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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1936] 76
SUMMARY OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH VISITORS FOR YEAR ENDING 1936.
| District No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 & 8 | 7 | 9 | CI.L.P. Not included in totals‡. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Births, First Visits, Infants under 1 Year | 493 | 461 | 547 | 718 | 541 | 655 | 417 | 573 | 3 | 4,405 | |
| II. Births, Re-Visits. Infants under 1 Year | 486 | 472 | 609 | 669 | 501 | 816 | 643 | 393 | 15 | 4.589 | |
| III. Visits to Children, between 1st and 2nd Years | 396 | 413 | 535 | 531 | 473 | 691 | 528 | 292 | 18 | 3,859 | |
| IV. Visits to Children, bet-ween 2nd and 6th Years | 1,152 | 1,425 | 1,347 | 1,464 | 1,240 | 1,591 | 1,629 | 1,170 | 24 | 11,018 | |
| V. Visits re Still Births | 6 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 10 | — | 86 | |
| VI. Deaths, Visits, re Infants under 1 Year | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 4 | — | 71 | |
| VII. Deaths, Visits, re Children 1 to 5 years | 1 | 1 | 9 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | — | — | 12 | |
| VIII. † Ante-Natal, Home Visits | F/270 316 | f/233 322 | f/292 362 | f/314 346 | F/258 295 | F/261 327 | F/190 257 | f/281 356 | — | F/2,099 2,581 | |
| IX. †Puerperal | Fever, Home Visits | f / 2 | re/ 6 | f/2 4 | _ | F/9 13 | f/8 10 | F/ — | re/ l | f1 | f/21 36 |
| Pyrexia, do | f / 1 | f / 1 | — | — | f 1 | f/2 3 | — | — | F/5 6 | ||
| Totals | 2,860 | 3,126 | 3,438 | 3,756 | 3,082 | 4,120 | 3,482 | 2.799 | til | 26,663 | |
| X. Attendances at Welfare Centre* | 51 | 27 | 46 | 45 | 47 | — | 49 | 39 | 24 | 304 | |
| XI. Other Work by Direction | 966 | 599 | 1,094 | 734 | 584 | 1,012 | 1,387 | 590 | 2 | 6,966 | |
| XII. Visits Declined | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | |
| XIII. Visits, House Shut | 947 | 1,134 | 784 | 801 | 1,033 | 598 | 826 | 1,182 | —_ | 7,305 | |
| XIV. Visits, Inopportune | 57 | 10 | 2 | — | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 88 | |
| Grand Total of Visits | 4,882 | 4,896 | 5,365 | 5,336 | 4,750 | 5,747 | 5,746 | 4,610 | 87 | 41,332 | |
Continued.