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Battersea 1926
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1926
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Each centre is under the supervision of a trained Health Visitor
and Voluntary Helpers assist in the work of these centres. At
each centre there is a clinic in charge of a woman Medical Officer.
The Voluntary Centres are managed on similar lines to those of the
Municipal Centres. •
The following table gives a summary of the work carried out at the Child Welfare Centres during 1926:—
Summarised Statistics Relating to Municipal Infant Centres, 1925-1926.
| Latchmere Centre. | PloughRoadCentre. | East Battersea Centre. | Chatham Road Centre. | Total 1925. | Total 1926. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925. | 1926. | 1925. | 1926. | 1925. | 1926. | 1925. | 1926. | |||
| Sessions held | 145 | 146 | 100 | 98 | 102 | 98 | 115 | 142 | 462 | 484 |
| Attendances | 7,161 | 7,330 | 4,634 | 4,392 | 4,704 | 4,316 | 5,923 | 5,332 | 22,422 | 21,370 |
| First attendances | 488 | 480 | 370 | 382 | 321 | 276 | 354 | 341 | 1,533 | 1,479 |
| Average attendances per session | 49 | 50 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 52 | 38 | 49 | 44 |
| Average ditto weekly | 138 | 141 | 89 | 84 | 90 | 83 | 114 | 103 | 431 | 411 |
| Doctor's attendances | 100 | 96 | 43 | 45 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 242 | 237 |
| Babies seen by Doctor | 2,755 | 2,505 | 967 | 1,107 | 1,291 | 1,265 | 1,156 | 1,123 | 6,169 | 6,000 |
| Average ditto per attendance | 28 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
| Weights recorded | 6,205 | 6,197 | 3,804 | 3,750 | 4,367 | 3,924 | 5,016 | 4,561 | 19,392 | 18,432 |
| Advice only | 956 | 1,133 | 830 | 642 | 337 | 392 | 907 | 771 | 3,030 | 2,938 |
The following table summarises the work carried out during 1925 and 1926 at the Voluntary Centres linked up with the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme :—
| Battersea School for Mothers, 55 Mundella Road. | Chislehurst(St. James's)Mission, Ponton Road | Women's League of Service, 111 Bridge Road West. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925. | 1926. | 1925. | 1926. | 1925. | 1926 | 1925. | 1926. | |
| Sessions held | 95 | 95 | 50 | 51 | 73 | 75 | 218 | 221 |
| Attendances | 3,541 | 4,392 | 1,112 | 1,248 | 2,120 | 1,941 | 6,773 | 7,581 |
| First attendances | 241 | 261 | 66 | 64 | 110 | 92 | 417 | 417 |
| Averages attendance per session | 37 | 46 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 34 |
| Average weekly | 68 | 84 | 22 | 24 | 41 | 37 | 130 | 146 |
| Doctor's attendance | 94 | 95 | 26 | 28 | 73 | 75 | 193 | 198 |
| Babies seen by Doctor | 2,653 | 3,099 | 303 | 374 | 1,633 | 1,414 | 4,589 | 4,887 |
| Average do. per attendance | 28 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 25 |
| Weights recorded | 3,541 | 4,357 | 1,040 | 1,161 | 1,925 | 1,794 | 6,506 | 7,312 |
| Advice only | - | 35 | 72 | 87 | 195 | 147 | 267 | 269 |