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Islington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1936]
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VOLUNTARY WELFARE CENTRES.
Each year for comparative purposes a Table is given which summarises as
far as possible the work of the Voluntary Welfare Centres. The Table is compiled
from the reports provided by the Centres of information which the Medical Officer
of Health has to supply to the Ministry of Health for the calendar year.
Table—Calendar Year, 1936.
| North. | South. | East. | West. | Total. | ||
| l. | Pre-Natal Clinics. | |||||
| Number held weekly ... | 3 | 1 Ctr. | 11 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1 Rose | ||||||
| „ of Expectant Mothers | Br'ch. | |||||
| who attend | 929 | 173 | 204 | 129 | 1,435 | |
| „ of attendances | 1,985 | 552 | 478 | 358 | 3,373 | |
| 2. | Post-Natal Clinics. Number held weekly | 1 | 2 | † l | † l | 5 |
| „of mothers who | ||||||
| attend | 311 | 170 | 56 | 45 | 582 | |
| „of attendances | 649 | 280 | 100 | 72 | 1,101 | |
| 3. | Consultations for Children u | p | ||||
| to 6 Years of Age. | ||||||
| Total No. of children who first | ||||||
| attended at the centres | ||||||
| during year, and who, on the | ||||||
| date of their First attend | ||||||
| ance, were:— | ||||||
| i. Under 1 year | 935 | 741 | 534 | 551 | 2,761 | |
| ii. 1—5 years | 164 | 111 | 104 | 81 | 460 | |
| Number of attendances:— | ||||||
| i. Children under 1 year | 12,501 | 10,963 | 8,367 | 6,367 | 38.198 | |
| ii1—5 years | 5,743 | 7,448 | 6,256 | 4,283 | 23,730 | |
| 4. | Home Visiting. | |||||
| Number of visits made to:— | ||||||
| i. Expectant mothers:— | ||||||
| (a) First Visits | 453 | 110 | 165 | 117 | 945 | |
| (b) Total Visits | 2,393 | 268 | 937 | 297 | 3,895 | |
| ii. Children under 1 year:— | ||||||
| Total Visits | 6,032 | 5,909 | 2,832 | 3,280 | 18,053 | |
| iii. Children 1—5 years | 8,241 | 6,350 | 5,023 | 5,083 | 24,697 | |
| 5. | Wards and Homes. | |||||
| Number of beds | 18 | 12 | _ | 8 | 38 | |
| Number of patients received:— | ||||||
| i. Mothers and Babies:— | ||||||
| (a) Mothers | 54 | 75 | - | - | 129 | |
| (b) Babies | 54 | 80 | - | - | 134 | |
| ii. Babies only | 104 | - | - | 88 | 192 | |
| 6. | Number of Children who atten | |||||
| ded at the Centres during | ||||||
| the Year, and who, at end | ||||||
| of Year, were :— | ||||||
| i. Under 1 year | 809 | 607 | 371 | 469 | 2,256 | |
| ii. 1—5 years | 1,645 | 1,234 | 815 | 706 | 4,400 | |
| 7. | Convalescence. | |||||
| Number of cases:— | ||||||
| i. Mothers | 34 | 11 | 98 | 40 | 183 | |
| ii. Children | 51 | 67 | 207 | 49 | 374 | |
* Plus one extra Clinic per month.
†
East and West Centres, Post-Natal Clinics are held with their Pre-Natal Clinics.