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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
Holborn 1922
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1922
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Saffron Hill Maternity and Child Welfare Centre.
Consultations in connection with this Voluntary Centre are held at the St.
Winifred Club, St. Peter's School, Onslow Street, Saffron Hill.
During the year ended 31st March, 1923, 401 infants and children under five
attended the consultations, 100 of the total number coming from the Holborn
Borough.
Extra food and nourishment was provided during the year for 98 mothers and
130 infants and small children, and classes and lectures on Health, Care of the
Home, Food Economy and kindred subjects were held. The Chairman and
Honorary Secretary is Miss Mary Canney, 75, Lamb's Conduit Street,
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 Week | 1-2 Weeks | 2-3 Weeks | 3-4 Weeks | Total under 4 Weeks | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months | 3-6 Months | 6-9 Months | 9-12 Months | Total Deaths under One Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | Certified | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 48 |
| Uncertified | |||||||||||
| Measles | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Convulsions | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | ||||
| Diarrhœa | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Enteritis | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| Rickets | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Injury at birth | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Atelectasis | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| Premature Birth | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Other causes | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 48 | ||
Nett Births registered
during the calendar year
legitimate 602
illegitimate 62
Nett Deaths registered
during: the calendar year of
legitimate infants 41
illegitimate 7