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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

Southall-Norwood 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]

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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Health Visiting.
The Council appointed a fourth Health Visitor in June, 1935. As this
Health Visitor was unable to take up her duties until September a temporary
Health Visitor was engaged for July and August.
The District is now divided into four health visitors' areas, one for each
Health Visitor, in which she does all health visiting work, including infectious
diseases home-visiting and visiting schools in connection with infectious disease,
but excluding Infant Life Protection visiting which, as heretofore, is done by
the senior Health Visitor who has been appointed Infant Protection Visitor.
The work done by the Health Visitors during the year is as shown in
Table No. 10.

Table: Table No. 10.Summary of Health Visiting Work for the Year 1935. Visits to infants—

Table No. 10.

Summary of Health Visiting Work for the Year 1935. Visits to infants—

First visits874
Re-visits1888
Visits to children—
First visits222
Re-visits3123
Visits to expectant mothers517
Visits for infectious disease908
Visits to schools39*
Infant Life Protection visits278
Miscellaneous visits871
Removals367
No access Total859 9946

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*At these visits a total of 2,068 children were examined.
Infant Life Protection.
The arrangements outlined in my report for 1934 remain unaltered.
Below are the statistical particulars for the vear :—

Table: Table No . 11. (1) Number of foster parents on register—

Table No . 11. (1) Number of foster parents on register—

(a) At the beginning of the year41
(b) At the end of the year36