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Hornsey 1938

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

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Live Births.Still Births.Total.
Town Hall Centre57619595
Wightman Road Centre2919300
Highgate Centre29812310
Coldfall Sub-Centre23124
1,188411,229

HOME HELPS.

In spite of the difficulties of this work, steady progress has been made, as shown by the yearly figures: —

Year.No. of Helps on Books.Mothers served.Income.Expenditure.
£s.d.£s. d.
1930341120900
1931412381903711
193245215016120
1933511379036610
193451444964482
1935635125170127130
1936866186112187127
193710933031032998
193812136566905011611

In January the Council decided to make a grant of £200
towards the expenses of the Society for the year ending 31st
March, 1939.

MILK (MOTHERS & CHILDREN) ORDERS. Two thousand and seventy-nine applications for milk under this Order were dealt with during the year, of which 2,014 were granted and 65 refused:—

1 pint milk daily free1,004
1J pints ,, ,,2
2 pints „ ,, ,,618
3 pints „ ,, ,,98
4 pints ,, „ ,,1
1 pint ,, ,, half-price72