London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Holborn 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Home Visiting.The visits paid to the homes by the Health Visitors during the year were as follows:—

First Visits.Revisits.Total.
Expectant Mothers208214422
Post-natal Mothers10111
Children under 1 year of age3978881,285
Children 1 to 2 years of age19421440
Children over 2 years of age421,0071,049
Enquiries re stillbirths16
„ re ophthalmianeonatorum11
Other visits247

hree hundred and seventy-five visits related to infants who came under
further observation in their own homes or at Infant Welfare Centres; of this
number 234 were recorded as attending a Centre, i.e., 62-4 per cent.
Thus nearly three-fifths of those visited attended an Infant Welfare Centre and
of these nearly 81 per cent, attended the Council's Centres.
Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres.
The Centres attended were the following :—
156 attended the Council's M. & C. W. Centre at 10, John Street.
31 „ „ „ „ Short's Gardens.
4 attended the Centre at Onslow Street School, Saffron Hill.
7 „ „ Charing Cross Hospital.
9 ,, ,, Myddelton Square.
14 „ „ Middlesex Hospital.
4 „ „ University College Hospital.
6 ,, ,, Royal Free Hospital.
3 „ ,, other Centres.
234 attended an Infant Welfare Centre.

Work at Centres. Hol,born Centre, 10, John Street. The following is an analysis of the attendance at this Municipal Centre:

Monday.Tuesday.Wednesday.Thursday.Friday.
Medical Consultation Pre-school child 2—4.30 p.m.Medical Confutation 2—4.30p.m.Ante natal and Postnatal cases 2—4.30 p.m.Medical Consultation 2—4.30 p.m.Class 3—4 p.m.Dentist, 2—4 p.m.Medical Co: sultation 2—4.30 p.m.
No. of Sessions355253435060
Totul attendances-
Children500122...1691...1131302
Mothers47502502752812.6238
Aycrape weekly attendances— children14233...225
Mothers1156745