London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Erith 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]

This page requires JavaScript

Text

Copy text to clipboard

-15-
four day nurseries and are very necessary under "the authority's
progressively expanding clinic programme.

Table: The following table illustrates this expansion during the last four years:-

The following table illustrates this expansion during the last four years:-

19401945.
Infant Welfare Centres attendances.3 weekly, 1 twice monthly (i.e. 180 sessions per annum) 12,12712 weekly clinics (i.e.624 sessions per annum) 27,357
Ante-Natal Centres. Attendances.1 Specialist monthly 2 weakly centres 1,3692 specialist monthly clinics 5 weekly clinics 3,928
Municipal Maternity Home.6 beds16 beds (Since July, 6 antenatal beds)
No. of Patients117.293
Health Visitors Number of35
Home Helps1 full-time2 full-time 3 part-time
Nursery Schools01 with 120 places
Nursery Glasses01.with 25 places
Day Nurseries04 with 170 places

Table: B. (S.) Homo Visits by Health Visitors

B. (S.) Homo Visits by Health Visitors

ChildrenSpecial VisitsInfant Life ProtectionTotal Visits
19431st VisitsRe-VisitsStill-BirthsOthersExpectant Mothers
January93765145407951
February60734433446881
March70116915450111355
April55102343857111188
May7199135535111166
June75724260276894
July69717-394910894
August79643-33424801
September617102274610856
October638422394791002
November68785-50439955
December68734152437905
Total Visits83298472052552310111,848