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Lambeth 1937

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

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SUMMARY RELATING TO THE WORK AT WELFARE CENTRES

WELFARE CENTRENorth MarshBarley MowNorth Lambeth Babies' CareMoffat" Rose McAndrew "St. Anne'sNorth BrixtonLoughborough JunctionStockwellBrixtonWest NorwoodSt. Thomas's Hospital (Main Building'St. Thomas's Hospital (37 Royal St.)General Lying-in HospitalTotals
Total Numbers of Individual Cases Dealt With1. Ante-natal Cases5617553099346235129299163282351663855293,942
2. Post-natal Cases——164—161510239108115392—2041,146
3. Nursing Mothers98423683366680383568604323505939392221376,123
4. Infants (under 1 year)100425937205908302568811532—623447—1396,660
5. Children (aged 1-5 years)745061,1021728972593706292841,069444203—596,068
Total3281,5293,2688462,8311,3401,6402,4451,3412,6272,4722,0971071,06823,939
Total Numbers op Sessions Held1. Ante-natal——4925_2346104489698152—300941
2. Medical "Consultations"526399871424718925295199148117—1401,630
3. Nursing Mothers———22———53—246399—99360
4. Toddlers11220178—20412963939—1,076
5. Others44873818884446193—1919618150406
Total971622063302301342856141525164444071816554,413
Total Numbers of all Attendances at the SessionsI. Ante-natal Cases:
(a) Ante-natal—————285252——————3,2213,758
(b) Seen by Medical Officer2161584270——1,8461,1826011,3451,4853,098——10,493
(c) Otherwise dealt with3514————195—47128__——_419
(d) Dental———————Ill—8826584—270818
(e) Others112120——1,224177141—3270194637—2,707
Total1681955842701,2244622,4341,2936801,6311,9443,1826373,49118,195
Post-natal:
(a) Seen by Medical Officer——34_11315124411321193922881,231
(b) Otherwise dealt with——————4———————4
(c) Dental—————————5—510
(d) Ohters—————————10975——184
Total——34—1131912441246194397—2881,429
2. Nursing Mothers :
(a) Seen by Medical Officer3961,4681,0792,3942,3681,4312,7342,1227202,1122,9501,432—1,20222,408
(b) Otherwise dealt with6815681,1912,0582,2382,1323,885—1,5649706,529——4421,860
(c) Dental———52———787—1111602———
(d) Others2591,030636374—873——4186103—548—4,013
Total1,3363,0662,9064,8784,6064,4366,6192,9092,2883,3799,7421,4345481,30249.449