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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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During the year arrangements were made with various convalescent
homes for the treatment of 18 nursing mothers and
23 children under five years of age. In 12 cases part of the cost
of the treatment was recovered. In the remaining cases the financial
circumstances of the family did not justify a charge being made.
Infant Welfare Centres.
There are ten Infant Welfare Centres in the Borough. Four
of these Centres are municipally directed, the remainder being
conducted by Voluntary Associations supported by grants made
by the Council under the provisions of the Local Government Act,
1929.
Each Infant Welfare Centre serves a defined area, and mothers
are encouraged to attend the Centre for the area in which they live.
At two of the Centres three medical consultation sessions are
held each week; at five Centres there are two medical sessions per
week; at one Centre there are three sessions one week and two
sessions the following week; one Centre has one medical session
per week with an extra session alternate weeks, and the remaining
Centre has only one medical session per week.
Mothercraft and Health Talk Sessions.
Classes in mothercraft and health talks have been given at
three centres during the year. Facilities are also provided at
these sessions for making infant garments under supervision.
INFANT WELFARE CENTRES—CLINIC ATTENDANCES, Etc., 1936.
| Infant Welfare Centres. | Under 1 Year. | Between 1 & 5 Years. | Miscellaneous. | Total Attendances. | Analysis of Attendances, Children. | Weighings only. | Ante-Natal Clinic Attendances. | Treatment Centre for Minor Ailments. | Post-Natal Mothers for Advice Own Health. | Health Talk and Mothercraft Sessions. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Attendances. | Subsequent Attendances. | First Attendances. | Subsequent Attendances. | Doctors' Consultations. | Seen by Health Visitor. | ||||||||
| Camber-well Municipal, 140, Camberwell Road, S.E.5 | 184 | 3,023 | 69 | 1,901 | 163 | 5,340 | 2,582 | 2,595 | – | 31 | 41 | 50 | 38 |
| Dulwich Municipal, 114, Lordship Lane, S.E.22 | 244 | 3,647 | 35 | 1,598 | 196 | 5,720 | 2,971 | 2,553 | – | – | – | 556 | 613 |
| Mayward House Municipal, Brunswick Square, S.E.5 | 283 | 4,591 | 28 | 1,462 | 328 | 6,692 | 2,729 | 3,635 | – | – | – | 228 | – |
| Peckham Municipal, Clifton Congregational Church Hall, Asylum Road, S.E.15 | 227 | 3,305 | 27 | 1,675 | 280 | 5,514 | 2,339 | 2,895 | – | – | – | 174 | – |
| Bird-in-Bush, 616, Old Kent Road. S.E.15 | 230 | 3,054 | 24 | 1,424 | – | 4,732 | 3,027 | 1,705 | – | 438 | – | – | – |
| Cambridge House, 6, Addington Square, S.E.5 | 153 | 2,110 | 30 | 1,702 | – | 3,995 | 1,877 | 2,118 | – | – | 244 | 208 | – |
| Kempshead Hall, Kempshead Road,S.E.5 | 130 | 1,706 | 14 | 1,205 | – | 3,055 | 1,259 | 1,796 | – | – | 147 | 180 | – |
| St. Antholin's, 22, Linden Grove, S.E.15 | 305 | 5,352 | 52 | 2,978 | – | 8,687 | 3,663 | 5,024 | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. Luke's, 2, Commercial Road, S.E.15 | 164 | 2,188 | 22 | 1,274 | – | 3,648 | 2,188 | 1,460 | – | – | – | 105 | 510 |
| Union of Girls' Schools, 60A, Amott Road, S.E.15 | 281 | 4,051 | 73 | 2,587 | – | 6,992 | 2,085 | 4,907 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2,201 | 33,027 | 374 | 17,806 | 967 | 54,375 | 24,720 | 28,688 | – | 469 | 432 | 1,501 | 1,161 | |
Toddlers' Clinics.
Medical Sessions for the examination of toddlers are held
weekly at the Amott Road and Bird-in-Bush Voluntary Associations'
Infant Welfare Centres.
The table on page 30 shows the number of sessions, individual
children who attended, and the total attendances at these sessions
during 1936.