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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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Attendances of
Mothers. Children.
Extractions with gas 42 —
Filings 47 21
Scalings 12 —
Impressions, fitting dentures, &c. 75 —
Examinations, &c. 58 4
Observation day-nursery for children who need special care: 1,090 daily attendances
in 1921.
Cheap dinners for mothers and children : 2,970 dinners for mothers and 2,244 for young
children were provided in 1921.
At the classes for mothers in 1921 there were 729 attendances at the classes on infant
care, 249 at the ante-natal classes, and 887 at the knitting and needlework classes
Towards the end of 1921 two consultations a month for children over 18 months of age
were started, the doctors giving their services voluntarily. Six of these consultations were
held in 1921 (included in table on page 19).
North St. Pancras School for Mothers, 129, Queen's Crescent.
From July, 1921 onwards, special periodical consultations were held for children aged
from 2 to 5 years. Eight such consultations were held in 1921, at which 118 children attended,
making 313 attendances (included in Table on page 19).
South Highgate Centre.
At 15 consultations during the year special arrangements were made for children aged
from 2 to 5 years; 47 attendances were made (included in Table on page 19).
Special consultations for older children (included in Table on page 19):—
| Ages. | No. of Consultations | No. of New Children. | No. of Individual Children. | Total Attendances. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle Square | 1 to 5 | 11 | 1 | 73 | 250 |
| Oseney Crescent | 1 to 2 | 12 | 6 | 150 | 440 |
| 2 to 5 | 12 | 8 | 113 | 316 |
Massage for Young Children.
Under the direction of a voluntary committee massage clinics twice a week were instituted
in December, 1920, at three centres in the borough, viz., Ampthill Square, Chalton Street, and
Camden Road. Cases from three other centres, viz., South Highgate and the centres of the
Maternity Nursing Association and the Mary Ward Settlement have been also dealt with at
these three clinics. In November, 1921, a fourth clinic was started at the Queen's Crescent
Centre, receiving children from the Grafton Road Centre also. Only children under five attending
the infant consultations have been treated, and the massage has been given in accordance
with the direction of the doctors in charge of the consultations. The masseuses have been
paid at the rate of 1s. per treatment, with a minimum payment of 6s. per clinic. The mothers