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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

Wandsworth 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The next Table shows the result of the inquiries made after
these deaths, arranged in Wards, and there is also shown the
number of infants who had been previously visited, and the number
of illegitimate infants.

Table: TABLE XX.

TABLE XX.

Clapham, North.Clapham, South.Putney.Streatham.Balham.Tooting.j Southfield.Fairfield.Springfield.Borough.
Total Number of Deaths573278531454
Wholly breast-fed...1......12...127
Otherwise fed463146521142
No information1......12.........15
Previously visited (1917)332146...2526
„ „ (1916)11..................46
Fed according to pamphlet22.....................4
Breast-fed............11...114
Otherwise fed442135...1828
Illegitimate............1...4...49
Nurse children...1.....................1
Born outside Borough21..................25
Premature..................1......1
Delicate from birth...21...2.........510

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Infant Visiting.
During the year the female Sanitary Inspectors have continued
the work begun in 1905 in visiting the homes where births had
occurred.
" We herewith submit a report of the visits among infants
during the year 1917.
" In June, 1917, an additional Health Visitor was appointed
solely for Infant Visiting in the North and South Wards of Clapham,
and a small part of Streatham, and the consequent re-arrangement
of the work permitted of more frequent visits to the homes.
" The total number of visits paid, including re-visits and
ineffectual visits was 9,288, compared with 8,212 in 1916. The