[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate UDC 1925].

  • Southgate (London, England). Urban District Council
Date:
1926
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    quently the attention given to prospective mothers has been able to be more thorough and efficient. Health talks are given at 11 a.m. No. on Register, Jan. 1st, 1925 0 No. on Register, Dec. 31st, 1925 30 New cases during 1925 ... ... 76 Number of sessions held ... ... • • • 19 Total attendances ... ... • • • 132 Average Attendance of ante-natal mothers at Infant Welfare Centres (for appointment for 7 Ante-Natal Centre, and advice only) 137 Seen by Doctor ... 18 Note of any abnormality found is notified to the doctor or midwife engaged to attend. TABLE OF VISITS MADE BY THE HEALTH VISIT¬ ORS UNDER THE NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS, MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACTS. Careful, systematic, and sympathetic visiting in the homes is the foundation of preventive work, and of the whole scheme of Maternity and Infant Welfare work, and too much stress cannot be laid upon its importance. Children—First visits 238 Under 1 year of age 707) Over and above Over 1 year of age 2062] first visits. Visits re Deaths under 5 years of age 21 Visits re Still-births 13 Visits re Ophthalmia Neonatorum cases 1 Ante-Natal visits 169 Visits re Puerperal Fever cases 1 Special visits (test feeds, following special cases seen by M.O. at Centres, failing lactation, etc.) 371 Visits re Tuberculosis cases 93 Total visits 3676