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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE
Health Visitors and Home Visits.
The six full-time Health Visitors paid 11,348 visits during the year.
In addition the Health Visitors made 1,265 attendances at Clinics and
Centres.
Infant Welfare Centres.
For the first 8 months of 1945 there were 4 Infant Welfare Centres
holding 8 sessions weekly. After the end of August, the Infant Welfare
Centre held in Berridge House, Hillfield Road, had to be closed down,
as it was no longer possible to hold the premises under requisition.
The mothers and children who usually attended this Centre were
transferred to 60, West End Lane, but instead of continuing to hold 2
sessions weekly for these mothers, it was only possible to fit in one
weekly session. To achieve this, it was unfortunately necessary to close
the weekly Social Club at 60, West End Lane, and hold an Infant Welfare
Session in its place.
Also in August, 1945, it was necessary to relinquish the premises at
241, Haverstock Hill, which had been rented for Welfare Centre purposes
since March, 1942. The Centre was therefore transferred to the premises
which had been built for a Gas Cleansing Station during the war, at
230, Haverstock Hill.
The Infant Welfare Centres open at the end of 1945 were as follows:—
| Name and address of Centre. | Day and time held. | Doctor in attendance. | Health Visitor. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital, College Crescent, N.W.3 | Monday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Cryer | Miss Riley |
| Wednesday 2—4.30 p.m. (Social Club) | — | Miss Riley | |
| Thursday 1.30—4 p.m. | - | Miss Riley | |
| Friday 2—4.30 p.m. (Nursery Centre) | - | Miss Riley | |
| 60, West End Lane, N.W.6 | Tuesday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Lewis | Miss Lambe |
| Wednesday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Lewis | Miss Lambe | |
| Thursday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Lewis | Miss May | |
| 230, Haverstock Hill, N.W.3 | Monday 2—4.30 p.m. (Nursery Centre) | — | Miss Kennedy |
| Tuesday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Cryer | Miss Kennedy | |
| Wednesday 2—4.30 p.m. (Nursery Centre) | — | Miss Kennedy | |
| Thursday 1.30—4 p.m. | — | Miss Kennedy | |
| Friday 2—4.30 p.m. (Social Club and Nursery Centre) | - | Miss Kennedy |
Total number of attendances at all Centres during the year :—
(i) By children under 1 year of age 11,739
(ii) By children between the ages of 1 and 5 years 5,050
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 978
(ii) Between the ages of 1 and 5 years 207
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 834
(ii) Over 1 year of age 1,480