London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Heston and Isleworth 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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The visits by the Health Visitors in connection with the Maternity and Child Welfare Work are shown in the following table
| 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st visits to babies under one year | 1109 | 913 | 803 | 754 | 888 |
| Re-visits to babies and children up to five years | 4484 | 4241 | 4150 | 3594 | 3562 |
| Inquiries made, elicited— | |||||
| Feeding—N atural | 631 | 536 | 516 | 487 | 525 |
| Artificial | 54 | 43 | 61 | 59 | 104 |
| Both | 51 | 41 | 42 | 32 | 56 |
| Sleeping with parents | 354 | 319 | 282 | 248 | 288 |
| Using Comforter | 236 | 198 | 285 | 236 | 276 |
| Mother working during pregnancy | 45 | 56 | 44 | 37 | 84 |
| Year 1925. | |||||
| Ante-natal. First visits | 57 | ||||
| Subsequent visits | 33 | ||||
| Infant Deaths. Visits paid | 52 | ||||
| Still Births | — | ||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 14 | ||||
| Infantile Diarrhoea | 7 | ||||
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | ||||
| Measles and German Measles | 30 | ||||
| Whooping Cough | 57 | Children under 5 years. | |||
| Mumps | 6 | ||||
| Chicken Pox | 11 | ||||
| Pneumonia | 19 | ||||
| Bronchitis | |||||
| Milk and Food Cases | |||||
| Home Help | 18 | ||||
| Social Conditions | 37 | ||||
| Milk Samples | — | ||||
| Other visits | 80 | ||||
Health Visitors attendances at the Maternity and Chill
Welfare Centres, Ante-Natal Clinics, etc., 447.