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Shoreditch 1928

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Particulars of the Health Visitors' visits and of the attendances at the various Welfare Centres during the year are given in the following tables :—

Annual Report for Year 1928.

VISITS.

Health Visitors' Districts.
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.Total.
No. of 1st visits to infants2332602503342982694162,060
No. of re-visits to infants4104765343966365501,3024,304
No. of 1st visits to children aged 1 to 5 years (irrespective of whether visited previously as an infant)1032041891581081939511,906
No. of re-visits to children aged 1 to 5 years1,0651,0958551,3911,1001,2301,3208,056
No. of 1st visits to expectant mothers535970869695133592
No. of re-visits to expectant mothers346276602862131453
No. of futile visits15984401411472816151,467
No. of interviews in connection with work344243618486874865412,805
*No. of 1st visits to infants with diarrhoea...11............2
*No. of 1st visits to cases of ophthalmia neonatorum233455...22
*No. of re-visits to cases of ophthalmia neonatorum ...510771111...51
No. of 1st visits to cases of puerperal fever...41......5...10
No. of re-visits to cases of puerperal fever......11...1...3
No. of 1st visits to cases of puerperal pyrexia2314...3...13
No. of re-visits to cases of puerperal pyrexia...26......3...11
No. of Health Visitors' attendances at Clinics: (a) Hoxton Market Institute28381...62101...230
(b) Hoxton Hall Centre......1550...14...79
(c) Maternity Centre1351901131589462...752
(d) Harbour Lights Centre524648...149...169
(e) School for Mothers Centre..................323323

* These visits are also included above.