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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
Shoreditch 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Maternity and Child Welfare— Summary of Work—
| Maternity and Child Welfare— Summary of Work— continued. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Districts. | |||||||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | Totals | |
| Lady Briscoe, M.B. (152, Kingsland Road). | |||||||
| No. infants seen for 1st time | ... | 184 | 79 | ... | 75 | ... | 338 |
| No. children (1-5 yrs.) seen for 1st time | ... | 35 | 25 | ... | 150 | ... | 210 |
| Total No. consultations | ... | 219 | 598 | ... | 346 | ... | 1,163 |
| Dr. Smith (152, Kingsland Road). No. infants seen for 1st time | 103 | ... | ... | 75 | ... | ... | 178 |
| No. children (1-5 yrs.) seen for 1st time | 36 | ... | ... | 25 | ... | ... | 61 |
| Total No. infants and children seen | 781 | ... | ... | 772 | ... | ... | 1,553 |
| No. expectant mothers seen for 1st time | 22 | 33 | 97 | 41 | 100 | ... | 293 |
| Total No. ante natal consultations | 59 | 57 | 179 | 72 | 110 | ... | 477 |
| Dr. Radford (152, Kingsland Road). No. of infants seen for 1st time | ... | ... | ... | 150 | ... | ... | 150 |
| No. children (1-5 yrs.) seen for 1st time | ... | ... | ... | 30 | ... | ... | 30 |
| Total No. consultations | ... | ... | ... | 200 | ... | ... | 200 |
| Dr. Radford (Harbour Lights). | |||||||
| No. infants seen for 1st time | ... | ... | 235 | ... | 240 | ... | 475 |
| No. children (1-5 yrs.) seen for 1st time | ... | ... | 135 | ... | 58 | ... | 193 |
| Total No. consultations | ... | ... | 568 | ... | 348 | ... | 916 |
| Dr. Radford (Hoxton Hall). | |||||||
| No. infants seen for 1st time | 30 | ... | ... | 76 | 160 | ... | 266 |
| No. children (1-5 yrs.) seen for 1st time | 10 | ... | ... | 31 | 48 | ... | 89 |
| Total No. consultations | 76 | ... | ... | 387 | 300 | ... | 763 |
| Dr. Tribe (School for Mothers). | |||||||
| No. expectant mothers seen for 1st time | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 88 | 88 |
| Total No. consultations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 158 | 158 |
| Dr. Pratt (School for Mothers). | |||||||
| No. infants seen for 1st time | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 320 | 320 |
| No. children (1-5 yrs.) seen for 1st time | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 91 | 91 |
| Total No. consultations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.060 | 4,060 |
| No. attendances at Sewing Class | 34 | 134 | 31 | 93 | 293 | 235 | 820 |
| Interviews connected with work | 321 | 193 | 476 | 308 | 126 | 1,182 | 2,606 |
| Report on Infants attending Doctors' Consultations. | |||||||
| No. suffering from disorders of diges | |||||||
| tion and nutrition | 380 | 270 | 235 | 346 | 300 | ... | 1,531 |
| No. suffering from other minor ailments | 197 | 130 | 206 | 241 | 100 | ... | 874 |
| No. referred to Hospital or to Medical Practitioner | 25 | 24 | 71 | 26 | 126 | ... | 272 |