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 Hackney]
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SUMMARY OF CENTRE WORK.
Infant Consultation Centres.
Centre. | No. of times Centre open | No. of primary cases brought to Centre. | Repeated visits to Centre. | Total attendances. | Total attendances of Infants under 1 year. | Total atten. dances of children over 1 year. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Overbury Street | I Morning | 52 | 256 | 2,793 | 3,116 | 1,722 | 1,394 |
' Afternoon | 52 | 204 | 2,860 | 2,997 | 1,683 | 1,311 | |
2. Brooksby's Walk | 51 | 452 | 3,694 | 4,146 | 3,133 | 1.013 | |
3. May field Road | Monday | 48 | 44 | 1,091 | 1,135 | 686 | 449 |
Friday | 50 | 460 | 3,795 | 4,255 | 3,024 | 1.231 | |
4. Northwold Road | 52 | 438 | 5,547 | 5,985 | 3,816 | 2.169 | |
5."Hackney Mothers' and Babies', Hackney Grove | 101 | 185 | 2,637 | 2,822 | J 2,315 | 1,082 | |
Do. Ada Street ... | 52 | 59 | 516 | 575 | |||
6."Eton Mission' | Wednesday | 50 | 209 | 4,793 | 5,002 | 3,520 | 1,482 |
Friday | 50 | ||||||
Totals | 558 | 2,307 | 27,726 | 30,033 | 19,899 | 10,134 |
*These are Voluntary Centres and are co-ordinated with the Infant Welfare
work in the Borough. The Hackney Mothers' and Babies' Welfare
Centre receives an annual grant of £250 from the Council, and the Eton
Mission Centre £100.
Ante-Natal Welfare Centres.
Centre. | No. of times Centre opened | No. of expectant mothers attending | No. of repeated attendances at Centre | Total attendances |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 Overbury Street | 51 | 520 | 823 | 1,343 |
2 Brooksby's Walk | 27 | 164 | 132 | 296 |
3 *Eton Mission | 26 | 96 | 100 | 196 |
Totals | 104 | 780 | 1,055 | 1,835 |
*Voluntary Centre.