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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 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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114
Particulars of the Health Visitors' visits and of the attendances at the various
Welfare Centres during the year are given in the following tables:—

Table: Visits.

Visits.

Health Visitors' Districts.
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.Total.
No. of 1st visits to infants2442381893252922544622,002
No. of re-visits to infants3334523213816774771,3193,960
No. of 1st visits to children aged 1 to 5 years (irrespective of whether visited previously as an infant)173641031231421881,0861,879
No. of re-visits to children aged 1 to 5 years6931,0731,0901,1901,1261,2451,3187,735
No. of 1st visits to expectant mothers8260356272111209631
No. of re-visits to expectant mothers1258126605961172584
No. of unsuccessful visits188972381592112834721,648
No. of interviews in connection with work246236104447724421,0682,615
*No. of 1st visits to infants with diarrhæa8..................8
*No. of 1st visits to cases of ophthalmia neonatorum13110291119...83
*No. of re-visits to cases of ophthalmia neonatorum15312191720...86
No. of 1st visits to cases of puerperal fever.........51......6
No. of re-visits to cases of puerperal fever...1...33......7
No. of 1st visits to cases of puerperal pyrexia141414...15
No. of re-visits to cases of puerperal pyrexia181326...21
No. of Health Visitors' attendances at Centres:
(a) Hoxton Market Institute422112110117...284
(b) Hoxton Hall Centre...175228...70
(c) Maternity Centre1492021001519658...756
(d) Harbour Lights Centre502752...14...134
(e) School for Mothers Centre..................331331

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*These visits are also included above.