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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 1924
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1924
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Table H. —Health Visitors.
The following table shows the work done by the Health Visitors during the year 1924: —
No. of
District.
Births
notified.
Subsequent
visits.
Antenatal.
Puerperal
Fever.
Ophthalmia
neonatorum.
Various calls
and visits.
Reports to
M.O.H.
Health Visitors.
First
visits.
Under
1 year.
1 to 5
years.
1
346
Miss Mercer..
308
896
913
2
65
40
5
-
2
354
80
Miss White
318
1,068
1,388
11
86
24
-
626
Miss Helden
3
361
355
517
86
35
200
56
-
381
63
Miss Child
4
355
476
436
96
1
18
287
Miss Bache
290
624
10
5
267
517
10
140
10
-
340
1,174
173
68
Mrs. Cottier
6
308
779
11
10
-
7
306
318
1,263
575
1
13
359
20
Miss Carlton
-
Miss Wadds
348
384
969
1,071
4
378
16
8
-
-
Salomon's Centre
188
208
2,346
3,553
1,205
1,631
-
-
-
-
Princess Club
-
346
-
32
1,168
-
-
-
-
-
Fulford Street
-
899
428
235
590
-
-
-
-
-
St. George's Hall
1,234
1,675
198
291
-
-
-
-
-
-
Central Hall
-
545
534
41
193
-
-
-
-
-
297
2,759
11,855
12,997
Totals
2,976
1,996
2
*106
5,561
Includes re-visits.
Table H.—Health Visitors. The following table shows the work done by the Health Visitors during the year 1924:—
| Health Visitors. | No. of District. | Births notified. | First visits. | Subsequent visits. | Antenatal. | Puerperal Fever. | Ophthalmia neonatorum. | Various calls and visits. | Reports to M.O.H. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | 1 to 5 years. | |||||||||
| Miss Mercer.. | 1 | 308 | 346 | 896 | 913 | 2 | – | 5 | 65 | 40 |
| Miss White | 2 | 318 | 354 | 1,068 | 1,388 | 80 | – | 11 | 86 | 24 |
| Miss Helden | 3 | 361 | 355 | 517 | 626 | 86 | – | 35 | 200 | 56 |
| Miss Child | 4 | 355 | 381 | 476 | 436 | 96 | 1 | 18 | 287 | 63 |
| Miss Bache | 5 | 267 | 290 | 517 | 624 | 10 | – | 10 | 140 | 10 |
| Mrs. Cottier | 6 | 308 | 340 | 779 | 1,174 | 11 | – | 10 | 173 | 68 |
| Miss Carlton | 7 | 306 | 318 | 1,263 | 575 | – | 1 | 13 | 359 | 20 |
| Miss Wadds | 8 | 348 | 384 | 969 | 1,071 | – | – | 4 | 378 | 16 |
| Salomon's Centre | – | 188 | 208 | 2,346 | 3,553 | 1,205 | – | – | 1,631 | – |
| Princess Club | – | – | – | 346 | – | 32 | – | – | 1,168 | – |
| Fulford Street | – | – | – | 899 | 428 | 235 | – | – | 590 | – |
| St. George's Hall | – | – | – | 1,234 | 1,675 | 198 | – | – | 291 | – |
| Central Hall | – | – | – | 545 | 534 | 41 | – | – | 193 | – |
| Totals | 2,759 | 2,976 | 11,855 | 12,997 | 1,996 | 2 | *106 | 5,561 | 297 | |