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Islington 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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1933] 14

SUMMARY OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH VISITORS FOR YEAR ENDING 1933.

District2345678Totals.
I. Births, First Visits, Infants under 1 Year 5095205708496353733714144,241
II. Births, Re-Visits, Infants under 1 Year 3123557017405133105676774,175
III. Visits to Children, between 1st and 2nd Years 3323286176325533774369284,203
IV. Visits to Children, between 2nd and 5th Years 8511,4011,4921,6371,2548841,5149199,952
V. Visits re Still Births 19201334304910139
VI. Deaths, Visits, re Infants under 1 Year 815184121341185
VII. Deaths, Visits, re Children 1 to 5 years 536252730
VIII. †Ante-Natal, Home Visits f/200 221f/183 213f/216 266f/260 304F/189 202f/139 166f/132 164f/143 203f/1,462 1,739
IX. †Puerperal Fever Home Visitsf/6 10f/3 7f/6 9f/l 2f/2 5f/3 5f/6 7f/29 50
Pyrexia, do.F/l 2f/3 4f/l 2f/3 5f / 3F/l 3f/2 4f/14 23
Totals 2,2622,8673,6944,2133,2112,1373,0733,18024,637
X. Attendances at Welfare Centre* 2626504545294845314
XI. Other Work by Direction 1,0305611,1868447108841,4586927,365
XII. Visits Declined 2125
XIII Visits, House Shut 5581,1396279621,0713845533025,596
XIV. Visits, Inopportune 437121442134
Grand Total of Visits 3,9214,6005,5596,0645,0603,4785,1484,22138,051

*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.