Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1918
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Table H.
Health Visitors.
The following table shows the work done by the Health Visitors during the period under report:—
Whole
Borough.
Bermondsey Wards.
Rotherhithe Wards.
St. Olave Ward.
St. Thomas
St. Olave.
St. John.
3
3
1
2
4
5
6
1
2
Births Notified
By Guy's Hospital
869
205
235
105
...
2
169
1
3
...
44
25
20
16
„ Mid wives
617
16
68.
78
95
35
140
74
49
34
9
3
„ Doctors
403
9
16
34
59
49
16
106
66
41
5
1
1
25
„ Parents
263
10
11
17
47
29
6
33
78
4
1
2
TOTAL
2,152
240
278
284
184
175
226
280
221
115
87
36
26
30
DISTRICTS.
Attendances at Classes for Mothers.
Whole
Borough.
VISITS :-
1
2
3
4
Town
Hall.
Abbeyfield
Road.
Trinity
Road.
Ante-natal
284
86
120
75
3
1,197
1,006
514
Births (first)
2,219
697
548
545
429
„ (subsequent)
3,024
606
806
627
985
Measles (first)
1,350
365
364
396
225
„ (subsequent)
356
104
139
80
33
Ophthalmia Neonatorum (first)
38
2
1
12
23
„ „ (subsequent)
10
4
6
...
...
District No. 1 ... Miss Islip.
Puerperal Fever
2
2
...
...
...
~ ~ 2 ... Miss Webber.
2
Diarrhœa
2
...
...
...
268
~ ~ 3 ... Miss Bache.
Various
1,523
432
375
448
~ „ 4 ... Miss Carlton.
TOTAL
8,808
2,143
2,291
2,175
2,199
Table H. Health Visitors. The following table shows the work done by the Health Visitors during the period under report:—
Whole Borough. | Bermondsey Wards. | Rotherhithe Wards. | St. Olave Ward. | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | St. John. | St. Olave. | St. Thomas | ||
Births Notified | |||||||||||||
By Guy's Hospital | 869 | 205 | 235 | 165 | ... | 2 | 169 | 1 | 3 | ... | 44 | 25 | 20 |
„ Mid wives | 617 | 16 | 16 | 68. | 78 | 95 | 35 | 140 | 74 | 49 | 34 | 9 | 3 |
„ Doctors | 403 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 59 | 49 | 16 | 106 | 66 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
„ Parents | 263 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 33 | 78 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
TOTAL | 2,152 | 240 | 278 | 284 | 184 | 175 | 226 | 280 | 221 | 115 | 87 | 36 | 26 |
VISITS :- | Whole Borough. | DISTRICTS. | Attendances at Classes for Mothers. | ||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Town Hall. | Abbeyfield Road. | Trinity Road. | |||||||
Ante-natal | 284 | 86 | 120 | 75 | 3 | 1,197 | 1,006 | 514 | |||||
Births (first) | 2,219 | 548 | 697 | 545 | 429 | ||||||||
„ (subsequent) | 3,024 | 606 | 806 | 627 | 985 | ||||||||
Measles (first) | 1,350 | 365 | 364 | 396 | 225 | District No. 1 ... Miss Islip. | |||||||
„ (subsequent) | 356 | 104 | 33 | 139 | 80 | ||||||||
Ophthalmia Neonatorum (first) | 38 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 23 | ||||||||
„ „ (subsequent) | 10 | ... | ... | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | „ „ 2 ... Miss Webber. | |||||||
Diarrhœa | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | „ „ 3 ... Miss Bache. | |||||||
Various | 1,523 | 432 | 268 | 375 | 448 | „ „ 4 ... Miss Carlton. | |||||||
TOTAL | 8,808 | 2,143 | 2,291 | 2,175 | 2,199 |