London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
St Pancras 1918
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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| First Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | Call made but admission not obtained. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Miss Bibby. | Miss Smith. | Miss Giles. | *Miss Payne. | *Miss MacKenzie | Mrs. Hunter. | Miss Anderson. | Miss Blaxland. | Miss Cammon. | Total. | Miss Bibby. | Miss Smith. | Miss Giles, | Miss Payne. | *Miss MacKenzie. | Mrs. Hunter. | Miss Anderson. | Miss Blaxland. | Miss Gammon. | Total. | Miss Bibby. | Miss Smith. | Miss Giles. | *Miss Payne. | miss : MacKenzie. | Mrs. Hunter. | Miss Anderson. | miss Blaxland. | Miss Cammon. | Total. | Grand Total. | |
| Infants | — | — | 1 | 421 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 12 | _ | ||||||||||||||
| Expectant Mothers | — | 148 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||||||||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | ||||
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Tuberculosis | 44 | — | ??? | — | 2 | 378 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Measles and German Measles | 20 | 2 | _ | 120 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whooping Cough | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | 42 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 47 | 1 | — | ||||||||||
| Scabies | _ | — | — | 66 | 106 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | ____ | _ | 14 | 1 | — | _ | — | — | — | _ | — | 10 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | |||||
| Other Cases of Illness | _ | 48 | _ | _ | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Verminous Persons | _ | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | 2 | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| To Hospitals and other Voluntary Institutions | 436 | — | 2 | 118 | 11 | — | — | — | _ | — | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | — | _ | 1 | — | 2 | _ | ||||||||
| Domestic Workshops | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Home Workplaces | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laundries—Factory | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ,, —Workshop | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Restaurant Kitchens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Factories | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ,, Workshops | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| ,, Workplaces | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Attendances at Committees, &c. | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Other Visits and Inspections | 38 | 50 | — | — | 529 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1226 | 8262 | 8 | 65 | 281 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Exclusive of those shown in Table 5.