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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: T able XVIII. The Work of the Health Visitors.—Maternity and Child Welfare Only.

T able XVIII. The Work of the Health Visitors.—Maternity and Child Welfare Only.

I.II.III.IV.V.VI.VII.VIII.IX.X.XI.XII.XIII.XIV.XV.XVI.XVII.XVIII.XIX.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.C. Wa.D.S.J.A.A.O.L.W.I.E.M. W.M.B.G.R.l.o.L.B.W. W.B.D.Others
cessions attended at Infant Welfare Centres94579127...944746507934846615942345046502682910181133
Visits to Expectant Mothers. First visits4210471412326...2151222648......35......2206
Re-visits19296......936...243......92111...32.........109
Infants under 1 year. First visits15785199871712181751751381281151092351192199820618911430463655024783521
Re-visits39120337816817729043695150140643435277531770226246148243128820123614649769113
Children 1-2 years. First visits10115211144358552346......53...1...20118
Re-visits30821538614410134138366233037146624549423959821260242431526717319610823727675
Children 2-5 years. First visits7......411149117215524.........5112...890
Re-visits91856463435724958232511524479096623637965116304096076264742122074861374025212549
Ophthalmia Neonatorum. First visits...............1...............1......1...1313...1.........12
Re-visits3..............................1.........18...13...1.........18
Still Births6243362243641141651811212...4101
Milk (Mothers and Children's Order)...271......1106......694811...1051201216116...12248
Houses where deaths of Infants occurred7716621225385564...686214...11...7133
Miscellaneous Visits251774415968188522827...141429171533...11451
Ineffective Visits48414039641822936641247141737070427148917239234557399450218750620883472859461
Totals—193824711314223912839511944182835531912233225121446290414412622140625412841193413781205126557819384544938
19372431120318341369147823051796313227041311251436118409615173616162459814772690198117341596219172744125