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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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6(4). Home Visits by Health Visitors.
| 1947 | Deaths | Children | Special Visits | Expectant Mothers | Infant Life Protection | Total Visits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Visit | Re-Visit | Still-Births | Others | |||||
| January | 2 | 98 | 326 | 2 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 487 |
| February | 3 | 81 | 467 | 1 | 62 | 40 | 5 | 659 |
| March | 6 | 98 | 541 | 2 | 23 | 42 | 3 | 715 |
| April | 2 | 106 | 388 | 1 | 25 | 41 | 5 | 568 |
| May | 6 | 118 | 794 | 1 | 55 | 49 | 5 | 1028 |
| June | 4 | 79 | 623 | 4 | 58 | 27 | 2 | 797 |
| July | 1 | 88 | 368 | – | 75 | 31 | 4 | |
| August | 1 | 90 | 598 | 4 | 38 | 49 | 9 | 789 |
| September | – | 75 | 601 | – | 9 | 40 | 3 | 728 |
| October | 1 | 107 | 807 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 7 | 993 |
| November | 2 | 68 | 690 | – | 29 | 50 | 5 | 844 |
| December | – | 73 | 508 | – | 13 | 37 | 5 | 636 |
| Total | 28 | 1081 | 6711 | 20 | 420 | 492 | 59 | 8811 |
B (5). MATERNITY SERVICES.
B(5)a. Maternity Home—Hainault.
The Council provides a maternity home, the accommodation
of which this year has been a total of 22 beds,
including one isolation bed. The staff consists of a Sisterin-Charge,
a Junior Sister, a Staff Nurse midwife, two
midwives and two assistant nurses. Institutional treatment
for normal cases is provided. During the period under
review 472 maternity cases were admitted. Of these 328
cases were delivered by midwives and 144 by doctors. The
average duration of stay of these cases in the home was 11
days.
The following table illustrates the admission during the last nine years to the Hainault Maternity Home.
| Year | Admissions | No. of Beds |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 118 | 7 |
| 1940 | 118 | 7 |
| 1941 | 143 | 9 |
| 1942 | 215 | 12 |
| 1943 | 293 | 22 |
| 1944 | 330 | 28 |
| 1945 | 401 | 22 |
| 1946 | 507 | 22 |
| 1947 | 472 | 22 |