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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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B(4). Home Visits by Health Visitors.
| 1938 | Children | Special Visits | Expectant Mothers | Infant Life Protection | Total Visits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Visits | Re-Visits | Still-Births | Others | ||||
| January | 51 | 592 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 679 |
| February | 59 | 585 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 681 |
| March | 34 | 499 | — | 15 | 21 | 3 | 572 |
| April | 57 | 719 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 812 |
| May | 57 | 613 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 711 |
| June | 43 | 750 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 829 |
| July | 136 | 1327 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 1527 |
| August | |||||||
| September | 50 | 557 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 639 |
| October | 42 | 597 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 672 |
| November | 56 | 632 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 722 |
| December | 40 | 426 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 493 |
| Total Visits | 625 | 7297 | 22 | 145 | 195 | 53 | 8337 |
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 mid wives. Institutional treatment for
normal cases is provided, and during the period under review
116 maternity cases were admitted. Of these 95 cases were
delivered by mid wives and 21 by doctors. The average duration
of stay of these cases in the home was 13.00 days.
B (5)b. Ante-natal.
The ante-natal sessions which are held on one half-day each
week at the Hainault and Bedonwell Clinics, continue to
function, and as will be seen from the following table, the
attendance figures are most gratifying.