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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 1936

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1936

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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 (two
whole-time and two part-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.

1935.1936.
(1) Work of the Health Visitors.
First visits to Infants under one year of age468446
Return „ „ ,, ,, ,,1,6881,534
First visits to Children between the ages of 1 and 5 years393294
Return visits to Children between the ages of 1 and 5 years2,6572,614
Ante-natal visits to Expectant Mothers :—
Primi-para cases133109
Multi-para „174186
Return visits473491
Visits to Enteritis cases amongst children—1
Return visits „ „ „ „——
Visits to 0phthalmia Neonatorum cases26
Return visits „ „ „75
Visits to Whooping Cough cases10960
Return visits „ „ „7333
Visits to Measles cases (under 5 years of age)7283
Return visits „ „ „1148
Visits to Measles cases (over 5 years of age)4219
Return visits „ „ „153
General additional visits859741
Total visits7,0497,223
Half-day attendances at Infant Welfare Centres526534
Half-day attendances at Play Centre—160
(2) Infant Welfare Centres.
Total number of attendances :—
(a) By children under one year of age3,8614,009
(6) By children between the ages of 1 and 6 years2,7742,450
(c) By Ante-Natal mothe667690
(d) By Post-Natal mothers3743
Total attendances7,3397,192