London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

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Table: TABLE OF VISITS MADE BY THE HEALTH VISITORS UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS, MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS.

TABLE OF VISITS MADE BY THE HEALTH VISITORS UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS, MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS.

Children :1948.1947.
First visits881932
Under 1 year of age1,637In addition to first visits1,245
Over 1 year of age4,0504,148
Visits re :
Deaths under 5 years of age2115
Stillbirths52
Pre-Natal Visits172510
Clinics attended1,2951,210
Special visits (test feeds, etc.)12770
8,1888,132

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Child Life Protection.
The following is a summary of the work carried out in this
connection during 194S:
Number of Registered Foster Mothers 17
Number of Foster Children on Register during the
year 17
Number of Foster Children at end of the year 11
Number of Visits paid by Health Visitors 138
No unsatisfactory conditions were met with
Maternity Outfits.
Sterilised maternity outfits were supplied to expectant
mothers during the first six months of 1948 as follows:
5 were supplied free of charge.
5 were supplied at one-sixth full charge.
7 were supplied at one-third full charge.
12 were supplied at one-half full charge.
10 were supplied at two-thirds full charge.
8 were supplied at five-sixths full charge.
25 were supplied at full charge.
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