Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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CHILD WELFARE SCHEME.
Local Government Board) of the 12 Voluntary Welfare "Consultations'1
together with the total corrected births notified during 1923 : —
No. of notified
Births (corrected
during
1923 in each
area.
No. of Health
Visitors attached
to each
voluntary
centre.
No. of
Medical
Officers
attached to
each Centre.
Remarks.
227
1
1
275
2
1
Part-time Health Visitors only.
199
1
1*
Part-time Health Visitor only.
722
2
1
588
1
1
Appointment of Extra Health
Visitor under consideration.
321
1
1
582
2
1
568
1
1
No Health Visitor at present
(Council's Health Visitors doing
the work temporarily)
616
2
2
758
2
1
The Superintendent also assists, at
times, as a Visiting Health Visitor
601
1
2
The Superintendent also acts as a
Visiting Health Visitor.
688
3
1
One of the Health Visitors is a
Part-time Health Visitor only.
Appointment of Extra Health
Visitor (outdoor) under consideration.
One Health Visitor acts as
" treatment " Centre Nurse.
Thomas's Hospital and the General Lying-in Hospital respectively, where the Hospital
children. The above figures (giving the notified births) include births notified from these two
* Mothers attend St. Thomas's Hospital " Consultations" Centre as required.