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

Tottenham 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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7
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The work of the MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
STAFF is set out in tabular form hereunder:-

Table: HOME VISITS MADE UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS AND MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE ACT.

HOME VISITS MADE UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS AND MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE ACT.

Children under 1 yearChildren over 1 yearTotal
1st VisitsRe-visits1st VisitsRe visits
Notification of Births3,3358,51734618,32730,525
Still-births5717--74
Deaths26254560
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1543--58
†Other Infectious Diseases388678153355
Total3,4718,68842818,48531,072
Maternity Visits;—
1st VisitsRe-visits
Ante-Natal367332--699
Post-Natal388759--1,147
Puerperal Fever34--7
Other Visits
1st VisitRe-Visits
*326202--528
Total Visits----33,453

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†Other Infectious Diseases include measles and German measles.
*Other visits and revisits include visits to hospital with swabs in connection
with suspected contagious disease; massage cases, complaints of neglect
and inspection of premises as to their suitability for nursing of children
after operation and visits for assisted milk supply.