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 Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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SUMMARY OF WORK OF HEALTH VISITORS.
The work done by the health visitors is summarised in the following Table:—
1st visits | Re-visits | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Births | 3049 | 9878 | 12927 |
Still Births | 81 | 124 | 205 |
Infant Deaths | 235 | 2 | 237 |
Expectant Mothers | 268 | 454 | 722 |
Puerperal Fever | 15 | 13 | 28 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 20 | 84 | 110 |
Measles | 350 | 150 | 506 |
Pneumonia | 1 | — | 1 |
Diarrhoea | 129 | 133 | 262 |
Verminous Children | 33 | 25 | 58 |
Scabies | 89 | 31 | 120 |
Miscellaneous | 1011 | 9 | 1020 |
Unsuccessful visits | 1138 | 23 | 1161 |
Totals | 5,431 | 10,926 | 17,357 |
Feeding.
Of the 3,049 births visited (at first visit)—
2,711 Breast Fed. 159 Mixed Feeding. 179 Hand Fed.
Births Notified, Year 1920.
Ward. | Births Notified, | Alive. | Dead. | By whom Notified. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total. | Male, | Female. | Parent. | Doctor. | Midwife | Other Person. | |||
East | 747 | 408 | 339 | 730 | 17 | 79 | 113 | 540 | 15 |
North | 774 | 411 | 363 | 743 | 31 | 164 | 227 | 366 | 17 |
North-west | 694 | 320 | 374 | 681 | 13 | 215 | 112 | 304 | 63 |
South | 295 | 160 | 135 | 289 | 6 | 164 | 47 | 66 | 18 |
South-east | 310 | 181 | 129 | 303 | 7 | 114 | 64 | 120 | 12 |
South-west | 417 | 218 | 199 | 407 | 10 | 192 | 102 | 115 | 8 |
3237 | 1698 | 1539 | 3153 | 84 | 928 | 665 | 1511 | 133 |