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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
Woolwich 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 69.
| Births—First Visits | 2,203 |
| „ Re-visits | 12,471 |
| Infant deaths investigated | 85 |
| Still-births investigated | 10 |
| Expectant mothers—home visits | 395 |
| Infectious diseases:— | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum—First Visits | 30 |
| ,, „ Re-visits | 41 |
| Measles—First visits | 1,413 |
| „ Re-visits | 454 |
| Puerperal fever—First visits | 8 |
| „ Re-visits | 4 |
| Zymotic enteritis—First visits | 12 |
| „ Re-visits | 4 |
| Tuberculosis | 58 |
| Pneumonia | 140 |
| Anter ior poliomyelitis | 12 |
| Visits unclassified | 420 |
| Visits unsuccessful | 1,783 |
| 19,543 | |
In 1925, the Council, with the approval of the Ministry of
Health, paid the class fees of two health visitors at a refresher
course for health visitors. These refresher courses have been
attended by the health visitors in the last four years with
beneficent results to this Council. At these courses not only
do the health visitors learn about the modem advances in
infant hygiene but they meet health visitors from other
districts, and in talking over their experiences they learn
much that is of mutual benefit to them in their work. They
come back from this course refreshed and with added zeal
and zest for their work.