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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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The number of home visits paid by Health Visitors to children
between the ages of one and five during 1933 was 21,471.
The attendances of children in this age group at the medical
sessions including the special Toddlers' Clinics in 1933 was 21,129
as compared with 18,026 in 1932.
TODDLERS' CLINICS.
| Infant Welfare Centre. | Number of Sessions held 1933. | Number of Individual Children attending these Sessions. | Total Attendances. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amott Road | 48 | 701 | 1,805 |
| Bird-in-Bush | 48 | 260 | 1,148 |
| Mayward House, Brunswick Square | 47 | 508 | 1,408 |
Mothercraft and Health Talk Sessions. These Sessions are held at eight of the Infant Welfare Centres in Camberwell, and the following is a summary of the sessions and attendances recorded during the year:—
| Infant Welfare Centre. | No. of Sessions. | No. of Attendances. | Average Attendance. |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Dulwich Municipal | 48 | 572 | 12 |
| Bird-in-Bush | 116 | 2,554 | 22 |
| Cambridge House | 12 | 192 | 16 |
| Kempshead Hall, Kempshead Road | 13 | 223 | 17 |
| *St. Antholin's | 30 | 484 | 13 |
| St. Luke's | 41 | 622 | 15 |
| U.G.S., Amott Road | 19 | 219 | 11 |
| U.G.S., Mayward House | 10 | 169 | 16 |
* Clinic Medical Officer also gives short talks during progress of medical
session.
The Maternity and Child Welfare Committee gave consideration
to the suggestion made by the Ministry of Health, arising from the
report of the Inspecting Officer following the survey of the Public
Health Services of this Council, that the value of this service would
be enhanced if arrangements were made for collective instruction,
in the form of short educational talks on matters connected with the
care of infants, to be given to mothers by the Medical Officers in
charge of the Centres.
The Committee were of opinion, however, as the result of a
number of years' experience at the Infant Welfare Centres that
talks of an informal character to small groups of mothers who