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
Woolwich 1918
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1918
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HEALTH VISITORS' REPORTS, 1918.
| Miss Farmer | Miss Latham | Mrs. Garside | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births, visits | 348 | 436 | 361 | 1,145 |
| re-visits | 251 | 284 | 201 | 736 |
| Domiciliary visits to Infants attending Welfare Centres | 108 | 214 | 125 | 447 |
| Ante-natal visits | 8 | 15 | 15 | 38 |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | 5 | - | 11 |
| re-visits | — | — | — | 0 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 53 | 25 | 4 | 82 |
| re-visits | 3 | 8 | — | 11 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
| Re-visits | - | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Tuberculosis | 139 | 165 | 103 | 407 |
| Measles | 381 | 267 | 124 | 772 |
| re-visits | 27 | 40 | 2 | 69 |
| Attendances at Welfare Centres | ||||
| plumstead | - | 23 | — | 23 |
| ELTHAM | 21 | — | 26 | 47 |
| WOOLWICH | 46 | 48 | — | 94 |
| do. Ante-Natal Clinic | 10 | 20 | 17 | 47 |
| Evidence in Prosecutions | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Committees attended (Local Advisory and Infant Welfare Committee) | 44 | - | - | 44 |
| Visits not otherwise classified | 64 | 70 | 46 | 180 |
| Unsuccessful visits, occupiers absent from home | 304 | 362 | 207 | 873 |
| Reported to District Inspector | ||||
| Structural defects | 15 | 33 | 18 | 66 |
| Overcrowding | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Interior walls dirty | 2 | 23 | — | 26 |
| Other defects | — | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Infant deaths investigated | - | 10 | — | 10 |
| Health lectures given | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Days at exhibition and baby show | — | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Total attendances of children at Woolwich Centre | 1,172 | |||
| Eltham Centre | 1,040 | |||
| Total attendances of Mothers at Ante-natal Clinic | 152 |
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