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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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GENERAL CONDITIONS INFLUENCING INFANT LIFE AS FOUND BY
HEALTH VISITOR.
| Number Visited. | Breast. | Artificial | Mixed. | Cradle Used. | Dirty Houses. | Mother III. (1922.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Anaemia | |||||||
| 1st visit | 1 Breast abscess | ||||||
| 1922 | 1,020 | 955 | 44 | 21 | 113 | 40 I | 1 Phlebitis |
| 1921 | 974 | 784 | 99 | 91 | 177 | 89 | 2 Tuberculosis |
| 1 Nephritis | |||||||
| 2nd visit | 1 Rheumatoid arthritis | ||||||
| 1922 | 233 | 145 | 69 | 19 | – | – | 1 P.P. Hœmorrhage (died) |
| 1921 | 173 | 109 | 43 | 21 | – | 2 Puerperal fever | |
| 3rd visit | 1 Bronchitis | ||||||
| 1922 | 71 | 35 | 18 | 18 | – | – | 1 Spinal deformity |
| 1 Ovarian disease. | |||||||
| 1921 | 57 | 24 | 23 | 10 | – | – | 1 Diarrhoea |
| 22 |