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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Statistical Report for 52 Weeks ending 29th December, 1934, upon the Work of the Health Visitors.
Health Visitor's Districts. | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total. | |
No. 1st visits to infants | 180 | 137 | 241 | 147 | 184 | 115 | 154 | 124 | 30 | 103 | 1,415 |
No. re-visits to infants | 410 | 234 | 316 | 310 | 496 | 384 | 359 | 184 | 149 | 377 | 3,219 |
No. visits to children aged 1-5 years | 1,313 | 800 | 1,372 | 1,061 | 1,665 | 1,375 | 748 | 939 | 408 | 613 | 10,294 |
No. 1st visits to expectant mothers | 80 | 60 | 99 | 78 | 136 | 72 | 86 | 84 | 34 | 68 | 805 |
No. re-visits to expectant mothers | 129 | 76 | 34 | 84 | 137 | 55 | 45 | 94 | 28 | 86 | 768 |
No. of futile visits | 337 | 110 | 294 | 275 | 380 | 239 | 377 | 710 | 145 | 311 | 3,179 |
No. of interviews, etc. | 669 | 143 | 507 | 595 | 116 | 313 | 768 | 387 | 100 | 215 | 3,813 |
No. 1st visits to cases of ophthalmia neonatorum, etc. | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 21 |
No. re-visits to cases of ophthalmia neonatorum, etc. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 28 |
No. 1st visits puerperal fever | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 9 | |
No. re-visits puerperal fever | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7 |
No. 1st visits puerperal pyrexia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 13 |
No. re-visits puerperal pyrexia | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 |
No. of Health Visitors' attendances at centres: | |||||||||||
(a) Hoxton Market Institute | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 96 | — | — | — | — | 175 |
(b) Hoxton Hall | — | 1 | 15 | 86 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 26 | 130 |
(c) St. Helens Club | — | 1 | 15 | — | 73 | 75 | — | — | — | — | 164 |
(d) Model Welfare Centre | 178 | 278 | 128 | 143 | 82 | 69 | — | — | 56 | 60 | 994 |
(e) Haggerston Hall | 3 | — | 38 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 46 |
(/) Harbour Lights | 41 | 2 | 48 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 94 |
(g) School for Mothers | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 213 | 126 | — | — | 341 |