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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
Bromley 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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POST-NATAL SERVICES.
HEALTH VISITORS. Home Visiting.
Table XI in the appendix gives health visiting statistics for
1946. 1089 primary visits to infants under one year were paid
by the health visitors during 1946. A full total of 2,709 visits
were made before these children attained one year of age.
Children between one year and five years received a total of
2,863 visits. Thus 5572 welfare and babycraft visits were made
during 1946 to children under five years.
Details of all home visiting for 1946 is as follows:—
| Primary visits under one year | 1089 |
| Re-visits under one year | 1620 |
| Re-visits 1 to 5 years | 2863 |
| Expectant mothers—special visits | 48 |
| School children | 153 |
| Stillbirths—special enquiries | 19 |
| Infant deaths—special enquiries | 11 |
| Miscellaneous | 276 |
| 6079 | |
| "Ineffectual" visits | 1314 |
| Total | 7393 |
| Diphtheria Immunisation | 291 |
| Boarded-out children | 27 |
| Adopted children | 130 |
WELFARE CENTRES.
Table XII in the appendix gives full welfare centre statistics
for 1946. Nine sessions are held weekly at the welfare centres.
Details of place, day and times may be seen under the previous
heading Section B. General Provision of Health Services.
A health visitor attends each session and supervises the
general routine and arrangements and is assisted by a band of
voluntary helpers whose assistance is of inestimable value in
coping with the volume of work each session provides. A doctor
attends each session.
Medical examinations of new entrants: periodic examinations
until the child attains school age; advice on babycraft.