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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
Camberwell 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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MUNICIPAL AND SUBSIDISED INFANT WELFARE CENTRES. RETURN OF WORK, 1925.
| Infant Welfare Centre. | Consultations. | Children—Attendances at Consultations. | Mothercraft Classes. | Analysis of Visits. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers. | Post-Natal Mothers. | First Attendances. | Subsequent Attendances. | Miscell. Attendances. | Doctor's Consultations. | Superintendent's Consultations. | Doctor's Consultations and Weighings. | Weighing only. | Total. | Sewing Class. | Health Talk. | Sewing Class and Health Talk. | Expectant Mothers. | Children Attending Centre. | After Notification of Birth. Before attending Centre. | Miscellaneous and other Visits not defined. | Visits by Voluntary Helpers. | Visits to Mothers & Children not attending the Centre. | Total Visits. | Attendances—Dental Clinic. | |||||
| Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | First Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | First Visits. | Subsequent Visits. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Camberwell Municipal, 140, Camberwell Road. | 41 | – | 178 | 39 | 1359 | 759 | 112 | 349 | – | 1825 | 161 | 2447 | – | – | 352 | 118 | 41 | 73 | 1004 | 406 | 240 | – | 1146 | 3028 | – |
| Dulwich Municipal, 114, Lordship Lane | – | – | 261 | 55 | 2130 | 1080 | 304 | 277 | – | 2863 | 386 | 3830 | – | – | 576 | 100 | 14 | 210 | 332 | 877 | 126 | – | 400 | 2059 | – |
| Peckham Municipal, St. Jude's Hall, Meeting House Lane. | – | – | 178 | 16 | 1384 | 402 | 71 | 65 | – | 1530 | 385 | 2051 | – | – | 489 | 83 | 66 | 14 | 795 | 594 | 286 | – | 705 | 2543 | – |
| Bird-in-Bush Voluntary, 610, Old Kent Road | 195 | 274 | 345 | 102 | 3418 | 2154 | – | 2718 | 2733 | – | 568 | 6019 | – | – | 1948 | 196 | 435 | 317 | 3131 | 577 | – | 810 | 6808 | 12274 | – |
| Cambridge House, 6, Addington Square. | 36 | 116 | 177 | 33 | 1506 | 941 | – | 1680 | 977 | – | – | 2657 | 1116 | 340 | – | 96 | 102 | 54 | 1106 | 306 | – | – | 2494 | 4158 | – |
| Cobourg, Kempshead Hall, Kempshead Road. | 66 | – | 126 | 7 | 1074 | 53 | – | 239 | 1021 | – | – | 1260 | – | 1053 | – | 100 | 438 | 133 | 1740 | 360 | – | – | 867 | 3638 | 159 |
| Nunhead, 31, Nunhead Grove | 47 | 39 | 212 | 44 | 1954 | 963 | – | 1917 | 1256 | – | – | 3173 | 266 | 286 | 537 | 103 | 168 | 51 | 1889 | 577 | – | 645 | 1606 | 5039 | – |
| St. Luke's, 2, Commercial Road | – | – | 227 | 41 | 1800 | 722 | – | 1148 | 1613 | – | 29 | 2790 | 62 | 182 | 206 | 88 | 83 | 7 | 1208 | 468 | – | 155 | 3068 | 5077 | – |
| Union of Girls' School, 17, Peckham Road | – | 205 | 356 | 61 | 3628 | 2094 | – | 2442 | 3149 | 548 | 6139 | 153 | 571 | 1172 | 191 | 247 | 81 | 2132 | 704 | – | 584 | 6417 | 10356 | – | |
| Amott Road Centre, E.Dulwich | – | – | 19 | 8 | 33 | 211 | – | 137 | 134 | – | – | 271 | – | – | 54 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 28 | – | – | 73 | 163 | – |
| Totals | 385 | 634 | 2079 | 406 | 18286 | 9379 | 487 | 10972 | 10883 | 6218 | 2077 | 30637 | 1597 | 2432 | 5334 | 1079 | 1598 | 941 | 13390 | 4897 | 652 | 2194 | 23584 | 48335 | 159 |