London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Holborn 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Home Visiting.

The visits paid to the homes by the Health Visitors during the year were as follows:—

First Visits.Revisits.Total.
Expectant Mothers142319461
Post-natal Mothers268
Children under 1 year of age272588860
Children 1 to 2 years of age29321350
Children over 2 years of age41738779
Enquiries re stillbirths9
„ re ophthalmia neonatorum4
Other visits228

Two hundred and eighty-one visits related to infants who carne under further
observation in their own homes or at Infant Welfare Centres; of this number 178
were recorded as attending a Centre, i.e., 63 per cent.
Thus nearly five-sixths of those visited attended an Infant Welfare Centre and of
these 86 per cent, attended the Council's Centres.
Attendances at Infant Welfare Centres.
The Centres attended were the following:—
122 attended the Council's M. & C. W. Centre at 10, John Street.
24 „ „ „ „ Short's Gardens.
4 attended the Centre at Charing Cross Hospital.
2 „ „ Myddelton Square.
10 „ „ Middlesex Hospital.
4 „ „ University College Hospital.
6 „ „ Royal Free Hospital.
6 „ „ other Centres.
178 attended an Infant Welfare Centre.

Work at Centres.

Holborn Centre, 10, John Street.

The following is an analysis of the attendance at this Municipal Centre:

Monday.Tuesday.Wednesday.Thursday.Friday.
Medical Consultation Pre-School child 2—4.30 p.m.Antenatal and Post-natal cases 2—4.30 p.m.Medical Consultation 2—4.30 p.m.Class 3—4 p.m.Dentist. 2—4 p.m.Medical Consul tation 2—4.30 p.m.
No. of Sessions485351326149
Total attendances-
Children613...1480...621300
Mothers11181282429201233
Average weekly attendances—
Children12...29...126
Mothers...361334