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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
Shoreditch 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE STATISTICAL INFORMATION
HEALTH VISITING
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Visits | Total | 1st Visits | Total | ||
| Expectant mothers | 499 | 1,194 | Ophthalmia neonatorum, etc. | 13 | 21 |
| Infants | 556 | 2,811 | |||
| Children aged l-5 | 333 | 6,910 | Puerperal fever | — | — |
| Interviews | — | 2,551 | Puerperal pyrexia | 4 | 6 |
| Futile visits | — | 2,491 | Child life protection | — | 3 |
| Still birth visits | 5 | 5 |
CLINIC ATTENDANCES
| (1) | (2) | Children | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—1 | 1—5 | ||||||||
| Centre | No. of Sessions | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | Antenatal | Miscellaneous | Total | Attendances |
| Seen by Dr. | Total | Seen by Dr. | Total | ||||||
| Model Welfare Centre | 509 | 1,126 | 2,804 | 1,083 | 2,436 | 1,672 | 3,240 | 10,152 | 1,012 |
| Herbert Grove | 286 | 1,099 | 2,109 | 712 | 1,492 | 339 | 555 | 4,495 | 489 |
| Total | 795 | 2,225 | 4,913 | 1,795 | 3,928 | 2,011 | 3,795 | 14,647 | 1,501 |
MISCELLANEOUS ATTENDANCES (INCLUDED ABOVE)
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Total | First | Total | ||
| Toddlers' clinic | 348 | 690 | Artificial sunlight—Mothers | — | 44 |
| Post-natal clinic | 40 | 40 | Children | 70 | 742 |
| Mothers without children | — | 1,308 | Housewifery classes | — | 1,021 |
DINING CENTRE, 210, KINGSLAND ROAD
| (1) | (2) | (1) | (2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary dinners served to mothers | 475 | Mothers on register at end of period | 3 |
| ,, ,, ,, lying-in mothers | — | Toddlers on register at end of period | 5 |
| Dinners served to toddlers | 774 |
MISCELLANEOUS
| Mayfield : Admissions | 147 | Minimum free milk allowances (M.C.W.) | 2 |
| Discharges and transfers | 148 | Maximum free milk allowances | 40 |
| Admissions to other convalescent homes | 12 | Free milk recipients (C.M.S.)— | |
| Visits under otorrhoea scheme | 21 1 | End of 1st Quarter | 591 |
| Home help cases | 50 | End of 2nd Quarter | 605 |
| Midwifery cases: Council | 43 | End of 3rd Quarter | 493 |
| „ „ St. Bart's | — | End of 4th Quarter | 712 |
| „ „Anti-natal visits | 860 | Reduced cost milk recipients (C.M.S.)— | |
| Maternity dressings | 61 | End of 1st Quarter | 836 |
| End of 2nd Quarter | 956 | ||
| End of 3rd Quarter | 844 | ||
| End of 4th Quarter | 1,035 |