Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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1. Primary Visits.
2. Total Visits. Visits of Health Visitors, 1932.
Miss D. Boyce-Jones. | Miss I. L. Buckledee. | Miss N. Burr. | Miss M. Cockle. | Miss E. Hamilton. | Miss N. V. Hobbs. | Miss M. L. Howman. | Miss J. D. Kimpsford. | Miss S. E. Love. | Miss A. Bandies. | Mrs. A. Rhodes. | Miss A. K. Roche. | Miss G. S. Thomas. | Miss D. F. Vidal. | Miss E. E. Williamson. | Eton Mission (voluntary centre). | Hackney Grove and Ada Street (voluntary centres). | Totals. | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Infants (Leg.) under 1 year of age | 176 | 685 | 183 | 767 | 156 | 679 | 194 | 699 | 170 | 643 | 233 | 306 | 153 | 725 | 180 | 500 | 178 | 460 | .. | .. | 152 | 613 | 178 | 634 | 219 | 695 | 197 | 546 | 172 | 1022 | 156 | 959 | 230 | 653 | 2927 | 10586 |
Infants (Illeg.) under 1 year of age | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 79 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 145 |
Children, 1—5 years of age | 7 | 1248 | 59 | 1327 | 14 | 1138 | 43 | 1494 | .. | 998 | 40 | 982 | 41 | 1226 | .. | 1050 | 6 | 825 | .. | .. | 8 | 1555 | .. | 1370 | 6 | 951 | 44 | 1023 | 31 | 1320 | 15 | 1980 | 6 | 1406 | 320 | 19893 |
Total Visits to Infants and Children | 184 | 1934 | 242 | 2094 | 170 | 1817 | 237 | 2193 | 182 | 1720 | 278 | 1293 | 194 | 1951 | 183 | 1553 | 186 | 1287 | .. | .. | 160 | 2168 | 178 | 2004 | 230 | 1666 | 242 | 1570 | 213 | 2352 | 174 | 2947 | 241 | 2075 | 3294 | 30624 |
Still-Births | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 102 |
Expectant Mothers | 29 | 39 | 30 | 63 | 45 | 95 | 64 | 88 | 38 | 127 | 56 | 110 | 55 | 87 | 28 | 48 | 10 | 14 | 484 | 1072 | 16 | 32 | 59 | 67 | 78 | 114 | 25 | 42 | 40 | 156 | 92 | 233 | 43 | 59 | 1192 | 2446 |
Death Enquiries | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 147 | 147 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 25 | 56 |
Pemphigus Neonatorum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 6 |
Other Visits (Outs, Removals, etc.) | .. | 27 | .. | 525 | .. | 375 | .. | 543 | .. | 293 | .. | 418 | .. | 559 | .. | 660 | .. | 341 | .. | .. | .. | 197 | .. | 298 | .. | 389 | .. | 352 | .. | 50 | .. | 648 | .. | 430 | .. | 6105 |
Special | 150 | 188 | 152 | 165 | 128 | 249 | 48 | 58 | 171 | 176 | 230 | 249 | 136 | 137 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 113 | .. | .. | 51 | 53 | 68 | 68 | 102 | 102 | 206 | 207 | 258 | 258 | 192 | 211 | 101 | 104 | 2220 | 2452 |
Measles and German Measles— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Infants | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 59 |
Children | 73 | 78 | 29 | 32 | 54 | 129 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 46 | 61 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 68 | .. | .. | 63 | 67 | 39 | 48 | 91 | 96 | 18 | 18 | 78 | 78 | 98 | 101 | 179 | 194 | 1031 | 1176 |
Whooping Cough— Infants | 11 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 24 | .. | .. | 72 | 110 |
Children | 22 | 23 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 9 | 9 | .. | .. | 13 | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 36 | 21 | 23 | 151 | 174 |
Epidemic Diarrhoea—Infants | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 16 |
Children | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 6 |
Polio Myelitis— Infants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Children | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Total Visits paid during year | 491 | 2343 | 470 | 2897 | 417 | 2693 | 447 | 2983 | 469 | 2398 | 640 | 2147 | 444 | 2811 | 399 | 2462 | 401 | 1859 | 485 | 1073 | 304 | 2536 | 367 | 2514 | 550 | 2424 | 538 | 2245 | 635 | 2940 | 610 | 4234 | 616 | 2924 | 8283 | 43483 |
Clinics attended:— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ante-Natal— Brooksby's Walk | 31 | 18 | 1 | 15 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 33 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 103 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lower Clapton Road | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 62 | 44 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | .. | 63 | .. | .. | 196 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mayfield Road | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | 2 | .. | 33 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northwold Road | .. | 10 | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 40 | .. | .. | .. | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pedro Street | 14 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lauriston Road | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Infant Welfare— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brooksby's Walk | 30 | 37 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 49 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 201 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lower Clapton Road | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 58 | 56 | .. | 8 | 2 | .. | 50 | .. | 1 | .. | 56 | .. | .. | 243 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mayfield Road | 11 | 32 | 13 | .. | 2 | 4 | 73 | 95 | 91 | .. | 95 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 419 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northwold Road | 6 | 61 | 79 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 31 | 8 | 78 | 1 | .. | .. | 295 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pedro Street | 28 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 4 | .. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 17 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 103 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lauriston Road | 1 | i5 | 2 | 9 | .. | 29 | 14 | 25 | 2 | .. | .. | 17 | 32 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 138 | ||||||||||||||||||
Diphtheria Immunisation— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower Clapton Road | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 50 | .. | .. | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dental— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower Clapton Road | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | .. | .. | 80 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 108 | ||||||||||||||||||
Others | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 2 | .. | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 294 | 76 | 419 | ||||||||||||||||||
Totals | 134 | 165 | 152 | 85 | 181 | 167 | 173 | 149 | 176 | 102 | 151 | 110 | 134 | 126 | 181 | 294 | 76 | 2556 |