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Islington 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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81 [1937
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, 1937.
| North. | South. | East. | West. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Pre-Natal Clincs— | |||||
| Number held weekly | 3 | 11 ctr. 1 Rose 1 Branch, | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| „ of expectant mothers who attend | 514 | 173 | 157 | 159 | 1,003 |
| „ of attendances | 1,834 | 503 | 488 | 411 | 3,236 |
| 2. Post-Natal Clinics— | |||||
| Number held weekly | 1 | 2 | †l | †l | 5 |
| „ of expectant mothers who attend | 261 | 143 | 70 | 45 | 519 |
| „ of attendances | 603 | 228 | 107 | 62 | 1,000 |
| 3. Consultations for Children up to 5 years of age | |||||
| Total number of children who first attended at the centres during year, and who, on the date of their first attendance were:— | |||||
| (i) Under 1 year | 907 | 704 | 534 | 598 | 2,743 |
| (ii) 1-5 years | 165 | 119 | 112 | 90 | 486 |
| Number of attendances :— | |||||
| (i) Children under 1 year | 12,157 | 11,987 | 8,053 | 7,466 | 39,663 |
| (ii) Children 1-5 years | 5,821 | 7,992 | 6,287 | 5,705 | 25,805 |
| 4. Home Visiting— | |||||
| Number of visits made to :— | |||||
| (i) Expectant mothers— | |||||
| (a) First visits | 382 | 93 | 161 | 119 | 755 |
| (6) Total visits | 2,233 | 271 | 772 | 269 | 3,545 |
| (ii) Children under 1 year— | |||||
| Total visits ... | 5,838 | 5,467 | 3,839 | 3,749 | 18,893 |
| (iii) Children 1-5 years | 7,865 | 7,277 | 5,033 | 5,556 | 25,731 |
| 5. Wards and Homes— | |||||
| Number of beds | 18 | 12 | - | 8 | 38 |
| Number of patients received— | |||||
| (i) Mothers and babies— | |||||
| (a) Mothers | 24 | 80 | - | - | 104 |
| (b) Babies | 25 | 86 | - | - | 111 |
| (ii) Babies only | 55 | - | - | 88 | 143 |
| 6. Number of children who attended at the Centres during the year, and who, at the end of year, were :— | |||||
| (i) Under 1 year | 776 | 566 | 383 | 469 | 2,194 |
| (ii) 1-5 years | 1,674 | 1,969 | 836 | 890 | 5,369 |
| 7. Convalescence— | |||||
| Number of cases :— | |||||
| (i) Mothers | 46 | 20 | 100 | 42 | 208 |
| (ii) Children | 65 | 93 | 238 | 98 | 494 |
† East and West Centres. Post-Natal Clinics are held with their pre-natal clinics.