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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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VISITS BY HEALTHE VISITORS.
The following table shows during the year.
| Miss Bolloy | Mies Beardson | Miss Clements | Mrs. Dickson (Vol.) | Miss Godtschail | Miss Griffin (from 1 Sept.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visits:- Primary | 135 | 172 | 169 | 198 | 154 | 40 |
| Revisits:- To infants under 1 year | 691 | 748 | 488 | 596 | 610 | 204 |
| To children 1-5 years. | 898 | 971 | 943 | 1734 | 1110 | 666 |
| Ante-natal:- Primary | 31 | 67 | 67 | 147 | 84 | 28 |
| Subsequent | 15 | 52 | 21 | 184 | 21 | 43 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ,, Pyrexia | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| Measles | 22 | 39 | 51 | 27 | 52 | 1 |
| " Revisits | - | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Scabies | 2 | 54 | 16 | 21 | 40 | 3 |
| Miscellaneous | 228 | 528 | 237 | 535 | 498 | 97 |
| Attempted Visits | 172 | 179 | 370 | 205 | 230 | 250 |
| Child Life Protection:-Visits to homes of foster mothers | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Visits to foster children | 12 | 4 | - | - | 9 | 6 |
| Other visits | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Totals | 2209 | 2822 | 2369 | 3657 | 2814 | 1344 |
| Centres attended | 181 | 106 | 210 | 100 | 135 | 43 |
| Scabies Clinic attended | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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