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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
Hampstead 1924
Report for the year 1924 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Arrangements were subsequently made with the Home for the
admission of mothers and infants until the end of the year, the Council
subscribing a further sum of £5 in return for five letters of admission,
the original weekly charge being reverted to.
During 1924, 10 of our mothers and babies were sent to
Birchington.
Institutional Provision.
For Unmarried Mothers
For Illegitimate Infants
There are Homes, one for each of these,
established in the Borough by Voluntary
Committees. The Borough Council makes
a grant towards the expenses of the Foster
Home for Illegitimate Infants.
Ambulance Facilities.
(a) For infectious cases
Provided by the Metropolitan Asylums
Board.
(b) For non-infectious
and accident cases
The Ambulances of the London County
Council and those of the St. John's Ambulance
Association are available for accident
cases.
The Ambulances of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board are available for noninfectious
cases.
| Number of first visits to expectant mothers | 132 |
| „ re-visits „ „ | 106 |
| „ infants under one year visited for the first time | 838 |
| ,, re-visits to infants under one year | 1363 |
| ,, visits to children over one year | 2214 |
| „ visits re deaths of infants under two years of age | 73 |
| ,, complaints investigated | 13 |
| ,, applications for assistance visited | 242 |
| „ unclassified visits | 320 |
| Total | 7229 |