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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
East Ham 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Health Visitors for the year 1915:—
| Births | 1,688 |
| Re-visits | 1,907 |
| Phthisis | 422 |
| Re-visits | 456 |
| Special Visits | 88 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 16 |
| Re-visits | 8 |
| Cases reported N.S.P.C.C. | 7 |
| Ante-Natal | 176 |
| Re-visits | 75 |
| Total | 4,843 |
Total attendances at Infants' Consultation, 5,550.
An analysis of this follows:—
| Births. | Re-visits. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B'ckt'n and North W'lw'h | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Plashet West. | B'ckt'n and North W'lw'h | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Pla shet West. |
| 155 | 339 | 329 | 450 | 124 | 291 | 154 | 336 | 328 | 569 | 167 | 353 |
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| Ante-Natal. | Re-visits. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B'ckt'n and North W'lw'h | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Pla- shet East. | Pla- shet West. | B'ckt'n and North W'lw'h | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Plashet West. |
| 26 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 14 |
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| Phthisis. | Re-visits. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B'ckt'n and North W'lw'h | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Pla- shet East. | Fla- shet West. | B'ckt'n and North W'lw'h | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Pla- shet East. | Plashet West. |
| 38 | 91 | 115 | 91 | 34 | 53 | 57 | 92 | 103 | 95 | 32 | 77 |