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East Ham 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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HEALTH VISITING.
(a) Number of Health Visitors employed at the end of the year:
(i) by the Council and working in the area served
by the Council - 7
(ii) By the Council and working in the areas of
other Local Authorities - Nil.
(iii) by Voluntary Associations and working in the area
served by the Council - Nil.
(iv) by Voluntary Associations and working in the areas
of other Local Authorities. - Nil.
(b) Equivalent of whole-time services devoted by the whole
staff to health visiting in the area (including attendance
at infant welfare centres.) -
(i) in the case of Health Visitors employed by the
Council. - Pull Time.
(ii) in the case of Health Visitors employed by Voluntary
Associations. - Nil.
(c) Number of visits paid during the year by all Health Visitors
working in the area:
(i) to expectant mothers. First visits. 620
Total visits. 642
(ii) to children under First visits. 1659
one year of age. Total visits. 5264
(iii) to children between
the ages of 1 and 5
years. Total visits. 5072
INFANT WELFARE CENTRES.
(a) Number of Centres provided and maintained by the Council - 4*
Number of Centres provided and maintained by Voluntary
Associations. - Nil.
(c) Total number of children who first attended at the Centres
during the year and who, on the date of their first attendance,
were -
(i) tinder 1 year of age - 1051
(ii) between the ages of
1 and 5 years. - 301
(d) Total number of children under 5 years of age who attended
at the Centres during the year and who, at the end of the
year, were-
(i) under 1 year of ago - 918
(ii) Over 1 year of ago. - 2634
*Two only after September 3rd, 1939.
21.