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 Stepney]
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Visits by Health Visitors.—The following table shows the number of
visits, etc., paid by the Municipal Health Visitors during the year.
HEALTH VISITORS' REPORT.
DISTRICT | Wapping Shad well, S.W. | Mile End, N.W Spitalfields. Whitechapel, M | Mile End, W. and part S. Whitechapel, E. | Limehouse, S. Ratcliffe, S. | St. George's, N. and part S. Shadwell, N. | Whitechapel, S. St. Geoige's, W. Tower. | Mile End, S.E. | Mile End, N.E., part N. part S. | Mile End, C. Limehouse, N.W. | Limehouse, N. Ratcliffe, N. Mile End, part S. | |
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NAME | Miss Railey | Miss Blackmore | Miss Brazier | Miss Carty | Miss Clements | Miss Clifford | Miss Cordwell | Miss Foucar | Miss Gibbs | Miss Styles | Total |
Visits:— | |||||||||||
Primary | 112 | 319 | 252 | 217 | 229 | 262 | 211 | 314 | 202 | 34.5 | 2,463 |
Revisits:— | |||||||||||
To infants under 1 year | 327 | 847 | 656 | 479 | 497 | 448 | 607 | 535 | 637 | 582 | 5,115 |
To children between 1-5 years | 864 | 1,184 | 1,313 | 1,025 | 726 | 1,047 | 979 | 1,036 | 1,212 | 1,334 | 10,720 |
Ante-natal:— | |||||||||||
Primary | 50 | 95 | 33 | 60 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 87 | 25 | 42 | 599 |
Subsequent | - | 7 | 1 | 17 | - | 67 | - | 1 | 1 | 94 | |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 10 |
Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
„ Pyrexia | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 41 |
Measles | 70 | 253 | 47 | 85 | 104 | 118 | 110 | 162 | 121 | 221 | 1,291 |
,, Revisits | 4 | 33 | 9 | 47 | 5 | 12 | 98 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 256 |
Miscellaneous | 280 | 268 | 106 | 188 | 184 | 452 | 497 | 174 | 26 | 72 | 2,247 |
Attempted visits | 251 | 423 | 539 | 306 | 276 | 482 | 333 | 263 | 164 | 422 | 3,459 |
Infant Life Protection: | |||||||||||
Visits to homes of foster mothers | 3 | 47 | 27 | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 | - | 102 |
Visits to foster children | - | 69 | 27 | 14 | - | - | 11 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 159 |
Other visits | - | 18 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 21 |
Totals | 1,963 | 3,073 | 3,019 | 2,449 | 2,096 | 2,964 | 2,919 | 2,644 | 2,412 | 3,046 | 26,585 |
CENTRES ATTENDED:— | |||||||||||
Municipal | 197 | 191 | 190 | 232 | 197 | 175 | 105 | 121 | 20 | 183 | 1,611 |
Voluntary | 14 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 95 | 157 | - | 268 |
Totals | 211 | 191 | 190 | 232 | 197 | 177 | 105 | 216 | 177 | 183 | 1,879 |