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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 1920

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

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: TABLE LX1V.Deaths of Infants Visited.

TABLE LX1V.Deaths of Infants Visited.

Under mo.Under 2 mos.Under 3 mos.Under 4 mos.Under 5 mos.Under 6 mos.Under 7 mos.Under 8 mos.Under 9 mos.Under 10 mos.Under 11 mos.Under 12 mos.Total.
Clapham, North...5461...211.........20
Clapham, South......12111312...113
Putneyii...2311...11......11
Balhami24223i1111...19
Streatham...63.........1......11...12
Tooting...23323423......123
Southfieldi122...1421......14
Fairfield1...1......13121......10
Springfield......1314...11...1...12
Borough41719201014171111632134

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Midwives.
The supervision of midwives is under the control of the
London County Council, but there is full co-operation between
the midwives and the Health Visitors. There are 31 midwives
practising in the Borough, of whom eight reside in neighbouring
districts.
Nurses.
Arrangements have been made with various nursing associations
in the Borough to attend cases of ophthalmia neonatorum,
measles, whooping-cough, diarrhoea, and pneumonia following
influenza, measles or whooping-cough, when and as
requested by the Medical Officer of Health at a fee of 1/3 per
visit. 3,332 such visits were paid during the year.
Clapham is served by the South London District Nursing
Association; Putney and Roehampton by the nurses appointed
by the Parochial Nursing Associations; and Streatham, Tooting,
Wandsworth, and Balham, by Ranyard Nurses, of whom there
are 13 working in the Borough. The northern district of
Streatham is served by the Brixton Nursing Association.