[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough] page 102

Wandsworth 1921

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: TABLE LIX.

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TABLE LIX.

Year ended December 31st, 1921	Clapham.		Putney.	Streatham.		Tooting.	Wandsworth.			Borough.
Year ended December 31st, 1921	N.	S.	Putney.	B.	S.	Tooting.	So.	F.	Sp.	Borough.
Births—
Visits	510	388	299	714	589	718	543	294	70	4760
Re-Visits	623	556	456	1319	378	271	572	425	27	4873
Children, 1—2 years-
Visits	...	...	7	61	63	25	1	8	14	179
Re-Visits	210	162	124	123	103	66	124	91	88	1091
Children, 2—5 years—
Visits	...	...	10	18	41	45	19	6	12	151
Re-Visits	84	47	194	111	112	155	118	87	125	1033
Ante-natal visits	46	32	23	76	94	89	41	44	46	491
Puerperal fever—
Visits	3	6	3	2	4	4	1	1	5	29
Re-Visits	...	1	...	...	3	2	...	2	1	9
Ophthalmia neonatorum—
Visits	15	10	5	15	7	1	6	12	9	80
Re-Visits	7	4	7	18	4	2	4	18	5	89
Pneumonia—
Visits	3	3	5	3	4	5	8	5	22	58
Re-Visits	1	...	2	...	3	...	...	...	4	10
Enteritis—
Visits	...	...	6	1	3	18	1	...	12	41
Re-Visits	...	...	...	...	1	2	...	...	...	3
Measles—
Visits	2	10	3	14	42	31	2	4	18	126
Re-Visits	...	...	1	2	4	5	...	...	6	18
Whooping-cough—
Visits	26	34	61	24	66	74	30	39	113	467
Re-Visits	...	...	15	4	10	2	2	9	12	54
Investigation of death of infants	47	26	44	66	34	64	37	17	50	385
Attendance at Infant Welfare Centres	106	...	57	104	92	98	57	33	79	626
Attendance at Ante-natal Centres	16	...	...	30	36	27	23	...	36	168
Committee meetings	7	...	26	17	19	19	35	15	11	149
Visits re supply of milk and food	47	15	67	148	282	46	52	39	79	775
Visits re dental treatment	1	1	4	1	12	2	1	...	...	22
Visits re creches	...	...	52	39	...	42	...	36	...	169
Health talks to mothers	24		20	19	21	32	12	4	6	138
Miscellaneous visits	53	17	43	151	78	54	82	71	42	591
Ineffectual visits	292	217	399	687	165	231	476	322	230	3019
Total	2123	1529	1933	3767	2270	2130	2247	1582	2008	19589
Nuisances reported to Medical Officer of Health	44	43	2	32	4	51	61	47	37	321

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Infant Visiting.
The total number of visits and re-visits was 9,638, of which
1,760 were first visits, compared with 5,211 in the previous year.
The re-visits numbered 4,878 as against 3,618.
At the first visit 3,799 were entirely breast-fed, 393 were
breast-fed supplemented by artificial feeding, and the remainder
were entirely bottle fed.

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Table: TABLE LIX.

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