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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The work of the MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE STAFF
is set out in tabular form hereunder:—
HOME VISITS MADE UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACTS AND MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE ACT.
| Children under 1 year. | Children over 1 year. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Visits. | Re-visits. | 1st Visits. | Re-visits. | ||
| Notification of Births | 3,096 | 8,875 | 242 | 18,594 | 30,807 |
| Still-births | 58 | 22 | — | — | 80 |
| Deaths | 36 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 62 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 11 | 43 | — | — | 54 |
| †Other Infectious Diseases | 105 | 234 | 290 | 542 | 1,171 |
| Total | 3,306 | 9,194 | 537 | 19,137 | 32,174 |
| Maternity Visits. | |||||
| 1st Visits. | Re-visits. | ||||
| Ante-Natal | 396 | 594 | _ | _ | 990 |
| Post-Natal | 434 | 1,109 | — | — | 1,543 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 8 | — | — | 12 |
| Other Visits. | |||||
| Mothers. | Children. | ||||
| *281 | 136 | — | — | 417 | |
| Total Visits | — | — | — | — | 35,136 |
†Other Infectious Diseases include Measles and German Measles, Bronchial
Pneumonia, Tuberculosis.
*Other visits and re-visits 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.