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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

Battersea 1922

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Table: The work carried out during 1922 by the Council's Health Visiting Staff, and by the Health Visitors of the voluntary organisations included in the Borough Maternity and Child Welfare scheme, will be found summarised below:—

The work carried out during 1922 by the Council's Health Visiting Staff, and by the Health Visitors of the voluntary organisations included in the Borough Maternity and Child Welfare scheme, will be found summarised below:—

Health Visitors.First Visits.Re-Visits.Total.Grand Total.
C'cil.Vol'y.C'cil.Vol'y.C'cil.Vol'y.1922.1921.
Visits to Expectant Mothers7441136191841,3632971,6602,151
Visits to Notified Births2,3974253,6281,2356,0251,6607,6858,838
Visits to Still Births29—4—33—3322
Visits to Children aged 1-5 years21257301,1129421,1172,0591,876
Visits to enquire into Infant Deaths1362738317430204321
Visits to cases of Notifiable Infectious Disease3,4335552,1781575,6117126,3232,266
Visits to cases of Non-Notifiable Infectious Disease412111248186601297892,209
Visits re Summer Diarrhœa1,847652--1,8476522,4991,964
Visits to Dental Cases276---276-276282
Visits to V.D. Cases145———145—14531
Other Visits94983——949831,032760
Totals10,5801,9717,4452,70918,0254,68022,70520,720

Table: Milk Order.During 1922, Milk, both fresh and dried, was supplied by the Council free or at reduced rates to Necessitous Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children under 5 years of age. The following-table gives particulars relating to the number of persons supplied, quantities distributed and cost after deducting payments made

Milk Order.

During 1922, Milk, both fresh and dried, was supplied by the Council free or at reduced rates to Necessitous Expectant and Nursing Mothers and Children under 5 years of age. The following-table gives particulars relating to the number of persons supplied, quantities distributed and cost after deducting payments made

Year.Dried Milk.Fresh Milk.Cost (after deducting payments made).
Persons Supplied.lbs. .Supplied.Persons Supplied.Pints Supplied.
19201,47315,58823331,894£ 3,330
19212,39149,02030127,254½5,011
19222,46961,51126023,8795,2791

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The value of this public health service, which ranks for contribution
from the Ministry of Health as part of the Maternity and
Child Welfare Scheme, has been referred to in previous annual
*During the financial year ending 31st March, 1923, the net cost of this
service had been reduced to £4,746.