Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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St. Margaret's Maternity Home, E.9 2
St. George's Hospital, S.W.1 1
East Ham Memorial Hospital, E.7 4
The Leys, Black Notley, Braintree 4
War Memorial Hospital, Ongar 1
Warley Hospital, Brentwood 1
Queen Charlotte's Hospital, W.6 1
St. Mary's Hospital, W.2 1
Lambeth Hospital, S.E.11 2
City of London Maternity Hospital, E.C.2 2
St. Mary Abbotts Hospital, W.8 1
Middlesex Hospital, W.1 4
Barking Hospital, Essex 1
General Hospital, Yarmouth 1
Rush Green Hospital, Dagenham 2
Bushey Maternity Hospital 1
Bethnal Green Hospital, E.2 1
General Hospital, Brighton 1
General Hospital, Rochford 1
Others (private dwellings, etc.) 6
Total 970
SECTION 24
HEALTH VISITING
Health Visitors.
During the year the Health Visitors made 15,987 visits to homes.
(a) To expectant mothers:—
First visits 113
Total visits 190
(b) To children under 1 year of age:—
First visits 1,309
Total visits 5,746
(c) To children between the ages of 1 and 5 years 6,019
(d) Other visits:—
Whooping cough 20
Measles 3
Ophthalmia neonatorum —
Discharging eyes 2
Diarrhoea 9
Puerperal Pyrexia 11
Children's Act 8
After deaths 9
After stillbirths 34
Miscellaneous 1,072
Ineffective 2,744
Old people 55
Hospital follow-up 64
Pemphigus neonatorum 1