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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

Croydon 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TABLE XVIII. The Work of the Health Visitors.—Maternity and Chil Welfare Only.

TABLE XVIII. The Work of the Health Visitors.—Maternity and Chil Welfare Only.

I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X. aXI.XII. bXIII. cXIV.XV.XVI.XVII. dXVIII. eXIX.XX.XXI.XXII.XXIII.XXIV.XXV.Totals.
C.W.R.A.A.W. W.M.S.A.P.A.W.J.C.E.H.A.H.K.T.V.C.M.C.R.S.M.B.C. Wa.P.C.L.P 1B.EM. W.I.E.A.O.L.W.D.SJ.A.Other
Sessions attended at Infant Welfare Centres92549543...7345435216941238452454711262256434990141116
Visits to Expectant Mothers. First visits3023518147325101414...416108...1.........44210
Re-visits1918514837• • •4421......35610.........1...1...147
Infants under 1 year. First visits1428111899254251195251177871541512612792211405679217279110228148823601
Re-visits3231953421301733434139077642284591272871239291425087226375394306354473998573
Children 1-2 years. First visits6...12412163210...427415...12327531139
Re-visits37617329113512143036460356120946663256193048323991581905703802102483161307804
Children 2-5 years. First visits13......613146295...517...9......2144534117
Re-visits90150358745849872729310567064586656645930394107641318042648551251241981718612827
Ophthalmia Neonatorum. First visits5.........2.........2......1.........11...111............15
Re-visits11.........1...........................22............1.........8
Still Births8123...633824...313112l1241104386
Milk (Mothers' and Children's Order)418...7...1722...5...43329113. 228118...41121238
Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia Visits..........................................4......1..................16
Houses where deaths of Infants occurred1031151393393511......210614953465140
Miscellaneous Visits203487161031231532241411459175111321...727409
Ineffective Visits4811683403713944344201713822306076959911228457299604809722835152333071708681
Post Natal Visits...............8.........................................................8
Totals—19372431120318341369147823051796313227041311251436118409615173616162459814772690198117341596219172744125
1936260614561512114245823711593305817341642253126612631...2036343828951779..................318343350

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a 3 months sickness. b Partially incapacitated. c Left 6/11/37. d Left 30/11/37. e Left 7/4/37.