Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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Work of the Voluntary Institutions. The work done during 1917 at the 11 voluntary centres (and by the Borough Health Visitors) is shewn in the following table:—
Attendances. | Visits by Trained Visitors. | No. of infant consultations held. | No. of consultations for expectant mothers only. | No. of trained visitors.‡ | |||||||||||
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Expectant Mothers. | Children. | Expectant Mothers. | Children. | ||||||||||||
New cases. | Total attendances | New cases. | Total attendances. | First visits. | Total visits. | First visits. | Total Visits. | ||||||||
Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Total. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Total. | ||||||||||
Borough Health Visitors | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 155 | 218 | 1252 | 2925 | — | — | 2 (whole time). |
2 (half time). | |||||||||||||||
St. Pancras School for Mothers | 64 | 147 | 227 | 83 | 310 | — | — | 2988 | — | 499 | — | 1688 | 135 | 47 | 2 (whole time). 1(half time). |
North St. Pancras School for Mothers:— | |||||||||||||||
Rhyl Street Centre | 34 | 86 | 263 | 15 | 278 | 3336 | 550 | 3886 | 19 | 149 | 62 | 1986 | 97 | 23 | 2 (whole time). |
Winscombe Street Centre | — | — | 43 | — | 43 | 543 | 76 | 619 | — | — | 78 | 515 | 50 | — | 1 (3 days per week). |
Grafton Road Centre | — | — | 59 | 13 | 72 | 560 | 100 | 660 | — | — | 141 | 798 | 42 | — | |
*Passmore Edwards Settlement School for Mothers | 5 | 5 | 59 | 28 | 87 | 401 | 195 | 596 | 30 | 50 | 91 | 538 | 50 | — | 1 (3 half days per week). |
Camden Town Mothers' and Infants' Welfare Centre | 16 | 41 | 87 | 22 | 109 | 1051 | 505 | 1556 | 11 | 28 | 98 | 778 | 47 | — | 1 (2 days per week). |
Argyle Square Mothers' and Infants' Welfare Centre | 49 | 124 | 112 | 37 | 149 | 1391 | 37 | 1428 | 99 | 146 | 376 | 1323 | 51 | 24 | 1 (whole time, paid). |
Falkland Road Mothers' and Infants' Welfare Centre | — | — | 123 | — | 123 | 1084 | — | 1084 | 51 | — | 1 (whole time, unpaid). | ||||
Maternity Nursing Association, 73, Oakley Square | 105 | 372 | 334 | — | 334 | 864 | 96 | 960 | 203 | 288 | 354 | 677 | 26 | 12 | visiting done by midwives. |
†University College Hospital | — | — | — | — | 542 | — | — | 1560 | — | — | 639 | 1917 | — | 51 | 1 (whole time). |
†Royal Free Hospital | 257 | 610 | 139 | 12 | 151 | I 681 | 39 | 720 | 241 | 1285 | 198 | 2931 | 47 | — | 1 (whole time). |
*South Hampstead Centre, Lisburne Road | — | — | 35 | 7 | 42 | 180 | 12 | 192 | — | — | — | 52 | — |
* Counting St. Pancras cases only. †Including cases living outside St. Pancras. ‡These assist at the consultations besides visiting.