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.P rimary Visits.
2.Total Visits.
Miss M. H. Bevis. (Child Protection Visitor.) | Miss D. Boyce-Jones. | Miss W. Cleverley. | Miss A. Edwards. | Miss D. M. Francis. | Miss G. J. Franklin. | - Miss D. I. Gentry. | Miss M. N. Hilton. | Miss N. V. Hobbs. | Holdoroft. | Miss M. L. Howman. | Miss M. Jones. | Miss J. D. Kimpsford. | Miss S. E. Love. | Miss W. C. Peverett. | - Miss R. C. M. Prior. | Miss A. Thomas. | Miss E. Thurgood. | Miss E. E. Williamson. | Temporary Visitor. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 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 | 40 | 150 | 243 | 416 | 183 | 569 | 86 | 228 | 197 | 347 | 245 | 744 | 39 | 104 | 259 | 601 | 114 | 665 | 102 | 243 | 64 | 173 | 200 | 427 | 214 | 356 | 131 | 259 | 150 | 426 | 214 | 329 | 177 | 476 | 146 | 307 | – | – | 2953 | 6993 |
Infants (Illeg.) under 1 year of age | 68 | 239 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 79 | 254 |
Children, 1-5 years of age | – | 541 | 3 | 555 | – | 859 | 5 | 524 | 9 | 390 | 13 | 1171 | – | 194 | 14 | 923 | 3 | 653– | — | 416 | 2 | 333 | – | 685 | 16 | 389 | 1 | 317 | 1 | 798 | — | 388 | 4 | 903 | — | 312 | — | — | 73 | 10652 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 47 | 60 |
Pemphigus Neonatorum | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | –2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
Measles and German Measles— Infants | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 123 | 125 |
Children | 35 | 38 | 91 | 93 | 56 | 59 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 64 | 30 | 36 | 38 | 43 | 43 | 73 | 73 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 60 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 58 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 864 | 874 |
Whooping Cough— Infants | – | – | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 81 | 82 | |
Children | 10 | 10 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 55 | 384 | 387 |
Epidemic Diarrhoea—Infants | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Children | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Special Visits to Infants and Children (scabies, &c.) | 183 | 240 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 153 | 153 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 39 | 26 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 33 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 87 | 87 | 98 | 99 | 97 | 101 | 53 | 53 | 44 | 44 | 1029 | 1097 |
Total Visits to Infants and Children | 339 | 1221 | 414 | 1149 | 301 | 1554 | 144 | 809 | 426 | 957 | 346 | 2003 | 46 | 306 | 380 | 1633 | 248 | 464 | 211 | 771 | 160 | 602 | 319 | 1234 | 278 | 795 | 230 | 674 | 317 | 1391 | 402 | 906 | 360 | 1562 | 258 | 731 | 161 | 161 | 5636 | 20528 |
Visits to Children over 5:— Measles | 16 | 16 | 82 | 82 | 63 | 63 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 41 | – | – | 65 | 65 | 13 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 81 | 81 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 708 | 708 |
Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 8 | 8 | 13 | – | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 171 | 171 |
Other Reasons (including adults) | 560 | 958 | 208 | 209 | 275 | 275 | 21 | 21 | 239 | 239 | 73 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 80 | 81 | 99 | 73 | 67 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 69 | 69 | 76 | 76 | 52 | 53 | 36 | 43 | 674 | 674 | 2749 | 3163 | ||
Expectant Mothers | 61 | 134 | 246 | 408 | 130 | 249 | 34 | 114 | 121 | 181 | 156 | 307 | 21 | 56 | 143 | 546 | 90 | 391 | 88 | 182 | 69 | 129 | 115 | 340 | 135 | 235 | 89 | 220 | 154 | 284 | 136 | 182 | 168 | 323 | 155 | 330 | — | 2262 | 4804 | |
Still-Births | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 69 | 70 | |||
Infant Death Enquiries | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 51 |
Fruitless calls, removals, etc. | – | 410 | – | 323 | – | 376 | – | 295 | – | 257 | – | 223 | – | 135 | – | 613 | – | 150 | 121 | — | 84 | — | 542 | 188 | — | 179 | — | 204 | — | 377 | — | 300 | — | — | — | 170 | — | 5058 | ||
Total Visits paid during year.. Clinics attended:— | 982 | 2745 | 987 | 2208 | 804 | 2552 | 224 | 1264 | 828 | 1676 | 629 | 2660 | 73 | 503 | 685 | 2955 | 470 | pT | 404 |] | 179 | 337 | 929 | 603 | !285 | 462 | 1267 | 412 | 1166 | 576 | 1984 | 623 | 1550 | 652 | 2311 | 505 | 1160 | 891 | 1061 | 11646 | 34553 |
Ante-Natal— Elsdale Street | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 47 | 26 | – | – | 61 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 148 | |||||||||||||||||||
Eton Mission | 4 | 6 | 45 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 98 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lower Clapton Road | – | 46 | – | – | 80 | 1 | – | 13 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 103 | – | 306 | |||||||||||||||||||
Richmond Road | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 46 | 7 | – | — | – | 29 | – | – | 105 | |||||||||||||||||||
Warwick Grove | – | – | – | 30 | – | 10 | 12 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 45 | – | – | – | 191 | |||||||||||||||||||
Infant Welfare— Elsdale Street | – | – | 1 | – | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 112 | 61 | – | – | 105 | 14 | – | 2 | – | – | 302 | |||||||||||||||||||
Eton Mission | 25 | 2 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 201 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lower Clapton Road | – | 60 | 4 | 1 | 143 | 2 | – | – | 110 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | 99 | – | 437 | |||||||||||||||||||
Richmond Road | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | 71 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 99 | 60 | – | 9 | 6 | 58 | 1 | – | 309 | |||||||||||||||||||
Warwick Grove | 1 | – | – | 63 | 1 | 49 | 25 | 159 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 96 | 116 | – | – | – | 510 | |||||||||||||||||||
Diphtheria Immunisation— Lower Clapton Road | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 49 | – | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond Road | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
Warwick Grove | – | – | – | 29 | – | – | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dental— Richmond Road | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 58 | – | — | – - | 10 | – | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunlight— Elsdale Street | 1 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 3 | – | 1 | 23 | – | 79 | 69 | 3 | – | 101 | 24 | 2 | 11 | – | 19 | 395 | |||||||||||||||||||
Richmond Road .. | – | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | – | – | 1 | – | 53 | – | – | 109 | |||||||||||||||||||
Totals | 32 | 146 | 162 | 135 | 236 | 175 | 37 | 250 | 190 | 118 | 238 | 156 | 196 | 125 | 267 | 218 | 170 | 197 | 252 | 19 | 3319 |