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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
Holborn 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Number of Births.
The number of births transferred to the Borough from outlying
institutions was 169
Tho number of births transferred from the Borough to other
districts was 19
The net number of births belonging to the Borough was 405
There are no maternity hospitals or public lying-in institutions in the Borough
but maternity cases are admitted to a nursing home in the area.
| Living in:— | Confined at home. | Confined in hospital. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Percentage of Total Births. | No. | Percentage of Total Births | |
| One roomed homes | 41 | 62 | ||
| Two „ „ | 100 | 24.7 | 57 | |
| Three „ „ | 50 | 15 | ||
| Four „ „ | 16 | 8 | ||
| Total | 207 | 142 | ||
These figures show that many of the women are confined under very uncomfortable
and unfavourable circumstances.
| First Visits. | Revisits. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers | 158 | 313 | 471 |
| Post-natal Mothers | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Children under 1 year of age | 486 | 860 | 1,346 |
| Children 1 to 2 years of age | 8 | 372 | 380 |
| Children over 2 years of age | 8 | 587 | 595 |
| Enquiries re stillbirths | 22 | ||
| 6 | |||
| Other visits | 256 |
Three hundred and forty-six visits related to infants who came under further
observation in their own homes or at Infant Welfare Centres; of this number 172
were recorded as attending a Centre, i.e., 49 per cent.
Thus nearly one-half of those visited attended an Infant Welfare Centre and
of these nearly 64 per cent, attended the Council's Centres,