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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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The Number of Infants and Children seen by the Doctors at the Centres during the year are as follows:—
| Health Visitors, District No. | Infants seen by Doctor. | Children (1-5 yrs.) seen by Doctor. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For 1st time | Total No. | For 1st time. | Total No. | |||
| Maternity Centre. Dr. Richards Mon.) | 2 | 130 | 645 | 34 | 325 | |
| Dr. Karn | (Tues.) | 1 | 86 | 694 | 22 | 422 |
| (Tues.) | 2 | 48 | 237 | 8 | 101 | |
| Dr. Goffe Tues.) | 2 | 49 | 306 | 13 | 153 | |
| Dr. Richards (Wed.) | 3 | 86 | 753 | 46 | 423 | |
| Dr. Smith (Wed.) | 2 | — | — | 6 | 55 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | ||
| Dr. Fanning (Thur.) | 5 | 124 | 558 | 35 | 322 | |
| Dr. Smith (Fri.) | 4 | 60 | 689 | 13 | 429 | |
| Hoxton Market. | ||||||
| Dr. Fanning (Mon.) | 6 | 95 | 557 | 38 | 357 | |
| Dr. Goffe (Wed.) | 5 | 38 | 171 | 12 | 92 | |
| 6 | 91 | 480 | 27 | 222 | ||
| Hoxton Hall. | ||||||
| Dr. Fanning (Tues.) | 4 | 80 | 600 | 14 | 504 | |
| Harbour Lights. | ||||||
| Dr. Karn (Fri ) | 3 | 94 | 668 | 42 | 357 | |
| Dr. Goffe (Fri.) | 1 | 63 | 551 | 28 | 332 | |
| School for Mothers. | ||||||
| Dr. Pratt (Tues.) | 7 | 171 | 755 | 44 | 533 | |
| Dr. Pratt (Thur.) | 7 | 154 | 974 | 35 | 615 | |
Report of Infants attending Doctors' Consultations.
| Health Visitors' Districts. | Total. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | ||
| Number suffering from disorders of digestion and nutrition | 693 | 1,069 | 542 | 857 | 169 | 512 | 851 | 4,699 |
| Number suffering from other minor ailments | 1,050 | 218 | 559 | 860 | 196 | 5S2 | 630 | 4,095 |
| Number referred to Hospital or to Medical Practitioner | 43 | 92 | 80 | 108 | 99 | 52 | 128 | 602 |
The remainder were making satisfactory progress.