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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
Chelsea 1920
Annual report for 1920 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| children | 79 |
| „ Cases of Diarrhcea found | 31 |
| „ Visits to cases of Ophthalmia Neo | |
| natorum | 37 |
| General additional visits in connection with | |
| the work | 968 |
As compared with 1919, there were 1,391 more infant attendances
at infant consultations ; 38 more attendances of children of one year
to School age at medical inspections ; 8 fewer attendances of ante-natal
cases at the ante-natal clinic, whilst the ante-natal home visits were
increased by 11. The number of home visits to infants and children
of one year to School age exceeded by 1,156 the numbers in 1919. The
work of the clinics continues to grow, especially in the attendances of
infants at the consultations, due very largely to the greatly increased
number of births in 1920. This has necessitated an increase in the
number of medical officers for the clinics, there being now four lady
doctors engaged in this work, who are especially skilled in the work of
maternity and child welfare.
The working of the clinics in 1920 is set out below :—
| Dr. Dearnley | Tuesday afternoon. | |
| Dr. Howard | Tuesday afternoon—from November. | |
| Dr. Pinkerton | Thursday afternoon. | |
| Dr. Rorke | Wednesday afternoon—ante-natal. | |
| Dr. Dearnley | Monday afternoon. | |
| Dr. Pinkerton | Monday afternoon. | |
| With the approval of the Ministry of Health, the Borough Council made financial grants for the year commencing 1st April, 1920, as follows :— | ||
| Chelsea Health Society and School for Mothers | £ 450 | |
| Bed Cross Nursing Home for Babies, Edithterrace | ||
| 400 | ||
| Chelsea Branch of Invalid Children's Aid Association | ||
| 80 | ||
| Chelsea Day Nursery, 65, Sydney-street | 100 | |
| Convalescent Homes for Nursing Mothers and Infants | ||
| 32 | ||
| £1062 | ||
Half this amount, namely £531, is recovered as a grant from the
Ministry of Health. The Borough Council also decided, with the approval
of the Ministry of Health, to make an annual grant of £50 to the Chelsea
District Nursing Association.