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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Child Welfare Consultations.
Health Visitors' District No. | Infants seen by Doctor. | Children (1-5 yrs.) seen by Doctor. | ||||
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For 1st time | Total No. | For 1st time. | Total No. | |||
Maternity Centre. | ||||||
Dr. Richards | (Mon.) | 2 | 108 | 680 | 50 | 430 |
Dr. Phillips | (Tues.) | 1 | 80 | 586 | 30 | 446 |
Dr. Karn | 1 | 16 | 177 | 7 | 161 | |
Dr. Goffe | 2 | 115 | 713 | 25 | 461 | |
Dr. Richards | (Wed.) | 3 | 80 | 600 | 25 | 485 |
Dr. Rose | (Thur.) | 5 | 63 | 224 | 16 | 131 |
Dr. Fanning | 5 | 47 | 176 | 21 | 130 | |
Dr. McGregor | 5 | 37 | 253 | 16 | 126 | |
Dr. Smith | (Fri.) | 4 | 92 | 705 | 18 | 464 |
Hoxton Market. | ||||||
Dr. Rose | (Mon.) | 6 | 27 | 148 | 21 | 138 |
Dr. McGregor | 6 | 28 | 210 | 6 | 135 | |
Dr. Fanning | 6 | 22 | 173 | 12 | 117 | |
Dr. Goffe | (Wed.) | 6 | 78 | 521 | 36 | 305 |
5 | 39 | 170 | 18 | 84 | ||
Hoxton Hall. | ||||||
Dr. Rose | (Tues.) | 4 | 19 | 190 | 6 | 136 |
Dr. Fanning | 4 | 23 | 195 | 5 | 167 | |
Dr. McGregor | 4 | 28 | 153 | 4 | 177 | |
Harbour Lights. | ||||||
Dr. Phillips | (Fri.) | 3 | 61 | 412 | 14 | 308 |
Dr. Karn | 3 | 9 | 79 | 4 | 43 | |
Dr. Goffe | (Fri.) | 1 | 63 | 576 | 22 | 469 |
School for Mothers. | ||||||
Dr. Dancy | (Tues.) | 7 | 48 | 390 | 15 | 205 |
Dr. Pratt | 7 | 152 | 667 | 25 | 431 | |
Dr. Pratt | (Thur.) | 7 | 133 | 798 | 22 | 437 |
Dr. Dancy | 7 | 18 | 150 | 14 | 122 |
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 | 820 | 901 | 1,024 | 997 | 136 | 455 | 1,030 | 5,363 |
Number suffering from other minor ailments | 1,123 | 413 | 850 | 791 | 84 | 637 | 616 | 4,514 |
Number referred to Hospital or to Medical Practitioner | 91 | 203 | 117 | 92 | 87 | 56 | 127 | 773 |
The remainder were making satisfactory progress.