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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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 attendances of children over 1 year. | No. of attendances of infants and children before Welfare Doctor. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Overbury Morn. | 51 | 206 | 3.302 | 3,508 | 1,801 | 1,707 | 1,490 | |
Street Aft. | 51 | 180 | 2,105 | 2,285 | 1,314 | 971 | 1,119 | |
2 Brooksby's Walk | 51 | 384 | 3,191 | 3,575 | 2,725 | 850 | 1,360 | |
3 Mayfield Road | Mon. | 48 | 3C | 1,392 | 1,422 | 709 | 713 | |
Fri. | 51 | 437 | 4,135 | 4,572 | 3,095 | 1,477 | 1,792 | |
4Northwold Road | 50 | 319 | 4,945 | 5,264 | 3,093 | 2,171 | 1,726 | |
5Lower Clapton Rd. (C.W.) | 32 | 437 | 1,804 | 2,241 | 1,382 | 859 | 872 | |
do. (Sunlight) | 46 | 190 | 1,390 | 1,580 | 135 | 1,445 | 1,580 | |
do. (Dental) | 53 | †l98 | 499 | 697 | ... | 119 | 119 | |
6*Hackney Mothers' and Babies', Hackney Grove | 102 | 194 | 4,132 | 4,326 | 3,684 | and 578 expectant mothers. | ||
1,841 | 2,442 | |||||||
Do. Ada Street | 52 | 101 | 1,098 | 1,199 | ||||
7*Eton Mission | Wed | 49 | ... | 2,150 | 2,150 | 1,126 | 1,024 | ... |
Fri. | 50 | 212 | 2.002 | 2,214 | 1,476 | 738 | 1.711 | |
Totals | 686 | 2,888 | 32,145 | 35,033 | 20,540 | 13,915 | 14,211 | |
and 578 cx pcctant mothers |
*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. †Including expectant mothers.
Ante-Natal Welfare Centres.
Centre. | No. of times Centre opened | No. of expectant mothers attending | No. of repeated attendances at Centre | Total attendances | No. of examinations by Doctor. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Overburv Street | 51 | 342 | 503 | 845 | 845 |
2. Brooksby’s Walk | 25 | 176 | 167 | 343 | 318 |
3. Lower Clapton Rd. | 34 | 315 | 401 | 716 | 591 |
4*Eton Mission | 42 | 147 | 229 | 376 | 212 |
Totals | 152 | 980 | 1,300 | 2,280 | 1,966 |
*Voluntary Centre.
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