London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 London 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Day Nurseries
| 1969 | 1970 | |
| Kingsway Creche | ||
| City children in attendance at end of year | 4 | 3 |
| City children on waiting list | NIL | NIL |
| Other Nurseries | ||
| City children in attendance at end of year | 2 | NIL |
| City children on waiting list | NIL | NIL |
| Registered Child Minders | ||
| 1969 | 1970 | |
| Application for registration | NIL | NIL |
Unmarried Mothers and their Children
The Diocesan Moral Welfare Worker has advised and assisted 13 (8) cases during the year.
Only two of these were City residents. There was one referral to Corporation staff during the year.
Welfare Foods
The sale of Welfare Foods continues at the Child Health Clinic, St. Bartholomew's Hospital
and at the Health Department Office.
SECTION 23 - MIDWIFERY SERVICE
The Metropolitan District Nursing Association continued to provide domiciliary midwifery
services in the City. No request for midwifery services within the Temples was made.
1969 1970
Home confinements attended I 0
Planned early discharge from hospital 2 2
Emergency cases attended 0 I
The midwives attend, on a one day per week rota, St. Bartholomew's Hospital maternity
department where they attended three deliveries.
Midwives Act, 1951
The Corporation, as a supervising Authority for the City of London, received 34 (26)
notifications from midwives of intentions to practise during the year.
SECTION 24 - HEALTH VISITING
| 1969 | 1970 | |
| Home Visits to children under 5 years | ||
| Successful visits | 545 | 290 |
| Unsuccessful visits | 119 | 47 |
The promotion of healthy living, advice on the care and upbringing of children and information
on the welfare services available has continued as part of the functions of the Health and
Welfare Officers. The families are met in their own homes and in the Child Health Clinic at St.
Bartholomews Hospital. Testing for the detection of phenylketonuria and hearing ability screening
being part of the procedures used to eliminate poor health factors.
Elderly handicapped people and the aged chronic sick receive many supportive services
which enable them to remain in their own homes. These two groups require the utmost collaboration
with family doctors, hospital services, social workers and voluntary organizations. It is the
role of the Health and Welfare Officers to supply that link in maintaining the elderly, helping
them achieve active healthy living as long as possible within their own environment.
The Health Department has received one student health visitor for a period of training,
student nurses from Great Ormond Street Hospital for observation visits and other observers from
health and social work agencies.
Health Education either individually or to groups, progresses steadily, every opportunity
being taken to provide information and knowledge not only for the resident community but for the
daily working population as well.