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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 1919
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1919
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Ministry of Health for their consent to the appointment of three
additional Health Visitors to the present staff of six. Consent
having now been obtained it is expected that with these additions
to the staff the work ot home visitation will not suffer in the future.
The following table gives detailed results of the visits made during 1919 :—
| 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. | Unsatisfactory. | ||
| 2,502 | 2,097 | 218 | 187 | 961 | 1,538 | 1,156 | 1,346 | 2,293 | 209 | 6,359 |
Foods and drugs, etc., as set out below, to the value of £1 ,938 7s. 7d. were supplied at cost price at the Municipal Welfare Centres during the year:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glaxo | 1,598 | 4 | 0 |
| Cow and Gate | 82 | 0 | 0 |
| Mellin's Food | 9 | 18 | 0 |
| Virol | 84 | 12 | 0 |
| Sugar | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Lactagol | 28 | 3 | 3 |
| Marylebone Cream | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| Petroleum Emulsion | 23 | 15 | 3 |
| Syrup. Ferri | 17 | 13 | 8 |
| Malt | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Cod Liver Oil and Malt | 23 | 5 | 0 |
| Sundries | 52 | 16 | 8 |
| £1,938 | 7 | 7 |