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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 1938
[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 | 248 | 372 | 293 | 274 | 337 | 202 | 214 | 1940 |
| Visits. | ||||||||
| First visits | 201 | 301 | 258 | 264 | 290 | 184 | 150 | 1648 |
| Re-visits (under 1 year) | 798 | 622 | 722 | 1325 | 868 | 587 | 727 | 5649 |
| Re-visits (1-5 years) | 1255 | 506 | 844 | 769 | 695 | 773 | 571 | 5413 |
| Out | 462 | 1063 | 1156 | 425 | 1006 | 460 | 776 | 5348 |
| Removals | 107 | 220 | 182 | 182 | 149 | 84 | 121 | 1045 |
| Special visits | 7 | 1 | 49 | — | 7 | 9 | — | 73 |
| Ophthalmia-Neonatorum 1st visits | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Ophthalmia-Neonatorum Re-visits | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 6 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 |
| Ante-natal —First visits | 213 | 234 | 199 | 300 | 200 | 187 | 227 | 1560 |
| Ante-natal — Revisits | 151 | 90 | 81 | 118 | 70 | 84 | 18 | 612 |
| Stillbirths | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 41 |
| Infant Deaths | 11 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 93 |
| Measles | 38 | 23 | 34 | 25 | 22 | 35 | 28 | 205 |
| Pneumonia | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Chicken-pox | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | 39 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Polio-Myelitis | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Cerebro Spinal Meningitis | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 4 |
| Epidemic Diarrhœa | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Home Helps | 27 | 5 | — | 18 | 10 | 62 | 6 | 128 |
| Child Life Protection | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | 12 |
| Diphtheria Immunisation | 10 | 10 | - | 12 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 70 |
| Scabies | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Adoption of Children | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| Dinners | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Convalescent Home | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| Total visits | 3312 | 3110 | 3560 | 3477 | 3376 | 2520 | 2659 | 22014 |
| Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres | 114 | 103 | 95 | 113 | 79 | 129 | 74 | 707 |
| Attendances at AnteNatal Clinics | 62 | 53 | 49 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 109 | 384 |
| Schick Test Clinics | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 17 |
| Number of insanitary conditions reported | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 62 |