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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 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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Mrs. Fisk. Mrs. Rhodes.
„ Fruin. Miss Rolfe.
„ Gardener. Mrs. Sargeant.
„ Goldrieh. „ Smith.
„ Gray. „ Spofforth.
„ Hall. „ Templeman.
„ Hill. „ Thompson.
„ Hunt. „ Unwin.
„ Jeff. „ Young.
„ Kingswood.

Table: Home Visiting.The visits by the Health Visitors in connection with the Maternity and Child Welfare Work are shown in the following table:—

Home Visiting.

The visits by the Health Visitors in connection with the Maternity and Child Welfare Work are shown in the following table:—

19221923192419251926
1st visits to babies under one year 9138037548881038
Re-visits to babies and children up to five years 42414150359435623190
Inquiries made, elicited—
Feeding—Natural 536516487525672
Artificial 436159104102
Both 4142325662
Sleeping with parents 319282248288202
Using Comforter 198285236276231
Mother working during pregnancy 5644378475
Year 1.926.
Ante-natal. First visits69
Subsequent visits18
Infant Deaths. Visits paid48
Ophthalmia Neonatorum58
Infantile Diarrhoea2
Puerperal Fever6