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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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MUNICIPAL AND SUBSIDISED INFANT WELFARE CENTRES. RETURN OF WORK, 1920.
| 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. | 61 | – | 152 | 19 | 1385 | 756 | 119 | 306 | – | 1723 | 283 | 2431 | – | – | 234 | 110 | 67 | 9 | 843 | 232 | 371 | – | 882 | 2514 | – |
| Dulwich Municipal, 114, Lordship Lane | – | – | 222 | 57 | 1865 | 962 | 214 | 268 | — | 2606 | 232 | 3320 | – | – | 349 | 75 | 6 | 161 | 556 | 702 | 39 | – | 813 | 2352 | – |
| Peckham Municipal, St. Jude's Hall, Meeting House Lane. | – | – | 159 | 26 | 1401 | 649 | 191 | 82 | — | 1561 | 592 | 2426 | – | – | 354 | 75 | 34 | 3 | 504 | 445 | 120 | — | 978 | 2219 | – |
| Bird-in-Bush Voluntary, 616, Old Kent Road | 312 | 249 | 274 | 26 | 3518 | 1757 | — | 3278 | 2297 | – | – | 5575 | – | – | 3434 | 167 | 241 | 232 | 991 | 449 | 12 | 10 | 1867 | 3969 | – |
| Cambridge House, 6, Addington Square. | 17 | 127 | 206 | 41 | 1722 | 865 | — | 1855 | 979 | – | – | 2834 | 787 | 376 | – | 125 | 135 | 50 | 1464 | 304 | – | 375 | 2874 | 5327 | – |
| *Cobourg, Kempshead Hall, Kempshead Road. | 120 | – | 131 | 7 | 1190 | 880 | – | 212 | 1996 | – | – | 2208 | – | – | 1027 | 126 | 500 | 147 | 1897 | 400 | – | – | 890 | 3960 | 169 |
| Nunhead, 31, Nunhead Grove | 27 | – | 252 | 10 | 2584 | 722 | – | 1873 | 341 | – | 1354 | 3568 | 220 | 154 | – | 93 | 198 | 147 | 1437 | 516 | – | – | 1460 | 3851 | – |
| St. Luke's, 2, Commercial Road | – | – | 227 | 39 | 1969 | 1047 | – | 1151 | 2131 | – | – | 3282 | 167 | 1229 | – | 58 | 65 | 7 | 1167 | 469 | 2 | 293 | 2820 | 4881 | – |
| Union of Girls' School, 17, Peckham Road | – | 191 | 268 | 43 | 3140 | 2046 | – | 2073 | 3424 | – | – | 5497 | 442 | 753 | — | 151 | 230 | 38 | 1801 | 457 | – | 158 | 5243 | 8078 | – |
| Amott Road Centre, E.Dulwich | – | 28 | 211 | 111 | 2613 | 2197 | – | 2127 | 2905 | – | 100 | 5132 | 172 | 392 | – | 87 | 81 | 55 | 1566 | 320 | 24 | – | 4233 | 6366 | – |
| Totals | 537 | 595 | 2102 | 379 | 21387 | 11881 | 524 | 13225 | 14073 | 5890 | 2561 | 36273 | 1788 | 2904 | 5398 | 1067 | 1557 | 849 | 12286 | 4294 | 568 | 836 | 22060 | 43517 | 169 |
* Not subsidised by the Council.