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Islington 1921

Sixty-sixth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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9 [1921
Number of Attendances of Morning Callers 1,487
Number of Sewing Classes 143
„ Attendances 1,052
Number of Health Talks 273
„ Attendances 4,467
Number of Visits—Professional 1,409
„ „ —Voluntary 1,110
Dental Clinic—Attendances 766
„ „ —Patients treated 286
Convalescent Homes—Mothers and children sent to 182
Number of Patients treated in Wards 152
,. Babies „ „ 114
„ Mothers „ „ 38
Number of Deaths—Infant 38
„ , ,, —Other 17
Infant Mortality (based on per 1,000 infants under
1 year attending centre) 28.4
South Islington Maternity and Child Welfare Centre.
Ante-Natal Cases.
Number of Mothers 235
Full Term Births 109
Premature Births 11
Still Births 5
Miscarriages 5
Not yet confined 80
False Pregnancy 15
Left the neighbourhood before confinement 10
Number of Attendances 583
Staff Visits 8,531
Number of Deaths—Infant 36
„ „ —(Over one year) 15
Infant Mortality (based on per 1,000 infants under
1 year attending centre) 60'2
Record of Children.
Children on Books 31st March, 1921 1,599
New Children during the year 940
Children on Books 31st March, 1922 2,539
Ceased to attend since 31st March, 1921 692
In attendance 31st March, 1922 1,847
Analysis of Attendances.
Children under 1 year 598
„ over 1 year 1,249
Weighing and Consultations 8,132
Weighings only 4,426
Dental Treatment 92
Convalescent Homes or Holidays 113