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
Hammersmith 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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The visits paid are enumerated in detail below:—
| District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7 | Total. | |
| Number of Births notified | 193 | 439 | 266 | 224 | 381 | 226 | 180 | 1909 |
| Visits. | ||||||||
| First visits | 167 | 399 | 275 | 212 | 353 | 220 | 140 | 1766 |
| Re-visits (under 1 year) | 1190 | 751 | 970 | 1183 | 1008 | 715 | 588 | 6405 |
| Re-visits (1-5 years) | 1034 | 594 | 1048 | 733 | 958 | 1026 | 472 | 5865 |
| Out | 489 | 1313 | 1464 | 413 | 1285 | 614 | 719 | 6297 |
| Removals | 126 | 337 | 337 | 117 | 196 | 135 | 125 | 1373 |
| Special visits | 1 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 19 | - | 33 | 104 |
| Ophthalmia-Neona -torum 1st visits | 5 | 1 | 6 | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Ophthalmia-Neona-torum Re-visits | 1 | - | - | - | — | — | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 |
| Ante-natal — First visits | 164 | 304 | 184 | 262 | 237 | 168 | 174 | 1493 |
| Ante-natal — Re-visits | 143 | 81 | 67 | 130 | 78 | 101 | 20 | 620 |
| Stillbirths | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
| Infant Deaths | 10 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 105 |
| Measles | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 5 |
| Pneumonia | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 12 |
| Encephalitis Lethar-gica | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Chickenpox | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 6 | - | 12 |
| Whooping Cough | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 25 |
| Polio-Myelitis | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | - | 3 |
| Cerebro Spinal Men-ingitis | _ | _ | 4 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 5 |
| Epidemic Diarrœha | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 |
| Home Helps | 7 | — | 9 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 16 | 96 |
| Child Life Protec-tion | 2 | 10 | 8 | - | 9 | 12 | 1 | 42 |
| Diphtheria Immuni-sation | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 100 | 163 |
| Total visits | 3351 | 3868 | 4441 | 3104 | 4204 | 3101 | 2408 | 24477 |
| Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres | 54 | 101 | 63 | 67 | 106 | 140 | 77 | 608 |
| Attendances at Ante-Natal Clinics | 21 | 39 | 39 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 63 | 226 |
| Schick Test Clinics | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 14 |
| Number of insanitary conditions reported | 10 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 87 |