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Southwark 1920

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

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3c CENTRE.

(From January to May 31st.)

(a) Number of cases attending the Centre during the year—
(1) Expectant Mothers13
(2) Infants under 1 year99
(3) Children 1 to 5 years61
(b) The total number of Attendances—
(1) Expectant Mothers24
(2) Infants under 1 year627
(3) Children 1 to 5 years359
(c) Average number of Attendances for the year—
(1) Expectant Mothers
(2) Infants under 1 year
(3) Children 1 to 5 years
(d) Total number of Infants under 1 year seen by doctor during the year140
Total number of children 1 to 5 years seen by doctor during the year47
(e) Total number of Attendances of Infants seen by doctor during the year402
Total number of Attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen by doctor during the year138
(f) Total number of 1st visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers25
(2) Children under 1 year74
(3) Children 1 to 5 years34
(g) Total number of home re-visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers41
(2) Infants under 1 year198
(3) Children 1 to 5 years263
(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 held19
(J) Method of feeding infants attending the Centre during the year —
(1) Breast72(2) Bottle31
(3) Breast and bottle10(4) Ordinary diet47