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Town Hali ,
Shoreditch, E.
January, 1911,
To the Medical Officer of Health.
Sir —
I have the pleasure to submit the following report on the work of Health
Visiting in the Borough during the year 1910.
The greater part of my time has been spent in paying visits to various people
resident in Shoreditch. and the rest in the clerical work which the visiting involves.
The total number of visits paid was 1,982.
These may be divided into six classes:—
(i.) Visits in connection with notifications under the Notification
of Births Act, 1907 :—
First visits 884
Re-visits 883
1,717
(ii.) Interviews with various persons connected with the work 100
(iii.) Enquiries into the causes of death among infants 39
(iv.) Lectures on Infant Care 10
(v:) Enquiries into cases of puerperal septicaemia 6
(vi.) Visits in connection with notifications of Phthisis:—
First visits 86
Re-visits 20
— 106
Total 1,982
In addition to these I have paid 415 futile visits, i.e.—to persons who were
absent, removed, or for some other reason could not be found.
1.— Notification of Births.
The total number of notifications received during the year was :—
Under the Notification of Births Act 3,277
Notified by the L.C.C 175
3,452
The total number of notifications followed up was 884. There remained, therefore,
2,568 notifications, which have not been followed up.
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