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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 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]
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Altogether, 507 Sessions were held, and the following table
gives a summary of the attendances.
Table 6
| Individual children attending | 4,411 |
| Children attending for the first time | 1,916 |
| Medical Consultations | 6,458 |
| Attendances of children under one year | 18,943 |
| Attendances of Children between the ages of one and five years | 9,675 |
| Average attendance per session | 56.4 |
(vi) Health Visitors.
At the end of the year we were 7 short of Establishment. The
majority of the Health Visitors also act in the capacity of School
Nurses. Those working in the Harold Hill area, also attend the
Brentwood Chest Clinic, which serves the Harold Hill Estate.
Table 7 relates to Home Visits paid by the Health Visitors
during the year.
TABLE 7
| (a) To Expectant Mothers— | |
| First visits | 178 |
| Total visits | 233 |
| (b) To Children under one year of age— | |
| First visits | 2,215 |
| Total visits | 5,528 |
| (c) To Children between the ages of one and five years— Total visits | 8,064 |
(vii) Care of Premature Infants.
The arrangements are the same as hitherto. For those born at
home, special draught-proof cots are available, and are issued on the
request of a General Practitioner, or Midwives. Special arrangements
are made for those born in Hospitals.
(viii) Inspection of Nursing Homes.
There were at the end of the year 4 Nursing Homes on the
Register, viz. :—
No. 72 Heath Park Road, registered for 12 Medical or
Chronic Patients.
No. 68 Heath Park Road, registered for 2 Maternity
Patients.
Nos. 5 and 7 Heath Park Road, registered for 16 Medical,
Surgical or Infirm Patients.
No. 21 Gilbert Road, registered for 10 Medical or Chronic
Patients.
All these were regularly inspected once per quarter, on behalf
of the County Council, and were found to be satisfactory.