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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
Romford 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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Table 2.
| (a) | Expectant Mothers. | |
| First Visits | 31 | |
| Total Visits | 42 | |
| (b) | To Children under One Year of age. | |
| First Visits | 1,053 | |
| Total Visits | 1,354 | |
| (c) | To Children between the Ages of 1 and 5 year Total Visits | 2,677 |
(iii) Child Life Protection.
In Romford, each Health Visitor also holds the appointment of
Child Protection Visitor under Sections 206 to 220 of the Public
Health Act, 1936.
Table 3.
| (a) | Number of persons who were receiving children for reward at the end of the year | 40 |
| (b) | Number of Children:— | |
| (1) At the end of the year | 69 | |
| (2) Who died during the year | 2 | |
| (3) On whom inquests were held during the year | 1 | |
| (c) | Number of Child Protection Visitors at the end of the year who were:— | |
| (1) Health Visitors | 3 | |
| (2) Female, other than Health Visitors | 0 | |
| (3) Male | 0 | |
| (d) | Number of persons (in addition to or in lieu of Visitors under (c) above) or Societies authorised to visit under the proviso to Section 209 (2) of the Public Health Act, 1936 | 0 |
| (e) | Proceedings taken during the year:— | |
| (1) Number of Cases | 0 | |
| (2) Act and Section under which proceedings were taken | – |
The number of visits paid by the Health Visitors this year has
been small compared to previous years, and this is explained by the
fact that, since the resignation of one of the Visitors on 31st December,
1942, it has been very difficult to obtain the services of another
Visitor, although advertisements have been inserted in the Press,
and applications have been made to the appropriate Appointments
Office. One Visitor was, in fact, appointed on 12th July, but, for