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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Southwark 1920

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

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Table: Voluntary.1a centRe.(This Centre serves two Districts.)

Voluntary.

1a centRe.

(This Centre serves two Districts.)

(a) Number of cases attending the Centre during the year —
(1) Expectant Mothers303
(2) Infants under 1 year725
(3) Children 1 to 5 years127
(b) The total number of Attendances—
(1) Expectant Mothers541
(2) Infants under 1 year5306
(3) Children 1 to 5 years1287
(c) Average number of Attendances for the year—
(1) Expectant Mothers11.3
(2) Infants under 1 year110.5
(3) Children 1 to 5 years26.8
(d) Total number of Infants under 1 year seen by doctor during the year901
Total number of children 1 to a years seen by doctor during the year101
(e) Total number of Attendances of Infants seen by doctor during the year1741
Total number of Attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen by doctor during the year203
(f) Total number of 1st visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers306
(2) Children under 1 year1319
(3) Children 1 to 5 years190
(g) Total number of home re-visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers468
(2) Infants under 1 year3909
(3) Children 1 to 5 years3218
(h) The total number of 1st visits paid by voluntary workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers11
(2) Infants under 1 year38
(3) Children 1 to 5 years27
(I) The total number of home re-visits paid by voluntary workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers39
(2) Infants under 1 year211
(3) Children 1 to 5 years79
Number of Sessions held48
(J) Method of feeding infants attending the Centre during the year—
(1) Breast555(2) Bottle92
(3) Breast and bottle53(4) Ordinary diet152