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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 1925
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1925
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*Includes Re-visits.
TABLE G.—HEALTH VISITORS. The following table shows the work done by Health Visitors during the year 1925:—
| 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. | Repots to M.O.H. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | 1 to 5 years. | |||||||||||
| Miss Mercer | 1 | 312 | 329 | 943 | 1103 | 6 | – | 5 | 92 | 64 | 226 | 40 |
| Miss White | 2 | 304 | 311 | 1020 | 2191 | 94 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 44 | 154 | 19 |
| Miss Helden | 3 | 337 | 277 | 770 | 903 | 125 | – | 12 | 271 | – | 243 | 64 |
| Miss Child | 4 | 356 | 351 | 413 | 510 | 110 | 1 | 19 | 335 | – | 213 | 53 |
| Miss Bache | 5 | 271 | 240 | 278 | 568 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 90 | 27 | 232 | 10 |
| Mrs. Cottier | 6 | 320 | 321 | 523 | 1229 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 230 | 38 |
| Miss Carlton | 7 | 358 | 324 | 868 | 1016 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 229 | 20 | 277 | 22 |
| Miss Wadds | 8 | 348 | 314 | 514 | 963 | 35 | – | 7 | 189 | 55 | 203 | 17 |
| Salomon's Centre | – | 167 | 218 | 1800 | 3228 | 1140 | – | – | 1286 | – | – | – |
| Princess Club | – | – | 10 | 265 | – | 51 | – | – | 1422 | – | – | – |
| Fullord Street | – | – | – | 1128 | 806 | 304 | – | – | 14 | – | – | 2 |
| St. George's Hall | – | – | – | 1665 | 1450 | 242 | – | – | 69 | – | – | – |
| Central Hall | – | – | – | 456 | 460 | 52 | – | — | 249 | – | – | – |
| Totals | – | 2773 | 2695 | 10643 | 14427 | 2216 | 7 | *77 | 4548 | 256 | 1778 | 265 |