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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

City of Westminster 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: Number of cases attended—

Number of cases attended—

Rochester Row.Greek Street.
As midwife86—
With hospital students3347
With private doctors15—
Visits paid1,829689

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Midwives also attended at the Rochester Row Centre on 52 afternoons
to interview expectant mothers.
Puerperal Fever and Mortality in Childbirth.—Six cases of puerperal
fever occurred with four deaths. In two the confinement took place in
lying-in homes. Of the remaining four 1 was result of extra uterine
fcetation and in two the fever was due to influenza.
Three other deaths occurred, one due to criminal abortion and two to
other causes.

Table: Infancy and Early Childhood.—The number of visits paid by the Health Visitors in the four areas into which the City was divided, is shown in the accompanying table:—

Infancy and Early Childhood.—The number of visits paid by the Health Visitors in the four areas into which the City was divided, is shown in the accompanying table:—

Pimlico.Bcssbo rough Street.Rochester Row.Greek Street.TotalTotal.
Staff.Vol.Staff.Vol.Staff.Vol.Staff.Vol.Staff.Vol.
Pre-natal—First visits _.177451102249161841272075795
Other visits192981611946337286281,1021821,284
Children under 1 year of age—
First visits46779206345511313841,4411771,618
Other visits2,2281,0305271517678006957984,2172,7796,996
Children over 1 and under 6 years—
Visits2,7411,2486361909681,9679291,2515,2744,6569,930
5,8052,5001,6403652,9022,8312,4072,17312,7547,86920,623
8,3052,0055,7334,58020,623

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To the Pimlico and Bessborougli Street figures have to be added visits paid by the midwife,
viz., first pre natal 108, subsequent 502; children under 1, 172.
The visits paid by the midwives of the Health Society are included under their respective
headings.
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