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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Student Health Visitors.
By arrangement with the College of Nursing, we have had four
students, each for a period of six weeks, working with the Health
Visitors. The students are State Registered Nurses and qualified
midwives, who are taking a course of instruction for the Health
Visitors' Certificate, and do part of their practical work with us. They
help in the Infant Welfare Centres and do a certain number of re-visits,
measles visits, etc., under the supervision of the Health Visitors.
Attendances of Health Visitors at Clinics.
Health Visitor. | Infant Welfare. | Ante-Natal. | Light. | Schick. | Dental. | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Robus | 93 | 10 | — | — | — | 103 |
Miss Little | 112 | 2 | 11 | — | — | 125 |
Miss O'Loughlin | 112 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 163 |
Miss Stowell | 103 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 122 |
Miss Reynolds | 127 | — | 1 | — | — | 128 |
Miss Holland | 52 | 17 | 138 | — | 2 | 209 |
Miss Clubbe | 167 | 167 | 71 | 8 | — | 413 |
Miss Gibson | 198 | 47 | — | — | — | 245 |
Miss Cloke | 51 | 2 | — | — | — | 53 |
Temporary Visitor | 62 | 2 | — | — | — | 64 |
Total | 1,077 | 258 | 230 | 8 | 52 | 1,625 |
2. Welfare Centres.
(a) Infant Welfare. There are eight Centres located in
different parts of the Borough, one of these being a voluntary Centre.
At all the Centres, the services of those ladies who assist in a
voluntary capacity are greatly appreciated.
The following is a summary of the work done at the various Infant
Welfare Clinics during the year:—
Clinic. | No. of times open. | New Cases | Attendances | Consultations with Doctor | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year. | Ages 1-5 years. | Total New Cases | Total Old Cases | Total New and Old Cases | Under 1 year | 1—5 years | |||
Gosterwood Street | 49 | 170 | 30 | 200 | 3295 | 3495 | 2471 | 1024 | 1407 |
Napier Street | 49 | 154 | 31 | 185 | 3302 | 3487 | 2585 | 902 | 1448 |
Besson Street | 48 | 192 | 23 | 215 | 4060 | 4275 | 3189 | 1086 | 1378 |
Ilderton Road | 51 | 92 | 7 | 99 | 2424 | 2523 | 179,3 | 730 | 1066 |
Goldsmiths' College | 51 | 119 | 34 | 153 | 3272 | 3425 | 2486 | 939 | 1277 |
Hales Street | 52 | 144 | 35 | 179 | 2721 | 2900 | 1836 | 1064 | 1547 |
St. George's Hall | 51 | 131 | 26 | 157 | 3349 | 3506 | 2280 | 1226 | 1438 |
St. John's, Harton St. | 51 | 89 | 7 | 96 | 2588 | 2684 | 1985 | 699 | 1229 |
Totals | 402 | 1091 | 193 | 1284 | 25011 | 26295 | 18625 | 7670 | 10790 |
The Health Visitors collectively made 1,077 attendances at these Clinics.