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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
Islington 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1927 20
Ward had to be closed on account of infectious illness. A total of 113 were
admitted into the ward, the average length of stay being 18¾ days.
"Health Week." During "Health Week" Dr. Hector Munro spoke on
"Sunlight and Fresh Air." There was a good attendance of mothers, who took
a real interest and asked many questions.
The various Departments of the Four Voluntary Centres, with the attendances for 1927, may be summarised thus :—
| North. | South. | East. | West. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ante-Natal Clinics and Ailing Mothers Clinics. Number held weekly | 3 | 1½* | 1 | 2 | 7½ |
| Number of attendances | 1,505 | 731 | 402 | 326§ | 2,964 |
| 2. Consultations for Children up to 5 Years of Age. Number held weekly | 10 | 10† | 8† | 7 | 35 |
| Number of attendances | 14,843 | 19,187 | 13,808 | 18,536 | 66,374 |
| 3. Home Visiting. Number of visits made | 14,842 | 13,011 | 11 126 | 7,481 | 46,460 |
| 4. Dental Clinics. Number attending | 460 | 182 | 64 | 42 | 748 |
| Number of attendances or arrangements made for attendances | 1,160 | 336 | 108 | 58 | 1,662 |
| 5. Morning Callers. Number of attendances | 1,040 | 675 | 318 | 913 | 2,946 |
| 6. Massage Clinics. Number of cases given massage or sent for massage | 77 | (& Sunlight treatment) 104 | 92 | 29 | 302 |
| 7. Wards. Number of beds | 18 | - | - | 8 | 26 |
| Number of patients received | 144 | - | - | 113 | 257 |
| 8 Number of Children on Books | 1,882 | 1,549 | 1,186 | 1,062 | 5,679 |
| *2 Clinics one week, one following week = 1½ weekly. †2 Ministry of Health Special Consultations per month to be added. ‡Including 1 Observation Clinic. § Attendances of Expectant Mothers only. | |||||
WELFARE CENTRES' DISTRICTS.
POPULATION.
| NORTH. Wards 1, 2, 3. | SOUTH. Wards 9, 10, 11 and Part of 6. | EAST. Ward 5 and Parts of 4 and 6. | WEST. Ward 7, 8 and Part of 4. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 (Approximate Estimate) | 516,483 | 96,004 | 53,160 | 88,653 | 334,300 29,082 up to 5 years old. | ||||
| BIRTHS. | |||||||||
| 1926 | 1,951 (Actual) | 1,478 (Approximate) | 1,021 (Approximate) | 2,005 (Approximate) | 6,455 | ||||
| 1927 | 1,860 (Actual) | 1,451 (Approximate) | 1,024 (Approximate) | 1,773 (Approximate) | 6,108 | ||||
Number on Books 31st March, 1928, i.e.. Record Cards of Children to be visited. Exclusive
of Record Cards marked "Attending Centre," and " Above Standard," "Visits declined,"
and " Visits not necessary" 18,582