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Lambeth 1938

[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 Mc Andrew "St. Anne'sNorth BrixtonLoughborough JunctionStockwellBrixtonWest NorwoodSt. Thomas's Hospital (Main BuildingSt. Thomas's Hospital (37 Royal St.)General Lying-in HospitalTotals
Total Numbers of Individual Cases Dealt With1. Ante-natal Cases57168378100376304163361197349373692754674,060
2. Post-natal Cases20115455647131106396992411,256
3. Nursing Mothers100451852393646506515738350442919426241256,487
4. Infants (under 1 year)1024521,0963369093085159245887606294831257,227
5. Children (aged 1-5 years)1045551,0091699652643881,2383871,295432205797,090
Total3631,6263,3559992,8961,5361,5863,3171,5692,9772,4592,2021981,03726,120
Total Numbers op Sessions HeldI. Ante-natal492743501075796100151303983
2. Medical " Consultations "52509986944820024597215148103_1481,585
3. Dental__2562246251_95319
4. Toddlers121226215233475012244710066502
5. Others44823318290425023219993190511,288
Total1081442073412361663476961665584504051906634,677
Total Numbers or all Attendances at the Sessions1. Ante-natal Cases: (a) Ante-natal3213262,9183,565
(b) Seen by Medical Officer21653093051,8501,7728 641,2361,5373,279_11,238
(c) Otherwise dealt with2236___17743383___661
(d) Dental_____44177254522331,057
(e) OthersIll11886219413541451416492,296
Total1542193093058625152,4882,2139481,7411,9323,3316493,15118,817
Post-natal:1115482
(6) Otherwise dealt with23
(c) Dental____71967174
(d) Others2871961,9252.408
Total1141543182525533984031,9253333,946
2. Nursing Mothers : (a) Seen by Medical Officer3461,7439532,5111,8421,2702,9451,8937422,2433,0691,4441,04222,043
(6) Otherwise dealt with4938051,2382,4071,7011,9623 83148
(c) Dental655054332_103748
(d) Others2251,02548450476051173903,510
Total1,0643,5732,6755,4873,5433,9926,7762,3982,6803,87310,0451,4443901,19349.133