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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
Lewisham 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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WORK OF WOMEN SANITARY INSPECTORS.
The following is a summary of investigations or inspections carried out by the Women Sanitary Inspectors during 1914:—
| Miss Jones. | Miss Barke. | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 25 | 41 | |
| „ School Notifications | 152 | 555 | 707 |
| „ Measles | 130 | 21 | 151 |
| „ Measles deaths | 2 | — | 2 |
| „ Chicken-pox | — | — | — |
| „ Puerperal fever | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| „ Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| „ Polio-Myelitis | — | — | — |
| „ Phthisis homes | — | — | — |
| ,, Phthisis deaths | — .. | 2 | 2 |
| „ Birth notifications | 852 | 977 | 1829 |
| ,, Infant mortality | 72 | 46 | 118 |
| On complaint | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| To Factories | 14 | 28 | 42 |
| ,, Workshops | 223 | 175 | 398 |
| „ Workplaces | 44 | 23 | 67 |
| ,, Laundries | 49 | 82 | 131 |
| „ Outworkers' homes | 172 | 185 | 357 |
| Re-visits and re-inspections | 310 | 250 | 560 |
| Miscellaneous visits | 51 | 37 | 88 |
| Total | 2127 | 2447 | 4574 |
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| Nuisances found | 142 | 94 | 236 |
| Intimations served | 87 | 68 | 155 |
| Statutory notices served | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Abstract not affixed | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Overcrowded workrooms | 1 | 3 | 4 |