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 (Main Building' | St. Thomas's Hospital (37 Royal St.) | General Lying-in Hospital | Totals | |
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Total Numbers of Individual Cases Dealt With | 1. Ante-natal Cases | 56 | 175 | 530 | 99 | 346 | 235 | 129 | 299 | 163 | 282 | 351 | 663 | 85 | 529 | 3,942 |
2. Post-natal Cases | — | — | 16 | 4 | — | 161 | 5 | 102 | 39 | 108 | 115 | 392 | — | 204 | 1,146 | |
3. Nursing Mothers | 98 | 423 | 683 | 366 | 680 | 383 | 568 | 604 | 323 | 505 | 939 | 392 | 22 | 137 | 6,123 | |
4. Infants (under 1 year) | 100 | 425 | 937 | 205 | 908 | 302 | 568 | 811 | 532 | — | 623 | 447 | — | 139 | 6,660 | |
5. Children (aged 1-5 years) | 74 | 506 | 1,102 | 172 | 897 | 259 | 370 | 629 | 284 | 1,069 | 444 | 203 | — | 59 | 6,068 | |
Total | 328 | 1,529 | 3,268 | 846 | 2,831 | 1,340 | 1,640 | 2,445 | 1,341 | 2,627 | 2,472 | 2,097 | 107 | 1,068 | 23,939 | |
Total Numbers op Sessions Held | 1. Ante-natal | — | — | 49 | 25 | _ | 23 | 46 | 104 | 48 | 96 | 98 | 152 | — | 300 | 941 |
2. Medical "Consultations" | 52 | 63 | 99 | 87 | 142 | 47 | 189 | 252 | 95 | 199 | 148 | 117 | — | 140 | 1,630 | |
3. Nursing Mothers | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 53 | — | 24 | 63 | 99 | — | 99 | 360 | |
4. Toddlers | 1 | 12 | 20 | 178 | — | 20 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 39 | — | 1,076 | ||
5. Others | 44 | 87 | 38 | 18 | 88 | 44 | 46 | 193 | — | 191 | 96 | 181 | 50 | 406 | ||
Total | 97 | 162 | 206 | 330 | 230 | 134 | 285 | 614 | 152 | 516 | 444 | 407 | 181 | 655 | 4,413 | |
Total Numbers of all Attendances at the Sessions | I. Ante-natal Cases: | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 285 | 252 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3,221 | 3,758 | ||
(b) Seen by Medical Officer | 21 | 61 | 584 | 270 | — | — | 1,846 | 1,182 | 601 | 1,345 | 1,485 | 3,098 | — | — | 10,493 | |
(c) Otherwise dealt with | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 195 | — | 47 | 128 | _ | _ | — | —_ | 419 | |
(d) Dental | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ill | — | 88 | 265 | 84 | — | 270 | 818 | |
(e) Others | 112 | 120 | — | — | 1,224 | 177 | 141 | — | 32 | 70 | 194 | 637 | — | 2,707 | ||
Total | 168 | 195 | 584 | 270 | 1,224 | 462 | 2,434 | 1,293 | 680 | 1,631 | 1,944 | 3,182 | 637 | 3,491 | 18,195 | |
Post-natal: | ||||||||||||||||
(a) Seen by Medical Officer | — | — | 3 | 4 | _ | 113 | 15 | 124 | 41 | 132 | 119 | 392 | 288 | 1,231 | ||
(b) Otherwise dealt with | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
(c) Dental | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 10 | |||
(d) Ohters | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 75 | — | — | 184 | ||
Total | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 113 | 19 | 124 | 41 | 246 | 194 | 397 | — | 288 | 1,429 | |
2. Nursing Mothers : | ||||||||||||||||
396 | 1,468 | 1,079 | 2,394 | 2,368 | 1,431 | 2,734 | 2,122 | 720 | 2,112 | 2,950 | 1,432 | — | 1,202 | 22,408 | ||
(b) Otherwise dealt with | 681 | 568 | 1,191 | 2,058 | 2,238 | 2,132 | 3,885 | — | 1,564 | 970 | 6,529 | — | — | 44 | 21,860 | |
(c) Dental | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | 787 | — | 111 | 160 | 2 | — | — | — | |
(d) Others | 259 | 1,030 | 636 | 374 | — | 873 | — | — | 4 | 186 | 103 | — | 548 | — | 4,013 | |
Total | 1,336 | 3,066 | 2,906 | 4,878 | 4,606 | 4,436 | 6,619 | 2,909 | 2,288 | 3,379 | 9,742 | 1,434 | 548 | 1,302 | 49.449 |