London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
The two Voluntary Welfare Centre Committees receive a grant from the Borough Council, and for the year ending 31st March, 1947 this was :— £
| North Islington Infant Welfare Centre | 4,825 |
| West Islington Welfare Centre | 1,150 |
Ante-natal and Post-natal Clinics.
These are combined clinics, and attendances, which had been doubled during
the previous year, were well maintained. The number of clinics held weekly, and
the attendances at each of the four Welfare Centres are set out hereunder :—
North South East West Total
Number held weekly 7 3 3 3 16
Number of expectant mothers
whoattended 1,507 (1,661) 746(1,081) 593(640) 734(643) 3,580(4,025)
Number who attended post-
natally 234 (175) 96 (82) 75 (55) 67 (33) 472 (345)
I Figures in brackets are for 1946)
Child Welfare Clinics.
The total number of children who first attended at the Centres during the year and who, on the date of their first attendances were :—
| North | South | East | West | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) Under 1 year | 1,405 (1,301) | 1,125 (974) | 746 (638) | 878 (830) | 1,154 (3,743) |
| (ii) 1-5 years | 123 (134) | 45 (106) | 62 (75) | 105 (119) | 335 (434) |
The number of children who attended at the Centres duriug the year and who at the end of the year, were :—
| (i) Under 1 year | 1,229 (1,133) | 971 (973) | 633 (535) | 804 (756) | 3,637 (3,397) |
| (ii) 1-5 years | 1,907 (1,511) | 1,184 (1,018) | 896 (722) | 1,062 (873) | 5,049 (4,124) |
(Figures in brackets are for 1946)
Home
Visiting.
| l. | First Visits, infants under 1 year | 5,595 | (4,904) |
| 2. | Revisits ditto | 15,874 | (11,335) |
| 3. | Visits to children between 1st and 2nd years | 10,116 | (7,369) |
| 4. | Visits to children between 2nd and 5th years | 16,586 | (13,840) |
| 5. | Visits re stillbirths | 88 | (104) |
| 6. | Visits re deaths of infants under 1 year | 46 | (39) |
| 7. | Visits re deaths of children between 1st and 5th years | — | (8) |
| 8. | Visits re Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 37 | (-) |
| 9. | Visits re other Infectious Diseases | 40 | (—) |
| 10. | Ante-natal first visits | 2,783 | (2,666) |
| 11. | Ante-natal re-visits | 1,641 | (1,419) |
| 12. | Post-natal visits | 152 | (-) |
| 13. | Visits re Puerperal Fever cases | 4 | (14) |
| 14. | Visits re Puerperal Pyrexia casees | 38 | (53) |
| 15. | Visits re Home Help and Domestic Help cases | 419 | (380) |
| 16. | Visits re Registration of Daily Guardians | 84 | (46) |
| 17. | Incomplete visits | 5,738 | (3,480) |
| 18. | Ineffective visits | 13,926 | (13,901) |
| 19. | Total number of effective visits | 53,503 | (42,330) |
| 20. | Clinic Sessions attended | 5,493 | (5,678) |
(Figures shown in brackets are for 1946)
Those with no figures in brackets for 1946 were not reported last year.
Health Visitor Staff.
As mentioned in last year's Annual Report, the Health Visitor establishment
was increased to 32, including the four Superintendents of Welfare Centres. At
no time during the year under review was this figure reached at any one time, although
7 new health visitors were appointed during the year. During the same period,
however, 1 Health Visitor died, 1 retired, and 5 resigned.