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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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79
Chevening Road Monday, 2 p.m.
105, Shooter's Hill Road Friday, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Charlton Vale Mission Hall,
Woolwich Road Wednesday, 10 a.m.
Armada Street Mission Hall,
Deptford First and Third Thursdays
in each month, 10 a.m.
The number of new cases together with total attendances for the year were as follows:—
| No. Clinics | New Cases | Total Attendances. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borough Hall | 102 | 262 | 1,353 |
| Conduit House and Chevening Road | 49 | 127 | 670 |
| 105, Shooter's Hill Road | 104 | 205 | 1,411 |
| Charlton Vale | 51 | 29 | 141 |
| Armada Street | 24 | 60 | 223 |
| 330 | 683 | 3,798 |
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 Ante-Natal Clinics attended and miscellaneous visits:—
Health Visitors' Visits, &c., 1933.
| Table A. | Visits | Re-Visits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants under 1 year | 1,431 | 3,542 | 4,973 |
| Children 1—5 years | 385 | 4,752 | 5,137 |
| Measles | 1,059 | 106 | 1,165 |
| Whooping Cough | 617 | 111 | 728 |
| Pneumonia | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Diarrhœa | 36 | 28 | 64 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 24 | 28 | 52 |
| 3,574 | 8,586 | 12,160 | |
| Dental Treatment | 55 | 7 | 62 |
| Milk Scheme | 185 | 20 | 205 |
| Ante-Natal Cases | 608 | 60 | 668 |
| Infant Consultations Attended | — | — | 1,059 |
| Ante-Natal Clinics Attended | - | - | 324 |
| Children Act | 81 | 40 | 121 |
| Miscellaneous | 392 | 2 | 394 |
In addition to the above, 1,230 persons were seen by the Health
Visitors at the office, chiefly in connection with milk applications.