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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1937]
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SUMMARY OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH VISITORS FOR YEAR ENDING 1937.
| District No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 and 8 | 7 | 9 | CLP. Not included in totals. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Births, First Visits, Infants under 1 Year | 515 | 463 | 534 | 728 | 570 | 646 | 496 | 327 | 2 | 4,279 | |
| II. Births, Re-Visits, Infants under 1 Year | 414 | 378 | 590 | 652 | 589 | 860 | 607 | 693 | 10 | 4,783 | |
| III. Visits to Children, between 1st and 2nd Years | 457 | 319 | 565 | 476 | 532 | 942 | 422 | 413 | 10 | 4,126 | |
| IV. Visits to Children, between 2nd and 5th Years | 980 | 1,182 | 1,364 | 1,224 | 1,133 | 1,595 | 1,098 | 1,403 | 26 | 9,979 | |
| V. Visits re Still Births | 8 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 120 | |
| VI. Deaths, Visits, re Infants under 1 Year | 13 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | - | 138 | |
| VII. Deaths, Visits, re Children 1 to 5 Years | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 9 | |
| VIII. †ANTE-NATAL, HOME VISITS | f/265 299 | f/354 434 | f/316 404 | f/327 372 | f/304 334 | f/292 351 | f/269 343 | f/149 201 | 2 | f2,276 2,738 | |
| IX. †Puerperal | Fever, Home Visits | f / 1 | f/l 3 | re/1 | F/2 4 | f/2 8 | F/2 3 | f/l 2 | - | _ | f/9 22 |
| Pyrexia, Home Visits | - | f/3 6 | - | f/ 1 | f / 1 | - | - | - | - | f/5 8 | |
| Totals | 2,688 | 2,818 | 3,497 | 3,498 | 3,202 | 4,447 | 2,996 | 3,056 | 52 | 26,202 | |
| X. Attendances at Welfare Centre | 41 | 24 | 46 | 47 | §45 | - | 46 | 44 | 24 | 293 | |
| XI. Other Work by Direction | 746 | 550 | 1,118 | 739 | 700 | 955 | 496 | 185 | 1 | 5,489 | |
| XII. Visits Declined | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
| XIII. Visits, House Shut | 1,097 | 1,190 | 840 | 787 | 1,030 | 719 | 1,357 | 979 | - | 7,999 | |
| XIV. Visits, Inopportune | 58 | 5 | 2 | - | 5 | 22 | - | - | - | 92 | |
| Grand Total of Visits | 4,630 | 4,587 | 5,504 | 5,071 | 4,982 | 6,143 | 4,895 | 4,265 | 77 | 40,077 | |
Continued.