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.
Miss M. H. Bevis. | Miss D. Boyce-Jones. | Miss I. L. Buckledee. | Miss N. Burr. | [ Miss M. Cockle. | Miss E. Hamilton. | Miss E. Hazelden. | Miss N. V. Hobbs. | Miss M. L. Howman. | Miss J. D. Kimpsford. | Miss S. Love. | Miss A. Randies. | 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 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
Infants (Leg.) under 1 year of age | 23 | 101 | 146 | 676 | 160 | 748 | 163 | 664 | 217 | 799 | 197 | 721 | 85 | 461 | 237 | 572 | 156 | 736 | 154 | 520 | 180 | 529 | .. | .. | 216 | 688 | 200 | 634 | 210 | 616 | 155 | 797 | 161 | 1051 | 233 | 956 | 2893 | 11269 |
Infants (Illeg.) under 1 year of age | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 51 |
Children, 1—5 years of age | .. | 189 | 1 | 1617 | 3 | 1500 | 2 | 1305 | 42 | 1562 | 1 | 1077 | 5 | 668 | 57 | 960 | 5 | 1026 | .. | 1010 | 18 | 808 | .. | .. | 3 | 1142 | 21 | 1083 | 56 | 988 | 1 | 1258 | 29 | 2696 | 8 | 1329 | 252 | 20218 |
Total Visits to Infants and Children | 23 | 290 | 147 | 2293 | 167 | 2252 | 165 | 1969 | 260 | 2362 | 201 | 1801 | 92 | 1131 | 295 | 1533 | 162 | 1763 | 154 | 1530 | 199 | 1338 | .. | .. | 225 | 1836 | 223 | 1721 | 267 | 1605 | 157 | 2056 | 195 | 3762 | 244 | 2296 | 3176 | 31538 |
Still-Births | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 75 |
Expectant Mothers | .. | 6 | 27 | 100 | 55 | 171 | 28 | 85 | 45 | 114 | 36 | 108 | 15 | 47 | 40 | 79 | 51 | 155 | 29 | 80 | 29 | 49 | 576 | 1268 | 35 | 61 | 52 | 107 | 38 | 91 | 19 | 143 | 84 | 273 | 37 | 52 | 1196 | 2989 |
Death Enquiries | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 159 | 159 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 65 |
Pemphigus Neonatorum | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Other Visits (Fruitless calls, Removals, etc.) | .. | 158 | .. | 499 | .. | 417 | .. | 265 | .. | 652 | .. | 296 | .. | 454 | .. | 438 | .. | 631 | .. | 475 | .. | 432 | .. | 586 | .. | 295 | .. | 484 | .. | 376 | .. | 1 | .. | 589 | .. | 590 | .. | 7638 |
Special | 37 | 37 | 124 | 131 | 90 | 165 | 28 | 45 | 94 | 94 | 131 | 138 | 49 | 49 | 289 | 309 | 242 | 244 | 39 | 40 | 60 | 64 | 353 | 353 | 93 | 93 | 36 | 96 | 233 | 239 | 11 | 142 | 91 | 91 | 2000 | 2330 | ||
Measles and German Measles— Infants | 13 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 136 | 179 | |||
Children | 60 | 84 | 96 | 125 | 69 | 74 | 101 | 106 | 53 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 81 | 92 | 16 | 16 | 75 | 83 | .. | .. | 48 | 48 | 117 | 123 | 26 | 26 | 87 | 87 | 27 | 43 | 138 | 145 | 1091 | 1202 |
Whooping Cough— Infants | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .. | .. | 12 | 24 |
Children | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 72 |
Epidemic Diarrhoea—Infants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
Children | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Poliomyelitis— Infants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Children | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
Total Visits paid during year | 135 | 596 | 417 | 3182 | 406 | 3104 | 349 | 2498 | 480 | 3308 | 431 | 2407 | 183 | 1714 | 691 | 2426 | 554 | 2907 | 263 | 2170 | 378 | 1987 | 939 | 2217 | 422 | 2355 | 452 | 2564 | 586 | 2363 | 310 | 2465 | 438 | 4845 | 501 | 3173 | 7935 | 46281 |
Clinics attended:— Ante-Natal— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brooksby s Walk | .. | 46 | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 45 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 101 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lower Clapton Road | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 76 | 1 | 50 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 76 | .. | .. | 204 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mayfield Road | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 45 | 7 | .. | 43 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||
Northwold Road | .. | 2 | .. | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31 | 1 | 43 | .. | .. | .. | 102 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lauriston Road | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 48 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 45 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 102 | |||||||||||||||||||
Infant Welfare— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brooksby's Walk | 2 | 46 | 47 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 47 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 45 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 204 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lower Clapton Road | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 25 | 75 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 77 | .. | .. | 293 | |||||||||||||||||||
Mayfield Road | 94 | 6 | 52 | 6 | .. | 1 | 50 | .. | 4 | 86 | 96 | 2 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 400 | |||||||||||||||||||
Northwold Road | 28 | 7 | 29 | 91 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | 92 | 12 | 85 | .. | .. | .. | 349 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lauriston Road | 9 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | 43 | 48 | 44 | 1 | .. | 7 | 46 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 204 | |||||||||||||||||||
Diphtheria Immunisation— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower Clapton Road | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 49 | .. | .. | fil | |||||||||||||||||||
Dental— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower Clapton Road | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 1 | .. | 90 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 118 | |||||||||||||||||||
Others | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 43 | .. | 22 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 148 | 76 | 294 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Totals | 159 | 116 | 142 | 137 | 44 | 204 | 102 | 192 | 151 | 138 | 188 | 138 | 142 | 107 | 134 | 202 | 148 | 76 | 2520 |