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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
Islington 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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SUMMARY OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH VISITORS FOR YEAR ENDING 1932.
| District | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Births, First Visits, Infants under 1 Year | 600 | 459 | 662 | 797 | 791 | 386 | 395 | 409 | 4,499 |
| II. Births, Re-Visits, Infants under 1 Year | 532 | 434 | 736 | 709 | 941 | 588 | 631 | 380 | 4.951 |
| III. Visits to Children, between 1st and 2nd Years | 442 | 383 | 580 | 673 | 1,226 | 509 | 497 | 352 | 4,662 |
| IV. Visits to Children, between 2nd and 5th Years | 1,174 | 1,035 | 1,381 | 1,527 | 998 | 1,015 | 1,350 | 1,161 | 9,641 |
| V. Visits re Still Births | 22 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 138 |
| VI. Deaths, Visits, re Infants under 1 Year | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 63 |
| VII. Deaths, Visits, re Children 1 to 5 years | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| VIII. IAnte-Natal, Home Visits | f/149 166 | f/118 156 | f/229 285 | f/ 230 247 | F/133 165 | f/130 177 | f/117 151 | f/161 180 | f/l,267 1,527 |
| IX. Puerperal Fever, Home visits Pyrexia | F/3 5 | f/6 12 | f/3 8 | f/5 9 | f/7 12 | f/2 4 | F/4 13 | f/3 5 | f/33 68 |
| - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 2,949 | 2,510 | 3,677 | 3,989 | 4,180 | 2,699 | 3,053 | 2,498 | 25,555 |
| X. Attendances at Welfare Centre | 29 | 28 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 33 | 320 |
| XI. Other Work by Direction | 761 | 433 | 959 | 777 | 1,003 | 676 | 1,443 | 993 | 7,045 |
| XII. Visits Declined | 2 | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | __ | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| XIII. Visits, House Shut | 1,120 | 539 | 524 | 912 | 435 | 1,043 | 471 | 441 | 5,485 |
| XIV. Visits, Inopportune | 13 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 42 | 120 |
| Grand Total of Visits | 4,874 | 3,517 | 5,223 | 5,726 | 5,679 | 4,477 | 5,028 | 4,008 | 38,532 |
| Specify nature of work—e.g., M.O. Consultation, Weighing babies, Dressings, Temperature taking. Selling of Dried Milk. Talk to Mothers, subject dealt with and time occupied. | |||||||||