Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Miss D. Boyce-Jones. | Miss I. L. Buckledee. | Miss N. Burr. | Miss M. Chitson. | Miss M. Cockle. | Miss E. Hamilton. | Miss N. V. Hobbs. | Miss M. L. Howman. | Miss J. D. Kimpsford. | Miss S. E. Love. | Mrs. A. Rhodes. | Miss A. K. Roche. | Miss G. S. Thomas. | Miss D. F. Vidal. | Miss E. E. Williamson. | Temporary Visitor. | Eton Mission (voluntary centre). | Hackney Grove and Ada Street (voluntary centres). | Totals. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
Infants (Leg.) under 1 year of age | 11 | 57 | 13 | 45 | 314 | 837 | 92 | 380 | 83 | 318 | 180 | 709 | 178 | 447 | 177 | 618 | 167 | 499 | 253 | 533 | 211 | 926 | 139 | 661 | 261 | 822 | 221 | 580 | 162 | 747 | 147 | 488 | 185 | 1116 | 336 | 1211 | 3130 | 10994 |
Infants (Illeg.) under 1 year of age | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 15 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .. | .. | 4 | 28 | 5 | 17 | 48 | 111 |
Children, 1—5 years of age | .. | 86 | 2 | 100 | 14 | 1234 | .. | 727 | 12 | 756 | 3 | 925 | 14 | 1107 | 14 | 1275 | 7 | 922 | 17 | 794 | 11 | 1607 | 7 | 1429 | 6 | 1181 | 33 | 1028 | 10 | 1436 | 19 | 732 | 16 | 2380 | 16 | 1065 | 201 | 18784 |
Total Visits to Infants and Children | 11 | 143 | 15 | 145 | 329 | 2073 | 95 | 1110 | 95 | 1074 | 198 | 1662 | 196 | 1558 | 193 | 1898 | 174 | 1421 | 274 | 1331 | 224 | 2535 | 149 | 2099 | 267 | 2003 | 255 | 1609 | 176 | 2191 | 166 | 1220 | 205 | 3524 | 357 | 2293 | 3379 | 29889 |
Still-Births | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 108 | 112 |
Expectant Mothers | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 13 | 44 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 127 | 53 | 82 | 59 | 111 | 21 | 40 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 99 | 110 | 141 | 40 | 60 | 40 | 123 | 42 | 56 | 139 | 330 | 51 | 77 | 711 | 1350 |
Death Enquiries | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | .. | .. | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 181 | 189 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 58 |
Pemphigus Neonatorum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Pyrexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Other Visits (Outs, Removals, etc.) | .. | 40 | .. | 68 | .. | 248 | .. | 165 | .. | 212 | .. | 244 | .. | 425 | .. | 531 | .. | 620 | .. | 386 | .. | 367 | .. | 383 | .. | 419 | .. | 388 | .. | 60 | .. | 217 | .. | 896 | .. | 550 | .. | 6219 |
Special | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 50 | 19 | 19 | 59 | 79 | 162 | 162 | 55 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 49 | 41 | 58 | 43 | 59 | 94 | 94 | 136 | 136 | 180 | 196 | 39 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 1011 | 1103 | ||
Measles and German Measles— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Infants | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 8 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | .. | .. | 35 | 41 |
Children | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 96 | 100 |
Whooping Cough— Infants | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 59 | 100 |
Children | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 32 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 47 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 30 | .. | .. | 12 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 215 | 271 | |||||
Epidemic Diarrhoea—Infants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 5 |
Children | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | |
Polio Myelitis-— Infants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Children | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Total Visits paid during year | 21 | 196 | 21 | 220 | 440 | 2456 | 202 | 1397 | 152 | 1343 | 304 | 2133 | 448 | 2264 | 371 | 2674 | 215 | 2105 | 393 | 1862 | 315 | 3035 | 293 | 2685 | 514 | 2706 | 502 | 2274 | 437 | 2645 | 273 | 1560 | 458 | 4893 | 470 | 2999 | 5829 | 39447 |
Clinics attended:— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ante-Natal— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brooksby's Walk | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 15 | .. | .. | 16 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lower Clapton Road | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 55 | 46 | 50 | .. | 53 | .. | .. | .. | 204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwold Road | .. | 1 | 48 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 41 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 102 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pedro Street | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 48 | .. | .. | .. | 22 | .. | .. | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Infant Welfare— | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Brooksby's Walk | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 29 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 40 | .. | 1 | .. | 49 | 9 | 13 | 3 | .. | .. | 207 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lower Clapton Road | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 47 | 44 | 43 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 1 | 46 | 6 | .. | .. | 192 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mayfield Road . | .. | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 6 | 31 | 39 | 85 | 84 | 91 | .. | 2 | 5 | .. | 50 | .. | .. | 400 | |||||||||||||||||||
Northwold Road | 5 | 95 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 82 | 1 | 44 | .. | .. | 297 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pedro Street | 5 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 96 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 81 | .. | .. | 328 | |||||||||||||||||||
Diphtheria Immunisation— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower Clapton Road | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 47 | .. | .. | .. | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dental— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower Clapton Road | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | .. | .. | 81 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||
Others | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 2 | .. | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 147 | 76 | 272 | |||||||||||||||||||
Totals | 9 | 15 | 157 | 81 | 76 | 157 | 155 | 177 | 156 | 168 | 139 | 155 | 137 | 145 | 165 | 211 | 147 | 76 | 2326 |