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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
Hackney 1918
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1918
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These figures shew how well appreciated the Centres are by the
mothers, and there is little doubt that they will become very
popular. The total attendances exceeded those of 1917 by 4,507,
those under one year by 2,886 ; while the children over one year
were approximately more than doubled in number.
Home Visitation.—In spite of one or two changes in the staff
of Health Visitors during the year, the work of home visitation did
not suffer. The following table gives detailed results of these visits:—
| No. of Infants visited. | Method of Feeding. | Separate cot provided for Infant. | Use of Comforter. | Home conditions. | Secondary visits. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast. | Artificial. | Mixed. | Yes. | No. | Yes. | No. | Satisfactory. | Un-satis-fac-tory. | ||
| 1,824 | 1,426 | 206 | 192 | 605 | 1,219 | 1,134 | 690 | 1,651 | 173 | 5,153 |
Food and drugs, &c., set out below to the value of £1,551 14s. 1d. were supplied at cost price, at the Municipal Welfare Centres during the year:
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glaxo | 963 | 10 | 0 |
| Lactogen | 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Cow and Gate | 174 | 6 | 8 |
| Mellin's Food | 15 | 9 | 7 |
| Virol | 97 | 15 | 3 |
| Condensed Milk | 132 | 12 | 0 |
| Sugar | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Lactagol | 6 | 19 | 3 |
| Marylebone Cream | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Petroleum Emulsion | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Svrup. Ferri | 19 | 18 | 3 |
| Malt | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Cod Liver Oil and Malt | 13 | 17 | 6 |
| Sundries | 25 | 13 | 10 |
| £1,551 | 14 | 1 |
In addition dried milk and drugs, &c., of the same character
to the value of £23 8s. 2d. were supplied to mothers free of cost.
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