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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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48
Long experience has convinced me that it is desirable that a
woman should be kept in Hospital or at rest in her home for at least
a fortnight after her confinement, if not longer. The chief hindrance
to this, lies in the fact that the pressure on the accommodation in
Maternity Hospitals is so great, whilst another is the desire of the
working-class woman to return home as soon as possible, after her
baby's birth. Consequently, in the majority of normal cases a patient
is discharged on the 10th to 12th day after delivery.
MARY KIDD,
M.B. (LOND.).
| Name and address of Centre. | Day and Time held. | Doctor in attendance. | Health Visitor. | Average attendance per session. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Belsize", Con-gregational Church Hall Avenue Road | Monday, 2—4 p.m. | Dr. M. A. Blandy | Mrs. Steward | 48 |
| " Kilburn | Tuesday and | Dr. A. S. Hall- | Miss Evans | 146 |
| Health Insti- | Wednesday, 2-4 | Cragga | Miss May | |
| tute. Kingsgate Road | p.m. | |||
| " Branch Health Insti-tute. Kingsgate Road | Wednesday, 10—12 noon | Do. | Miss May | 30 |
| " New End Baptist Chapel Hall, Heath Street | Thursday, 10—12 noon | Dr. M. A. Blandy | Miss Kennedy | 26 |
| "Lisburne Road". | Thursday, 2—4 | Do. | Miss Lam be | 33 |
| Wesleyan | p.m. | |||
| Mission Hall, Lisburne Road " Mill Lane ", Mission Hall, Broomsleigh Street | Friday, 2-4 p.m | Dr. A.S. Hall- Craggs | Miss Evens | 49 |
Total number of attendances at all Centres during the
year:—
(i) By children under 1 year of age—9,000.
(ii) By children between the ages of 1 and 5 years—
5,651.