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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
Finsbury 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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| Nature of Cases. | Districts | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Prematurity | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Respiratory | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marasmus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Illegitimacy | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Twins | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| *Others | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 75 | |
| Results. | ||||||
| Died | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Still '' Special " | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 |
| Satisfactory | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 37 |
| Removed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 75 | |
*Others.
Poor progress 6
Underweight 2
Malnutrition 2
Anaemia 2
Erbs Palsy 1
Mongolism 1
Hypospadias 1
Blindness 1
T.B. contact 1
Unsatisfactory enviroment 1
18
Thirty-seven of the 75 babies dealt with as special cases recovered
satisfactorily; 5 died; 31 continued under close observation;
and 2 removed into other districts, to which their records were
forwarded in order that supervision might be continued.
All the above babies have been visited at least once a week,
and some daily, by the Health Visitor, whilst the babies were on
the Special Case Register.