Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE VII.
HEALTH OFFICERS | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
Child Welfare— | ||||||||
First Visits to Infants | 42 | 363 | 367 | 316 | 299 | 362 | 340 | 2,089 |
Return Visits to Infants | 56 | 639 | 497 | 980 | 1,118 | 734 | 790 | 4,814 |
Visits to Children between 1 and 5 years | 118 | 950 | 832 | 714 | 1,092 | 632 | 523 | 4,861 |
Stillbirth Enquiries | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 44 |
Visits to Ophthalmia cases | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 27 |
Return Visits to Ophthalmia cases | — | 11 | 48 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 130 |
Visits to Measles cases | 39 | 109 | 104 | 85 | 87 | 51 | 83 | 558 |
Visit to Whooping Cough cases | 33 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 18 | 8 | 80 |
Visits to Puerperal Fever cases | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
Infantile Death Enquiries | 12 | 43 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 40 | 203 |
Milk Investigations | 16 | 99 | 135 | 96 | 32 | 64 | 209 | 651 |
Ante-Natal Visits | 13 | 91 | 11 | 16 | - | 42 | 49 | 222 |
Half-days at Welfares | 12 | 142 | 141 | 140 | 96 | 82 | 150 | 763 |
Special Visits | 285 | 318 | 169 | 232 | 157 | 83 | 151 | 1,395 |
Tuberculosis— | ||||||||
Pulmonary.—First Visits | 25 | 37 | 22 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 60 | 264 |
Re-Visits | 230 | 260 | 237 | 258 | 39 | 309 | 365 | 1,698 |
Non-Pulmonary—First Visits | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | — | 10 | 38 | |
Re-Visits | 76 | 48 | 101 | 86 | 8 | 35 | 42 | 396 |
Factories and Workshops Act. | ||||||||
Inspections of Factories | 13 | 3 | 13 | 21 | — | 5 | 2 | 57 |
Inspections of Workshops | 268 | 5 | 24 | 61 | 119 | 33 | 73 | 583 |
Inspections of Outworkers' Premises | 117 | — | 25 | 55 | — | 100 | 37 | 334 |
Inspections of other Workplaces | 35 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 3 | 49 |
Total Visits | 1,399 | 3,141 | 2,790 | 3,150 | 3,143 | 2,662 | 2,982 | 19,267 |
Notices issued under the Public Health Act— | ||||||||
Intimation Notices | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 14 |
Statutory Notices | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Final Notices | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Summonses | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |