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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
Greenwich 1921
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1921
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Statement showing number of Visits, &c., made by Health Visitors.
| Visits. | Re-visits. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Births under 1 year | 2,194 | 2,962 | 5,156 |
| „ over 1 year | 369 | 2,713 | 3,082 |
| Measles | 632 | 213 | 845 |
| Whooping Cough | 333 | 137 | 470 |
| Diarrhoea | 194 | 144 | 338 |
| Puerperal Fever | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 24 | 61 | 85' |
| Pneumonia | 28 | 24 | 52 |
| Scabies | 52 | 34 | 86 |
| Verminous (L.C.C. Report) | 37 | 34 | 71 |
| Ante-Natal | 354 | 118 | 472 |
| Milk Scheme | 668 | 369 | 1,037 |
| Dental Treatment | 19 | 66 | |
| Dinners | 62 | 8 | 70 |
| Seen in Office | 1,108 | — | 1,108 |
| Children Act | 119 | 36 | 155 |
| Lying-in Homes | 2 | — | 2 |
| Infant Consultation attended | 749 | — | 749 |
| Ante-Natal Clinics attended | 98 | — | 98 |
| C.O.S. Meeting attended | 31 | — | 31 |
| Inquest attended | 1 | — | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 111 | 5 | 116 |
| Total | 7,232 | 6,895 | 14,127 |
Maternity Home.—Now that the Maternity Home is an established
Institution, it is interesting to recall the fact that the
suggestion of a Maternity Home first received the approval of the
Council in June, 1919, and premises in Maze Hill were acquired,
which it was thought at that time would be suitable for the purpose.
Subsequently, however, these houses were found to require an
amount of alteration and adaptation which from the financial aspect
rendered the proposition impracticable.
It was on the 25th May, 1921, that the Council recommended
the making of a definite offer for Kidbrooke House, No. 78,
Shooters Hill Road, which had previously been used as a Nursing
Institution, was in a fair state of repair, and which from other
points of view appeared to be in every way suitable for the purpose
required. The approval of the Ministry of Health was obtained
to the purchase of the premises for a sum not exceeding £1,800,
and subsequently the Ministry of Health approved the amount of
£2,115 for the adaptation of the premises, and a sum of £1,372
for furnishing, making a total cost of slightly over £5,000. Having
regard to the fact that practically one half of this cost was borne
by the Ministry of Health, it will be seen that the initial cos,t of
the Maternity Home, so far as the Greenwich Borough Council was