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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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HEALTH VISITORS.
The Borough employs four State-Registered Nurses, all possessing
the New Health Visitors' Certificate, who act for one half of their
time as Health Visitors and for the remainder as School Nurses.
In addition to their indoor duties in connection with the various Clinics, during the year 1945 the Health Visitors paid a total of 3,445 visits, as under:—
| First Visits. | Revisits. | |
|---|---|---|
| Expectant mothers | 183 | 60 |
| Children under one year | 364 | 953 |
| Children between 1 and 5 years | — | 1667 |
| Adoption cases | 34 | — |
| Diphtheria immunisation | 25 | — |
| Home Help | 54 | — |
| Infant Deaths | 1 | — |
| Infant Life Protection | — | 80 |
| Measles | 1 | — |
| Miscarriages | 4 | — |
| Neonatal deaths | 1 | — |
| Scabies cases | 8 | — |
| Special enquiries | 3 | — |
| Stillbirths | 4 | — |
| Tuberculosis | 3 | — |
| Totals | 685 | 2760 |