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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
Mitcham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Visits paid by Health Visitors, 1934.
| Mrs. Wray. | Miss Knight (temporary part time) | Miss Harris | Mrs. Parsons. | Miss Burke. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary ante-natal visits | 25 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 63 | 160 |
| Subsequent ante-natal visits | 86 | 5 | 64 | 66 | 43 | 264 |
| Primary birth visits | 226 | 226 | 219 | 226 | 204 | 881 |
| Subsequent visits to infants | 531 | 212 | 871 | 1276 | 689 | 3579 |
| Visits to children under five years of age | 1250 | 546 | 1682 | 1745 | 864 | 6087 |
| Visits re stillbirths | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Visits re deaths of infants under one year of age | 4 | — | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Visits re oases of ophthalmia neonatorum | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Visits re cases of puerperal fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Visits re cases of puerperal pyrexia | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Primary visits to cases of tuberculosis | 14 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 80 |
| Subsequent visits to cases of tuberculosis | 107 | 38 | 67 | 137 | 34 | 383 |
| Special visits | 449 | — | — | — | — | 449 |
| 2703 | 813 | 2966 | 3523 | 1916 | 11921 |