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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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STILL BIRTHS
The following table gives a comparison between live and still births notified for the last ten years:—
Table No. 76
| Year. | Live births notified. | Still births notified. | Total births notified. | Percentage of still births to total births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 1,956 | 54 | 2,010 | 2.68 |
| 1929 | 1,953 | 53 | 2,006 | 2.64 |
| 1930 | 1,891 | 38 | 1,929 | 1.97 |
| 1931 | 1,648 | 50 | 1,698 | 2.94 |
| 1932 | 1,635 | 54 | 1,689 | 3.20 |
| 1933 | 1,448 | 51 | 1,499 | 3.40 |
| 1934 | 1,425 | 38 | 1,463 | 2.59 |
| 1935 | 1,266 | 44 | 1,310 | 3.36 |
| 1936 | 1,246 | 42 | 1,288 | 3.26 |
| 1937 | 1,224 | 36 | 1,260 | 2.86 |
HOME VISITING
The number of visits paid by the health visitors during the year was 18,070.
Of these 1,236 were first visits, 3,228 were subsequent visits to infants of under
one year, and 8,778 visits to children between one year and five years of age. These
figures should be compared with 1,240, 3,802 and 10,220 for 1936. A summary of the
work done by the health visitors appears below. Further particulars will be found
in table No. 78.
Table No. 77
| Number of first visits to infants | 1,236 |
| Number of first visits to children one to five years | 990 |
| Number of re-visits to infants | 3,228 |
| Number of re-visits to children one to five years | 7,788 |
| Number of visits to still births | 33 |
| Number of visits to ophthalmia cases | 49 |
| Expectant mothers—first visits | 707 |
| Expectant mothers—re-visits | 716 |
| Puerperal Fever—first visits and re-visits | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia—first visits and re-visits | 14 |
| Number of futile visits | 3,340 |
In addition to the above visits the health visitors interviewed mothers on 3,602
occasions.