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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
Enfield 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Schools, Ponders End. Each-centre is opened once a month, and the attendances during the year were:—
| Centre. | New Attend - ances. | Re-Attend -ances. | Total Attend - ances. | Average Attendance per Meeting. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldron Hall | 100 | 103 | 203 | 16.9 |
| Alma Road Council School | 72 | 84 | 156 | 13.0 |
| Totals | 172 | 187 | 359 | 14.9 |
Maternity Hostel.
The arrangements entered into with the Edmonton Board of
Guardians as to the supply of beds for Maternity cases, necessitous
or otherwise, came into force in June, 1918. With the shortage of
housing accommodation, this provision has been much appreciated
by many mothers.
The following table gives particulars of the work done by the Health Visitors during the year.
Visits.
| Town and Chase. | Bush Hill Park. | Hadley. | Ordnance. | Ponders End. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth Notification Visits | 327 | 180 | 2 | 219 | 276 | 1,034 |
| Ditto Re-visits | 765 | 506 | 4 | 301 | 477 | 2,053 |
| Children, 1-5 yrs. Visits | 1,680 | 1,156 | 7 | 370 | 756 | 3,969 |
| Infant Mortality Visits | — | — | - | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| General Visits | 162 | 110 | — | 337 | 364 | 973 |
| Ante-Natal Visits | 245 | 195 | - | 95 | 139 | 674 |
| Post-Natal Visits | 27 | _ | - | 5 | 3 | 35 |
| Blank Visits | 197 | 147 | - | 147 | 179 | 670 |
| Child Death Visits | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum Visits | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever Visits | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 3,403 | 2,294 | 13 | 1 ,512 | 2,208 | 9,430 |