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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

Wandsworth 1918

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1918

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The next Table shows the result of the inquiries made after
these deaths, arranged in Wards, and there is also shown the
number of infants who had been previously visited, and the number
of illegitimate infants.

Table: TABLE XXII.

TABLE XXII.

Clapham, North.Clapham, South.Putney.Streatham.Balham.Tooting.Southfield.Fairfield.Springfield.Borough.
Total Number of Deaths9263171197973
Wholly breast-fed......1111...2...6
Otherwise fed8...3113884853
No information12213211114
Previously visited (1918)6...218242631
„ „ (1917)............21......14
Fed according to pamphlet2.........1............3
Breast-fed...............1...1...2
Otderwise fed6...2110241733
Illegitimate4...215333122
Nurse children......1132...1...8
Born outside Borough2...1...2111...8
Premature2...1111.........6
Delicate from birtd1...2...3224...14
Twin Children..................1135

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Infant Visiting.
During the year the female Sanitary Inspectors have continued
the work begun in 1905 in visiting the homes where births had
occurred.
The total number of visits, including re-visits and ineffectual
visits was 7,631, compared with 9,288 in 1917. The number of
first visits totalled 2,724, of re-visits 2,907, and of ineffectual
visits 2,000. 76 re-inspections were made in respect of premises
for which notices had been served.
Owing to an epidemic of Measles and Whooping Cough, and
the absence of the staff on account of sickness, the number of
visits paid to infants shows a decrease as compared with 1917,