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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st visits to babies under 1 year | 1020 | 1125 | 1304 | 1395 | 1472 |
| Routine Re-visits to babies and Children up to 5 years | 4474 | 4204 | 4311 | 3982 | 4190 |
| Inquiries made, elicited— | |||||
| Feeding—Natural | 747 | 806 | 887 | 980 | 1105 |
| Artificial | 41 | 47 | 44 | 77 | 64 |
| Both | 16 | 40 | 32 | 56 | 51 |
| Sleeping with parents | 200 | 247 | 277 | 260 | 247 |
| Using Comforter | 148 | 154 | 168 | 195 | 217 |
| Mother working during pregnancy | 36 | 51 | 48 | 53 | 44 |
Year 1931. Other Visits—
| Ante-natal First visits | 78 | ||
| Subsequent visits | 15 | ||
| Infants' Deaths and Stillbirths, Visits paid | 77 | ||
| Ophthalmia Nenonatorum and Discharging Eyes | 135 | ||
| Infantile Diarrhoea | 2 | ||
| Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | ||
| Measles and German Measles | 2 | Children under 5 years. | |
| Whooping Cough | 69 | ||
| Mumps | 5 | ||
| Chicken Pox | 18 | ||
| Pneumonia | 44 | ||
| Bronchitis | 8 | ||
| Milk and Food Cases | 42 | ||
| Home Help | 28 | ||
| Social Conditions | 45 | ||
| Summary of Nurses' Visits:— | |||
| Total to expectant mothers | 93 | ||
| „ children under 1 year of age | 4591 | ||
| „ children between the ages of 1 and 5 years | 2381 | ||
| Visits re Public Health matters, infectious diseases, tubercu-losis, etc. | 508 | ||
| Total | 7573 | ||