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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 1927
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1927
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TABLE G.- HEALTH VISITORS.
The following table shows the work done by Health Visitors during the year 1927: —
Subsequent
Visits
Various Calls
and Visits
Lost
Visits
Attendances
at Centres
Ophthalmia
neonatorum
Antenatal
Puerperal
Fever
Births
Notified
Health Visitors
No. of
District
First
Visits
Under
1 year
1 to 5
years
Miss Mercer
1
243
311
700
1234
29
-
6
15
351
265
99
462
Miss White
2
229
258
642
1715
119
11
5
241
458
278
Miss Helden
277
265
182
72
3
1702
95
2
27
307
396
34
Miss Child
4
301
304
1035
115
5
2
266
239
108
160
Miss Bache
5
268
407
864
35
1
8
298
268
290
600
100
129
Mrs. Cottier
6
1236
26
6
-
256
140
265
Miss Carlton
7
268
272
705
1636
15
-
12
264
126
267
8
315
317
370
844
30
4
3
237
Miss Wadds
146
859
721
116
1270
-
Salomon's Centre
3331
-
-
-
-
Princess Club
167
-
51
1437
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fulford Street
947
976
234
-
263
91
-
-
-
-
St. George's Hall
53
188
1089
1302
203
-
-
-
-
-
-
335
233
-
Central Hall
-
375
40
204
-
-
-
-
Totals
2256
2431
8037
16210
1851
*29
*63
3610
2161
2430
-
*Includes Re-visits.
TABLE G.- HEALTH VISITORS. The following table shows the work done by Health Visitors during the year 1927:—
| Health Visitors | No. of District | Births Notified | First Visits | Subsequent Visits | Antenatal | Puerperal Fever | Ophthalmia neonatorum | Various Calls and Visits | Lost Visits | Attendances at Centres | Reports to M.O.H. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 to 5 years | |||||||||||
| Miss Mercer | 1 | 243 | 311 | 700 | 1234 | 29 | – | 6 | 15 | 351 | 265 | 35 |
| Miss White | 2 | 229 | 258 | 642 | 1715 | 119 | 11 | 5 | 99 | 462 | 241 | 52 |
| Miss Helden | 3 | 277 | 265 | 458 | 1702 | 95 | 2 | 27 | 182 | 72 | 278 | 30 |
| Miss Child | 4 | 301 | 304 | 307 | 1035 | 115 | 5 | 2 | 396 | 34 | 266 | 43 |
| Miss Bache | 5 | 239 | 268 | 407 | 864 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 108 | 160 | 298 | 6 |
| Mrs. Cottier | 6 | 268 | 290 | 600 | 1236 | 26 | 6 | – | 100 | 129 | 256 | 31 |
| Miss Carlton | 7 | 268 | 272 | 705 | 1636 | 15 | – | 12 | 140 | 265 | 264 | 26 |
| Miss Wadds | 8 | 315 | 317 | 370 | 844 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 126 | 237 | 267 | 18 |
| Salomon's Centre | – | 116 | 146 | 1270 | 3331 | 859 | – | – | 721 | – | – | – |
| Princess Club | – | – | – | 167 | – | 51 | – | – | 1437 | – | – | – |
| Fulford Street | – | – | – | 947 | 976 | 234 | – | – | – | 263 | 91 | 14 |
| St. George's Hall | – | – | – | 1089 | 1302 | 203 | – | – | 53 | 188 | – | – |
| Central Hall | – | – | 375 | 335 | – | 40 | – | – | – | 233 | 204 | – |
| Totals | – | 2256 | 2431 | 8037 | 16210 | *29 | 1851 | *63 | 3610 | 2161 | 2430 | 255 |