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Lambeth 1936

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

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SUMMARY RELATING TO THE WORK AT WELFARE CENTRES

WELFARE CENTRENorth MarshBarley MowNorth Lambeth Babies' CareMoffat"Rose McAndrew"St. Anne'sNorth BrixtonLoughborough JunctionStockwellBrixtonWest NorwoodSt. Thomas's Hospital (M tin Building1St. Thomas'sHospital (37 Royal St.)General Lying-in HospitalTotals
Total Numbers of Individual Cases Dealt With1. Ante-natal Cases5321247260274176145326256256363705675223,887
2. Post-natal Cases29113012239806660430701,117
3. Nursing Mothers83450792334641246530732318502750430231135,944
4. Infants (under 1 year)834521,1682128782475301,2895176675914991157,248
5. Children (aged 1-5 years)776441,2111968341643526663221,081353232436,175
Total2961,7583,6728032,6279631,5693,2521,4932,5722,1172,2969086324,371
Total Numbers of Sessions Held1. Ante-natal493216501045158101153302916
2. Medical "Consultations"53611001101454819825096205151156861,659
3. Dental3152245410154316
4. Others42823314089444920296189641,030
Total951431823132341082974061474894024101895063,921
Total Numbers of all Attendances at the Sessions1. Ante-natal Cases :
(a) Ante-natal1751562931,3787821,1031,5242,8453,21411,470
(6) Seen by Medical Officer19393981,9372,393
(c) Otherwise dealt with29818933—>259
(d) Dental983331989315854
(e) Others1081085179137514386091,635
Total1561553981803352,5561,4768661,1362,2812,9346093,52916,611
Post-natal :
(a) Seen by Medical Officer—_1521302747865136136430—_1301,549
(b) Otherwise dealt with4949
(c) Dental2929
(d) Others16092252
Total152—_13027478653452574301301,879
2. Nursing Mothers :
(a) Seen by Medical Officer3601,3061,1682,1852,9571,2292,8331,7548482,2832,9341,3081,05522,220
(b) Otherwise dealt with5025139381,5022,4421,4873,5581,3491,1725,42612019,009
(c) Dental63733711026791,054
(d) Others2041,81448718369523234315484,408
Total1,0663,6332,5933,9335,3993,4116,3912,4872,2203,5498,8931,3145481,25446,691