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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

Chelsea 1933

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1933

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5. To investigate, when required, homes in which overcrowding
is alleged to exist.
6. To investigate, when required, applications for the supply of
milk free or below cost price.
7. To co-ordinate their efforts with those of the voluntary workers
attached to the Maternity and Child Welfare organizations in the
Borough.
8. To investigate cases under the Widows', Orphans' and Old
Age Contributory Pensions Acts where the children are under school
age.
Work of the Health Visitors.—The following tabular statement
(Table No. 26) gives an outline of the work of the Health Visitors and
of the Chelsea Health Society and School for Mothers during the past
two years. The visits enumerated are those paid by the trained officer
of the Borough Council (one part-time Health Visitor) and the trained
officers of the Chelsea Health Society and School for Mothers (three
whole-time Health Visitors). It does not include work done by voluntary
workers attached to the Society.

Table: TABLE No. 26. Summary of Reports of Health Visitors.

TABLE No. 26. Summary of Reports of Health Visitors.

1932.1933.
(1) Work of the Health Visitors.
First visits to Infants under one year of age570489
Return „ „ „ „ „1,7651,794
First visits to Children between the ages of 1 and 5 years356378
Return visits to Children between the ages of 1 and 5 years2,4882,703
Ante-natal visits to Expectant Mothers :—
Primi-para cases8690
Multi-para „148176
Return visits616479
Visits to Enteritis cases amongst children—9
Return visits „ „ „ „—12
Visits to Ophthalmia Neonatorum cases54
Return visits „ „ „—6
Visits to Whooping Cough cases56141
Return visits „ „ ,,2779
Visits to Measles cases (under 5 years of age)33131
Return visits „ „ „24610
Visits to Measles cases (over 5 years of age)21922
Return visits „ „ „545
General additional visits838778
Total visits7,7057,206
Half-day attendances at Infant Welfare Centres519454