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REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE
HEALTH VISITOR.
During the year 2,588 births were registered in the
Borough. Adding 122 births which were registered outside
the Borough and transferred by the Registrar-General as
belonging to Hammersmith, and deducting 2 births which
were registered in the Borough and transferred by the RegistrarGeneral
to other districts, the corrected number of births for
the year was 2,708.
Two hundred and seventy-eight deaths of infants under
1 year of age were registered in the Borough, 42 of which
occurred in the West London Hospital, and 42 in the
Hammersmith Infirmary.
Twenty-three deaths of infants and non-residents of this
Borough occurred, 21 at the West London Hospital, 1 at the
Hammersmith Infirmary, and 1 was transferable to another
district.
Twenty-two deaths of infants were registered outside
the Borough, 18 occurring in Institutions, and 4 being transferred
by the Registrar-General.
Deducting 23 deaths of infants, being non-residents, and
adding 22 deaths of infants of this Borough, the corrected
number of deaths of infants was 277.
Of the 277 deaths, 47 were prematurely born and 61 died
under one week.
During the year 2,836 visits were made by the Council's
Health Visitor. Of this number 2,029 were first visits, and
521 second and subsequent visits. Two hundred and eightysix
visits were made when it was found that the parents had
removed or were out.
Twenty-one visits were paid to cases of Ophthalmia
Neonatorum by the Health Visitor, and 27 visits were made
in special cases in accordance with instructions of the Medical
Officer of Health.
In 40 cases the Health Visitor found conditions requiring
the attention of the Sanitary Inspectors.
The feeding of the 2,029 infants was found to be as
follows :—
Breast fed 1,642
Hand and breast 167
Hand only 183
Out or engaged on first visit 37
2,029