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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Particulars of the work of the Health Visitors and Centres will be found from the following table:—
No. of ante-natal visits | 128 |
No. of first visits to children under one year | 829 |
No. of subsequent visits to children under one year:— | |
(a) Attending a Centre | 446 |
(b) Not Attending a Centre | 2.544 |
No. of visits to children 1 to 5 years of age:— | |
(a) Attending a Centre | 97 |
(b) Not Attending a Centre | 1,145 |
No. of special visits in connection with Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 20 |
Ditto Deaths of children up to 3 years of age | 79 |
Ditto Still-births | 22 |
Ditto Puerperal sepsis | 4 |
Ditto Foster Children | 20 |
Other visits (not specified) | 104 |
The following table is of interest respecting infant feeding:—
Ureast Fed. | Mixed. | Artificial. | |
---|---|---|---|
No. of children under supervision— | |||
feeding at the end of first month | 501 | 47 | 29 |
Children who died during first year of life—feeding during firet month (where elicited) | 37 | 10 | 1 |
Children who died from diarrhoeal diseases—feeding at time of death | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Special visits were made to all deaths up to 3 years of age
by Health Visitors.