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Croydon 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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TABLE H. V.

HEALTH VISITORS.-The following is a summary of the work done and visits paid by the Health Visitors.

Visits to Houses where the following Diseases have been reported.Mrs. Rylance.Mrs. Wilkinson & Miss Byrn.Miss Chalk.(2)Miss C. Gordon and Miss Davis (1) (2).Miss Massie (1) & (3).Miss Huggins.
School Cases.Other Cases.School Cases.Other CasesSchool Cases.Other Cases.School Cases.Other Cases.School Cases.Other Cases.School Cases.Other Cases.
1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.subsequent Visits1st VisitsSubsequent Vis ts1st VisitSubsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits.1st Visits.Subsequent Visits-
Scarlet Fever............62......1613......81......53............66
Diphtheria............3130......14......143......77......2211
Erysipelas............141......61......3.........1.........123...
Measles1.........30211......765......1109......933......86215710
German Measles2.........151......4.........5.........131......1.........
Mumps27.........42317......26551......36213......18825......1031242
Whooping Cough............24015......7448......1921......22550......62174712
Chicken pox81......677......13810......95.........6510......646101
Sore throat4.........9131......376......482......3929......14102...
Ringworm (scalp)1317......3361......2651......3373......2336......714592...
„ (body)4.........2636......3232......198......1913......1014......
Verminous Heads............1.....................3.....................33......
Verminous Bodies12......33......36......2.....................19......
Impetigo Contagiosa5022......174148......195137......262183......121209......13130054
Scabies2419......91168......67102......5058......3872......204915
Infectious Eye Disease83......3019......4628......21201...1411......812...5
Other diseases68101......27892......293120......1622......21780......19169l1
Totals2101651....1865762......1289614......13893731...10685494...76898513947
1st Visits.Subsequ't Visits.1st Visits.Subsequ't Visits.1st Visits.Subsequ't Visits.1st Visits.Subsequ't Visits.1st Visits.Subsequ't Visits.1st Visits.Subsequ't Visits.*
Visits to houses where Infants have been born3810374258205236414...184133100201
Visits to houses where Infants have died under one year of age......723114...41172...
Tuberculosis cases visited1204149617...40996...55281...382
Addresses given re Infant feeding, etc.........................23.........
Visits paid to Elementary Schools for Medical Inspections7...47...21...26...27...29...
Number of Children prepared for Medical Inspection—Newly Inspected1C11096...479...461...423...334...
Re-inspected5...159...19...193...119...93...
Specially Inspected .......33...44...26...18...39...
Other Visits to Elementary Schools2...8...35...23...6...82
Home Visits arising out of Medical Inspection......1761188325628869133108183
Home Visits for other information1...174139386221443718
Cultures taken1...1953737...41...51...65...
Special Inspections or Attendances at Clinics3...16...84...82...86...103...
Influenza......461520445...911666

Notes.—(1) One attendances at Clinic weekly.
(2) Two ,, ,, ,,
(3)Twenty-three addresses on Infant Feeding at Domestic Centre.