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Islington 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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SECTION B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
WELFARE CENTRES.
There are four Voluntary Welfare Centres as follows, each of which has received a grant from the Borough Council for the year ending March 31st.1940.
| Amount of grant. | |
|---|---|
| North Islington Maternity Centre & School for Mothers, 8 & 9 Honor Gardens, Holloway, N.7. | North £5,755 plus redecoration grant of £60. |
| South Islington Mothers'and Babies' Welfare Centre, 6 Clephane Road, N.l. | South £2,776 |
| East Islington Mothers' and Babies' Welfare Centre, 32 Erayton Park, N.5. | East £2,137 |
| West. Islington Infant Welfare Centre, 42 Richmond Avenue, N.l. | We3t £1,923 |
SPECIAL FEATURES OF WORK ST 1940 •
Until the commencement of mass air raids on London in August, 1940, the work
of the Welfare Centres continued on approximately normal lines, making
allowance for the fact that certain portions of the premises used by the
North and South Centres were occupied for A.P.P. purposes. After air
raids began, the services were reduced, but tended to increase again towards
the end of the year.
The Welfare Centres assisted by agreeing to the use of a proportion of their
Health Visitor staff acting as Relief Nurses for First Aid Post3, and also
assisted in the evacuation arrangements for mothers and children, the
distribution of respirators and the operation of the National Milk Scheme.
SUMMARY.
| North | South | East | West | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ante-Natal Clinics:- | |||||
| Number held weekly | North 3 (3) | South 1 (2) | East 1(1) | West 1(1) | Total. 5 (*7) |
| Number of expectant mothers who attended | 452 (485) | 153 (135) | 193 (216) | 122 (188) | 920 (1,024) |
| 2. Post-Natal Clinics:- | North | South | East | West | Total |
| Number held weekly | 1 (1) | 1 (2) | 1 (*1) | 1 (*1) | 3 (*5) |
| Number of mothers who attended | 128 (131) | 20 (119) | jnr 87 (81) | 43 (57) | 278 (388) |
3. Consultations for Children
up to 5 years of ago.
Total number of children who first attended at the centres during year, and
who, on the date of their first attendance were:-
North
South
East
West
Total.
(i) Under 1 year 842 (980) 515 (571) 469 (501) 525 (615) 2,351 (2,667)
(ii) 1-5 years 172 (176) 92 (50) 130 (111) 101 (108) 495 (445)
(figures for 1939 in brackets.)
1939 *East Centre - 1 Clinic weekly and 2 others per month.
*East & West Centres. Post-Natal Clinics are held with their ante-natal clinics.
*To November only.