Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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SUMMARY RELATING TO THE WORK AT WELFARE CENTRES
WELFARE CENTRE | North Marsh | Barley Mow | North Lambeth Babies' Care | Moffat | "Rose McAndrew " | St. Anne's | North Brixton | Loughborough J unction | Stockwell | Brixton | West Norwood | St. Thomas's Hospital (Main Building) | St. Thomas's Hospital (37 Roval St.) | General Lying-in Hospital | Totals | |
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Total Numbers of Individual Cases Dealt With | 1. Expectant Mothers | 68 | 234 | 222 | 164 | 182 | 83 | 140 | 295 | 184 | 301 | 309 | 742 | 82 | 526 | 3,532 |
2. Nursing Mothers | 136 | 873 | 848 | 383 | 441 | 279 | 497 | 507 | 323 | 415 | 854 | 487 | 48 | 114 | 6,205 | |
3. Infants (under 1 year) | 137 | 437 | 1,182 | 358 | 545 | 221 | 506 | 636 | 478 | 576 | 540 | 551 | — | 112 | 6,279 | |
4. Children (aged 1-5 years) | 118 | 750 | 898 | 119 | 378 | 105 | 500 | 361 | 340 | 618 | 415 | 239 | — | 80 | 4,921 | |
Total | 459 | 2,294 | 3,150 | 1,024 | 1,546 | 688 | 1,643 | 1,799 | 1,325 | 1,910 | 2,118 | 2,019 | 130 | 832 | 20,937 | |
Total Numbers of Sessions Held | 1. Ante-natal | _ | _ | 49 | 28 | _ | _ | 49 | 104 | 51 | 48 | 100 | 151 | — | 348 | 928 |
2. Medical "Consultations" | 52 | 49 | 89 | 165 | 99 | 46 | 148 | 242 | 99 | 202 | 153 | 154 | — | 97 | 1,595 | |
3. Dental | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 54 | — | 24 | 47 | 99 | — | 50 | 302 | |
4. Others | 42 | 81 | 82 | 186 | 57 | 38 | 70 | 186 | 13 | 185 | 93 | — | 187 | 51 | 1,271 | |
Total | 94 | 130 | 220 | 407 | 156 | 84 | 267 | 586 | 163 | 459 | 393 | 404 | 187 | 546 | 4,096 | |
1. Expectant Mothers. | ||||||||||||||||
(a) Ante-natal | — | — | 132 | 324 | — | — | 543 | 1,147 | 746 | 1,132 | 1,451 | 2,065 | — | 2,793 | 10,333 | |
34 | 685 | — | 730 | 973 | — | — | — | — | 2,448 | |||||||
36 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 248 | — | 42 | 159 | — | — | — | — | 493 | ||
— | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 135 | — | 70 | 177 | — | — | 299 | 775 | ||
179 | 205 | 305 | 70 | 726 | 116 | — | — | — | — | 224 | 88 | 719 | — | 2,544 | ||
Total Numbers of all Attendances at the Sessions | Total | 241 | 247 | 437 | 400 | 726 | 116 | 1,476 | 1,282 | 1,518 | 2,334 | 1,852 | 2,153 | 719 | 3,092 | 16,593 |
518 | 1,815 | 890 | 2,457 | 1,856 | 1,072 | 3,004 | 2,271 | 635 | 2,493 | 1,714 | 1,809 | — | 1,148 | 21,682 | ||
(b) Otherwise dealt with | 815 | 597 | 1,634 | 1,719 | 1,574 | 1,617 | 2,531 | 2,762 | 1,439 | 1,776 | 8,092 | — | — | 54 | 24,610 | |
(c) Dental | — | _ | _ | 107 | _ | — | — | 740 | — | 78 | 216 | 6 | — | 56 | 1,203 | |
(id) Others | 253 | 2,194 | 405 | 746 | 73 | 179 | 858 | — | 70 | 7 | 437 | — | 815 | 105 | 6,142 | |
Total | 1,586 | 4,606 | 2,929 | 5,029 | 3,503 | 2,868 | 6,393 | 5,773 | 2,144 | 4,354 | 10,459 | 1,815 | 815 | 1,363 | 53,637 | |