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 Orpington]
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The Council employs one full-time Health Visitor, who works under the supervision of the Medical Officer of Health.
Cases Visited. | Number of Visits. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Tuberculosis. | |||
Primary— | Pulmonary | 56 | 56 |
Non-Pulmonary | 5 | 5 | |
Re-Visits- | Pulmonary | 173 | 232 |
Non-Pulmonary | 54 | 94 | |
Measles | 144 | 153 | |
Scarlet Fever | 6 | 15 | |
Small Pox and Diphtheria Contacts | 4 | 7 | |
Other Visits | 90 | 112 | |
Totals | 532 | 674 |
The visits to cases of Tuberculosis have been as follows :—
Primary | Revisits | Other Visits | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. | N.P. | P. | N.P. | ||
January | 4 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 9 |
February | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 27 |
March | 3 | — | 26 | 8 | 12 |
April | 1 | — | 30 | 12 | 17 |
May | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 14 |
June | 8 | — | 20 | 9 | 18 |
July | 3 | — | 16 | 6 | 62 |
August | 4 | — | 16 | 8 | 38 |
September | 6 | — | 12 | 6 | 16 |
October | 4 | — | 24 | 7 | 20 |
November | 7 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 32 |
December | 6 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 22 |
TOTALS | 56 | 5 | 232 | 94 | 287 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum Nil.