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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

Croydon 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLE H. V.HEALTH VISITORS.-The following is a summary of the work done and visits paid by the Health Visitors.

TABLE H. V.

HEALTH VISITORS.-The following is a summary of the work done and visits paid by the Health Visitors.

Visits to Houses where the following Diseases hive been reported.Miss Gaul. (4)Miss Chalk. (2)Miss Waterman and Miss Hugsins (1)Miss King.Miss Good man and Mrs. Lockyer.Miss Massie. (5)Miss Gordon and Miss Webster (3) (6).
School Cases.Other Cases.School Cases.Other CasesSchool Cases.Other Cases.School Cases.Other Cases.School Cases.Other Cases.School Cases.Other Cases.School Cases.Other Cases.
1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visilts.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits1st Visits.Subsequent Visit;1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits..subsequent Visits1st VisitsSubsequent Visits
Scarlet Fever............2.................................3.........42......8.........
Diphtheria64......166......41..............................83......15623
Erysipelas5.........91......3.....................5.........3.........6...43
Measles12.........35521......11853...............3146......32236......5381966
German Measles1012......20920......951..................3173......51453......496677
Mumps5.........9810......6221...............17.........286......1302......
Whooping Cough18.........7618......281..................21.........465......411......
Chicken pox131......1008......361..................47.........945......612......
Sore Theoat153......45.........2013......................................................
Ringworm (scalp)1510......1950......711341...............1525......1611......6883......
,, (body)85......2730......29117..................720......1111......2012......
Verminous Heads.........11......1.................................1.........42......
Verminous Bodies............87.................................1......11......102......
Impetigo Contagiosa2822......164170......8687..................7676......221352......310292...
Scabies129......56106......617..................1932......4361......4076......
Infectious Eye Disesase126......4038......8.....................1215......3231......40271923
Other diseases3114......30595......1201851l......30567......20153......172333
Totals28176......1530585......68739710316.........1183253......1634681......20355354145
1st Visits.Subsequ't Visits.1st Visits.Subsequ't Visits.1st Visits.Subsequ't Visits.1st Visits.Subsequ't Visits.1st Visits.Subsequ't Visits1st Visits.Subsequ't Visits1st Visits.Subsequ't Visits.
Visits to houses where Infants have been born1122542683291821694850274232306...472296
Visits to houses where Infants have died under one vear of age7...24...21...1...30...27...352
Tuberculosis cases visited Visits paid to Elementary Schools for Medical Inspections...85...33086824...700870...274177
8...13...21...13...54...42...25...
Number of Children prepared for Medical Inspection—Newlv Inspected214...316...784...681...992...1163...1406...
36...13...222...46...400...347...391...
Specially Inspected .11...32...45...25...59...60...95...
Other Visits to Elementary Scnools2...24...29.........18...7...192
Home Visits arising out of Medical Inspection881127561746......238492189125267138
Home Visits for other information3828425733623328186494
Cultures taken13...51...21134...4628962987

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Notes.—(1) Two attendances at Clinics weekly.
(2) Two „ ,, „
(3) Two „ „
(4) Nine addresses on Infant Feeding at Domestic Centre.
(5) Twenty-six ,, „ , „
(6) Twenty-eight visits to Midwives.