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
Edmonton 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Blood Transfusion Service.
Under an arrangement with the North Middlesex Hospital, Medical
Practitioners can now call upon the Blood Transfusion Service, and four cases
were attended during the year.
Home Helps.
163 women had the services of a Home Help.
Sterilised Maternity Outfits.
429 Sterilised Maternity Outfits were issued during the year
Day Nurseries.
Attendances for the whole year were:—
| Fore Street | 16,710 |
| Hertford Road | 13,648. |
| Florence Road | 13,186 |
| Silver Street | 13,767 |
Mcdical Inspections in Nursery Schools and Classes.
29 medical inspections were arranged in Nursery Schools and Classes
during the year, and in addition the Health Visitor/School Nurses carried out
routine visits of inspection to the children.
INFANT LIFE PROTECTION.
Each Health Visitor employed by the Council is an Officer for Infant Life
Protection and great care was taken by them in supervising this part of the
work. The number of persons on the register at 5th July 1948 was nine and
the number of children eleven. The Deputy Medical Officer of Health also
made periodic visits of inspection to the homes.
Adoption of Children (Regulation) Act, 1939.
The Health Visitors were responsible for the carrying out of this work, viz.:—
| Number of persons who gave notice under Section 7 (3) between 1. 1. 48 and 4. 7. 48 | 18 |
| Number of children in respect of whom notice was given in above period | 18 |
| Number of children under supervision at end of that period ... | 6 |