London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wandsworth 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Clapham, North. | Clapham, South. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants visited | 510 | 388 | 299 | 714 | 589 | 718 | 543 | 294 | 705 | 4760 |
| Breast-fed | 425 | 302 | 220 | 563 | 473 | 473 | 564 | 443 | 556 | 3799 |
| Otherwise fed | 85 | 86 | 79 | 151 | 116 | 154 | 100 | 41 | 149 | 961 |
| Infants re-visited | 623 | 556 | 456 | 1319 | 378 | 271 | 572 | 425 | 278 | 4878 |
| Breast-fed | 280 | 233 | 141 | 600 | 203 | 120 240 | 184 | 109 | 2110 | |
| Otherwise fed | 343 | 323 | 315 | 719 | 175 | 151 | 332 | 241 | 169 | 2768 |
Deaths of Infants Visited.
| Under 1 mo. | Under 2 mos. | Under 3 mos. | Under 4 mos. | Under 5 mos. | Under 6 mos. | Under 7 mos. | Under 8 mos. | Under 9 mos. | Under 10 mos. | Under 11 mos. | Under 12 mos. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham, North | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 13 |
| Clapham, South | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 8 |
| Putney | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 13 |
| Balham | ... | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 19 |
| Streatham | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Tooting | ... | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| Southfield | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Fairfield | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Springfield | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 37 |
| Borough | 4 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 162 |
Midwives.
The supervision of midwives is under the control of the
London County Council, but there is full co-operation between
the midwives and the Health Visitors. There are 32 midwives
practising in the Borough, of whom eight reside in neighbouring
districts.