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 Beckenham]
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This work is crried out by the Health visitors. During 1941, the health visitors.made a home visit to 485The work is done is summariaod below:-
Home Visits, New. | Under One. | 1 to 5 | Special Illness | 1Expectant Mothers | A.R.P. Cas Masks for Babies | Boarded Out | No Reply | Total Visits | ||||||||||
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Temporary Nurse | 75 | 114 | 302 | 40 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 110 | 704 | |||||||||
Miss Smith | 185 | 513 | 766 | 205 | 175 | 158 | 40 | 485 | 2527 | |||||||||
Miss Wheeler | 90 | 89 | 102 | 76 | 43 | 59 | 7 | 208 | 674 | |||||||||
Miss Noble | 133 | 1 387 | 911 | 180 | 139 | 124 | 23 | 176 | 2073 | |||||||||
483 | 1103 | 2081 | 501 | 402 | 74 | 979 | 979 | 5978 | ||||||||||
INFANT WELFARE ATTENDANCES | ||||||||||||||||||
Town Hall C tre | Alexandra C ' tre | Elmers End C 'tre | Wickham C ' tre | Coney Hall C ' tre | Ch' ch field C 'tre | Total 1940 | Comparatiy Total 1940 | |||||||||||
Individual Children | 362 | 241 | 535 | 29 0 | 271 | 488 | 2198 | 2202 | ||||||||||
Total attendances | 2267 | 1713 | 4324 | 3636 | 2256 | 4698 | 18894 | 19743 | ||||||||||
New Cases | 103 | 46 | 169 | 204 | 92 | 140 | 754 | 786 | ||||||||||
Average Sessional attendance | 44 | 33 | 44 | 38 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 39 | ||||||||||
Sessions | 51 | 51 | 97 | 95 | 50 | 101 | 435 | 502 | ||||||||||
Sessions attended by Medical Officer | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 303 | 309 | ||||||||||
Cases seen by Medical Officer | 724 | 397 | 915 | 984 | 591 | 1283 | 4894 | 4706 | ||||||||||
Average No. per Session seen by M.0. | 14 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 15 |