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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During the year the Health Visitors made 17,756 visits to homes . (a) To expectant mothers:-
First visits | 234 |
Subsequent visits | 144 |
(b) To children under 1 year of age:- | |
First visits | 1224 |
Subsequent visits | 3810 |
(c) To children between the ages of 1 and 5 years:- | |
First visits | 112 |
Subsequent visits | 5142 |
(d) Other visits:- | |
Whooping cough | - |
Measles | - |
Ophthalmia neonatorum | 4 |
Discharging eyes | - |
Diarrhoea | 13 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 |
Childrens Act | 19 |
After deaths | 99 |
After stillbirths | 17 |
Miscellaneous | 1664 |
Ineffective | 2472 |
Old people | 2720 |
Hospital follow-up | 78 |
Pemphigus neonatorum | 1 |
Number of new cases | 1207 |
Number of visits paid to above | 51,709 |
NUMBER OF PERSONS VACCINATED (OR RE-VACCINATED)
Age at date of Vaccination | Under 6 months | 6-12 months | 1 Year | 2-4 Years | 5-14 Years | 15 Years and over | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number vaccinated | 689 | 85 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 54 | 904 |
Number re-vaccinated | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 87 | 94 |
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