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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SUMMARY RELATING TO THE WORK AT WELFARE CENTRES—continued
WELFARE CENTRE | North Marsh | Barley Mow | North Lambeth Babies' Care | Moffat | " Rose McAndrew" | St. Anne's | North Brixton | Loughborough Junction | Stockwell | Brixton | West Norwood | St. Thomas's Hospital (Main Building) | St. Thomas's Hospital (37 Royal St.) | General Lying-in Hospital | Totals | |
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Total Numbers of all Attendances at the Sessions | 3. Infants (under 1 year). | |||||||||||||||
374 | 691 | 1,533 | 1,276 | 4,089 | 740 | 2,822 | 3,752 | 1,903 | 3,416 | 2,241 | 2,254 | _ | 912 | 26,004 | ||
660 | 504 | 1,875 | — | 2,812 | 1,239 | 3,254 | _ | 4,303 | 2,637 | 3,278 | — | _ | 53 | 21,100 | ||
(d) Others | 253 | 991 | — | 182 | — | 36 | — | 3,288 | 81 | 432 | 154 | — | — | — | 5,417 | |
Total | 1,287 | 2,186 | 3,408 | 1,943 | 6,901 | 2,015 | 6,076 | 7,040 | 6,287 | 6,485 | 5,673 | 2,254 | — | 966 | 52,521 | |
(a) Seen by Medical Officer | 351 | 1,127 | 1,043 | 1,384 | 1,997 | 387 | — | — | —s40 | 1 812 | 1,172 | 1,432 | — | 697 | 16,059 | |
741 | 349 | 1,233 | 252 | 1,844 | 606 | — | — | 2,154 | — | 14,106 | ||||||
10 | 210 | — | 83 | 67 | 17 | 387 | ||||||||||
327 | 634 | — | 1,601 | — | 111 | — | 2,720 | 89 | 896 | 75 | — | — | — | 6,453 | ||
Total | 1,419 | 2,110 | 2,276 | 3,247 | 3,841 | 1,104 | 4,867 | 4,580 | 3,253 | 4,694 | 3,468 | 1,449 | — | 697 | 37,005 | |
Visits and Re-visits Paid to Homes | 1. Expectant Mothers. | |||||||||||||||
39 | 163 | 188 | 63 | 200 | 69 | 104 | 433 | 217 | 102 | 112 | _ | 144 | 101 | 1,935 | ||
184 | 465 | 305 | 94 | 757 | 217 | 63 | 983 | 256 | 349 | 94 | — | 880 | 331 | 4,978 | ||
Total Visits | 223 | 628 | 493 | 157 | 957 | 286 | 167 | 1,416 | 473 | 451 | 206 | — | 1,024 | 432 | 6,913 | |
2. Nursing Mothers. | ||||||||||||||||
74 | 187 | 363 | 144 | 445 | 381 | 409 | 499 | 399 | 385 | 291 | — | 152 | 62 | 3,791 | ||
(b) Re-visits | 707 | 5,571 | 1,035 | 934 | 1,971 | 3,637 | 977 | 1,611 | 675 | 718 | 1,973 | — | 1,553 | 834 | 22,196 | |
Total Visits | 781 | 5,758 | 1,398 | 1,078 | 2,416 | 4,018 | 1,386 | 2,110 | 1,074 | 1,103 | 2,264 | — | 1,705 | 896 | 25,987 | |
(a) First Visits | 74 | 168 | — | 143 | 503 | 205 | 412 | 522 | 466 | 405 | 488 | _ | 135 | 72 | 3,998 | |
722 | 2,290 | 1,779 | 938 | 2,723 | 2,146 | 851 | 1,906 | 1,605 | 1,468 | 1,838 | — | 774 | 801 | 19,841 | ||
Total Visits | 796 | 2,458 | 2,184 | 1,081 | 3,226 | 2,351 | 1,263 | 2,428 | 2,071 | 1,873 | 2,326 | — | 909 | 873 | 23,839 | |
4. Children (aged 1-5 vears). | ||||||||||||||||
55 | 63 | 76 | 66 | 446 | 209 | 193 | 340 | 136 | 123 | 43 | — | 127 | 91 | 1,968 | ||
1,671 | 6,219 | 2,613 | 3,339 | 2,445 | 2,279 | 1,906 | 2,106 | 2,877 | 3,076 | 3,422 | — | 3,585 | 955 | 36,493 | ||
Total Visits | 1,726 | 6,282 | 2,689 | 3,405 | 2,891 | 2,488 | 2,099 | 2,446 | 3,013 | 3,199 | 3,465 | — | 3,712 | 1,046 | 38,461 |