Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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.
The visits by the Health Visitors in connection with the Maternity and Child Welfare Work are shown in the following table:—
1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st visits to babies under one year 913 | 803 | 754 | 888 | 1038 |
Re-visits to babies and children up to five years 4241 | 4150 | 3594 | 3562 | 3190 |
Inquiries made, elicited— | ||||
Feeding—Natural 536 | 516 | 487 | 525 | 672 |
Artificial 43 | 61 | 59 | 104 | 102 |
Both 41 | 42 | 32 | 56 | 62 |
Sleeping with parents 319 | 282 | 248 | 288 | 202 |
Using Comforter 198 | 285 | 236 | 276 | 231 |
Mother working during pregnancy 56 | 44 | 37 | 84 | 75 |
Year 1.926. | ||||
Ante-natal. First visits | 69 | |||
Subsequent visits | 18 | |||
Infant Deaths. Visits paid | 48 | |||
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 58 | |||
Infantile Diarrhoea | 2 | |||
Puerperal Fever | 6 |