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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

Fulham 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]

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Table: The Visits paid by the seven Health Visitors are shown in the following table:—

The Visits paid by the seven Health Visitors are shown in the following table:—

First Visits to infants under one month2,254
Re-visits to infants under one month612
First Visits to infants between 1 and 12 months34
Re-visits do. do.8,239
First Visits to infants between 1 and 3 years17
Re-visits do. do.4,227
First Visits to infants over 3 years of age29
Re-visits do. do.7,902
Visits to cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum7
do. Measles603
do. Epidemic Diarrhoea5
do. Pneumonia31
do. Puerperal Fever3
do. Puerperal Pyrexia25
Ante-Natal Visits1,667
Other Visits70

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Notifications of Birth. The Birth Rate for 1934 was higher than in the
previous year (13.7 compared with 13.08). Under the Notification of Births
Act 1,944 births were notified to the Department during the year of which 48
were Stillborn. The number of births notified by midwives was 1,705 and by
doctors and parents 239. The Stillbirths equalled 2.5 per cent. of the notified
births.

Table: Maternity and Child Welfare Centres. There are three Maternity and Child Welfare Centres in the Borough, viz., 90/92, Greyhound Road; 170, Wandsworth Bridge Road; and at Melmoth Hall, Eustace Road, all of which are attended by the Medical Officers in this Department. The total attendances at the clinics decreased by 1,354 and the first attendances of children under one year of age represented 49.28 per cent. of the notified live births. The following table shows the attendances at the Infant Clinics during the year 1934:—

Maternity and Child Welfare Centres. There are three Maternity and Child Welfare Centres in the Borough, viz., 90/92, Greyhound Road; 170, Wandsworth Bridge Road; and at Melmoth Hall, Eustace Road, all of which are attended by the Medical Officers in this Department. The total attendances at the clinics decreased by 1,354 and the first attendances of children under one year of age represented 49.28 per cent. of the notified live births. The following table shows the attendances at the Infant Clinics during the year 1934:—

Clinic.Number of Clinics held.First attendance of babiesTotal Attendances
Age in years0—11—50—11—5
92. Greyhound Road2004629758173347
170, Wandsworth Bridge Road1482905637772218
Melmoth Hall, Eustace Road962065123031820
TOTALS444958204118977385