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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

Bermondsey 1916

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1916

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Health Visitors.
The following table shows the work done by the Health Visitors during the period under report:—
Bermondsey Wards.
Rotherhithe Wards.
St. Olave Ward.
Whole
Borough.
St. John.
St. Thomas
St. Olave.
1
3
2
4
5
6
1
2
3
Births Notified:—
r~
I
i —
—
By Guy's Hospital
7
1,078
2
8
41
16
265
305
203
176
52
2
1
By Midwives
107
782
39
40
45
86
85
150
By Doctors
115
54
47
7
7
891
17
51
96
192
98
32
By Parents
28
123
157
101
21
5
2
167
21
5
12
44
15
5
17
33
4
9
1
4
TOTAL
2,918
326
413
406
200
249
298
307
350
165
124
54
26
Visits—Miss Nuttall:—
~n
—
!
i
—-
—
—
—
—
Births (first)
1,190
230
46
10
209
4
11
...
284
271
69
„ (subsequent)
36
20
362
59
173
37
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
4
68
1
17
...
...
...
3
4
...
...
1
1
1
...
Phthisis (first)
...
...
1
239
...
...
...
...
48
54
51
13
26
„ (subsequent)
1
4
2
13
17
10
29
...
10
8
5
2
3
...
Pupereral Fever
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
1
Poliomyelitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
3
1
...
...
...
...
Various
206
...
...
...
...
...
45
52
42
...
4
39
...
2
1
1
11
5
4
2,025
382
575
409
TOTAL
70
346
11
11
14
1
110
62
34
Visits—Mrs. Croke: —
|
i
r
f
I
I
Births (first)
174
18
37
18
25
48
28
...
...
...
...
...
...
„ (subsequent)
116
11
20
11
17
48
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
6
...
...
...
...
4
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
Phthisis (first)
61
5
19
5
5
19
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
„ (subsequent
24
1
8
1
6
6
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
Pupereral Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Poliomyelitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Various
46
5
14
2
9
13
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
TOTAL
427
40
102
37
63
134
51
...
...
...
...
...
...
Visits—Miss Webber: —
T . I
I
i
33
Births (first)
772
44
150
133
153
178
114
...
...
...
...
...
...
„ (subsequent
36
3
7
3
3
19
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
7
1
1
1
2
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Phthisis (first)
142
17
23
29
28
32
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
„ (subsequent)
19
3
3
4
5
...
...
4
...
...
...
...
...
Cerebro-Spinal-Meningitis
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Poliomyelitis
8
1
1
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Various
146
21
27
30
31
27
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
TOTAL
1,131
89
212
240
180
270
140
...
...
...
...
...
...

Table: The following table shows the work done by the Health Visitors during the period under report:—

The following table shows the work done by the Health Visitors during the period under report:—

Bermondsey Wards.Rotherhithe Wards.St. Olave Ward.
Whole Borough.123456123St. John.St. Olave.St. Thomas
Births Notified:—
By Guy's Hospital1,07826530520372176821524116
By Midwives7823945861078540150115544777
By Doctors89117519619298281231571012152
By Parents167512214415517339414
TOTAL2,9183264134063502002492983071651245426
Visits—Miss Nuttall:—
Births (first)1,1902302842714610209411...693620
„ (subsequent)36259173374...681......173...
Ophthalmia Neonatorum4......11...1...1............
Phthisis (first)2394854511312642...131710
„ (subsequent)2910852...3............1...
Pupereral Fever1......1...........................
Poliomyelitis4...31...........................
Various2064552424...392111154
TOTAL2,0253825754097011346111411106234
Visits—Mrs. Croke:—
Births (first)174.........183718254828.........
116.........11201117489.........„ (subsequent)
Ophthalmia Neonatorum6............4...1...1.........
Phthisis (first)61.........51955198.........
„ (subsequent24.........181662.........
Pupereral Fever.......................................
Poliomyelitis.......................................
Various46.........51429133.........
TOTAL427.........40102376313451.........
Visits—Miss Webber:—
Births (first)772......44150133153...178114.........
„ (subsequent36......373...3191.........
Ophthalmia Neonatorum7.........1112...2.........
Phthisis (first)142......172329...283213.........
„ (subsequent)19......334...45............
Cerebro-Spinal-Meningitis1.....................1............
Poliomyelitis8......11......6...............
Various146......212730...312710.........
TOTAL1,131......89212240...180270140.........