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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

Tottenham 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The work of the MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE STAFF
is set out in tabular form hereunder: —

Table: HOME VISITS MADE UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS, MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE ACT, AND CHILDREN ACT, 1908, PART I, AS AMENDED BY THE CHILDREN ACT, 1932, PART V.

HOME VISITS MADE UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS, MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE ACT, AND CHILDREN ACT, 1908, PART I, AS AMENDED BY THE CHILDREN ACT, 1932, PART V.

Children under 1 year.Children over 1 year.Total.
1st Visits.Re-visits.1st Visits.Re-visits.
Notification of Births2,0707,90441914,64125,034
Still-births509--59
Deaths3327—42
Ophthalmia Neonatorum and Discharging Eyes3047--77
†Other Infectious Diseases5445113117329
Total2,2378,00753914,75825,541
Maternity Visits.
1st Visits.Re-visits.
Ante-Natal572801--1,373
Post-Natal240152—-392
Puerperal Fever1410--24
Puerperal Pyrexia1012——22
Other Visits.
Mothers.Children.
703406——1,109
Total Visits————*28,461

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†Other Infectious Diseases include Measles and German Measles, Bronchial
Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, Whooping Cough, Poliomyelitis.
Other visits and re-visits include visits to hospital with swabs in connection
with suspected contagious disease; massage cases, complaints of neglect
and inspection of premises as to their suitability for nursing of children
after operation, and visits for assisted milk supply; visits to foster-mothers
and children registered under the Children Act, 1908, Part I, as amended
by the Children Act, 1932, Part V.
*Unsuccessful visits included in above total 2,980.
CHILDREN BETWEEN 1 AND 5 YEARS OF AGE.
Under the Notification of Births Acts.
It will be noted that visits were made to children between 1 and 5
years of age totalling 15,060.