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Shoreditch 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: STATISTICAL REPORT FOR 52 WEEKS ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1938, UPON THE WORK OF THE HEALTH VISITORSTable No. 85

STATISTICAL REPORT FOR 52 WEEKS ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1938, UPON THE WORK OF THE HEALTH VISITORS

Table No. 85

Health Visitors' Districts
1234567891011Total
First visits to infants14979175172821066312772127671,219
Re-visits to infants4451514543951573474151922653062743,401
Visits to children aged 1-5 years1,2636831,4941,1613938848277761,27296380410,527
First visits to expectant mothers706094156667369112379262891
Re-visits to expectant mothers118696017334879975887761941
Futile visits2131232664823622243197442535071713,664
Interviews, etc.3821784524674942823922661475891693,818
First visits to cases of ophthalmia neonatorum, etc.2135211419
Re-visits to cases of ophthalmia neonatorum, etc2—215139—1—24
First visits to cases of puerperal fever—1---------1
Re-visits to cases of puerperal fever—1---------1
First visits to cases of puerperal pyrexia——1—122-—1-7
Re-visits to cases of puerperal pyrexia—1—2——4-—--7
Health Visitors' attendances at centres:—
(a) Hoxton Market Institute302812992--11-164
(b) Hoxton Hall—195532----441124
(c) St. Helen's Club-252178251-----177
(d) Model Welfare Centre1513558419344129--184219841,443
(e) Haggerston Hall5350—------462
(f) Harbour Lights40847—-—----297
(g) School for Mothers-1-—-—243226-—-470