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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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The Infant Welfare Centres open at the end of 1947 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 Kuhn-Regnier |
| Tuesday 2—4.30 p.m. (Nursery Centre) | — | Miss Kuhn-Regnier | |
| Wednesday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Cryer | Miss Kuhn-Regnier | |
| Friday 2—4.30 p.m. (Nursery Centre) | - | Miss Kuhn-Regnier | |
| 60, West End Lane, N.W.6 | Tuesday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Richards | Mrs. Whaley |
| Wednesday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Lewis | Miss Leahy | |
| Thursday 1 30—4 p.m. | Dr. Lewis | Miss Thornton | |
| 230, Haverstock Hill, N.W.3 | Monday 2—4.30 p.m. (Nursery Centre) | — | Miss Bushill |
| Tuesday 1.30—4 p.m. | Dr. Fletcher | Miss Bushill | |
| Wednesday 2—4.30 p.m. (Nursery Centre) | — | Miss Bushill | |
| Thursday 1.30—4 p.m. | — | Miss Bushill | |
| Friday 2—4.30 p.m. (Social Club and Nursery Centre) | Miss Bushill | ||
Total number of attendances at all Centres during the year :—
(i) By children under 1 year of age 15,694
(ii) By children between the ages of 1 and 5 years 3,896
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 1,214
(ii) Between the ages of 1 and 5 years 119
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 1,088
(ii) Over 1 year of age 1,784
Ante-Natal and Post-Natal Clinics
During 1947 Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics were combined, and
6 combined sessions weekly were held.
The number of patients who attended during the year was as
follows:—
A nte-natal Post-natal Total Average
patients patients attendances attendance
60, West End Lane 908 145 3,635 18
230, Haverstock Hill 516 21 1,663 16
Massage Clinics.
At the Children's Hospital, College Crescent, 2 sessions weekly were
held and at 60, West End Lane, 4 sessions weekly were held.
Children's 60, West End
Hospital Lane
Total attendances during 1947 538 1,018
Number of children attending 29 56
Municipal Denial Clinic.
During the year 306 mothers, 149 children and 8 T.B. patients
attended the Dental Clinic, Lithos Road.