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 Kensington Borough]
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The work done at the infant welfare centres during the year 1931 is shown in the following table:—
Particulars of work done. | Archer Street. | Bramley Road | Campden Hill. | Earl's Court. | Golborne. | Kenley Street. | Lancaster Road. | Raymede. | Sutton Trust. | Totals. |
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1—No. of births occurring in the area of the centre suitable for welfare attention | 106 | 246 | 82 | 259 | 248 | 185 | 412 | 343 | 36 | 1917 |
2—No. of sessions at which doctor attended for infant consultations | 74 | 124 | 90 | 103 | 132 | 77 | 136 | 152 | 40 | 928 |
3—No. of sessions at which doctor attended for special ante-natal consultations | 22 | 50 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 51 | 2 | 231 |
4—Total number of individual mothers who attended during the year | 324 | 474 | 190 | 334 | 415 | 264 | 751 | 463 | 26 | 3241 |
5—Number of individual mothers who attended ante-natal sessions during the year | 36 | 92 | 39 | 99 | 45 | 58 | 89 | 95 | 5 | 558 |
6—Total number of individual children who attended during the year— | ||||||||||
1. Children 0 to 1 year | 174 | 307 | 125 | 234 | 257 | 184 | 388 | 393 | 87 | 2149 |
2. „ 1 to 5 years | 166 | 176 | 86 | 195 | 298 | 142 | 410 | 300 | 166 | 1939 |
7—Total attendances at centre of mothers for all purposes. (Excluding the accompanying of children and for the purpose of buying dried milk or other article) | 544 | 1276 | 1047 | 2202 | 965 | 2174 | 3798 | 2816 | 97 | 14919 |
8—Total attendances at centre of children for all purposes— | ||||||||||
1. Children 0 to 1 year | 1834 | 2999 | 1422 | 2134 | 2996 | 1685 | 4629 | 4743 | 647 | 23069 |
2. „ 1 to 5 years | 1392 | 2379 | 1196 | 2490 | 4055 | 1424 | 6245 | 4532 | 1091 | 25302 |
9—Total attendances at dinners (Included in Nos. 7 and 8 above)— | ||||||||||
1. Mothers | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | 1759 | — | — | 1859 |
2. Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2754 | — | — | 2754 |
10—Total attendances at doctors' consultations— | ||||||||||
1. Ante-natal mothers | 90 | 401 | 114 | 302 | 114 | 255 | 284 | 330 | 5 | 1895 |
2. Post-natal mothers | 106 | 188 | 2 | 515 | 389 | 222 | 124 | 230 | 92 | 1868 |
3. Children 0 to 1 year | 927 | 1960 | 1197 | 1406 | 1662 | 983 | 2573 | 2650 | 383 | 13741 |
4. „ 1 to 5 years | 602 | 1256 | 808 | 1355 | 1832 | 823 | 1300 | 2260 | 809 | 11045 |
11—Average attendances at doctors' consultations— | ||||||||||
1. Ante-natal mothers | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
2. Post-natal mothers | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
3. Children 0 to 1 year | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 15 |
4. „ 1 to 5 years | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 12 |
12—Number of individual children weighed during the year | 340 | 483 | 215 | 395 | 555 | 326 | 798 | 679 | 253 | 4034 |
13—Total weighings | 2786 | 5221 | 2375 | 4309 | 6693 | 3071 | 7969 | 8541 | 1738 | 42703 |
14—Number of first visits paid by salaried workers to— | ||||||||||
1. Expectant mothers | 20 | 51 | — | — | 106 | 96 | 166 | 123 | 32 | 594 |
2. Children 0 to 1 year | 37 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 52 |
15—Total number of home visits paid by salaried workers to— | ||||||||||
1. Expectant mothers | 122 | 127 | 61 | 49 | 228 | 196 | 172 | 165 | 48 | 468 |
2. Children 0 to 1 year | 808 | 544 | 309 | 852 | 1192 | 356 | 973 | 1239 | 188 | 6461 |
3. „ 1 to 5 years | 820 | 450 | 378 | 1019 | 1645 | 495 | 588 | 791 | 174 | 6360 |
16—Number of home visits paid to children by voluntary workers— | ||||||||||
1. Total visits 0 to 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2. „ „ 1 to 5 years | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |