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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
Ilford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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24,008 attendances of children from 1 to 5 years were made
at the Welfare Centres in 1936. The congestion at the Centres
does not enable sufficient time to be given to the toddler.
The Ilford area is divided into 12 districts, one nurse carrying
out all home visits both for Maternity and Child Welfare work and
School Medical Service work in each area.
The following is a summary of the visits paid by the Health Visitors during 1936 as far as the Maternity and Child Welfare work is concerned:—
| First visits to newly-born infants | 2,627 |
| Subsequent visits to children under 1 year of age | 7,412 |
| Subsequent visits to children over 1 year of age and under 5 | 14,523 |
| Visits to expectant mothers | 212 |
| Home visits for other reasons | 1,650 |
| Total visits paid | 26,424 |
Supervision of Midwives.
There are 10 certified midwives resident and practising in the
district (apart from those at the Maternity Home and private
nursing homes), and 15 certified midwives resident outside Ilford,
but practising in Ilford.
Their supervision has been carried out as in previous years.
The following is a summary of the notices received from midwives during 1936:—
| Medical Help | 543 |
| Death of Mother or Child | 29 |
| Laying out the Dead | 11 |
| Stillbirths | 30 |
| Liability to be a source of infection | 32 |
| Artificial Feeding | 85 |
| 730* |
* Of these, 533 were received from the Ilford Maternity Home.