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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
Islington 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1931]
The various Departments of the Four Voluntary Centres, with the attendances for 1931, may be summarised thus :—
| North. | South. | East. | West. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ante-Natal Clinics and Ailing Mothers Clinics. Number held weekly | 5§ | 2 | 1† | 1 | 9 |
| Number of attendances | 2.854 | 681 | 645 | 334* | 4,514 |
| 2. Consultations for Children up to 5 Years of Age. Number held weekly | 10 | 11 | 11** | 7 | 39 |
| Number of attendances | 22,691 | 20,923 | 16,866 | 11,448 | 71,928 |
| 3. Home Visiting. Number of visits made | 17,224 | 13,57 + | 11 199 | 8,035 | 50,032 |
| 4. Dental Clinics. Number attending | 706 | 250 | 132 | 75 | 1,163 |
| Number of attendances or arrangements made for attendances | 2,077 | 444 | _ | _ | 2,521 |
| 5. Morning Callers. Number of attendances | 1,701 | 1,099 | -‡ | 827 | 3,627 |
| 6. Massage Clinics. Number of cases given massage or sent for massage | 81 | (& Sunlight treatment) 156 | 113 | 32 | 382 |
| 7. Wards. Number of beds | 18 | — | — | 8 | 26 |
| Number of patients received | 157 | — | — | 82 | 239 |
| 8. Number of Children on Books | 2,064 | 1,723 | 1,284 | 1,078 | 6.149 |
§Including extra Ante-Natal Clinic held usually fortnightly only.
†Extra Clinic held 2nd Thursday in month.
*Attendances of Expectant Mothers only.
**Including 2 Observation Clinics.
‡Not recorded.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 (Approximate Estimate) | 93,688 | 91,972 | 53,118 | 85,822 | 324,600 28,217 up to 5 years old. |
BIRTHS.
| 1930 | 1,732 (Actual) | 1,305 (Approximate) | 1,111 (Approximate) | 1,537 (Approximate) | 5,685 |
| 1931 | 1,657 (Actual) | 1,103 (Approximate) | 1,096 (Approximate) | 1,425 (Approximate) | 5,281 |
Number on Booka 31st March, 1931, 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" 14,663