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Islington 1944

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

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SECTION B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA.
MATERNITY AND CHILD vvSI^AHE SERVICES.

Table: WELFARE CENTRES:The four Voluntary Welfare Centres in the Borough each received a grant from the Borough Council, for the year ending March 31st 1944, as under:-

WELFARE CENTRES:

The four Voluntary Welfare Centres in the Borough each received a grant from the Borough Council, for the year ending March 31st 1944, as under:-

Amount of Grant:
North Islington Infant Welfare Centre & School for Mothers, 6- 9, Manor Gardens, Holloway, N,7.£4,350. 0. 0d.
South Islington Mothers' & Babies' Welfare Centre, 15, Popham Road, Essex Road, ,N»1.£1,600. 0. 0d.
East Islington Mothers' & Babies' Welfare Centre, 32, Drayton Park, Highbury, N.5.£1,478. 8. 4d.
West Islington Infant-Welfare Centre, 42, Richmond Avenue, N.l.£1,600. 0. 0d.

Table: Ante-Natal Clinics:The number of ante-natal mothers who attended the Ante-Natal Clinics again shews a considerable increase over the previous year.

Ante-Natal Clinics:

The number of ante-natal mothers who attended the Ante-Natal Clinics again shews a considerable increase over the previous year.

North:South:East:West:Total:
Number held weekly42219
Number of expectant mothers who attended1,1423833343922,251
Post-Natal Clinics:
Number held weekly1*2*2*1*6*
Number of post-natal mothers who attended160226720269

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[???]Combined Ante-Natal and Post-Natal. Clinics, included also in the
weekly number of ante-natal clinics.
Centre Attendances:
There has been a slight diminution in the number of children attending the
Welfare Centres, which was undoubtedly due to evacuation and dislocation of home
life following enemy activity.

Table: Total number of children who first attended at the Centres during the year and who, on the date of their first attendance, were:-

Total number of children who first attended at the Centres during the year and who, on the date of their first attendance, were:-

North:South:East:West:Total:
(i) Under 1 year9844934204982,395
(ii) Over 1 year of age104435154252

Table: Number of children who attended at the Centres during the year, and who, at the end of the year, were:-

Number of children who attended at the Centres during the year, and who, at the end of the year, were:-

North:South:East:West:Total:
(i) Under 1 year8663993294222,016
(ii) 1-5 years1,4836606505013,694