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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
Southgate 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]
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TABLE OF VISITS MADE BY THE HEALTH VISITORS UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS, MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS.
| Children: | 1940. | 1939. |
|---|---|---|
| First visits | 430 | 517 |
| Under 1 year of age | 626(In addition to) | 914 |
| Over 1 year of age | 2305(first visits) | 2850 |
| Visits re: Deaths under 5 years of age | – | 6 |
| Stillbirths | 3 | 11 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | – | – |
| Dental cases | – | 108 |
| Pre-Natal visits | 276 | 606 |
| Special visits ( test feeds, following up special cases seen by M.O. at Centres, failing lactation, etc.) | 1154 | 753 |
| Totals | 4,794 5 | ,765 |
CHILD LIFE PROTECTION - The following is a summary
of the work carried out in this connection during 1940
Number of registered Foster Mothers 15
Number of Foster children on register
during the year 21
Number of Foster children at end of year 15
Number of visits paid by Health Visitors 103
No unsatisfactory conditions were mot with
throughout the year.
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