London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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As in 1965 the service was organised in three areas, each staffed by a home
help organiser, assistant home help organiser and clerical staff based on offices
in Offley Road (Lambeth North) Loughborough Welfare Centre (Lambeth Central)
and Riggindale Welfare Centre (Lambeth South).
Home Help is provided without charge for families where the mother is
suffering from toxaemia erf pregnancy in order that she may undergo the prescribed
treatment.
Many special needs were met often preventing the break-up of families,
reception of children into care and school absence.
ANTE-NATAL AND POST NATAL CLINICS
Number of Sessions held by:
Medical Officers 10
Midwives 50
Sessional General Practitioners 240
Number of women attending for ante-natal
examination 1,433
Numer of women attending for post-natal
examination 55
Mothercraft and Relaxation Classes
Number of women attending:-
(a) Hospital booked 93
(b) Domiciliary booked 18
Total 111
Total number of attendances 625