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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Table No. 78
Health Visitors' Districts. | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total. | |
First visits to infants | 168 | 112 | 196 | 146 | 125 | 85 | 94 | 115 | 35 | 160 | 1,236 |
Re-visits to infants | 395 | 165 | 387 | 359 | 247 | 457 | 398 | 274 | 216 | 330 | 3,228 |
Visits to children aged 1-5 years | 1,009 | 569 | 1,397 | 707 | 544 | 1,116 | 956 | 874 | 851 | 755 | 8,778 |
First visits to expectant mothers | 88 | 36 | 103 | 99 | 82 | 62 | 55 | 87 | 12 | 83 | 707 |
Re-visits to expectant mothers | 104 | 64 | 37 | 115 | 38 | 77 | 87 | 90 | 50 | 54 | 716 |
Futile visits | 195 | 69 | 214 | 325 | 420 | 234 | 358 | 906 | 195 | 424 | 3,340 |
Interviews, etc. | 508 | 139 | 443 | 371 | 591 | 321 | 310 | 186 | 130 | 603 | 3,602 |
First visits to cases of ophthalmia neonatorum, etc. | - | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 25 |
Re-visits to cases of ophthalmia neonatorum, etc. | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | - | 24 |
First visits to cases of puerperal fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Re-visits to cases of puerperal fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First visits to cases of puerperal pyrexia | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 7 |
Re-visits to cases of puerperal pyrexia | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 7 |
Health Visitors' attendances at centres:— | |||||||||||
(a) Hoxton Market Institute | 57 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 158 |
(b) Hoxton Hall | — | — | 5 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 44 | 143 |
(c) St. Helen's Club | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 88 | 84 | — | — | — | 4 | 189 |
(d) Model Welfare Centre | 179 | 365 | 114 | 214 | 53 | 54 | — | — | 37 | 63 | 1,079 |
(e) Haggerston Hall | 4 | — | 49 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 54 |
(f) Harbour Lights | 41 | — | 47 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 89 |
(g) School for Mothers | - | - | - | - | - | - | 200 | 209 | - | -- | 409 |