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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
Hackney 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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60
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
The work carried out during 1930 under the Council's maternity
and child welfare scheme can be conveniently reported upon under
the following descriptive titles:—
(a) Health visiting.
(b) Infant welfare centres, ante-natal, artificial sunlight
and dental clinics.
(c) Provision of maternity hospital accommodation,
valescent home treatment, midwifery assistance and
home helps.
(d) Nursing assistance.
(e) Provision of milk and other foods to necessitous
mothers and children.
HEALTH VISITING.
A table showing the visits made by the Health Visitors and
the attendances of these Officers at the infant welfare centres and
other clinics during the year appears on pages 61 and 62.
The following table shows the conditions found at the first visit of the Health Visitors to the homes of infants:—
| No. of Infants visited. | Method of Feeding. | Separate cot provided for Infant. | Use of Comforter. | Home conditions. | Secondary visits. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast. | Artificial . | Mixed. | Yes. | No. | Yes. | No. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. | ||
| 2754 | 2436 | 191 | 127 | 2380 | 374 | 630 | 2124 | 2691 | 63 | 21140 |