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 Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Analysis of Visits paid by Health Visitors, 1932.
Visits. | Re-visits. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
Birth enquiries | 1692 | 9654 | 11346 |
Still-birth enquiries | 34 | — | 34 |
Visits re infant deaths | 132 | — | 132 |
Visits to expectant mothers | 901 | 483 | 1384 |
26 | 34 | 60 | |
979 | 405 | 1384 | |
66 | 22 | 88 | |
39 | 17 | 56 | |
1 | — | 1 | |
7 | 1 | 8 | |
17 | 14 | 31 | |
1 | 2 | 3 | |
3 | 4 | 7 | |
190 | 64 | 254 | |
15 | 9 | 24 | |
10 | — | 10 | |
174 | 23 | 197 | |
Miscellaneous visits | 653 | 60 | 713 |
Unsuccessful visits | 975 | 679 | 1654 |
Total | 5,915 | 11,471 | 17,386 |
In the case of the 1,692 infants visited shortly after birth, it was
found that 1,521 infants were being breast-fed and 58 partly breast-fed.
Only 113 were entirely hand-fed.
Attendances of Health Visitors at Clinics.
Health Visitor. | Infant Welfare. | AnteNatal. | Light. | Schick. | Dental. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Robus | 117 | 17 | 1 | — | 2 | 137 |
Miss Little | 101 | 4 | — | — | — | 105 |
Miss O'Loughlin | 107 | 6 | 10 | — | 44 | 167 |
Miss Smart | 76 | 7 | — | — | — | 83 |
Miss Stowell | 107 | 12 | 19 | — | — | 138 |
Miss Reynolds | 75 | 11 | 15 | — | — | 101 |
Miss Holland | 55 | 7 | 160 | — | 1 | 223 |
Miss Clubbe | 149 | 135 | 61 | 5 | — | 350 |
Miss Gibson (part time) | 146 | 96 | ... | — | — | 242 |
Temporary Visitors | 83 | 4 | — | — | — | 87 |
Total | 1,016 | 299 | 266 | 5 | 47 | 1,633 |