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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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| Number notifying intention to practise | No. of births attended | No. of Records of sending for Medical aid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwives practising for Associations or Privately | |||
| Plaistow Maternity Charity | 43 | 3061 | 518 |
| Essex County Nursing Ass | 33 | 61 | 7 |
| Salvation Army Nurses | 4 | 128 | 51 23 |
| Tate Nurses Institute | 5 | 146 | |
| Queen Mary's Hospital (External) | 8 | 142 | 15 |
| 2 | — | - | |
| Private Practice : | |||
| Midwives residing within | |||
| Borough— | |||
| a | 1 | — | |
| b | 1 | 3 | — |
| c | 1 | 2 | — |
| d | 1 | — | — |
| e | 1 | 58 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 03 | 19 |
| g | 1 | 176 | 33 |
| h | 1 | 120 | 20 |
| Practising within, but | |||
| residing without Borough | |||
| 1 | 148 | 9 | |
| b | 1 | 2 | — |
| 105 | 4140 | 701 |
Health Visiting.
As previously stated, visits are paid at regular intervals to
infants and children under 5 years. The total visits paid by Health
Visitors during 1929 is considerably-lower than the total for the
preceding year. This is accounted for (1) by the increased work
at Clinics undertaken by the Health Visitors ; so that difficulty is
experienced in maintaining regular routine visits especially to the
older toddlers. (2) There has been more systematic visiting of
expectant mothers in their homes ; at these visits the Health Visitors
can give caluable assistance and advice regarding personal
hygiene, cleanliness of the home, and general preparation for confinement.
The expectant mothers are found lav the Health Visitors
during the course of ordinary visiting ; but the Health Visitors
obtain the names and addresses of the majority of expectant
mothers in their districts through the Antenatal Clinics, or from
applications for Dried Milk, Home Helps, or beds at the Maternity
Hospitals subsidised by the Council.
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