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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
Islington 1924
Sixty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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SUMMARY OF VISITS BY MUNICIPAL HEALTH VISITORS.
| District | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Births, First Visits, infants under 1 Year | 570 | 770 | 731 | 869 | 1,213 | 821 | 810 | 5,784 |
| II. Births, Re-Visits, Infants under 1 Year | 679 | 507 | 648 | 307 | 611 | 125 | 579 | 3,456 |
| III. Visits to Children, between 1st and 2nd Years | 341 | 341 | 578 | 352 | 640 | 155 | 355 | 2,762 |
| IV. Visits to Children, between 2nd and 5th Years | 737 | 705 | 775 | 758 | 915 | 374 | 345 | 4,609 |
| V. Visits re Still Births | 15 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 139 |
| VI. Deaths, Visits, re Infants under 1 Year | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 41 |
| VII. Deaths, Visits, re Children 1 to 5 years | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | 5 |
| VIII. Ante-Natal, Home Visits | 57 | 76 | 109 | 108 | 107 | 35 | 47 | 539 |
| IX. Puerperal Fever, Home Visits | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| Totals | 2,407 | 2,423 | 2,868 | 2,427 | 3,535 | 1,543 | 2,157 | 17,360 |
| X. Attendances at Welfare Centre | 22 | 22 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 20 | 48 | 252 |
| XI. Other Work by Direction | 265 | 388 | 391 | 351 | 149 | 139 | 152 | 1,835 |
| XII. Visits Declined | 48 | 101 | 23 | 133 | 14 | 22 | 51 | 392 |
| XIII. Visits, House Shut | 457 | 665 | 371 | 648 | 490 | 405 | 587 | 3,623 |
| Grand Total of Visits | 3,199 | 3,599 | 3,702 | 3,605 | 4,233 | 2,129 | 2,995 | 23,462 |
[1924]