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 Deptford Borough]
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Health Visitor | District | Visits | Re-visits | Total |
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Miss Robus | Deptford Park and Evelyn (part) Wards | 907 | 2350 | 3257 |
Miss Cloke | St. Paul's and Evelyn (part) Wards | 706 | 2952 | 3658 |
Miss O'Loughlin | Clifton, Vale and Canterbury (part) Wards | 840 | 3415 | 4255 |
Miss Sherborne | Canterbury and Hatcham Wards | 541 | 2729 | 3270 |
Miss Reynolds | St. John's (part), Town Hall and St. Peter's Wards | 598 | 2242 | 2840 |
Miss Holland | St. John's (part) Ward | 309 | 2447 | 2756 |
Miss Little | Pepys' and St. Catherine's Wards | 821 | 2038 | 2859 |
Totals | 4,722 | 18,173 | 22,895 |
Analysis of Visits paid by Health Visitors, 1937.
To infants under 5 years | |||
---|---|---|---|
Enquiries re | Visits. | Re-visits. | Total. |
Births | 1406 | 15283 | 16689 |
Still-births | 56 | — | 56 |
Infant deaths | 66 | — | 66 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 10 | 8 | 18 |
Measles | 21 | 17 | 38 |
Poliomyelitis | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Infant Diarrhœa | 17 | 13 | 30 |
Pneumonia " | 27 | 33 | 60 |
Whooping Cough | 147 | 109 | 256 |
Infectious Disease | |||
hospital recoveries | 71 | 11 | 82 |
Scabies | 17 | 23 | 40 |
Visits to Foster Children | 14 | 109 | 123 |
Miscellaneous visits | 236 | 33 | 269 |
Unsuccessful visits | 157 | 464 | 621 |
Total (under 5 years) | 2,246 | 16,107 | 18,353 |