London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Ealing 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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The following Is a Summary of the Work of the Health Visitors during the year:—

Total
Visits to children under 12 months:—
First visits1,545
Return visits3,368
Visits to children 1 to 5 years of age5,484
Visits to children or mothers attending the Health Centres4,441
Visits to expectant mothers411
Visits to investigate infant deaths and still-births88
Special visits or investigations269
Visits to cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum33
Visits to cases of Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia4
Visits to cases of Measles and Whooping Cough290
Visits to cases of Scarlet Fever on discharge from the Isolation Hospital235
Inspections of Women’s Lavatories154
Visits to children under care of foster-mothers343
Other visits22
Total Visits16,687
Interviews, etc3,690