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St Pancras 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Statements as to income for the purpose of these applications are verified by the
Health Visitors attached to the various Centres. Occasionally an enquiry is made of the
employer in verification of the statement of wages.
St. Pancras Dispensary.
Clinic for Ailing Mothers, and Children under School Age.
A weekly clinic is held at the St. Pancras Dispensary, 39, Oakley Square (Tel.
Euston 1882). Patients are referred from the Town Hall, from the Welfare Centres,
and by the Health Visitors, etc., to this clinic.
The work carried out during the year is summarised in the following table, the figures for the two previous years also being given for comparison:—
| 1938. | 1937. | 1936. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Casks: Children under 5 years of age | 13 | 19 | 28 |
| Ailing Nursing Mothers | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| Ailing Expectant Mothers | 15 | 28 | 29 |
| Attendances: Children under 5 years of age | 22 | 33 | 50 |
| Ailing Nursing Mothers | 12 | 34 | 14 |
| Ailing Expectant Mothers | 43 | 60 | 49 |
| New Cases: Children under 5 years of age | 453 | 440 | 534 |
| Ailing Nursing and Expectant Mothers | 23 | 40 | 34 |
| Attendances: Children under 5 years of age | 1638 | 1669 | 1688 |
| Ailing Nursing and Expectant Mothers | 55 | 94 | 63 |
The Medical Officer of this Special Clinic is paid by the Borough Council. He is
assisted by a Nurse (part-time), the cost of whose services is defrayed equally by the
Committee of the St. Pancras Dispensary and by the Committee of the Mayoress' Home.
During the year the Nurse made 430 visits to the homes of children under five.
The Dispensary Resident Medical Officer also made numerous home visits to sick
children under five years of age.
The cost of the other work of the Dispensary amongst women and children is defrayed
out of funds from voluntary sources, and is also subsidised by a block grant made by the
Borough Council in accordance with the scheme of the Ministry of Health.
Convalescent Home Treatment.
(a) The Mayoress of St. Pancras Home for Sick Poor Children.—This is situated
at "Avalon," 1, St. Alban's Road, and accommodates 22 children and the necessary staff.