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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 72.
| 1927. | |
| Births—First visits | 1,977 |
| „ Re-visits | 12,211 |
| Infant deaths investigated | 52 |
| Still-births investigated | 42 |
| Expectant mothers—home visits | 264 |
| Infectious diseases :— | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum—First visits | 19 |
| ,, ,, Re-visits | 24 |
| Measles—First visits | 133 |
| „ Re-visits | 24 |
| Puerperal Fever—First visits | 8 |
| „ „ Re-visits | 7 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia—First visits | 25 |
| „ ,, Re-visits | 14 |
| Zymotic Enteritis—First visits | 5 |
| „ ,, Re-visits | 3 |
| Tuberculosis | 4 |
| Pneumonia | 133 |
| Anterior Poliomyelitis | 13 |
| Encephalitis lethargica | 2 |
| Visits unclassified | 285 |
| Visits unsuccessful | 1,806 |
| 17,232 |
Orthopaedic Treatment for Children under Five years of
Age. Children requiring orthopaedic treatment are sent to
the remedial clinic of the Woolwich Invalid Children's Aid
Association in accordance with the scheme adopted in
1925. The Council pay for children under five years of age,
sent by the medical officers to the clinic, 2s. Od. per attendance
for cases requiring massage or electrical treatment, and
1s. 6d. per attendance for any other form of treatment. The