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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
Deptford 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Student Health Visitors.
By arrangement with the College of Nursing, we have had students,
each for a period of six weeks, working with the Health Visitors.
The students are State Registered Nurses and qualified midwives, who
are taking a course of instruction for the Health Visitors' Certificate,
and do part of their practical work with us. They help in the Infant
Welfare Centres and do a certain number of re-visits, measles visits, etc.,
under the supervision of the Health Visitors.
Attendances of Health Visitors at Clinics.
| Health Visitor. | Infant Welfare. | Ante-Natal. | Light. | Schick. | Dental. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Robus | 107 | 6 | – | – | – | 113 |
| Miss Little | 95 | 3 | – | – | – | 98 |
| Miss O'Loughlin | 98 | 2 | – | – | 63 | 163 |
| Miss Stowell | 117 | 4 | – | – | – | 121 |
| Miss Reynolds | 106 | —– | 13 | – | – | 119 |
| Miss Holland | 54 | 5 | 141 | – | 3 | 203 |
| Miss Clubbe | 155 | 187 | 85 | 30 | – | 457 |
| Miss Gibson | 174 | 43 | – | – | – | 217 |
| Miss Cloke | 96 | 2 | 14 | – | 30 | 142 |
| Total | 1,002 | 252 | 253 | 30 | 96 | 1,633 |
2, Welfare Centres.
(a) Infant Welfare. There are eight Centres located in
different parts of the Borough, one of these being a voluntary Centre.
At all the Centres, the services of those ladies who assist in a
voluntary capacity are greatly appreciated.
The following is a summary of the work done at the various Infant
Welfare Clinics during the year:—
| Clinic. | No. of times open. | New Cases | Attendances | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | Ages 1-5 years. | Total New Cases | Total Old Cases | Total New and Old Cases | Under year | 1—5 years | Consultations with Doctor | ||
| Gosterwood Street | 48 | 171 | 27 | 198 | 3626 | 3824 | 2894 | 930 | 1559 |
| Napier Street | 48 | 157 | 22 | 179 | 3093 | 3272 | 2342 | 930 | 1350 |
| Besson Street | 49 | 183 | 18 | 201 | 4170 | 4371 | 3202 | 1169 | 1327 |
| Ilderton Road | 50 | 85 | 103 | 2549 | 2652 | 1779 | 873 | 1049 | |
| Goldsmiths' College | 51 | 142 | 17 | 159 | 3527 | 3686 | 2543 | 1143 | 1206 |
| Hales Street | 50 | 115 | 25 | 140 | 2212 | 2352 | 1519 | 833 | 1262 |
| St. George's Hall | 50 | 143 | 171 | 3220 | 3391 | 2411 | 980 | 1320 | |
| St. John's, Harton St. | 51 | 77 | 17 | 94 | 2334 | 2428 | 1621 | 807 | 1185 |
| Totals | 397 | 1073 | 172 | 1245 | 24731 | 25976 | 18311 | 7665 | 10258 |
The Health Visitors collectively made 1,002 attendances at these Clinics.