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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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The following table gives particulars of the work done by the
Health Visitors during the year.
| Town, Chase and Hadley. | Bush Hill Park. | Ordnance. | Ponders End. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth Notification Visits | 255 | 246 | 334 | 239 | 1,074 |
| Ditto Re-visits | 304 | 645 | 423 | 571 | 1,943 |
| Children, 1-5 years Visits | 1,119 | 1,325 | 1,459 | 1,293 | 5,196 |
| Visits re Insanitary Conditions | 27 | 2 | 2 | - | 31 |
| General Visits | 299 | 65 | 40 | 131 | 535 |
| Ante-Natal Visits | 184 | 133 | 108 | 172 | 597 |
| Post-Natal Visits | — | 161 | 37 | 32 | 230 |
| Blank Visits | 221 | 132 | 40 | 65 | 458 |
| Infectious Disease Visits | 40 | 86 | 69 | 87 | 282 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum Visits | 1 | 6 | - | - | 7 |
| Puerperal Fever Visits | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia Visits | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
| Visits re Foster Children | 23 | 50 | 55 | 25 | 153 |
| Totals | 2,476 | 2,852 | 2,568 | 2,615 | 10,511 |
| Feeding. | Town, Chase and Hadley | % | Bush Hill Park | % | Ordnance | % | Ponders End | % | Totals | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural | 229 | 89 | 223 | 90 | 314 | 94 | 221 | 92 | 987 | 91 |
| Artificial | 26 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 87 | 8 |
| Mixed | — | - | — | — | - | - | — | — | - | — |
| Separate Cot | 254 | 91 | 217 | 88 | 274 | 82 | 231 | 96 | 976 | 90 |
Number of Births notified 1,223, which includes 320 born
outside the district, 87.8 per cent of which were visited.