Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Measles.
704 visits and 43 re-visits were made by the health visitors
in respect of measles.
The services of the district nurses were requisitioned in 43
cases (eight in Clapham, one in Putney, seven in Streatham, 18
in Tooting, and nine in Wandsworth), where bronchitis or pneumonia
had set in. The nurses' visits totalled 617.
Whooping Cough.
141 visits and 16 re-visits were made by the health visitors
in cases of whooping-cough. In three cases only (in Clapham) was
a district nurse called in, and her visits numbered 21.
Epidemic Diarrhœa.
In all the deaths under one year from diarrhoea and enteritis,
special inquiries were made and the following Table shows the
nature of the food given:—
Method of Feeding. | Age in Months. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1. | 1 and under 3. | 3 and under 6. | 6 and under 9. | 9 and under 12. | Total. | |
1.—Breast-fed only | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 |
Do. and cows' milk | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
Do, and condensed milk | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
2.—Cows' milk only | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 |
Do. and condensed milk | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
Do. and food | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
3.—Condensed milk only | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 5 |
4.—Dried milk | ... | 4 | 4 | 2 | ... | 10 |
5.—Farinaceous food only | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
6.—Died within a few hours of birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
7.—Unknown | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Totals | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 37 |
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