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
West Ham 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Home Helps in 1926.
Eligible, 1,261; Ineligible, 178; Withdrawn, 13.
Total, 1,453.
Midwives.
No. of cases in which M.H. was summoned, 780.
| Midwives practising for Associations or privately. | Number giving notice of intention to practise. | Number of Hirtns attended. | Number of Records of sending for Medical Aid. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaistow Maternity Charity | 44 | 2,700 | 580 |
| Essex County Nursing Association | 8 | 69 | 11 |
| Salvation Army Nurses | 3 | 343 | 48 |
| Tate Nurses' Institute | 5 | 198 | 23 |
| Queen Mary's Hospital (Extern.) | 9 | 185 | 26 |
| Private Practice | |||
| Midwives residing within Borough— | |||
| a. | 1 | 153 | 15 |
| b. | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| c. | 1 | 87 | 4 |
| d. | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| e. | 1 | 240 | 19 |
| f. | 1 | 126 | 23 |
| g. | 1 | 157 | 22 |
| h. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Practising wilhin, but residing without Horough : | |||
| a. | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| b. | 1 | 35 | 5 |
| c. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | 4,34.5 | 780 | |
Health Visiting.
Not only does the Health Visitor visit the children under five
years of age, she also advises and helps the expectant mother,
arranges for the Home Help and is responsible for the cleanliness
and efficiency of the person selected. She has to ascertain
particulars of all medical aids, enquire into the_ causes of
death of all infants under five years of age, visit all cases