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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
St Pancras 1919
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1919
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| Centre. | Attendances. | Visits by Trained Visitors. | Infant Consultations. | Expectant Mothers Consultations. | Visitors. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers. | Children. | Expectant Mothers. | Children. | |||||||||||||||
| New cases. | Total attendances. | New cases. | Total attendances. | First visits. | Total visits. | First visits. | Total Visits. | Per week. | Total. | Per month. | Total. | Whole Time. | Part Time. | |||||
| Under 1 year | Over 1 year. | Total. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Borough Health Visitors | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 205 | 417 | 1474 | 3523 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Pancras School for Mothers:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ampthill Square | 150 | 330 | 300 | 50 | 350 | — | — | 4719 | 332 | 926 | 609 | 5073 | 3 | 137 | 4 | 46 | 3 | — |
| Chalton Street | 45 | 130 | 132 | 16 | 148 | 1896 | 170 | 2066 | 398 | 762 | 400 | 1294 | 1 | 47 | — | — | — | 1 |
| North St. Pancras School for Mothers:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rhyl Street | 91 | 197 | 263 | 23 | 286 | 2871 | 834 | 3705 | 50 | 234 | 169 | 2520 | 2 | 97 | 2 | 24 | 3 | — |
| Grafton Road | — | — | 129 | 18 | 147 | 1228 | 257 | 1485 | — | — | 220 | 1341 | 1 | 49 | — | — | ||
| South Highgate Mothers' and Infants Welfare Centre | 8 | 48 | 45 | 28 | 73 | 590 | 353 | 943 | 10 | 91 | 126 | 848 | 1 | 49 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Passmore Edwards Settlement School for Mothers | 12 | 74 | 54 | 32 | 86 | 892 | 456 | 1348* | 59 | 133 | 232 | 487 | 2 | 100 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Camden Town Mothers' and Infants' Welfare Centre | 53 | 126 | 215 | 38 | 253 | 2217 | 1232 | 3449 | 66 | 320 | 290 | 1539 | 2 | 88 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Argyle Square and Falkland Road Centres:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Argyle Square | 56 | 151 | 117† | 5† | 122 | 1419† | 151† | 1570 | 127 | 4901 | 614 | 50802 | 1† | 50‡ | 2 | 23 | 3 | — |
| Falkland Road | 37 | 133 | 219† | 17† | 236 | 2690† | 235† | 2925 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 24 | ||||||
| Maternity Nursing Association | 150 | 1698 | 259 | — | 259 | — | — | 1717 | 187 | 321 | 366 | 915 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — |
| University College Hospital3 | 2018 | 4160 | — | — | 770 | — | — | 3141 | — | — | 451 | 5793 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | 537† | — | 537† | — | — | 2128 | — | — | 315 | 4055 | 2 | 86 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Royal Free Hospital | 142 | 456 | 41 | 3 | 44 | 190 | 7 | approx. 197 | 137 | 698 | approx. 129 | approx. 1447 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 104 | — | 1 |
| Totals | 744 | 3343 | 2311 | 230 | 2541 | 13993 | 3695 | 26252 | 1571 | 4392 | 4944 | 28122 | 18 | 851 | 21 | 248 | 11 | 7 |
*Not including 110 attendances of mothers without their infants. The total
attendances from all boroughs was 2379.
†Dnder and over 18 months.
‡Not including 12 monthly consultations for children from 18 months to 5 years.
(1) Including 178 by an unpaid trained worker.
(2) „ 1530 „
(3) Figures in italics represent all boroughs