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Southwark 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.

Showing the Attendances at the Several Centres and Visits paid to the homes of Mothers and Children by Health Visitors.

TABLE 46.

St. John 1a.St. Mary. 1b.St. Paul. 2a.St. Peter. 2b.All Saints. 3a.Lady Margaret 3b.Crossway. 4a.St. Stephens. 4b.St. Jude. 5.St. Michael. 6a.St. Saviour. 6b.St. George. 6c.Guy's. 7.Total.
Number of Births notified during the year331272328231206207221188217281207110462845
Number of individual children attending the Centre during the year65849052525231735238336135743131899694612
Number of Sessions held during the year969694849496869493949246921157
Number of children coming into (1-5) age group during the year3972192456316817621818587219128--2105
Number of new cases attending the Centres during the year—
(1) Expectant Mothers167-12-209-47245319181224
(2) Infants under 1 year22522924714512615914414019918516185452090
(3) Seen by Doctor22522924714512615914414019918516185452090
(4) Children 1 to 5 years3642336433173136512729144417
(5) Seen by Doctor3642336433173136512729144417
Method of Feeding—(a) Breast36724926211013320212816517822120973512348
(b) Breast and Bottle141712221423151223111778195
(c) Bottle338585322424562324232256442
(d) Ordinary diet24413916688146103184161132176701441627
Total number of attendances at the Centres during the year—
(1) Mothers8102598657854262386547684441428964985357431022489360004
(2) Expectant Mothers423120-6942-123211159236374489
(3) Infants under 1 year532035014064226322083080187824312601337225451265185236380
(4) Children 1 to 5 years15582336186915531535169523481844422816791661109495124351
(1) Average number of attendances84.461.361.550.741.049.751.645.669.957.046.848.9--
(2) do. do.4.4-------------
(3) do. do.55.437.743.226.523.531.121.825.918.035.827.727.520.1-
(4) do. do.16224.319.918.616.216.627.319.645.517.918.023.810.3-
(5) Total number of attendances of Infants seen by Doctor during the year13651457208190510241260677146313301333114162599215653
(6) Total number of attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen by Doctor during the year53787379362166878762892811307127304876159509
(7) Total number of Expectant Mothers seen by Doctor167-12-209-47245319181224
(8) Children weighed550455445723387436814552420138671524628339152246269953613
(9) Post-natal cases1901-443-1551-3132301144233004615952
Total number of first visits paid by Health Visitors to homes of-
(1) Expectant Mothers192106130908557459819716054507672031
(2) Infants under 1 year30425030221518518820016019826018078422562
(3) Children 1 to 5 years248-------8--856347
Total number of revisits paid by Health Visitors to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers206784614-2-265-212211481847
(2) Infants under 1 year1860139910546878941371j 93116681639181983685264515655
(3) Children 1 to 5 years285819571359152715581394129616422866174315002799192324422

Sewing Classes were held during the year at Sutherland House with a total attendance of 337.