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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
Enfield 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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Visits.
| Town and Chase | Bush Hill Park. | Hadley. | Ordnance | Ponders End. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth Notification Visits | 145 | 138 | — | 174 | 193 | 650 |
| Do. Re-visits | 234 | 245 | 6 | 191 | 212 | 888 |
| Children, 1-5 yrs. Visits | 153 | 150 | — | 186 | 198 | 687 |
| Infant Mortality do. | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| General Visits | 66 | 36 | — | 103 | 81 | 286 |
| Ante-Natal Visits | — | — | — | 37 | 42 | 79 |
| Post-Natal Visits | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Blank Visits | 75 | 63 | — | 82 | 103 | 323 |
| Child Death Visits | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum Visits | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Totals | 675 | 635 | 6. | 784 | 841 | 2.941 |
Feeding, &c.
| Feeding. | Town and Chase. | % | Bush Hill Park. | % | Hadley. | % | Ordnance. | % | Ponders End. | % | Totals. | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural | 105 | 72 | 100 | 72 | — | — | 109 | 62 | 128 | 66 | 442 | 68 |
| Artificial | 35 | 24 | 30 | 21 | — | 40 | 23 | 45 | 23 | 150 | 23 | |
| Mixed | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 25 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 58 | 9 |
| Cradle Used | 53 | 36 | 45 | 32 | — | — | 72 | 41 | 54 | 28 | 224 | 34 |