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St Pancras 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Table III.Return of Attendances, Visits and Consultations at the various Welfare Centres in the Borough during 1938.

Table III.

Return of Attendances, Visits and Consultations at the various Welfare Centres in the Borough during 1938.

CentreConsultationsAttendances at Consultations.Visits by Trained Visitors.
Children.Expectant Mothers.Expectant Mothers.Children.Expectant Mothers.Children.Number of Visitors.
No. of Birth Notifications allocated to centre.New cases.Total attendances.New cases.Total attendances.
Per month.Total.Per month.Total.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.Council Staff.Others.
St. Pancras School for Mothers141611123853397248222229232761245777529824781841656243–
Camden Town Centre212492275181404354145858530507218051981885833863954750034–
Kentish Town Centre131624524141318193343048412479112141109711426164943948343_
North St. Pancras School for Mothers, Queen's Crescent172023355211264293782634438546513641069789829584355947313–
Somers Town Centre16199111372471762353730302349615151221623223142440435692_
South Highgate Centre9103––141––102201914119051113103840566216114914501
Royal Free Hospital1315212160–111624422747339319218677117620663360–3
University College Hos-pital81021720010847825005114_656211581138928810491855–2
Totals1111330404872459106650801804234215225325019860674944111916983834266826426165

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(In addition to the above, visits were made by Student visitors attached to Centres, as follows:—Camden Town 1,355; and Kentish Town 784.)
An additional visitor was also attached to the following Centres:—
North St. Pancras School for Mothers, 2 days a week; Kentish Town, 3 days a week ; and South Highgate, for 1 day a week
‡ See explanatory remarks regarding these two centres on page 97, 98 and 104.
•Figures in respect ot children are in respect of Ward 7 only, as per scheme described on page 104. Figures in respect of mothers are iu respect of
the whole of the borough. *
† Figures refer to St. Pancras cases only.
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