Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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The work done at the infant welfare centres daring the year .1930 is shown in the following table:—
Particulars of Work done. | Archer Street. | Bramley Road | Camp-den Hill. | Earl's Court. | Gol-borne. | Kenley Street. | Lancaster Road. | Ray-mede. | Totals |
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1—No. of births occurring in the area of the centre suitable for welfare attention | 100 | 313 | 94 | 272 | 284 | 228 | 386 | 334 | 2011 |
2—No. of sessions at which doctor attended for infant consultations | 97 | 153 | 92 | 99 | 149 | 101 | 134 | 144 | 969 |
3—No. of sessions at which doctor attended for special ante-natal consultations | 22 | 51 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 22 | 50 | 247 |
4—Total number of individual mothers who attended during the year | 322 | 473 | 200 | 146 | 505 | 233 | 698 | 676 | 3253 |
5—Number of individual mothers who attended ante-natal sessions during the year | 39 | 93 | 48 | 96 | 52 | 32 | 101 | 92 | 553 |
6—Total number of individual children who attended during the year(Old) | 209 | 232 | 99 | 221 | 363 | 141 | 382 | 236 | 1883 |
„ (New) | 199 | 264 | 103 | 203 | 287 | 158 | 358 | 256 | 1828 |
7—Total attendances at centre of mothers for all purposes. (Excluding the accompanying of children and for the purpose of buying dried milk or other article) | 1166 | 1507 | 1087 | 2061 | 1712 | 2296 | 3280 | 2610 | 15719 |
8—Total attendances at centre of children for all purposes | 4070 | 5745 | 2401 | 4767 | 7123 | 2796 | 8251 | 8524 | 43677 |
9—Total attendances at dinners (Included in Nos. 7 and 8 above)— | |||||||||
]. Mothers | — | — | — | — | 525 | — | 1077 | — | 1602 |
2. Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1054 | — | 1054 |
10—Total attendances at doctors' con-sultations— | |||||||||
1. Ante-natal mothers | 110 | 456 | 140 | 291 | 111 | 178 | 284 | 260 | 1830 |
2. Post-natal mothers | 149 | 139 | — | 537 | 521 | 248 | 127 | 197 | 1918 |
3. Children | 2153 | 3941 | 1822 | 3223 | 4151 | 1892 | 3705 | 4294 | 25181 |
11—Average attendances at doctors' con-sultations— | |||||||||
1. Ante-natal mothers | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
2. Post-natal mothers | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3. Children | 22 | 25 | 20 | 32 | 28 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
12—Number of individual children weighed during the year | 408 | 494 | 202 | 402 | 650 | 299 | 735 | 462 | 3652 |
13—Total weighings | 3470 | 5568 | 2016 | 4444 | 6648 | 2673 | 7097 | 8032 | 39978 |
14—Number of first visits paid by salaried workers to— | |||||||||
1. Expectant mothers | 37 | 57 | 33 | 52 | 112 | 183 | 120 | 118 | 712 |
2. Children | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15—Total number of home visits paid by salaried workers to— | |||||||||
1. Expectant mothers | 103 | 137 | 45 | 73 | 201 | 387 | 148 | 193 | 1287 |
2. Children | 1531 | 1149 | 473 | 1948 | 3467 | 1010 | 1006 | 2954 | 13538 |
16—Number of home visits paid to children by voluntary workers — | |||||||||
1. First visits | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2. Total visits | — | 180 | — | — | — | — | 1154 | — | 1334 |