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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Maternity and Child Welfare.
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TABLE XXVI.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants under 1 year :— | |||||||
| Visits | 810 | 280 | 490 | 648 | 475 | 1145 | 3848 |
| Revisits | 761 | 242 | 575 | 680 | 350 | 1690 | 4298 |
| Children 1-2 years :— | |||||||
| Visits | 44 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 30 | 116 |
| Revisits | 322 | 154 | 253 | 336 | 91 | 1124 | 2280 |
| Children 2-5 years : — | |||||||
| Visits | 22 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 6 | 25 | 115 |
| Revisits | 222 | 153 | 403 | 112 | 92 | 425 | 1407 |
| Ante-natal cases | 222 | 50 | 106 | 96 | 20 | 241 | 735 |
| Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia. | 18 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 64 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 35 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 75 |
| Measles | 194 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 355 |
| Whooping Cough | 314 | 293 | 302 | 208 | 228 | 556 | 1901 |
| Enteritis | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Miscellaneous | 107 | 70 | 329 | 139 | 30 | 125 | 800 |
| Ineffectual | 537 | 246 | 513 | 786 | 308 | 1222 | 3612 |
| 3611 | 1533 | 3038 | 3092 | 1680 | 6658 | 19612 | |
| Attendances at :— | |||||||
| Infant Welfare Centres | 93 | 162 | 97 | 146 | 143 | 270 | 911 |
| Ante-natal Centres | 13 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 33 | 60 | 174 |
| Committee Meetings . . | 5 | 16 | - | - | 24 | - | 45 |
| Health Talks | 62 | 47 | 17 | 65 | 48 | 59 | 298 |
| Visits to Creches | - | 24 | 27 | - | 29 | 22 | 102 |
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