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 Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 15.
St. John la. | 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. 6n. | Guy's. 7. | Total. | |
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Number of Births notified during the year | 335 | 232 | 297 | 202 | 166 | 204 | 163 | 145 | 197 | 231 | 180 | 95 | 30 | 2477 |
Number of individual children attending the Centre during the year | 431 | 461 | 479 | 251 | 222 | 273 | 284 | 274 | 389 | 346 | 312 | 153 | 68 | 3943 |
Number of Sessions held during the year | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 43 | 92 | 1123 |
Number of children coming into (1.5) age group during the year Number of new cases attending the Centres during the year— | 150 | 207 | 193 | 122 | 113 | 149 | 129 | 132 | 176 | 160 | 143 | 80 | 37 | 1791 |
(1) Expectant Mothers | 124 | . | 12 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 30 | . | 45 | 2 | . | 687 | 932 |
(2) Infants under 1 year | 247 | 205 | 200 | 116 | 92 | 115 | 137 | 112 | 157 | 147 | 149 | 60 | 30 | 1767 |
(3) Seen by Doctor | 247 | 205 | 200 | 116 | 92 | 115 | 137 | 112 | 157 | 147 | 149 | 60 | 30 | 1767 |
(4) Children 1 to 5 years | 34 | 49 | 86 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 56 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 385 |
(5) Seen by Doctor | 34 | 49 | 86 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 56 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 385 |
Method of Feeding—(a) Breast | 220 | 173 | 176 | 76 | 76 | 106 | 100 | 102 | 119 | 130 | 127 | 50 | 26 | 1481 |
(b) Breast and bottle | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 121 |
(c) Bottle | 12 | 32 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 207 |
(d) Ordinary diet | 33 | 34 | 60 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 56 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 343 |
Total number of attendances at the Centres during the year— | ||||||||||||||
(1) Mothers | 9747 | 5232 | 4456 | 3923 | 2737 | 4467 | 4868 | 4366 | 6472 | 3701 | 4105 | 2520 | 106 | 56700 |
(2) Expectant Mothers | 747 | — | 20 | 14 | 22 | 59 | 20 | 107 | — | 101 | 73 | 2 | 3356 | 4521 |
(3) Infants under 1 year | 5163 | 3273 | 3457 | 2433 | 1928 | 2951 | 2246 | 2611 | 2315 | 2405 | 2471 | 1221 | 1380 | 33854 |
(4) Children 1 to 5 years | 3053 | 1840 | 1796 | 1285 | 1754 | 1626 | 2554 | 2085 | 4357 | 1491 | 1696 | 1345 | 989 | 25871 |
(1) Average number of attendances | 105.9 | 58.1 | 49.5 | 43.6 | 30.4 | 49.6 | 54.1 | 48.5 | 71.9 | 41.1 | 47.7 | 58.6 | - | - |
(2) do. do. | 8.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.5 | - |
(3) do. do. | 56.2 | 36.4 | 38.4 | 27.0 | 21.4 | 32.8 | 25.2 | 29.0 | 25.7 | 26.7 | 28.7 | 28.4 | 15.0 | - |
(4) do. do. | 33.2 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 14.3 | 19.5 | 18.1 | 28.4 | 23.2 | 48.4 | 16 6 | 19.7 | 31.3 | 10.7 | - |
(5) Total number of attendances of Infants seen by Doctor during the year | 1556 | 1591 | 1522 | 938 | 913 | 1279 | 786 | 1383 | 1046 | 1300 | 1044 | 634 | 1403 | 15395 |
(6) Total number of attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen by Doctor during the year | 547 | 757 | 746 | 1456 | 771 | 547 | 544 | 918 | 1229 | 614 | 456 | 885 | 680 | 10150 |
(7) Total number of Expectant Mothers seen by Doctor | — | — | 1 | — | — | 16 | 3 | 53 | — | 7 | - | - | - | 80 |
(8) Children weighed | 4057 | 4146 | 3913 | 3790 | 3211 | 4362 | 4641 | 4049 | 4747 | 4983 | 4014 | 3698 | 5733 | 55344 |
(9) Post.natal cases | 2102 | 18 | 1 | 1 | - | 74 | 20 | 163 | 2190 | 107 | 4 | 292 | 402 | 5374 |
Total number of first visits paid by Health Visitors to homes of— | ||||||||||||||
(1) Expectant Mothers | 249 | 157 | 191 | 140 | 88 | 114 | 76 | 114 | 141 | 180 | 74 | 28 | 935 | 2487 |
(2) Infants under 1 year | 335 | 232 | 297 | 202 | 166 | 204 | 163 | 145 | 197 | 232 | 180 | 95 | 30 | 2478 |
(3) Children 1 to 5 years | 152 | 44 | 28 | 63 | — | 9 | - | 30 | 6 | 39 | 13 | 13 | - | 397 |
Total number of revisits paid by Health Visitors to homes of— | ||||||||||||||
(1) Expectant Mothers | 142 | 106 | 29 | 18 | 9 | — | 17 | - | 188 | — | 1 | 78 | 497 | 1085 |
(2) Infants under 1 year | 1955 | 1598 | 1254 | 869 | 1328 | 1620 | 882 | 1736 | 1086 | 2082 | 731 | 1216 | 410 | 16767 |
(3) Children 1 to 5 years | 2504 | 1852 | 1489 | 1718 | 1688 | 1634 | 1371 | 1723 | 1982 | 1647 | 1611 | 2435 | 1530 | 23184 |