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

Deptford 1944

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

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Table: maternity & child welfare

maternity & child welfare

Visits paid by Health Visitors:-
To expectant mothers First visits 810 Total visits1,066
To children under 1 year First visits 928 " "5,198
To children 1-5 years of age6,662
Infant Welfare Centres
Total children who attended1,321
Ante-natal Centres
Total women who attended888x
(x inclusive of 140 who attended the Ante-natal Clinic at St.John's Home, Watson Street)
Post-natal Centres
Total women who attended39

Table: child life protection

child life protection

Persons receiving children for reward, at end of year 1944.2
Number of children involved2
Total visits of Health Visitors56

Table: GYNAECOLOGICAL & P0ST-NATAL CLINIC

GYNAECOLOGICAL & P0ST-NATAL CLINIC

Total individual mothers who attended148

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war time day nurseries
At the end of the year under report, three nurseries were
functioning under the direction of this Council.

Table: TUBERCULOSIS

TUBERCULOSIS

Cases notified for first time(Pulmonary105
(Non-pulmonary28
New cases coming to knowledge otherwise than by formal notification(Pulmonary6
(Non-pulmonary-

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