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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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following revised conditions were agreed with the Council of Social
Welfare, viz.:—
(1) Medical Officer of Health to have direct communication with
the Centre doctors.
(2) Medical Officer of Health to be consulted at all stages on
appointment of doctors, whose appointments must be
approved by the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee.
(3) Medical Officer of Health to be notified forthwith in the
event of any deputy acting in place of a Centre doctor.
(4) Days, hours, or any temporary suspension of sessions to be
approved by the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee.
The following Infant Welfare Centres were held in the Borough during 1933:—
| Centre. | Day and Time held. | Doctor in attendance. | Health Visitor. | Average attendance per session. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Belsize | Monday, 2—4 p.m. | Dr. M. A. Blandy | Miss Reymond | 43 |
| 2. Branch | Tuesday, 2—4 p.m. | Dr. I. M. Finlayson | Mrs. Steward | 54 |
| 3. Kilburn | Tuesday, 2—4 p.m. Wednesday, 2 — 4 p.m. | Dr. A. S. Hall- Craggs | Miss Evans Mrs. Steward | 49 |
| 4. New End | Wednesday, 2.30— 4 p.m. | Dr. S. M. Pratt | Miss Kennedy | 28 |
| 5. Lisburne Road | Thursday, 2—4 p.m. | Dr. M. A. Blandy | Miss Lambe | 38 |
| 6. Mill Lane | Friday, 2—4 p.m. | Dr. H. M. Gregory-Foster | Miss Evans |
Total number of attendances at all Centres during the
year:—
(i) By children under 1 year of age—8,590.
(ii) By children between the ages of 1 and 5 years—
6,503.
Total number of children who attended at the Centres for
the first time during the year and who, on the date of their
first attendance, were :—
(i) Under 1 year of age—497.
(ii) Between the ages of 1 and 5 years—194.
Since the close of the year, the Branch Centre held at the Mission
Hall, Netherwood Street, on Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. has been
transferred to the Health Institute, where it is held on Wednesdays
from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The New End Centre, which was held on