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. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
For 1st time. | Total No. | For 1st time. | Total No. | ||
Maternity Centre. Dr. Richards (Mon.) | 2 | 97 | 613 | 94 | 513 |
Dr. McGregor (Tues. a.m.) | 1 | 8 | 53 | 4 | 49 |
Dr. Rose (Tues.) | 1 | 77 | 670 | 31 | 611 |
Dr. Goffe | 2 | 91 | 593 | 96 | 488 |
Dr. Richards (Wed.) | 3 | 91 | 562 | 18 | 660 |
Dr. McGregor (Thur.) | 5 | 124 | 696 | 63 | 571 |
Dr. Smith (Fri.) | 4 | 72 | 691 | 18 | 576 |
Hoxton Market. Dr. Hudson (Mon.) | 6 | 70 | 525 | 67 | 534 |
Dr. Goffe (Wed.) | 5 | 9 | 42 | 11 | 28 |
6 | 91 | 511 | 45 | 527 | |
Hoxton Hall. Dr. Hudson (Tues.) | 4 | 60 | 625 | 15 | 684 |
St. Helen's Club. Dr. McGregor | 5 | 43 | 239 | 20 | 173 |
Harbour Lights. Dr. Rose (Fri.) | 1 | 70 | 517 | 18 | 491 |
Dr. Goffe | 13 | 46 | 466 | 17 | 487 |
School for Mothers. Dr. Dancy (Tues.) | 7 | 197 | 1230 | 47 | 887 |
Dr. Ravell (Thur.) | 7 | 149 | 1027 | 33 | 664 |
Report on Infants Attending Doctors' Consultations.
Health Visitors' Districts. | Total. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7 | ||
No. suffering from disorders of digestion and nutrition | 654 | 563 | 1120 | 1083 | 214 | 513 | 1141 | 5288 |
No. suffering from other minor ailments | 1174 | 341 | 1015 | 970 | 228 | 649 | 1098 | 5475 |
No. referred to Hospital or to Medical Practitioner | 72 | 197 | 119 | 106 | 93 | 47 | 154 | 788 |
The remainder were making satisfactory progress.