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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
St Pancras 1918
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1918
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| centre. | Attendances. | Visits by Trained Visitors. | Infant Consultations. | Expectant Mothers Consultations. | Visitors. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers. | Children. | Expectant Mothers. | Children. | |||||||||||||||
| New cases. | Total attendances. | New cases. | Total attendances. | First visits. | Total visits. | First visits. | Total Visits. | Per week. | Total. | Per week. | Total. | Whole Time. | Part Time. | |||||
| Under 1 year | Over 1 year. | Total. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Town Hall Health Visitors | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | 177 | 389 | 1239 | 2953 | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ |
| St. Pancras School for Mothers:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ampthill Square | 104 | 184 | 269 | 52 | 321 | 3115 | 778 | 3893 | 354 | 583 | 241 | 2215 | 141 | 48* | 3 | — | ||
| Chalton Street † | 11 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 50 | 154 | 62 | 216 | 45 | 64 | 57 | 174 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | |
| North St. Pancras School for Mothers:— | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rhyl Street | 38 | 95 | 225 | 13 | 238 | 3627 | 38 | 3665 | 28 | 193 | 140 | 2133 | 96 | 3 | — | |||
| Grafton Road | — | — | 83 | 11 | 94 | 811 | 95 | 906 | — | — | 119 | 1013 | 1 | 49 | — | — | — | — |
| AVinscombe Street 3 | — | — | 28 | 1 | 29 | 402 | 1 | 403 | — | — | 63 | 341 | 1 | 36 | — | — | — | — |
| South Higligate Mothers' and Infants Welfare Centre 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 153 | 62 | 215 | 3 | 18 | 44 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | ||
| Passmore Edwards Settlement School for Mothers 5 | 11 | 47 | 53 | 31 | 84 | 531 | 960 | 1491 | 37 | 66 | 87 | 477 | 91 | — | — | — | ||
| Camden Town Mothers' and Infants' Welfare Centre | 17 | 28 | 116 | 18 | 134 | 1328 | 448 | 1776 | 20 | 75 | 82 | 845 | 1 | 44 | — | — | 1 | |
| Argyle Square Mothers' and Infants' Welfare Centre | 31 | 92 | 719 | __9 | 71 | 489 | 1169 | 62 | 210 | 175 | 16 | 506 | 211 | 20 | 3 | — | ||
| Branch at Falkland Road | 23 | 53 | 1849 | 185 | 16669 | 309 | 1696 | 34 | 118 | 284 | 2083 | 17 | 517 | 16 | — | — | ||
| Maternity Nursing Association | 90 | 120 | 143 | — | 143 | 1045 | — | 1045 | 128 | 223 | 218 | 399 | 52 | 111 | 12 | — | ||
| University College Hospital 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 51 | 100 | — | 2 | ||||||||
| —. | — | 439 | — | 439 | 2031 | — | 2031 | — | — | 4940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Royal Free Hospital 5 | 45 | 102 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 114 | 52 | 166 | 41 | 72 | 47 | 925 | 46 | 100 | — | |||
| South Hampstead Centre, Lisburne Road 10 | — | — | 13 | 4 | 17 | 166 | 28 | 194 | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 373 | 754 | 1698 | 157 | 1855 | 16264 | 2602 | 18866 | 929 | 2011 | 2796 | 19937 | — | 790 | — | 317 | — | — |
* Ailing mothers are also seen at the consultations. † Last 4 months of 1918 only. (3) To August 98th only. (4) Last 4 months only (transferred from
Winscombe Street ) (5) St. Pancras cases only. (6) And also a new monthly consultation for children between 18 months and 2 years (6 consultations, 48
attendances). (7) And also a new monthly consultation for children between 18 months and'2 years (3 consultations, 80 attendances). (8) Including cases
living outside St. Pancras (of the 606 new cases—children, 439 were St. Pancras cases). (9) Under and over 18 months of age respectively. (10) Outside St.
Pancras. (II) Per month.