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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
Erith 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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B(4). Home Visits by Health Visitors.
| Children | Special Visits | Infant Life Protection | Total Visits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 1st Visits | Re-Visits | Still-Births | Others | Expectant Mothers | |||
| January | 45 | 900 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 7 | 993 | |
| February | 46 | 693 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 782 | |
| March | 31 | 812 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 877 | |
| April | 48 | 742 | — | 8 | 12 | 6 | 816 | |
| May | 35 | 873 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 947 | |
| Tune | 38 | 752 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 826 | |
| July | 88 | 1152 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 8 | 1308 | |
| August | ||||||||
| September | 43 | 817 | 1 | — | 37 | 6 | 904 | |
| October | 48 | 801 | 2 | - | 16 | 5 | 872 | |
| November | 49 | 715 | — | — | 24 | 3 | 791 | |
| December | 49 | 593 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 676 | |
| Total Visits | 520 | 8850 | 19 | 61 | 274 | 68 | 9792 | |
B(5). Maternity Services.
B(5)a. Maternity Home.
The Council provides a maternity home of 7 beds, including
one isolation bed. The staff consists of a Sister-in-Charge,
a Junior Sister, and two midwives. Institutional treatment for
normal cases is provided, and during the period under review,
125 maternity cases were admitted.
B(5)b. Ante Natal Clinic.
lhe work in the existing Ante-natal clinic has again increased during the year the total number of attendances being 1,250 as shown below.
| Ante-natal patients seen by Dcctor | 1936 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. | Feb. | Mr. | Apr. | May | June | July | Au^ | Sep. | Oct. | Nov | Dec. | Total | |
| 120 | 110 | 95 | 115 | 97 | 98 | 108 | 75 | 75 | 130 | 103 | 124 | 1250 | |
B(5)c. Abnormal Cases.
Accommodation for abnormal maternity cases, in need of
hospital treatment, is now provided at the City of London
Maternity Hospital, and nine cases were admitted under this
arrangement during the year.