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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
Greenwich 1922
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1922
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Statement showing number of Visits, &c., made by Health Visitors.
| Reason for Visit. | Visits. | Re-visits. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Births under 1 year | 2,177 | 2,047 | 4,224 |
| Births over 1 year | 166 | 3,138 | 3,304 |
| Measles | 1,272 | 311 | 1,583 |
| Whooping Cough | 468 | 122 | 590 |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| Pneumonia | 31 | 32 | 63 |
| Diarrhœa | 33 | 23 | 56 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 20 | 50 | 70 |
| Verminous (L.C.C. Report) | 45 | 31 | 76 |
| Scabies | 36 | 24 | 60 |
| Dental Treatment | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| Milk Scheme | 398 | 28 | 426 |
| Ante-Natal | 271 | 47 | 318 |
| Seen in Office | 2,607 | — | 2,607 |
| Children Act | 245 | 104 | 349 |
| Infant Consultations | 651 | — | 651 |
| Ante-Natal Clinics | 106 | — | 106 |
| Minor Ailment Clinics | 207 | — | 207 |
| Miscellaneous | 14 | — | 14 |
| Dinners | 42 | 1 | 43 |
| C.O.S. Meetings attended | 15 | — | 15 |
| Lying-in Homes | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 8,828 | 5,978 | 14,806 |
Dental Work.—Arrangements are made with the British
Dentists' Hospital that they should provide a qualified dental
surgeon to attend on one half-day per fortnight to give dental
attention to any patient certified by the Maternity and Child Welfare
Medical Officer as requiring such, with a view to an improvement
in their physical condition. Fifty-six patients have been attended
by the dental surgeon and 5 dentures have been provided, the total
cost of the dentures being £15 12s. 6d., of which amount the
Committee have decided that the patients should pay £12 2s. 6d.
The total number of patients' attendances was 155.
Puerperal Fever.—Six cases of this disease were notified
during the year, one of which unfortunately proved fatal. There
did not appear to be any common source of infection amongst these
cases, as they occurred in different districts and at different times
all over the Borough.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—Eighteen cases of this disease were
notified during the year, both eyes being affected in 7 cases, and
one eye only in the remaining 11 cases.