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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
Edmonton 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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THE WOMAN INSPECTOR AND HER WORK.
I give below an analysis of the number and nature of the visits paid by
Miss Hudson during 1913. The bulk of her work falls into four correspondingly
large divisions, viz.:—
1. The crusade against preventible infantile mortality;
2. The work done in factories, workshops, etc., where women and
girls are employed, and amongst home-workers of her own sex.
3. The visitation of consumptives and other tubercular persons.
4. The visitation of scholars at home, when suffering from the
non-notifiable infectious diseases.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
| Month. | After Births. | Re-visits. | After 6 months. | Neglected Infants. | After Deaths. | Diarrhceal Diseases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 75 | 2 | 32 | ... | 4 | ... |
| February | 11 | 1 | 13 | ... | 9 | ... |
| March | 105 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | ... |
| April | I4 | 4 | 15 | ... | 9 | ... |
| May | 73 | 3 | 9 | ... | 7 | ... |
| June | 8 | ... | 9 | ... | 4 | 2 |
| July | 13 | ... | 18 | 1 | 1 | ... |
| August | 97* | ... | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| September | 25 9 | 2 | 6 | ... | 11 | 11 |
| October | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 6 | |
| November | 52 | 2 | 8 | ... | 3 | ... |
| December | 27 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 509 | 18 | 131 | 3 | 65 | 28 |
*Schools closed and Miss Playne (the School Nurse) assisting.
INSPECTIONS UNDER FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACTS.
| Month. | Factories. | Workshops. | Laundries. | Outworkers. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ... | 3 | ... | 15 |
| February | ... | 23 | ... | 35 |
| March | ... | 2 | 9 | J7 |
| April | ... | ... | 2 | 9 |
| May | ... | 1 | ... | 20 |
| June | ... | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| July | 1 | 9 | 6 | 31 |
| August | ... | 1 | ... | 11 |
| September | 2 | 12 | 4 | 78 |
| October | 1 | 9 | 6 | 48 |
| November | ... | 2 | ... | 6 |
| December | ... | ... | ... | 10 |
| Totals | 4 | 64 | 30 | 290 |
Workrooms measured up 7. Laundries measured up 0.