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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 1927
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1927
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The attendances for the year were as follow:—
| Borough Hall | 573 |
| Conduit House | 535 |
| Shooters Hill Road | 744 |
| Charlton Vale | 103 |
| 1,955 |
This figure of 1,955 shows an increase of 91 over last
year's total.
The following tables show (a) the number of visits made
by the Health Visitors during the year in connection with Births
and cases of Infectious Diseases, and (b) number of Infant
Consultations and Pre-Maternity Clinics attended.
| Table A. | Visits | Re-Visits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants under 1 year | 2,000 | 4,798 | 6,798 |
| Children, 1—5 years | 169 | 5,262 | 5.431 |
| Measles | 312 | 36 | 348 |
| Whooping Cough | 546 | 113 | 659 |
| Pneumonia | 49 | 53 | 102 |
| Puerperal Fever | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| Diarrhæa . | 76 | 51 | 127 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 26 | 36 | 62 |
| 3,191 | 10,363 | 13,554 | |
| Table B Dental Treatment | 102 | 3 | 105 |
| Milk Scheme | 163 | 41 | 204 |
| Pre-Maternity Cases | 436 | 65 | 501 |
| Infant Consultations attended | - | - | 957 |
| Pre-Maternity Clinics attended | - | - | 201 |
| Miscellaneous | 197 | 11 | 208 |
In addition to the above, 1,117 persons were seen by the
Health Visitors at the office, chiefly in connection with milk
applications.
Infantile Mortality.—Unquestionably the work performed
under the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme during the last
few years has been the chief factor in the continued drop in
the Infant Mortality Rate. This contention is borne out on
reference to the Infant Mortality figures. Last year the number
of babies dying under 1 year of age was 90, which is equivalent
to an Infant Mortality Rate of 53 per 1,000 births. In 1918
(the year of the passing of the Maternity and Child Welfare
Act), the number of deaths was 210, with an Infant Mortality
Rate of 119 per 1,000 births.