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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
Richmond upon Thames 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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HEALTH VISITORS.
The Borough employs four State-registered nurses, all of whom
possess the New Health Visitors' Certificate, to act for one half of
their time as Health Visitors and for the other half as School Nurses.
In addition to their indoor duties in connection with the various Clinics, during the year 1944 the Health Visitors paid a total of 3,375 visits as under:—
| First Visits. | Revisits | |
|---|---|---|
| Routine visits paid to:— | ||
| Expectant Mothers | 177 | 92 |
| Children under one year | 407 | 1,034 |
| Children between 1 and 5 years | — | 1,468 |
| Special visits in connection with:— | ||
| Adoption cases | 6 | — |
| Aged persons | 2 | — |
| Diphtheria Immunisation | 1 | — |
| Evacuation | 6 | — |
| Home Help | 16 | 14 |
| Infant Deaths | 6 | — |
| Infant Life Protection | 5 | 1ll |
| Scabies cases | 14 | - |
| Stillbirths | 11 | - |
| Tuberculosis | 3 | - |
| Whooping-cough | 2 | - |
| Totals | 656 | 2,719 |
CARE OF PREMATURE INFANTS.
In March of this year the Ministry of Health issued Circular
20/44 setting out certain measures which had recently been recommended
by their Advisory Committee for the better care of Premature
Infants.
The Circular asks that all Welfare Authorities will adopt these