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 1928
[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:-
| 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st visits to babies under one year | 754 | 888 | 1038 | 1020 | 1125 | |
| Re-visits to babies and Children up to five years | 3594 | 3562 | 3190 | 4474 | 4204 | |
| Inquiries made, elicited— | ||||||
| Feeding—N atural | 487 | 525 | 672 | 747 | 806 | |
| Artificial | 59 | 104 | 102 | 41 | 47 | |
| Both | 32 | 56 | 62 | 16 | 40 | |
| Stillbirths | — | — | — | — | 23 | |
| Sleeping with parents | 248 | 288 | 202 | 200 | 247 | |
| Using Comforter | 236 | 276 | 231 | 148 | 154 | |
| Mother working during pregnancy | 37 | 84 | 75 | 36 | 51 | |
| Year 1928. | Children under 5 years. | |||||
| Ante-natal. First visits | 92 | |||||
| Subsequent visits | 13 | |||||
| Infants Deaths, and Stil-births. Visits paid | 74 | |||||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum and Discharging Eyes | 117 | |||||
| Infantile Diarrhœa | 6 | |||||
| Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia | 19 | |||||
| Measles and German Measles | 16 | |||||
| Whooping Cough | 3 | |||||
| Mumps | 1 | |||||
| Chicken Pox | 4 | |||||
| Pneumonia | 47 | |||||
| Bronchitis | 10 | |||||
| Milk and Food Cases | 34 | |||||
| Home Help | 6 | |||||
| Social Conditions | 43 | |||||
| Other Visits | 292 | |||||
Health Visitors attendances at the Maternity and Child
Welfare Centres, Ante-Natal Clinics, etc., 537.