London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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East Ham 1940

[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.
(1) 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 areas
(i) to expectant mothers. First Visits. 496
Total Visits. 530
(ii) To children under one First Visits. 1216
year of age. Total Visits. 6714
(iii) to children between
the ,.ages of 1. and 5 Total Visits. 7067
years.
INFANT WELFARE CENTRES.
(a) Number of Centres provided and maintained by the Council-2
(b) Number of Centres provided and maintained by Voluntary
Associations. - Nil.
(c) Total number of- children who first attended at the Centres
during the year & who, on the date of their first attendance
were -
(I) under one year of age 1094
(ii) between the ages of one and five years. 358
(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 one year of age 791
(ii) over one year of age 1715
23.