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 Junction | Stockwell | Brixton | West Norwood | St. Thomas's Hospital (M tin Building1 | St. Thomas'sHospital (37 Royal St.) | General Lying-in Hospital | Totals | |
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Total Numbers of Individual Cases Dealt With | 1. Ante-natal Cases | 53 | 212 | 472 | 60 | 274 | 176 | 145 | 326 | 256 | 256 | 363 | 705 | 67 | 522 | 3,887 |
2. Post-natal Cases | — | — | 29 | 1 | — | 130 | 12 | 239 | 80 | 66 | 60 | 430 | — | 70 | 1,117 | |
3. Nursing Mothers | 83 | 450 | 792 | 334 | 641 | 246 | 530 | 732 | 318 | 502 | 750 | 430 | 23 | 113 | 5,944 | |
4. Infants (under 1 year) | 83 | 452 | 1,168 | 212 | 878 | 247 | 530 | 1,289 | 517 | 667 | 591 | 499 | — | 115 | 7,248 | |
5. Children (aged 1-5 years) | 77 | 644 | 1,211 | 196 | 834 | 164 | 352 | 666 | 322 | 1,081 | 353 | 232 | — | 43 | 6,175 | |
Total | 296 | 1,758 | 3,672 | 803 | 2,627 | 963 | 1,569 | 3,252 | 1,493 | 2,572 | 2,117 | 2,296 | 90 | 863 | 24,371 | |
Total Numbers of Sessions Held | 1. Ante-natal | — | — | 49 | 32 | — | 16 | 50 | 104 | 51 | 58 | 101 | 153 | — | 302 | 916 |
2. Medical "Consultations" | 53 | 61 | 100 | 110 | 145 | 48 | 198 | 250 | 96 | 205 | 151 | 156 | — | 86 | 1,659 | |
3. Dental | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 52 | — | 24 | 54 | 101 | — | 54 | 316 | |
4. Others | 42 | 82 | 33 | 140 | 89 | 44 | 49 | — | — | 202 | 96 | — | 189 | 64 | 1,030 | |
Total | 95 | 143 | 182 | 313 | 234 | 108 | 297 | 406 | 147 | 489 | 402 | 410 | 189 | 506 | 3,921 | |
Total Numbers of all Attendances at the Sessions | 1. Ante-natal Cases : | |||||||||||||||
(a) Ante-natal | — | — | — | 175 | — | 156 | 293 | 1,378 | 782 | 1,103 | 1,524 | 2,845 | — | 3,214 | 11,470 | |
(6) Seen by Medical Officer | 19 | 39 | 398 | — | — | — | 1,937 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,393 | |
(c) Otherwise dealt with | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 189 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | —> | 259 | |
(d) Dental | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | 33 | 319 | 89 | — | 315 | 854 | |
(e) Others | 108 | 108 | — | 5 | — | 179 | 137 | — | 51 | — | 438 | — | 609 | — | 1,635 | |
Total | 156 | 155 | 398 | 180 | 335 | 2,556 | 1,476 | 866 | 1,136 | 2,281 | 2,934 | 609 | 3,529 | 16,611 | ||
Post-natal : | ||||||||||||||||
(a) Seen by Medical Officer | — | —_ | 15 | 2 | — | 130 | 27 | 478 | 65 | 136 | 136 | 430 | —_ | 130 | 1,549 | |
(b) Otherwise dealt with | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | 49 | |
(c) Dental | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 29 | |
(d) Others | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 92 | — | — | — | 252 | |
Total | — | — | 15 | 2 | —_ | 130 | 27 | 478 | 65 | 345 | 257 | 430 | — | 130 | 1,879 | |
2. Nursing Mothers : | ||||||||||||||||
(a) Seen by Medical Officer | 360 | 1,306 | 1,168 | 2,185 | 2,957 | 1,229 | 2,833 | 1,754 | 848 | 2,283 | 2,934 | 1,308 | — | 1,055 | 22,220 | |
(b) Otherwise dealt with | 502 | 513 | 938 | 1,502 | 2,442 | 1,487 | 3,558 | — | 1,349 | 1,172 | 5,426 | — | — | 120 | 19,009 | |
(c) Dental | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | 733 | — | 71 | 102 | 6 | — | 79 | 1,054 | |
(d) Others | 204 | 1,814 | 487 | 183 | — | 695 | — | — | 23 | 23 | 431 | — | 548 | — | 4,408 | |
Total | 1,066 | 3,633 | 2,593 | 3,933 | 5,399 | 3,411 | 6,391 | 2,487 | 2,220 | 3,549 | 8,893 | 1,314 | 548 | 1,254 | 46,691 |