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Finsbury 1946

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

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Table: MUNICIPAL Welfare Centers: The attendances at the two Municipal Maternity and Child Welfare Centres are briefly outlined in the following table and a comparison is shown with the figures which obtained in 1945:

MUNICIPAL Welfare Centers: The attendances at the two Municipal Maternity and Child Welfare Centres are briefly outlined in the following table and a comparison is shown with the figures which obtained in 1945:

PINE STREETLEAGE STREET
1945194619451946
Mothers, Individual180140102103
Mothers, Attendances242169106116
Children (1-5 years) Individual449385242319
Children (1-5 years) Attendances2,3282,4021,1691,596
Babies, Individual390470192273
Babies, Attendances3,7294,3871,5522,241

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PRIORITY DOCKETS FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS: In accordance with the Ministry of
Health Circular 154/44, arrangements wore continued through the Maternity and
Child Welfare Services for the issue of priority dockets to enable expectant
mothors, being confined at home, to obtain a supply of utility sheets. During
the year 371 dockets were issued.
HEALTH VISITING: The regular visitation of expectant mothers and children under
five years was continued by the Health Visiters and during the year a total of
11,327 visits were made by the Council Staff in addition to visits made by the
officers from certain Voluntary Centres in the borough. The following special
cases necessitated frequent visits by the Health Visitors:-
Nature of Case
No.of cases
Results
16 )
Prematurity
Died - 5
1 )
Satisfactory - 43
Marasmus
Illegitimacy
41 )
Removed to other
12 )
areas - 10
Twins
Poor progress
10 )
Still special at
7 )
end of year - 31
Poor care
1 )
T.B.contact
Anaemia
1 )

Table: VOLUNTARY CENTRES: The Council has continued grants to the undermentioned Voluntary Centres, and a brief outline of the work carried out at these Centres is shown below:

VOLUNTARY CENTRES: The Council has continued grants to the undermentioned Voluntary Centres, and a brief outline of the work carried out at these Centres is shown below:

INSTITUTIONNo.of CHILD WELFARE CLINICS HELD.No. of ATTENDANCES
City of London Maternity Hospital105484
Clarement Contral Mission95391
Maternity Nursing Association1011,009

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The Women's League of Service ceased to function in Finsbury during the year
and the Annual Grant was discontinued.