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Chislehurst 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chislehurst]
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Sidcup: Baptist Church Hall, Days Lane.—Sessions are
held on each Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon,
Dr. S. S. M. Wood is the Medical Officer in
charge, and he attends twice weekly. The average
weekly attendance is 319.
Sidcup: Congregational Hall, Station Road.— Sessions
held each Thursday afternoon. Dr. C. J. M. Geddes
is the Medical Officer in charge, and he attends each
session. The average attendance is 95.
Mottingham: Parish Hall.— Sessions held first, third and
fifth Monday in each month. Dr. Power is the
Medical Officer in charge. The average attendance
per session is 70.
An Ante-natal Clinic is held as follows:—
Sidcup : Baptist Church Hall, Days Lane.— Sessions held
on each Friday morning at 10 p.m. Dr. C. J. M.
Geddes is the Medical Officer in charge.
HEALTH VISITOR.
The Council employs one full-time Health Visitor, who
works under the supervision of the Medical Officer of Health.
The following is a summary of the visits paid by her during "fee year:—
| Total number of visits paid | 1,759 |
| Visits re Measles | 38 |
| German Measles | 46 |
| Chicken-pox | 116 |
| Whooping Cough | 107 |
| Mumps | 89 |
| Influenza | 14 |
| Tuberculosis: Primary visits | 85 |
| Re-visits | 609 |
| Infectious disease, cases discharged from hospital | 232 |
| Infectious disease, home cases | 157 |
| Nursing Homes | 25 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 11 |
| Conjunctivitis | 7 |
| Impetigo and Scabies | 12 |
| Dysentery | 92 |
| Immunisation Clinic | 27 |
| Hæmolytic streptococci cases | 16 |
| Typhoid Fever | 7 |
| Swabs | 11 |
| Visits to schools | 4 |
| Visits re contacts with infectious disease | 48 |
| Maternity Homes, etc. | 6 |