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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
Kensington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE IV. The Work of the Women Health Officers for the Year 1936.
| HEALTH OFFICERS. | total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| First visits to infants (0-1 year) | 61 | 142 | 346 | 381 | 254 | 201 | 92 | 175 | 1,652 |
| Return visits to infants (0-1 year) | 143 | 424 | 669 | 523 | 712 | 891 | 225 | 446 | 4,033 |
| Total visits to children (1-5 years) | 297 | 748 | 1,061 | 698 | 1,063 | 735 | 513 | 683 | 5,798 |
| Stillbirth enquiries | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 45 |
| Visits to ophthalmia cases | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 16 |
| Return visits to ophthalmia cases | — | — | 9 | 10 | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | 31 |
| Visits to measles cases | 44 | 222 | 125 | 54 | 218 | 191 | 223 | 230 | 1,307 |
| Visits to whooping cough cases | 10 | 37 | 48 | 13 | 23 | 48 | 98 | 30 | 307 |
| Visits to puerperal fever cases | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Visits to puerperal pyrexia cases | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 22 |
| Visits to enteritis cases | 5 | 15 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 6 | — | 98 |
| Infantile death enquiries | 5 | 16 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 147 |
| Milk investigations | 275 | 282 | 814 | 923 | 509 | 479 | 151 | 91 | 3,524 |
| Ante-natal visits | 85 | 322 | 201 | 204 | 232 | 154 | 210 | 271 | 1,679 |
| Half-days at welfare centres | 108 | 136 | 141 | 133 | 154 | 115 | 59 | 128 | 974 |
| Special visits | 61 | 402 | 349 | 401 | 300 | 458 | 507 | 375 | 2,853 |
| Pulmonary—First visits | — | 24 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 24 | 140 |
| Re-visits | 189 | 320 | 3 | 167 | 166 | 460 | 280 | 1,585 | |
| Non-Pulmonary—First visits | 3 | 7 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 23 | |
| Re-visits | — | 74 | 131 | — | 86 | 41 | 161 | 83 | 576 |
| First visits to cases notified | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 49 |
| Inspections | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | 70 |
| Inspections of factories | — | 24 | 2 | — | 80 | — | 55 | 32 | 193 |
| Inspections of workshops | — | 6 | 16 | — | 33 | 12 | 442 | 156 | 665 |
| Inspections of outworkers' premises | — | 16 | 49 | — | 13 | 22 | 306 | 33 | 439 |
| Inspections of other workplaces | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 7 | 41 |
| Total Visits | 1,101 | 3,114 | 4,410 | 3,415 | 3,920 | 3,633 | 3,610 | 3,079 | 26,282 |
| Intimation notices | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 20 |
| Statutory notices | |||||||||
| Final notices | |||||||||
| Summonses | |||||||||
*This woman health officer is also responsible for the duties of child life protection visitor under the
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, and particulars of her work appear on page 13.