Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. Summary of Work for the Year 1923.
by
Dr. Maitland Radford.
— | Districts. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | Totals. | |
1st visits to infants | 306 | 465 | 591 | 514 | 515 | 445 | 2,836 |
Re-visits to infants | 780 | 852 | 518 | 718 | 663 | 2,448 | 5,979 |
No. of visits to children (1-5 years) | 998 | 983 | 941 | 1,010 | 691 | 3,815 | 8,438 |
No. of 1st visits to expectant mothers | 62 | 73 | 91 | 67 | 122 | 209 | 624 |
No. of re-visits to expectant mothers | 87 | 109 | 61 | 73 | 40 | 235 | 605 |
No. of 1st visits to infants with diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
No. of 1st visits to cases of ophthalmia neonatorum | 5 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 17 | ... | 85 |
No. of re-visits to cases of ophthalmia neonatorum | 5 | 34 | 30 | 17 | 27 | ... | 113 |
No. of 1st visits to cases of puerperal fever | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 |
No. of futile visits | 166 | 193 | 63 | 204 | 155 | 570 | 1,351 |
Special visits, dairies, etc. | 76 | ... | 159 | 1 | 132 | ... | 368 |
Health Visitors' attendances— | |||||||
7 | ... | 47 | 7 | ... | ... | 61 | |
46 | ... | 2 | 46 | 11 | ... | 105 | |
(c) Maternity Centre | 114 | 173 | 90 | 106 | 103 | ... | 586 |
... | 44 | 48 | ... | 48 | ... | 140 | |
36 | ... | 3 | 34 | ... | ... | 73 | |
(/) School for Mothers Centre | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 300 | 300 |
1st attendances of infants and children at Weighing Centres— | |||||||
(a) Haggerston Baths Centre | ... | ... | 136 | ... | ... | ... | 136 |
(b) Hoxton Hall Centre | ... | ... | ... | 125 | ... | ... | 125 |
51 | 221 | 38 | 27 | 201 | ... | 538 | |
... | ... | 269 | ... | 66 | ... | 335 | |
115 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 115 | |
(/) School for Mothers Centre | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 176 | 176 |
Total attendances at Centres— | |||||||
(a) Haggerston Baths Centre | ... | ... | 1,657 | ... | ... | ... | 1,657 |
(b) Hoxton Hall Centre | ... | ... | ... | 2,585 | ... | ... | 2,585 |
(c) Maternity Centre | 864 | 2,240 | 236 | 1,115 | 2,073 | ... | 6,528 |
(d) Harbour Lights Centre | ... | ... | 3,567 | ... | 98 | ... | 3,665 |
(e) Town Hall Centre | 1,686 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,686 |
(f) School for Mothers Centre | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,816 | 4,816 |
Dr. Richards (152, Kingsland Rd.) No. of infants seen for 1st time | ... | 187 | 32 | ... | ... | ... | 219 |
No. of children (1-5 yrs.) seen for 1st time | ... | 10 | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 22 |
Total attendances of infants and children | ... | 834 | 211 | ... | ... | ... | 1,045 |
Dr. Smith (152, Kingsland Road). No. of infants seen for 1st time | 44 | ... | ... | 42 | ... | ... | 80 |
No. of children (1-5 yrs.) seen for 1st time | 55 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 63 |
Total attendances of infants and children | 664 | ... | ... | 869 | ... | ... | 1,533 |
No. of expectant mothers seen for 1st time | 29 | 27 | 51 | 22 | 100 | ... | 229 |
Total attendances of expectant mothers | 101 | 70 | 112 | 42 | 130 | ... | 455 |