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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
St Pancras 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Council. In 1921 the Council's centre visitors made 37,798 visits to 5,464 children, and 5,139
visits to 2,250 expectant mothers; and the trained workers not paid by the Council made 12,567
visits to 638 children, and 153 visits to 92 expectant mothers.
The visiting work is set out in detail in the table on the next page and is summarised in the following statement:—
| No. of Expectant Mothers Visited. | Total Visits to Expectant Mothers. | No. of Children Visited. | Total. Visits to Children. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town Hall health visitors | 205 | 447 | 1,178 | 3,182 |
| Staff at the Centres paid by the Council | 2,250 | 5,139 | 5,469 | 37,798 |
| Total work by Council visitors | 2,755 | 5,586 | 6,642 | 40,980 |
| Staff at the Centres paid by the Council | 2,250 | 5,139 | 5,464 | 37,798 |
| Trained staff at the Centres not paid by the Council | 92 | 153 | 638 | 12,567 |
| Total work by Centre visitors | 2,342 | 5,292 | 6,102 | 50,365 |
| Total visits by all trained visitors— | ||||
| 1921 | 2,547 | 5,739 | 7,280 | 53,547 |
| 1920 | 2,158 | 5,005 | 8,502 | 44,498 |
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.
In previous Annual Reports details have been given in regard to the various maternity
and child welfare centres comprised in the Council's scheme. A list of them will be found in
the Table on the next page. Each centre (or group of centres) is managed by a voluntary
committee, who find the funds for the maintenance of the centre, other than those referred to
on page 17 as provided by the Council. The Council has representatives on each committee,
and each committee sends a representative to the Council's maternity and child welfare subcommittee.
The centres at University College Hospital and the Marlborough Maternity Section
of the Royal Free Hospital are not, however, subsidised by the Council.
In the Table on the next page the work of the centres in 1921 is statistically detailed.
It will be seen that at the end of the year 33¼ infant consultations and 9¾ ante-natal consultations
were held per week, 1,634 infant consultations and 500 ante-natal consultations having been
held during the year. The children who attended in 1921 for the first time numbered 3,592
under one year of age, and 373 over one year. The children under one amount to 75 per cent.
of the births registered for the year. The number is probably somewhat overstated owing to
a limited number moving from one centre to another. The children made a total of 52,600
attendances (compared with 47,625 in 1920); 2,771 expectant mothers also attended, making
in all 6,332 attendances.
Other work done at certain of the centres is indicated in the following paragraphs :—-
St. Pancras School for Mothers, 1, Ampthill Square.
Dental clinic (dental surgeon, Mr. Geo. Thomson, L.D.S.). The total attendances of
mothers in 1921 was 234, and of young children 25. The number of new cases in 1921 was
40 mothers and 23 children.