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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
Feltham 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Birth Notifications, 1915.
Number of births registered in district-912.
| No. of Parents who notified. | No of Doctors who notified. | No of Cert Nurses who notified. | No. of other people who notified. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before letter 382 After letter 221 | 231 | 45 | 21 |
| Total 603 |
Total number who notified—900.
Number of people who notified without a letter 679=77.7
per cent. of all births (last year 70.8 were notified).
Summary of visits by the Lady Health Visitor in connection
with the Notification of Births Act:—
Number of houses visited 200
Number of additional visits 301
Total visits 561
Of the 200 infants visited 177 (88.5 per cent.) were
breast fed.
Prevalence and Control over Acute Infectious
Disease.
The total number of cases of acute infectious disease
notified during the year was 298, which is equal to an attack
rate of 6.2 per 1,000 of the population; or on the RegistrarGeneral's
figures 6.74, as compared with 245 cases and an
attack rate of 5.3 in 1914. .
Scarlet Fever.
161 cases of Scarlet Fever were notified during the year
with 2 deaths, as compared with 120 cases and no deaths in
1914. 113 cases were removed to hospital ; this equals 70.1
per cent. of the number notified, as compared with 86 cases
and a rate of 71.6 for 1914.