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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

Erith 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

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Table: B(4). Home Visits by Health Visitors.

B(4). Home Visits by Health Visitors.

1937ChildrenSpecial VisitsExpectant MothersInfant Life ProtectionTotal Visits
1st VisitsRe-VisitsStill-BirthsOthers
January4653419174611
February50808—11312902
March4270022349789
April77845262211963
May40561210168637
June59887372412992
July111115431035171330
August
September5199522734151124
October5077227259865
November5561513212697
December53782116353890
Total Visits634865319108294929800

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B(5). Maternity Services.
B(5)a. Maternity Home—Hainault.
The Council provides a maternity home of 7 beds, including
one isolation bed. The staff consists of a Sister-in-Charge, a
Junior Sister, and two midwives. Institutional treatment for
normal cases is provided, and during the period under review
134 maternity cases were admitted. Of these 101 cases were
delivered by midwives and 33 by doctors. The average duration
of stay of these cases in the home was 13.93 days.
B(5)b. Ante-Natal Clinic.
During 1937, the ante-natal sessions were increased by the
commencement of a Weekly Clinic at the New Bedonwell Centre
which serves the Western part of the District.
The Hainault Ante-Natal Clinic still continues to serve the
needs of the more central parts of the District.
In the volume of the ante-natal work carried out at these
two clinics, although Bedonwell Clinic has only been in existence
since October, a creditable increase is again apparent.