London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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N.S.P.C.C. Officer. It has also had close co-operation with the
British Red Cross Society, the Invalid Children's Aid Association,
the Clapton Mothers' Hospital and Almoners of various hospitals.
Details of Home Visiting by Health Visitors.
| Expectant Mothers | Children under 1 year | Over 1 year | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Visits. | Re-visits. | First visits. | Re-visits. | Re-visits. | |
| 870 | 979 | 1,177 | 2,949 | 5,061 | 11,036 |
| Other visits :—Infantile Deaths | 15 | ||||
| Still Births | 42 | ||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | ||||
| Pneumonia | 26 | ||||
| Infectious Diseases | 546 | ||||
| Public Health Act, 1936; Child Life Protection.. | 59 | ||||
| Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act, 1939 | 39 | ||||
| Special visits—Mothers | 277 | ||||
| Children | 104 | ||||
| Total | 12,147 | ||||
Dockets for sheets—598 were given to expectant mothers.
Breast Feeding.
The following table shows the types of infant feeding and their incidence in the total infant population for the period January 1st to July 4th, based on the notified births, i.e., 1,229.
| Breast fed | 545 |
| Part Breast fed + milk, dried milk or condensed milk | 378 |
| Bottle feeding—Cow's milk | 15 |
| Dried milk | 155 |
| Other artificial feeding | 5 |
| Feeding unknown, i.e. removals, deaths, etc. | 131 |
| Total | 1,229 |
Attendances at the Infant Welfare Sessions.
| Centre. | Sessions | Weighings: infant attendances. | New cases. | Weighings: over 1 year attendances. | New Cases | Examined by doctor.- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lordship Lane | 130 | 3,930 | 273 | 1,191 | 21 | 834 |
| The Chestnuts, St. Ann's Road | 131 | 4,505 | 359 | 814 | 28 | 1,122 |
| Park Lane | 83 | 2,675 | 207 | 554 | 7 | 854 |
| Town Hall | 26 | 953 | 102 | 96 | — | — |
| Total | 370 | 12,063 | 941 | 2,655 | 56 | 2,810 |