London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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(c) Total number of attendances at all Centres during the
year:—
(i) by children under 1 year of age, 10,040.
(ii) by children between the ages of 1 and 5 years,
5,661.
(d) Total number of children who first attended at the Centres
during the year and who, on the date of their first attendance,
were :—
(i) under 1 year of age, *523.
(ii) between the ages of 1 and 5 years, 192.
(e) Total number of children under 5 years of age who attended
at the Centres during the year and who, at the end of the
year were:—
(i) under 1 year of age, 394.
(ii) over 1 year of age, 1,092.
(/) Percentage of notified live births represented by the number
in (d) (i) :—59 6 per cent.
•Excluding children who are known to have previously attended a Centre in another district
5. Ante-natal and Post-natal Services.
| Antenatal. | Postnatal. | (a) Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics (whether held at Infant Welfare Centres or at other premises)— |
|---|---|---|
| (i) Number of Clinics provided and maintained by the Council | 2 | 2 |
| (ii) Number of Clinics provided and maintained by Voluntary Associations | Nil. | Nil. |
| (iii) Total number of attendances at all Clinics during the year | 2205 | 399 |
| (iv) Total number of women who attended at the Clinics during the year | 444 | 202 |
| (b) Total number of expectant mothers ante-natally examined and of cases post-natally examined during the year, under arrangements made by the Council with private medical practitioners, excluding cases included under 5 (a) (iv) | Nil. | Nil. |
| (c) Percentage of total notified births (live and still) represented by the total numbers of women shown under 5 (a) (iv) and 5 (b) | per cent. 49•3 | per cent. 22•4 |