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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
Stepney 1939
[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 Shadwell, S.W. | Mile End N.W-Spitalfields. VVhitechapel, M | Mile End, W. and part S. Whitechapel, E. | Limehouse, S. i Ratcliffe, S. 1 | St. George's, N. and part S. Shad-well, N. | Whitechapel, S. St. George's, W. Tower. | Mile End, S.E. | Mile End, N.E., part N. part S. | Mile End, C. Limehouse, N.W. | Mile End, N.W. Spitalfields. Whitechapel, M | Do. | Limehouse, N. Ratcliffe, N. Mile End, part S. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME | Miss Railey | Miss Blackmore (to 13 April) | Miss Brazier | | Miss Carty | Miss Clements | Miss Clifford | Miss Cordwell | Miss Foucar | Miss Gibbs | Miss Hudson (19June to 25 Nov.) | Miss Stagg (from 1 Sept.) | Miss Styles | Total |
| Visits:— | |||||||||||||
| Primary | 97 | 85 | 281 | 173 | 209 | 262 | 253 | 238 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 253 | 2,032 |
| Revisits:— | |||||||||||||
| To infants under 1 year | 205 | 103 | 421 | 247 | 333 | 231 | 564 | 373 | 142 | 80 | 98 | 581 | 3,378 |
| To children between 1-5 years | 646 | 285 | 803 | 772 | 724 | 654 | 1,002 | 682 | 349 | 193 | 254 | 1,023 | 7,392 |
| Ante-natal:— | |||||||||||||
| Primary | 18 | 29 | 41 | 34 | 50 | 65 | 87 | 50 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 463 |
| Subsequent | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 38 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 47 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| „ Pyrexia | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 22 | |
| Measles | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 17 | 27 |
| „ Revisits ... | - | - | 7 | - | 14 | 1 | 48 | 1 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 82 |
| Miscellaneous | 226 | 92 | 96 | 89 | 143 | 390 | 399 | 100 | 6 | 114 | 115 | 76 | 1,846 |
| Attempted visits ... | 109 | 71 | 430 | 325 | 129 | 381 | 299 | 130 | 109 | 180 | 102 | 364 | 2,629 |
| Child Life Protection: Visits to homes of foster mothers | - | 10 | 18 | - | - | 7 | 11 | - | - | - | 2 | 53 | |
| Visits to foster children | - | 19 | 19 | 11 | - | 3 | 8 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 81 |
| Other visits ... | - | 2 | - | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Totals | 1,304 | 701 | 2,127 | 1,655 | 1,607 | 2,040 | 2,673 | 1,612 | 690 | 645 | 643 | 2,373 | 18,070 |
| CENTRES ATTENDED:— Municipal Voluntary | 135 46 | 62 - | 126 20 | 163 - | 137 | 140 - | 136 - | 115 68 | 20 51 | 41 1 | 26 7 | 140 4 | 1,241 197 |
| Totals | 1.81 | 62 | 146 | 163 | 137 | 140 | 136 | 183 | 71 | 42 | 33 | 144 | 1,438 |