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 St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The number of visits paid by each officer is shown in the following table:—
Bristow. | Crockart. | Landel Jones. | Templeton 1 | Chapman. | Manger. | Anderson. | Blaxland. | Hunter. | Blair. | Robinson. | Bagnall. | Bruce. | Clarke.† | Harris. | Harrop. | Lurie. | Lynn. | Smith. | Totals. | ||
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Infants. Under 1 | [ First Visits | 82 | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 113 | 103 | 230 | 101 | 173 | 123 | 209 | 236 | 70 | 139 | 156 | 115 | 174 | 156 | 2192 |
1 Subsequent | 285 | 24 | 5 | — | 35 | 424 | 302 | 777 | 290 | 377 | 353 | 1070 | 705 | 570 | 510 | 629 | 3811 | 692 | 541 | 7978 | |
First Visits | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | — | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 123 | |
Subsequent | 200 | 21 | — | — | 16 | 221 | 231 | 414 | 459 | 219 | 232 | 301 | 309 | 389 | 320 | 397 | 332 | 353 | 281 | 4695 | |
First Visits | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 17 | — | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 118 | |
Subsequent | 224 | 20 | — | — | 19 | 228 | 522 | 519 | 1046 | 281 | 313 | 331 | 462 | 475 | 366 | 600 | 386 | 579 | 528 | 6899 | |
Expectant Mothers | First Visits | 44 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 36 | 63 | 121 | 47 | 96 | 80 | 170 | 70 | 56 | 98 | 62 | 56 | 102 | 83 | 1199 |
Subsequent | 55 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 79 | 29 | 77 | 35 | 42 | 70 | 291 | 188 | 133 | 55 | 89 | 110 | 86 | 39 | 1394 | |
Measles | 130 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 131 | 159 | 272 | 156 | 200 | 96 | 93 | 475 | 249 | 240 | 275 | 278 | 229 | 261 | 3260 | |
German Measles | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 148 | |
Whooping Cough | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | — | 5 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 141 | |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 48 | |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | |
,, Pyrexia | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 27 | |
Other diseases | 37 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 84 | 28 | 198 | 19 | 29 | 38 | 169 | 41 | 73 | 139 | 93 | 63 | 88 | 1104 | |
Milk Enquiries | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 52 | |
Foster Children | 44 | — | 8 | — | — | 6 | 31 | 74 | 3 | 27 | 48 | 124 | 33 | 23 | 36 | 101 | 22 | 100 | 56 | 736 | |
Other Visits | 138 | 219 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 172 | 525 | 118 | 590 | 501 | 153 | 424 | 90 | 190 | 655 | 161 | 68 | 203 | 490 | 4771 | |
Totals | 1267 | 307 | 18 | 14 | 156 | 1429 | 2113 | 2671 | 2968 | 1967 | 1549 | 3080 | 2824 | 2201 | 2553 | 2675 | 2639 | 2639 | 2573 | 34894 | |
Consultations and Classes attended | 206 | 266 | 230 | 32 | 248 | 213 | 103 | 183 | 132 | 223 | 147 | 118 | 196 | 150 | 132 | 163 | 120 | 162 | 158 | 3182 |
* Miss Temple ton, retired as from 30th June.
† ,, Clarke resigned „ ,, 31st October.