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St Pancras 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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In addition to the Council's Health Visitors at the Welfare Centres there were two
part-time trained workers, not paid by the Council, at the Cuversham Road Centre, and one
part-time trained voluntary (unpaid) worker 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 1934 the Council's staff at the various Centres made 22,005 visits to 2,433
children, and 2,593 visits to 1,199 expectant mothers; the trained workers not paid by the
Council made 6,929 visits to 399 children, and 468 visits to 376 expectant mothers
The visiting work for each Centre is set out in detail on the next page, and is summarised so far as the last six years in the following statement:—
| Year. | No. of Expectant Mothers Visited. | Total Visits to Expectant Mothers. | No. of Children Visited. | Total Visits to Children. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 1575 | 3061 | 2832 | 28934 | ||
| 1933 | 1780 | 3405 | 2948 | 33096 | ||
| 1932 | 1862 | 3309 | 3086 | 29386 | ||
| 1931 | 1645 | 3306 | 3263 | 34002 | ||
| 1930 | 1645 | 3105 | 3519 | 37972 | ||
| 1929 | 1845 | 3632 | 3643 | 41711 | ||
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.
These are six in number, excluding the Centres at the University College Hospital and
the Royal Free Hospital. Each Centre is managed by a Committee, the members of
which not only give valuable help at the various consultations, but in most cases also
provide additional funds for the maintenance of many other useful activities associated with
the work of each Centre. The Council has representatives on each of the six Committees
and each of the eight Committees sends one representative to the Council's Maternity and
Child Welfare (Advisory) Sub—Committee. The Centre at the Royal Free Hospital is not
subsidised by the Council.
The following Table gives statistics concerning the work of all the Centres during
the year. It will be seen that 471 ante—natal consultations were held, the number of expectant
mothers was 1,431 and their total attendances were 6,250.
For the two previous years the total attendances were 5,880 and 6,367.
The number of consultations for children was 1,404, the children who attended for the
first time numbered 2,649, and the total attendances were 40,784.
For the two previous years the total attendances ot children were 43,839 and 45,123.