London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Southwark 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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3 bCENTRE.

(a) Number of cases attending the Centre during the year -
(1) Expectant Mothers
(2) Infants under 1 year331
(3) Children 1 to 5 years18
(b) The total number of Attendances—
(1) Expectant Mothers
(2) Infants under 1 year2726
(3) Children 1 to 5 years291
(c) Average number of Attendances for the year—
(1) Expectant Mothers
(2) Infants under 1 year58
(3) Children 1 to 5 years6.2
(d) Total number of Infants under 1 year seen by doctor during the year799
Total number of children 1 to 5 years seen by doctor during the year96
(e) Total number of Attendances of Infants seen by doctor during the year1504
Total number of Attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen by doctor during the year191
(f) Total number of 1st visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers57
(2) Children under 1 year545
(3) Children 1 to 5 years18
(g) Total number of home re-visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers31
(2) Infants under 1 year1545
(3) Children 1 to 5 years1616
(h) The total number of 1st visits paid by voluntary workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers
(2) Infants under 1 year
(3) Children 1 to 5 years
(I) The total number of home re-visits paid by voluntary workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers
(2) Infants under 1 year
(3) Children 1 to 5 years
Number of Sessions held47
(J) Method of feeding infants attending the Centre during the year —
(1) Breast221(2) Bottle76
(3) Breast and bottle34(4) Ordinary diet18

Note.—A voluntary worker is one who is not paid a salary.