Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Visits to children under 12 months :— | (1940) | |
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First visits | 2,402 | |
Return visits | 4,332 | |
Visits to children 1 to 5 years of age | 6,393 | |
Visits to expectant mothers | 1,190 | |
Visits to investigate infant deaths and still-births | 71 | |
Special visits or investigations | 424 | |
Visits to cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ||
Visits to cases of Pemphigus Neonatorum | — | — |
Visits to cases of Measles and Whooping Cough | 397 | |
Visits to cases of Scarlet Fever on discharge from the Isolation Hospital | 26 | |
Inspections of Women's Lavatories | 63 | |
Visits to children under care of foster-mothers | 634 | |
Other visits | 129 | |
Total Visits | 15,971 |
Expectant Mothers attending Ante-Natal Clinics :— | (1940) | |
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Attending for the first time | 1,466 | |
Total attendances | 7,023 | |
Nursing mothers attending Post-natal Clinics :— | ||
Attending for the first time | 185 | |
Total attendances | 205 | |
Children attending Centres for the first time :— | (1940) | |
Under one year of age | 2,044 | 1,778 |
One to five years of age | 1,275 | 1,125 |
Total attendances made by children :— | ||
Under one year of age | 13,489 | |
One to five years of age | 14,471 |
Medical Examination of Pre-School Children.—The number of
complete medical examinations of children from one to five years
of age are indicated in the following table :—