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Lambeth 1937

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

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WELFARE CENTRENorth MarshBarley MowNorth Lambeth Babies' CareMoffat"Rose McAndrew"St. Anne|North BrixtonLoughborough JunctionStockwellBrixtonWest NorwoodSt. Thomas's I Hospital (Mainl Building)St. Thomas's Hospital I (37 Royal St.)|General Lying-inHospital |Totals
Total Numbers of all Attendances at the Sessions3. Infants (under 1 year):
(a) Seen by Medical Officer3961,0871,5361,1783,3331,0802,7333,5061,5453.4332,2782,138—1,20825,451
(b) Otherwise dealt with6814061,6727402,8261,8143,8894,6822,6794,227——14123,757
(c) Dental———————————————
(d) Others259439—71152———239260———1,420
Total1,3361,9323,2081,9896,1593,0466,6223,5066,2276,3516,7652,1381,34950,628
4. Children (aged 1-5 years):
(a) Seen by Medical Officer3037141,6071,575s,iai556l,«M2,529M2,3231,0831,296–57617,207
(b) Otherwise dealt with5242991,2647562,0836193,088—1,9562,4971,953——8315,122
(c) Dental–––72–––220–859812——487
(d) Others371725–1,401–653––3468102–––3,723
Total1,1981,7382,8713,8044,2461,8284,7472,7492,7825,3733,2361,308–65936,539
Visits and Re-visits Paid to HomesAnte natal Cases:
(a) First Visits4110735615227019528141329228295–168932,745
(b) Re-visits246448655190891862921,280123388179–9583406,652
Total Visits2875551,0113421,1611,0573731,693415670274–1,1264339,397
1. Post-natal :
(a) First Visits37–26224–24438539225330442——1082,213
(b) Re-visits12—42—–——72—132————218
Total Visits49–28224–24438546425462442––1082,431
2. Nursing Mothers
(a) First Visits65126374_42420238548034426513—1331082,919
(b) Re-visits7564,4851,1507741,5485,9451,3165188846192,444—1,08861422,141
Total Visits8214,6111,5247741,9726,1471,7019981,2288842,457–1,22172225,060
3. Infants (under 1 year)
(a) First Visits65113422224539263387512393485482—981064,089
(b) Re-visits7621,8612,4777732,0642,8041,3571,6401,8341,7372,326—52173020,886
Total Visits8271,9742,8999972,6033,0671,7442,1522,2272 2222,808–61983624,975
4. Children (aged 1-5 years)
(a) First Visits63411052005052561602177762644—95552,444
(b) Re-visits1,5515,2934,4303,0482,8943,1402,2261,5553,0343,0264,510—3,19057238,469
Total Visits1,6145,3344,5353,2483,3993,3962,3861,7723,1113,6524,554—3,28562740,913