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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Home Visiting.—The Council's Health Visitors at the Welfare Centres are full-time
workers (19 in number), who divide their time between the necessary work at the Centres
and visiting the homes of the mothers and children. In addition there was one full-time
and one part-time trained worker, not paid by the Council, at the Caversham Road Centre,
and one part-time trained voluntary (unpaid) worker (who resigned early in the year) at the
Somers Town Centre. 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, and three trained
visitors at the Royal Free Hospital.
During 1933 the Council's staff at the various Centres made 26,163 visits to 2,453
children, and 2,800 visits to 1,286 expectant mothers; the trained workers not paid by the
Council made 6,933 visits to 495 children, and 605 visits to 494 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Staff, paid by Council | 1286 | 2800 | 2453 | 26163 |
| Trained Centre staff, not paid by Council | 494 | 605 | 495 | 6933 |
| Total of all trained workers | 1780 | 3405 | 2948 | 33096 |
| Corresponding totals for 5 previous years— | ||||
| 1932 | 1862 | 3309 | 3086 | 29386 |
| 1931 | 1645 | 3306 | 3263 | 34002 |
| 1930 | 1645 | 3105 | 3519 | 37972 |
| 1929 | 1845 | 3632 | 3643 | 41711 |
| 1928 | 1574 | 3192 | 3463 | 42141 |