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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1925] 16
SUMMARY OF VISITS BY HEALTH VISITORS—Continued.
| District | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis of Visits included in I.-IX. relating to | ||||||||
| (a) Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 15/F 46 | 9/F 22 | 7/F 15 | 7/F 15 | 13/F 23 | 16/F 19 | 11/F 22 | 78/F 162 |
| (b) Epidemic (Summer) Diarrhoea ......... | 1/F 4 | 1 | — | — | 2/F 3 | — | 3/F 8 | |
| (c) Other Digestive Diseases | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| (d) Pneumonia and Bronchitis | 34 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 53 | — | 23 | 145 |
| (e) Rickets | 7 | 18 | 19 | 48 | 48 | 95 | 58 | 293 |
| (f ) Measles and German Measles | 2/F 4 | 5/F 8 | F 1 | 1/F 2 | 4/F 13 | F 1 | 1/F 4 | 15/F 33 |
| (g) Whooping Cough | 26/F 39 | 43/F 56 | 19/F 21 | 23/F 27 | 19/F 33 | 14/F 15 | 5/F 11 | 149/F 202 |
| (h) Tuberculous Disease | 1 | - | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| (i) Convulsions | — | - | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| (j) Polio-myelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (k) Premature Birth | 4 | 35 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 8 | 29 | 171 |
| (l) Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | 3 | - | 1 | 8 | - | 1 | 13 |
| (m) All other investigations ** | 42 | 68 | 67 | 88 | 54 | 44 | 124 | 487 |
| (n) Routine Visits included in I. to IX. and not in cluded in (a) to (n) | 3,535 | 2,592 | 3,490 | 3,458 | 4,112 | 3,614 | 2,476 | 23,277 |
| ***Totals (a) to (n) | 3,718 | 2,819 | 3,654 | 3,683 | 4,384 | 3,797 | 2,749 | 24,804 |
| Total Families Visited | 2,318 | 2,020 | 2,496 | 2,430 | 2,886 | 2,959 | 1,951 | 17,060 |
**e.g.—Infectious Diseases other than Measles, Whooping Cough, Epidemic Diarrhoea, Polio-myelitis, etc., Syphilis, Rheumatism, Non-notified birth, etc.
***Totals (a) to (n) correspond with Totals I. to IX.
F. after figures denotes a " First Visit."
WELFARE CENTRE'S DISTRICTS. POPULATION.
| NORTH. Wards 1, 2, 3. | SOUTH. Wards 9, 10, 11 and Part of 6. | EAST. Ward 5, and Parts of 4 and 6. | WEST. Wards 7, 8, and Part of 4. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 (Approximate Estimate) | 97,900 | 97,440 | 53,920 | 89,940 | 339,200 29,508 up to 5 years old. |
| BIRTHS. | |||||
| 1924 | 1,890 (Actual) | 1,625 (Approximate) | 1,087 (Approximate) | 2,197 (Approximate) | 6,799 |
| 1925 | 1,851 (Actual) | 1,526 (Approximate) | 1,121 (Approximate) | 2,082 (Approximate) | 6,580 |
Number on Books 1st April, 1926, i.e., Record Cards of Children to be visited. Exclusive of Record Cards marked ' Attending Centre," and "Above
Standard," "Visits declined," and "Visits not necessary" 20,631