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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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| Centre. | Attendances at Consultations. | Visits by Trained Visitors. | Consultations. | Number of Visitors. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers. | Children. | Expectant Mothers. | Children. | Infants. | Expectant Mothers. | |||||||||||||||
| New cases. | Total attendances. | New cases | Total attendances. | |||||||||||||||||
| Under 1 year. | 1 - 2 years. | 2 - 5 years. | Total. | Under 1 year. | 1 - 2 years. | 2-5 years. | Total. | First visits. | Total visits. | First visits. | Total visits. | Per month. | Total. | Per month. | Total. | Council Staff. | Other | |||
| St. Pancras School for Mothers | 37 | 93 | 204 | 5 | 13 | 222 | 3236 | 1209 | 1036 | 5481 | 258 | 413 | 503 | 7188 | 14 | 170 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — |
| Somers Town Centre | 64 | 177 | 188 | 38 | 21 | 247 | 4642 | 1868 | 1091 | 7601 | 230 | 507 | 433 | 4555 | 16 | 198 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1(e) |
| North St. Pancras School for Mothers | 100 | 334 | 344 | 13 | 20 | 377 | 4832 | 1073 | 1101 | 7506 | 193 | 623 | 562 | 4853 | 18 | 211 | 2 | 24 | 3 | — |
| South Highgate Centre | — | — | 80 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 1517 | 573 | 413 | 2503 | 73 | 146 | 149 | 1576 | 8 | 102 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Camden Town Centre | 164 | 424 | 383 | 19 | 56 | 458 | 5998 | 2145 | 2105 | 10248 | 291 | 426 | 599 | 5129 | 20 | 249 | 2 | 24 | 5 | — |
| Caversham Road Centre | 157 | 912 | 295 | 19 | 21 | 335 | 4618 | 942 | 941 | 6501 | 241 | 750 | 416 | 5477 | 13 | 141 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 2(f) |
| †University College Hospital | 634 | 3221 | 385 | 19 | 38 | 442 | 2236 | 344 | 527 | 3107 | 279 | 295 | 153 | 3632 | 18 | 202 | 18 | 203 | — | 2 |
| †Royal Free Hospital | 174 | 719 | — | — | — | 133 | 461 | 224 | 207 | 892 | 215 | 245 | 133 | 686 | 12 | 153 | 12 | 150 | — | 3 |
| Totals | 1330 | 5880 | — | — | — | 2302 | 27540 | 8878 | 7421 | 43839 | 1780 (a) | 3405 (b) | 2948 | 33096 | 119 | 1426 | 40 | 473 | 18 | 8 |
An additional visitor was also attached to the following Centres:—
North St. Pancras School for Mothers, for 2 days a week: Caversham Road, for 3 days a week; South Highgate, for 1 day a week.
(a) Exclusive of 3 visits by students (Caversham Road).
(b) ,, 33 ,, ,, (Caversham Road 28, Somers Town 5).
(c) ,, 5 ,, ,, (Caversham Road).
(d) ,, 306 ,, ,, (Caversham Road 218, Somers Town 88).
(e) Part-time trained visitor. (Resigned, January, 1934.)
(f) 1 full-time and 1 part-time trained visitor. Caversham Road,
f Figures refer to St. Pancras cases only. (At University College Hospital there is, in addition to these 2 Health Visitors, 1 Sister with 5 Visiting
Maternity Nurses who are detailed to visit special ante-natal cases.)