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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
Southgate 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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| Ante-natal visits | 398 | 296 |
| Visits re:— | ||
| Puerperal Fever cases | – | – |
| Puerperal Pyrexia cases | 2 | – |
| Special visits (test-feeds, following special cases seen by M.O. at Centres, failing lactation, etc.).. | 998 | 1210 |
| Visits re:— | ||
| Tuberculosis cases | 42 | 29 |
| Diphtheria Immunisation | – | 158 |
| Total visits | 6824 | 6797 |
As hitherto, all notified births are visited by the Health Visitors
upon the notifications being received. Any cases requiring special
attention are re-visited periodically, and all mothers are given a
cordial invitation to attend the Centres if they so desire. These
arrangements continue to work satisfactorily.
Children Act, 1908.—During 1933 the visits paid in connection
with this work were as follows:—
Number of registered foster mothers 10
Number of foster children 14
Total visits paid 60
No case of neglect was discovered during the year.
Very little trouble is met with in the administration of this Act.
Miscellaneous Statistics.
| 1932. | 1933. | |
|---|---|---|
| Births registered in the district | 437 | 327 |
| Attended by Midwives | 165 (approx.) | 132 |
| Un-notified Births | 18 | 30 |
| Percentage of Births notified | 96.3% | 90.8% |
| Stillbirths notified | 20 | 9 |
| Stillbirths notified by Midwives | 3 | 1 |
| Stillbirths notified by Doctors | 17 | 8 |
| Stillbirths notified occurring in Institutions : In the district | – | – |
| Outside the district | 12 | 6 |
| Maternal Deaths | 2 | 2 |
| Infant Deaths:— | ||
| Under 1 year of age | 25 | 19 |
| Under 1 month (inc. above) | 14 | 12 |
| 1 to 5 years of age | 6 | 6 |