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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Visits Paid by Health Visitors
| Mrs. Ashman | Miss R. Harris | Miss Knight | Miss Salway | Miss Luther | Mrs. Harrison | Mrs. Lewis | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Ante-Natal Visits | 11 | 87 | 87 | 92 | 69 | 162 | 12 | 510 |
| Subsequent Ante-Natal Visits | — | 5 | 26 | 17 | 120 | 54 | 2 | 224 |
| Primary Visits to Infants under 1 year | 9 | 292 | 235 | 283 | 304 | 336 | 43 | 1502 |
| Subsequent Visits to Infants | 10 | 650 | 527 | 901 | 1245 | 636 | 168 | 4137 |
| Visits to Children 1—5 years | 10 | 1164 | 810 | 1478 | 2133 | 872 | 373 | 6840 |
| Visits to Premature Infants | — | 5 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 65 | 3 | 101 |
| Visits re Infant Deaths | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 17 |
| Visits re Stillbirths | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 9 |
| Visits to Cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Visits re Cases of Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Primary Visits to Cases of Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Subsequent Visits to Cases of Tuberculosis | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 |
| Visits re Diphtheria Immunisation | 1 | — | 19 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| Visits re Scabies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Visits re Other Infectious Diseases | 18 | 1 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 30 | — | 116 |
| Visits re Infant Life Protection | 119 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 196 |
| Visits re Adoption | 37 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 25 | — | 156 |
| Visits re Home Help Scheme | 13 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 25 |
| Special Visits ... | 156 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 14 | — | 210 |
| Total | 388 | 2234 | 1777 | 2917 | 3945 | 2215 | 603 | 14,079 |