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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
Greenwich 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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The attendances for the year were as follow:-
| Borough Hall | 641 | |
| Conduit House | 693 | |
| Shooters Hill Road | 796 | |
| Charlton Vale | 155 | |
| Armada Street | 97 | |
| 2,382 | ||
This figure of 2,382 shows an increase of 427 over last
year's total.
The following tables show (a) the number of visits made by the Health Visitors during the year in connection with Births and cases of Infectious Diseases, and (b) number of Infant Consultations and Pre-Maternity Clinics attended.
| Table A. | Visits | Re-Visits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants under 1 year | 1,774 | 3,766 | 5,540 |
| Children, 1—5 years | 176 | 4,675 | 4,851 |
| Measles | 3,132 | 345 | 3,477 |
| Whooping Cough | 660 | 125 | 785 |
| Pneumonia | 31 | 32 | 63 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Diarrhœa | 118 | 55 | 173 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 32 | 34 | 66 |
| 5,929 | 9,034 | 14,963 | |
| Dental Treatment | 63 | 2 | 65 |
| Milk Scheme | 108 | 25 | 133 |
| Pre-Maternity Cases | 385 | 49 | 434 |
| Infant Consultations attended | — | — | 1,053 |
| Pre-Maternity Clinics attended | — | — | 231 |
| Sessions attended at Town Hall re | |||
| Flood | 59 | — | 59 |
| Enquiries re Flood | 483 | — | 483 |
| Miscellaneous | 84 | 1 | 85 |
In addition to the above, 1,204 persons were seen by the
Health Visitors at the office, chiefly in connection with milk
applications.
Infantile Mortality. — The number of deaths of
children under one year of age totalled 95, which gives an
infantile mortality rate for the year of 54 per thousand births.
How this figure compares with that of previous years is discussed
earlier in the report. During the year 1928, however, a special
report in regard to every case of infantile mortality was prepared,
particularly in reference to Welfare Centre attendances and a