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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 1934

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1934

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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.

1933.1934.
(1) Work of the Health Visitors.
First visits to Infants under one year of age489454
Return „ „ „ „ „1,7941,453
First visits to Children between the ages of 1 and 5 years378325
Return visits to Children between the ages of 1 and 5 years2,7032,320
Ante-natal visits to Expectant Mothers :—
Primi-para cases90112
Multi-para „176173
Return visits479451
Visits to Enteritis cases amongst children91
Return visits „ „ „ „12—
Visits to Ophthalmia Neonatorum cases41
Return visits „ „ „6—
Visits to Whooping Cough cases14134
Return visits „ „ „7926
Visits to Measles cases (under 5 years of age)31368
Return visits „ „ „10248
Visits to Measles cases (over 5 years of age)22228
Return visits „ „ „592
General additional visits778710
Total visits7,2066,996
Half-day attendances at Infant Welfare Centres454472