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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Health Visitors' Visits, &c., 1946.
| Table A. | Visits | Re-visits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants under 1 year | 1,666 | 1,943 | 3,609 |
| Children 1—5 years | 163 | 3,537 | 3,700 |
| Measles (under 5 years) | 518 | 8 | 526 |
| ,, (over 5 years) | 449 | 3 | 452 |
| Whooping Cough (under 5 years) | 144 | 28 | 172 |
| „ „ (over 5 years) | 102 | 11 | 113 |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia and Fever | 17 | — | 17 |
| Diarrhcea | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Inflammation of Eyes | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| Chicken Pox | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3,100 | 5,545 | 8,645 |
| Maternity Survey | 14 | — | 14 |
| Dental Treatment | 62 | — | 62 |
| Ante-Natal Cases | 823 | 180 | 1,003 |
| Children Act | 36 | 46 | 82 |
| Miscellaneous | 794 | 366 | 1,160 |
| Infant Consultations | 531 | 531 | |
| Ante-Natal Clinics | 425 | 425 | |
| Dental Clinic | 75 | 75 |
In addition to the above 807 persons were seen by the Health
Visitors at the office, chiefly in connection with milk applications.
Notification of Births.—The following Table gives the number and types of notifications received respecting births in the Borough:—
| Where Confined | Midwives | Doctors | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Births | Other Boroughs' Births | Greenwich Births | Other Boroughs' Births | |
| St. Alfege's Hospital | 461 | 1,053 | - | - |
| Nursing Homes | — | — | 9 | 106 |
| Other Residences | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
| At home | 711 | — | — | — |
| 1,174 | 1,054 | 9 | 108 | |
| Other Boroughs (Transfers Inwards) | 517 | — | — | — |
| 1,691 | 1,054 | 9 | 108 | |