Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich
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TABLE No. 36.
| 1919. | 1918. | |
|---|---|---|
| Births—Visits | 1,562 | 1,145 |
| Re.visits | 1,526 | 1,183 |
| Home visits to expectant mothers | 74 | 38 |
| Infants deaths investigated | 0 | |
| Still.births investigated | 0 | 0 |
| Infections diseases: | ||
| Puerperal fever | 9 | 11 |
| Zymotic Enteritis—Visits | 81 | 82 |
| Re.visits | 28 | 11 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum—Visits | 24 | 22 |
| Re.visits | 17 | 20 |
| Measles—Visits | 992 | 772 |
| Re.visits | 111 | 69 |
| Tuberculosis | 254 | 407 |
| Visits—Unclassified | 327 | 180 |
| Do. Unsuccessful, no admission | 783 | 873 |
TABLE No. 37.
| No. on Roll of Centre. | No. of Attendances. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919. | Mothers : | Children. | Mothers: | Children. | ||
| Expectant. | Nursing. | Expectant. | Nursing. | |||
| Town Hall | 89 | 9 | 450 | 273 | 25 | 2,448 |
| Eltham | 48 | 32 | 340 | 106 | 44 | 2,621 |
| Plumstead | 41 | 13 | 404 | 57 | 32 | 2,014 |
| North Woolwich | .. | .. | 69 | .. | .. | 367 |
| 178 | 54 | 1,263 | 436 | 101 | 7,450 | |
| 1918. Total all Centres | 152 | 2,212 | ||||