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Islington 1938

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

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1938] 24

Table: SUMMARY OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH VISITORS FOR YEAR ENDING 1938 —continued.

SUMMARY OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH VISITORS FOR YEAR ENDING 1938 —continued.

District No.12345678§C.L.P. Not included in totals‡.Totals.
Analysis of Visits included in I.-IX. relating to—
(aa) †[Reported OphthalmiaF/5 11F/6 10F/23 39F/7 14F/24 48F/29 51F/3 16F/ 5F/4 27—F/106 221
(a) †Ophthalmia NeonatorumF / 1F/2 3F/3 4F/3 5F/2 4F/4 9–F/2 6——F/17 32
(6) †Epidemic (Summer) Diarrhœa–—————–————
(c) Other Digestive Diseases1—————–———1
(d) Pneumonia and Bronchitis4231——–———10
(e) Rickets632247–———24
(f) Measles and German Measles43256912517——81
(g) Whooping Cough43015141253513——146
(h) Tuberculous Disease—P = Pulmonary; 0 = 0ther—p / 1———p / 1————p/ 2
(i) Convulsions—–———–—————
(j) †Polio-myelitis———————————
(k) Premature Birth85108522—10——68
(I) Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus1—2——1————4
(m) All other investigations (**Specify)881432615941—88
(n) Routine Visits included in I.-IX. and not included
in (aa) to (m)1,5582,6013,4313,3232,5273,9802,9553,5291,04710024,951
*** Totals (aa) to (n)1,6062,6663,5453,3762,6354,1512,9903,5841,07510025,628
Total Families Visited1,2551,9322,6792,8232,0003,3572,2912,5068759419,718

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Registered New Cases Handed to Infant Maternal Puerperal Puerperal Ophthalmia
Births. H.V.'s for Visitation. Mortality. Mortality. Fever. Pyrexia. Neonatorum.
Non-
No. Rate. Notified Notified Transfers No. Rate. No. Rate. Cases. Removals. Cases. Removals. Cases. Removals.
Births. Births. In.
4,478 15.32 4,584 22 653 291 65 12 2.60 19 14 69 57 39 26
* 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.
** e.g.—Infectious Diseases other than Measles, Whooping Cough, Epidemic Diarrhoea, Polio-myelitis, etc. Syphilis, Rheumatism, N.N.B. Illegit., etc.
*** Totals (aa) to (n) should correspond with Totals I to IX. †F- IN front of figures to denote " First Visit." ‡ Child Life Protection Visits.
§ Temporary Health Visitor.