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Islington 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1928]
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WELFARE CENTRES' DISTRICTS.
POPULATION.
| NORTH. Wards 1, 2, 3. | SOUTH. Wards 9, 10, 11 and Part of 6. | EAST. Ward 5 and Parts of 4 and 6. | WEST. Ward 7, 8 and Part of 4. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 (Approximate Estimate) | 93,713 | 93,270 | 51,630 | 86,087 | 324,700 28,250 up to 5 years old. |
BIRTHS.
| 1927 | 1,860 (Actual) | 1,451 (Approximate) | 1,024 (Approximate) | 1.773 (Approximate) | 6,108 |
| 1928 | 1,668 (Actual) | 1,266 (Approximate) | 980 (Approximate) | 1,876 (Approximate) | 5,790 |
Number on Books 31st March, 1929, i.e., Record Cards of Children to be visited. Exclusive
of Record Cards marked "Attending Centre," and "Above Standard," "Visits declined,"
and "Visits not necessary" 16,653
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Contributions by the Borough Council.
Year ending 31 March, 1929.
Voluntary Welfare Centres.
£.
North Centre 2,155
South Centre 837
East Centre 766
West Centre 1,042
Total £4,800
Day Nurseries.
£.
Lower Holloway 80*
St. Luke's 40
South Islington 100
Total £220
*This Nursery is a municipally
owned building. (No rent
charged for its use.)
A contribution of £25 was made to the Islington Branch of the Invalid
Children's Aid Association in respect of convalescence of invalid children under
five years of age.
Contributions for Maternity and Child Welfare Work per Case in Respect
of Work Done.
The Islington Borough Council has an arrangement with the North London
Nursing Association for the attendance, by visitation, in cases of Ophthalmia
Neonatorum, Acute Primary Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal Pneumonia, Measles,
Whooping Cough and Epidemic Diarrhoea. The payments made to this Association,
at the rate of one shilling per visit, were:—
Under Maternity and Child Welfare £59 18 0
Under Public Health £47 19 0*
Total £107 17 0
Contributions under arrangements for maternity cases admitted to beds at
Maternity Hospitals, the contribution being a grant of 10s. per case, were: City
of London Maternity Hospital, £2 0s. 0d.; Royal Free Hospital, £10 10s. 0d.
In addition to these cases of Ophthalmia Neonatorum and Marasmus are
admitted to the Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital (St. Margaret's), Camden
Town, N.W.
*Includes also adult nursing (pneumonia).