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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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110
Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres.
The Centres attended were the following : —
110 attended the Council's M. & C. W. Centre at 10, John Street.
24 „ „ ,, „ Short's Gardens.
2 attended the Centre at Onslow Street School, Saffron Hill.
5 „ „ Charing Cross Hospital.
7 „ „ Myddelton Square.
12„ „ Middlesex Hospital.
1 „ „University College Hospital.
8 „ „ Royal Free Hospital.
3 „ „ other Centres.
172 attended an Infant Welfare Centre.
Work at Centres.
Holborn Centre, 10, John Street.
The following is an analysis of the attendance at this Municipal Centre:
| Tuesday. | Wednesday | Thursday. | Friday. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Consultation2—4 .30 m. | Ante-natal and Post-natal cases 2—4.30 p.m. | Medical Consultation 2—1.30 p.m. | Class 3—4 p.m. | Dentist. 2—4 p.m. | MedicalConsultation2—4.30 p.m. | |
| No. of Sessions | 52 | 51 | 39 | 50 | ||
| Total attendances — | ||||||
| Children | 143 | ... | 1797 | ... | 34 | 1405 |
| Mothers | 65 | 237 | 274 | 400 | 213 | 234 |
| Average weekly attendances— | ||||||
| Children | 3 | 35 | 1 | 28 | ||
| Mothers | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| _ | |||
| 60 | _ | ||
| __ | 18 | ||
| - | 8 | ||
| 1 | |||
The total number of attendances made by the Health Visitors at the Centres
in 1930 was 393.