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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
East Ham 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The following is a summary of the work carried out by the Health Visitor (Miss Kerr) for the year 1914:—
| Births | 369 |
| Re-visits | 486 |
| Phthisis | 555 |
| Re-visits | 296 |
| Special Visits | 322 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 11 |
| Re-visits | 10 |
| Cases reported N.S.P.C.C. | 7 |
| Total | 2,056 |
Total attendances at Infants' Consultation, 4,664.
An analysis of this follows:—
| Births. | Re-visits. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B'ckt'n and North W'lw'h | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Plashet West. | B'ckt'n and North W'lw'h | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Plashet West. |
| 54 | 122 | 97 | 47 | 29 | 20 | 53 | 164 | 155 | 54 | 28 | 32 |
| [###]Phthisis. | Re-visits. | ||||||||||
| B'ckt'n and North W'lw'h | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Park. | Plashet East. | Fla-shet West. | B'ckt'n and North W'lw'h | Central East. | Central West. | Manor Pak. | Plashet East. | Plashet West.[/###] |
| 58 | 96 | 199 | 105 | 37 | 60 | 19 | 55 | 128 | 56 | 26 | 12 |
Summary of work at Infants' Consultation for 1914:—
Number on Register 990
Total Attendances 4 664
FOOD.
| Breast. | Glaxo. | Nestles. | Allenbury's | Breast and Bottle. | Cow's Milk and Water. | Virol. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 546 | 66 | 100 | 5 | 46 | 99 | 200 |