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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1920
Report on the sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney for the year 1920
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Summary of Centre Work.
| 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 attendance of children over 1 year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Overbury Street | 52 | 598 | 5,068 | 5,666 | 4,396 | 1,270 |
| 2. Brooksbys Walk | 52 | 736 | 5,012 | 5,748 | 5,135 | 613 |
| 3. Mayfield Road | 92 | 696 | 4,881 | 5,577 | 4,621 | 956 |
| 4. *Hackney Mothers' and Babies', Hackney Grove. | 102 | 535 | 5,804 | 6,339 | 5,811 | 528 |
| 6.*Eton Mission, Gainsborough Road. | 99 | 280 | 3,788 | 4,068 | 3,060 | 1,008 |
| Total | 397 | 2,845 | 24,553 | 27,398 | 23,023 | 4,375 |
*These are Voluntary Centres and are co-ordinated with the inlant wellare
work in the Borough. The Hackney Mothers' and Babies' Welfare
Centre receives an annual grant of £-00 from the Council and the Eton
Mission Centre £50.
| Overbury Street | Brooksby's Walk. | |
|---|---|---|
| dumber of times Centre opened | 27 | 20 |
| dumber of expectant mothers attending | 212 | 158 |
| dumber of repeated attendances at Centre | 330 | 158 |
| Total attendances | 542 | 316 |
| Number of visits to expectant mothers at their homes by the Health Visitors :— | ||
| Number of cases | 212 | 158 |
| Number of visits | 73 | 51 |