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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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trained voluntary (unpaid) worker at the Chalton Street and Grafton Road Centres. There
were also two trained visitors at the University College Hospital Centre, who worked in
neighbouring boroughs as well as in St. Pancras, and whose salaries were paid by the hospital
authorities, and not by the Council.
During 1926 the Council's staff at the various Centres made 36,527 visits to 3,355
children, and 3,324 to 1,436 expectant mothers; the trained workers not, paid by the Council
made 12,031 visits to 595 children, and 324 visits to 179 expectant mothers.
The visiting work is set out in detail 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 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 128 |
| Centre Staff, paid by Council | 1436 | 3324 | 3355 | 36527 |
| Trained Centre staff, not paid by Council | 179 | 324 | 595 | 12031 |
| Total of all trained workers | 1618 | 3651 | 4030 | 48686 |
| Corresponding totals for 5 previous years — | ||||
| 1925 | 2007 | 4979 | 4542 | 55547 |
| 1924 | 1921 | 4621 | 4571 | 53884 |
| 1923 | 2084 | 4953 | 5401 | 52759 |
| 1922 | 2342 | 4770 | 6194 | 50347 |
| 1921 | 2547 | 5730 | 7200 | 53547 |