notified | 27 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | |
Primary visits | — | 27 | — | — | — | 27 | — | |
Re-visits | — | 52 | — | — | — | 52 | — | 76 |
Removed to Hospital | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | |
Enteritis:— | ||||||||
(a) No. of Cases reported.. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24 | — | 43 | — | 67 | — | — | — | |
(a) Primary visits | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — |
Re-visits | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Removed to Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Died | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
(6) Primary visits | — | 24 | — | 43 | — | 67 | — | 84 |
Re-visits | — | 27 | — | 91 | —_ | 118 | — | — |
Removed to Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |
Died | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — |
Measles:— | ||||||||
No. of Cases under 5 years | 534 | — | 405 | — | 939 | — | — | |
Primary visits | — | 534 | — | 405 | — | 939 | — | |
Re-visits | — | 158 | — | 105 | — | 263 | — | 272 |
Removed to Hospital | 260 | — | — | — | 260 | —— | 136 | — |
Died | — | 23 | — | 7 | — | 30 | — | |
Total visits— | — | |||||||
Children over 5 years | — | 371 | — | 124 | —_ | 495 | — | |
Whooping Cough:— | ||||||||
No. of Cases | 166 | — | 156 | — | 322 | — | 804 | — |
Primary visits | — | 166 | — | 156 | — | 322 | — | |
Re-visits | — | 50 | — | 95 | — | 145 | — | 296 |
Removed to Hospital | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | — |
Died | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
fPuerperal Fever:— | ||||||||
No. of Cases notified | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 15 | — |
Primary visits | — | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 15 |
Re-visits | — | 20 | — | — | — | 20 | — | 44 |
Removed to Hospital | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 14 | — |
Died:— | 4 | |||||||
— | 4 | — | — | — | — | |||
(6) Non-notified Cases | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
† Puerperal Pyrexia:— | ||||||||
No. of Cases notified | 28 | — | — | — | 28 | — | 23 | — |
Primary visits | — | 28 | — | — | — | 28 | — | 23 |
Re-visits | — | 49 | — | — | — | 49 | — | 27 |
Removed to Hospital | 27 | — | — | — | 27 | — | 22 | — |
Died | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Maternal Deaths (enquiries) | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 7 | — |
Maternal Deaths:— | ||||||||
Primary visits | — | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | — | |
Re-visits | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | ||
Miscellaneous Visits | — | 1,899 | — | 682 | — | 2,581 | — | 772 |
Total Visits:— | ||||||||
Primary | — | 3,290 | — | 2,598 | — | 5,888 | — | 5,380 |
Re-visits | — | 30,543 | — | 34,662 | — | 65,205 | — | |
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Total Visits paid, 1932 | — | 33,833 | — | 37,260 | — | 71,093 | — | — |
Total Visits paid, 1931 | — | 33,381 | — | 39.530 | — | — | — | 72,911 |
* Zymotic Enteritis is notifiable from 1st June to 30th September.
† All eases are visited by Health Visitors of the Public Health Department.
Enquiries re Maternal Deaths are made by the Public Health Department