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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
Battersea 1923
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1923
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Each Child Welfare Centre is under the superintendence of a
trained Health Visitor, and to each Centre is attached a clinic at
which a woman medical officer is in attendance. The Voluntary
Centres are managed on similar lines to those of the Municipal
Centres. The Child Welfare work at two of the voluntary associations'
Centres is under the superintendence of two of the Council's
Health Visitors.
The work carried out at the various Municipal Infant Welfare Centres during 1923 is summarised as follows:— Summarised Statistics relating to Municipal Infants Centres, 1922-1923.
| Latchmere Centre. | 1922. | 1923. |
|---|---|---|
| Sessions held | 151 | 149 |
| Attendances | 12,178 | 11,459 |
| First attendances | 1,812 | 979 |
| Average per session | 80.6 | 76.9 |
| Average weekly | 234.1 | 219.2 |
| Doctor's attendances | 101 | 102 |
| Babies seen by Doctor | 2,711 | 2,306 |
| Average daily do. do. | 26.8 | 22.6 |
| Weights recorded | 11,062 | 10,053 |
| Advice only | 1,116 | 1,346 |
| Plough Road Centre. | ||
| Sessions held | 101 | 101 |
| Attendances | 4,704 | 5,221 |
| First attendances | 769 | 611 |
| Average per session | 46.5 | 51.7 |
| Average weekly | 90.4 | 100.3 |
| Doctor's attendances | 51 | 55 |
| Babies seen by Doctor | 1,204 | 1,297 |
| Average daily do. do. | 23.6 | 23.6 |
| Weights recorded | 4,226 | 4,673 |
| Advice only | 478 | 543 |
| East Battersea Centre. | ||
| Sessions held | 103 | 102 |
| Attendances | 4,029 | 4,717 |
| First attendances | 549 | 371 |
| Average per session | 39.1 | 46.2 |
| Average weekly | 77.4 | 90.7 |
| Doctor's attendances | 48 | 54 |
| Babies seen by Doctor | 1,016 | 1,040 |
| Average daily do. do | 21.1 | 19.3 |
| Weights recorded | 3,912 | 4,217 |
| Advice only | 117 | 500 |