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
Beckenham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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HOME VISITING
This work is carried out by the Health Visitors. During 1938
the Health Visitors made a home visit to 581 out of 710 new cases
belonging to the district.
The work done by the Health Visitors is summarised below:—
| Home Visits, New | Under One | 1 to 5 | Special Illness | Expect. Mothers | Boarded Out | No reply to call | Total Welfare Visits | T.B. Visits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Cusack | 208 | 894 | 1450 | 306 | 132 | 27 | 498 | 3515 | 252 |
| Miss Smith | 108 | 492 | 730 | 62 | 101 | 14 | 349 | 1856 | 119 |
| Miss Wheeler | 121 | 493 | 843 | 48 | 48 | 22 | 317 | 1892 | 147 |
| Mrs. White | 38 | 81 | 262 | 6 | - | - | - | 387 | - |
| Miss Noble | 106 | 395 | 901 | 20 | 72 | 12 | 388 | 1894 | 124 |
| Total | 581 | 2355 | 4186 | 442 | 353 | 75 | 1552 | 9544 | 642 |
The total number of visits, 9,544 compares with 8,981 in 1937.
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