London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Ealing 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Visits to cases of Puerperal Fever 10
Visits to cases of Measles and Whooping Cough 123
Visits to cases of Scarlet Fever on discharge from the
Isolation Hospital 108
Other Visits 149
Total Visits 10,798
Interviews, etc. 3,295
| Matlock Cherington Aberdeen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane | House | House | |
| Number of children on register at | |||
| the end of year | 1,403 | 549 | 100 |
| Mothers visiting Centre for the first time | 746 | 336 | 79 |
| Children visiting Centre for the first time | 746 | 392 | 100 |
| Total attendance made by mothers | 6,119 | 3,945 | 596 |
| Total attendances made by children | 6,886 | 4,589 | 680 |
| Average attendance of children each afternoon | 45 | 44 | 18 |
| Number of Consultations by Medical Officer | 2,744 | 1,261 | 333 |
| Average number of children seen by Medical Officer on each session | 19 | 19 | 9 |
Children referred to School Clinic for treatment:—
Nose and Throat 21
Eves 11
Teeth 44
Orthopaedic 43
Mothers receiving dental treatment 42
Mothers supplied with artificial dentures 8
Children referred to King Edward Hospital for minor
operations 41
Children admitted to King Edward Hospital as indoor
patients 1