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Deptford 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]

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Student Health Visitors.
By arrangement with the College of Nursing, we have had four
students, each for a period of six weeks, working with the Health
Visitors. The students are State Registered Nurses and qualified
midwives, who are taking a course of instruction for the Health
Visitors' Certificate, and do part of their practical work with us. They
help in the Infant Welfare Centres and do a certain number of re-visits,
measles visits, etc., under the supervision of the Health Visitors.

Table: Attendances of Health Visitors at Clinics.

Attendances of Health Visitors at Clinics.

Health Visitor.Infant Welfare.Ante-Natal.Light.Schick.Dental.Total
Miss Robus9310———103
Miss Little112211——125
Miss O'Loughlin1121——50163
Miss Stowell103109——122
Miss Reynolds127—1——128
Miss Holland5217138—2209
Miss Clubbe167167718—413
Miss Gibson19847———245
Miss Cloke512———53
Temporary Visitor622———64
Total1,0772582308521,625

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2. Welfare Centres.
(a) Infant Welfare. There are eight Centres located in
different parts of the Borough, one of these being a voluntary Centre.
At all the Centres, the services of those ladies who assist in a
voluntary capacity are greatly appreciated.
The following is a summary of the work done at the various Infant
Welfare Clinics during the year:—

Table: (For details, see Appendix, Table IV.)

(For details, see Appendix, Table IV.)

Clinic.No. of times open.New CasesAttendancesConsultations with Doctor
Under 1 year.Ages 1-5 years.Total New CasesTotal Old CasesTotal New and Old CasesUnder 1 year1—5 years
Gosterwood Street491703020032953495247110241407
Napier Street49154311853302348725859021448
Besson Street481922321540604275318910861378
Ilderton Road519279924242523179,37301066
Goldsmiths' College51119341533272342524869391277
Hales Street521443517927212900183610641547
St. George's Hall511312615733493506228012261438
St. John's, Harton St.51897962588268419856991229
Totals40210911931284250112629518625767010790

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The Health Visitors collectively made 1,077 attendances at these Clinics.