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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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1936.
1937.
Total attendances
669
841
Average per session
12.86
16.49
Number seen by Doctor
630
788
Average per session
12.11
15.45
Percentage of total attendance seen by
Doctor
94.1%
93.7%
Percentage of mothers attending Prenatal
Centre
29.04%
36.13%
Note of any abnormality found is transmitted to the doctor or
midwife engaged to attend.
TABLE OF VISITS MADE BY THE HEALTH VISITORS UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS, MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS.
| Children:— | 1936. | 1937. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First visits | 416 | 444 | |
| Under 1 year of age | 1,162 | In addition to-first visits. | 1,629 |
| Over 1 year of age | 3,256— | 2,821 | |
| Visits re:— | |||
| Deaths under 5 years of age | 13 | 9 | |
| Stillbirths Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 9 | 5 | |
| cases | 3 | — | |
| Pre-natal visits | 392 | 493 | |
| Visits re:— | |||
| Puerperal Fever cases | — | — | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia cases | 2 | 9 | |
| Special visits (test-feeds, following special cases | |||
| seen by M.O. at Centres, failing lactation, etc.) | 1,150 | 841 | |
| Total visits | 6,403 | 6,251 |
As hitherto, the vast majority of notified births are visited by
the Health Visitors upon the notification being received. Any
cases requiring special attention are revisited periodically, and
mothers are given a cordial invitation to attend the Centres if they
so desire. These arrangements continue to operate in a satisfactory
manner.
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