London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bethnal Green 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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Attendances at Welfare Centre.
| Babies (0-1) | †Children (1-5) | Mothers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Attendances | Subsequent Attendances | First Attendances | Subsequent Attendances | Ante-Natal | Post-Natal | |||
| First | Subsequent | First | Subsequent | |||||
| Average* | ||||||||
| 1936-38 | 992 | 9339 | 178 | 6794 | 345 | 991 | 219 | 125 |
| 1942 | 682 | 4860 | 83 | 702 | 319 | 853 | 7 | 1 |
| 1943 | 639 | 5733 | 53 | 705 | 413 | 1321 | 12 | 4 |
| 1944 | 562 | 3556 | 34 | 565 | 338 | 1120 | 9 | — |
| 1945 | 694 | 5426 | 54 | 810 | 401 | 1428 | 11 | — |
| 1946 | 926 | 7780 | 84 | 1057 | 855 | 3159 | 14 | — |
| 1947 | 1131 | 10,441 | 79 | 1283 | 737 | 3151 | 21 | — |
| - | ||||||||
* During this period and part of 1939 three sessions a week were held at a Branch Centre, in addition to those at the Main Centre.
† With regard to the children in this age group, it should be pointed out that since 1942 some 200 have been under daily close
health supervision in the nurseries.
Home Visits by Health Visitors.
| Average | Babies under 1 year. | Children 1-5 years. | Mothers | Stillbirths, Infant deaths, Maternal deaths. | Puerperal fever and pyrexia, Ophthalmia neonatorum | Other infectious diseases. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante-Natal. | Post-Natal. | ||||||
| 1936-38 | 12577 | 13880 | 1340 | 367 | 101 | 94 | 2339 |
| 1942 | 4764 | 4826 | 317 | 49 | 49 | 38 | 1074 |
| 1943 | 7646 | 6730 | 830 | 98 | 63 | 12 | 1351 |
| 1944 | 6912 | 6428 | 802 | 36 | 45 | 25 | 833 |
| 1945 | 7389 | 7142 | 581 | 34 | 59 | 16 | 1275 |
| 1946 | 8245 | 7117 | 754 | 55 | 60 | 38 | 1457 |
| 1947 | 8843 | 5027 | 499 | 47 | 53 | 32 | 1386 |