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Shoreditch 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: Statistical Report for 52 Weeks ending 26th Dec., 1931, upon the Work ofthe Health Visitors.

Statistical Report for 52 Weeks ending 26th Dec., 1931, upon the Work of

the Health Visitors.

Health Visitors' Districts.
1234567Total.
No. 1st visits to infants1892021842532522383311649
No. re-visits to infants3513912843965484807313181
No. 1st visits to childn. 1-5 years (irrespective of whether visited previously as an infant)92115133143821556631383
No. re-visits to chidn. 1-5 years84591210861233103412138637186
No. 1st visits to expectant mothers7681446081100126568
No. re-visits to expectant mothers65972064585485443
No. of futile visits1961241552351673076741858
No. interviews in connection with work3511791503971123558592403
*No. 1st visits to infants with diarrhoea........................
*No. 1st visits to cases of ophthalmia neonatorum and other cases of inflammation of eyes23219614...46
*No. of re-visits do.24119135...44
No. 1st visits to cases of puerperal fever.........61......7
No. re-visits do..........42• • •6
No. 1st visits to cases of puerperal pyrexia232331...14
No. re-visits do....6...451...16
No. Health Visitors' attendees, at Centres :
(a) Hoxton Market Institute4061101...202
(b) Hoxton Hall Centre......1452• • •4...70
(c) St. Helen's Club............3218...50
(d) Maternity Centre16721610413611065...798
(e) Harbour Lights Centre492950...415...147
(f) School for Mothers Centre..................312312

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* These visits are also included above.