Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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CASES OF OPHTHALMIA NEONATORIUM NOTIFIED DURING YEAR 1922.
Cases. | Vision Unimpaired. | Vision Impaired. | Total Blindness. | Deaths. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notified. | Treated. | ||||||
At Home. | In Hospital | ||||||
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | – | – | – |
WORK OF HEALTH VISITORS.
1922. | 1921. | |
---|---|---|
Visits to expectant mothers | 192 | 247 |
Birth notification (first visits) | 1,020 | 974 |
,, ,, (visits under 2 years) | 2,257 | 1,944 |
Visits to children from 2-5 years | 1,096 | 614 |
Infant mortality visits | 52 | 54 |
Tuberculosis visits | 360 | 227 |
Puerperal fever visits | — | |
Miscellaneous visits | 128 | 114 |
Further details dealing with Maternity and Child Welfare: —
BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING IN EACH AREA OF THE DISTRICT, FOR THE YEAR 1922.
North. | South. | East. | West. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Births notified | 193 | 295 | 311 | 107 | 906 |
Deaths (under 1 year) Mortality per 1,000 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 49 |
births notified | 31.08 | 54.2 | 45.01 | 121.4 | 55.5 |
Notified by the Plaistow Maternity Charity | 50 | 54 | 68 | 15 | 187 |
The births were notified from the following sources: —
By Doctors | 293 |
„ Council Midwives | 161 |
„ Plaistow Maternity Charity | 187 |
„ Hospital | 114 |
„ Others | 151 |
906 |