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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

Barking 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: CASES OF OPHTHALMIA NEONATORIUM NOTIFIED DURING YEAR 1922.

CASES OF OPHTHALMIA NEONATORIUM NOTIFIED DURING YEAR 1922.

Cases.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindness.Deaths.
Notified.Treated.
At Home.In Hospital
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1010—10–––

Table: WORK OF HEALTH VISITORS.

WORK OF HEALTH VISITORS.

1922.1921.
Visits to expectant mothers192247
Birth notification (first visits)1,020974
,, ,, (visits under 2 years)2,2571,944
Visits to children from 2-5 years1,096614
Infant mortality visits5254
Tuberculosis visits360227
Puerperal fever visits2—
Miscellaneous visits128114

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Further details dealing with Maternity and Child Welfare: —

Table: BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING IN EACH AREA OF THE DISTRICT, FOR THE YEAR 1922.

BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING IN EACH AREA OF THE DISTRICT, FOR THE YEAR 1922.

North.South.East.West.Total.
Births notified193295311107906
Deaths (under 1 year) Mortality per 1,000616141349
births notified31.0854.245.01121.455.5
Notified by the Plaistow Maternity Charity50546815187

Table: The births were notified from the following sources: —

The births were notified from the following sources: —

By Doctors293
„ Council Midwives161
„ Plaistow Maternity Charity187
„ Hospital114
„ Others151
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