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Hampstead 1925

Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Infant Welfare Centre attended:
Date of first visit:
Date of last visit :
Remarks:
If no Centre attended, or attendance ceased, reason therefor:
Particulars of Fatal Illness.
Onset of illness: (date, etc.)
Dates of Health Visitor's calls daring illness:
What action taken by Health Visitor:
e.g:—Nurse provided; Hospital facilities offered; arrangements
for medical supervision:
Any special report furnished, and to whom:
Doctor's name and address:
When summoned:
Nurse's name and Institution:
When summoned:
Date of Death:
Where died:
Home address(if death occurred elsewhere):
Cause of death:
Health Visitor's comments on case, environment, etc.:
Finding of Sub-Committee on case:
(Additional steps that might have been taken. Any point of
child's life not covered by Borough Maternity and Child
Welfare Scheme.)
The members of the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee who
served upon this Sub-Committee from November, 1924, to November,
1925, were Councillors Dr. W. S. George(Chairman), Dr. C. J. R.
MacFadden, Mr. T. Hancock Nunn, and Mr. Sidney Boyd, M.A.,
F.R.C.S. (ex-ojfficio), all of whom are particularly well qualified to
appraise the facts connected with these inquiries.
The Health Visitors are present at the meetings of this SubCommittee,
so that they are able to answer any questions in regard to
the infant deaths or other matters under consideration.
Work of Sub-Committee.
During 1924 and 1925 the Committee have considered severally and
in detail the following:—
1924.
1925.
Deaths of infants under 2 years of age
83
62
Maternal deaths
3
3
Still-births
26
21