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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
Mitcham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Visits paid by Health V isitors, 1933.
| Mrs. Way. | Miss Knight (temporary part time) | Miss Harris | Mrs. Parsons. | Miss Burke. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary ante-natal visits | 29 | 3 | 22 | 48 | 74 | 176 |
| Subsequent ante-natal visits | 59 | 8 | 42 | 94 | 51 | 254 |
| Primary birth visits | 214 | 26 | 210 | 214 | 197 | 861 |
| Subsequent visits to infants | 454 | 200 | 1089 | 1544 | 815 | 4102 |
| Visits to children under five years of age | 1171 | 526 | 1566 | 1902 | 615 | 5780 |
| Visits re stillbirths | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Visits re deaths of infants under one year of age | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Visits re oases of ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Visits re cases of puerperal fever | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Visits re cases of puerperal pyrexia | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Primary visits to cases of tuberculosis | 25 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 86 |
| Subsequent visits to cases of tuberculosis | 103 | 39 | 47 | 118 | 25 | 332 |
| Special visits | 448 | 37 | 4 | — | — | 489 |
| 2518 | 840 | 3011 | 3951 | 1803 | 12123 |