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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

Finsbury 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]

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MUNICIRAL WELFARE CENTRES.

Table: The attendances at the two Municipal Maternity and Child Welfare Centres ar briefly outlined in the following table and a comparison is shown with the figures which obtained in 1942.

The attendances at the two Municipal Maternity and Child Welfare Centres ar briefly outlined in the following table and a comparison is shown with the figures which obtained in 1942.

PINE STREETLEAGE STREET
1942194319421943
Mothers, Individual277305134137
Mothers, Attendances539520213223
Children (1-5 years) Individual439415282249
Children (1-5 years) Attendances2,8133,3452,0301,672
Babies, Individual348390180179
Babies, Attendances3,6223,8351,4971,844

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GRANTS SCHEME:
A total of 5,070 dinners wore granted to necessitous persons at the two
Centres and 1,619½ lbs of Dried Milk were issued under the provisions of the Council's
Grants Scheme.
CLOTHING COUPONS FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS:
The issue of clothing coupons for expectant mothers under the Board of
Trade Scheme was continued until July, 1943, when the administration of the Scheme
was transferred to the Local Food Office.
HEALTH VISITING:
The regular visitation of expectant mothers and children under five years
was continued by the Health Visitors and during the year a total of 12,519 visits
were made by the Council Staff in addition to visits made by the officers from certain
Voluntary Centres in the borough. 496 visits were made by the Council's visitors
in respect of special cases.
VOLUNTARY CENTRES:

Table: The Council has continued grants to the under-mentioned Voluntary Centres and a brief outline of the work carried out at these Centres is shown below.

The Council has continued grants to the under-mentioned Voluntary Centres and a brief outline of the work carried out at these Centres is shown below.

INSTITUTIONNO. OF MEETINGS HELDNO. OF ATTENDANCES.
City of London Maternity Hospital316393
Җ Claramont Central Mission101867
Maternity Nursing Association2161,897
Women's Leage of Service49483