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Paddington 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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OTHER VISITS.
Puerperal Fever and Puerperal Pyrexia 179
Ophthalmia Neonatorum 347
Diarrhoea 43
Miscellaneous 2,131
2,700
Particulars recorded as to Method of Feeding
| Breast. | Artificial. | Mixed. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1,529 | 82 | 93 | 1,704 |
| Percentage | 89.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
AGES AT FIRST VISIT.
| Method of Feeding. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast. | Artificial. | Mixed. | Totals | ||
| Weeks | 0— | 17 | 3 | — | 20 |
| 1— | 517 | 10 | 9 | 536 | |
| 2— | 583 | 15 | 16 | 614 | |
| 3— | 199 | 16 | 18 | 233 | |
| Months | 0- | 1,316 | 44 | 43 | 1,403 |
| 1- | 170 | 18 | 20 | 208 | |
| 2— | 20 | 7 | 9 | 36 | |
| 3 and upwards | 23 | 13 | 21 | 57 | |
DIED BEFORE END OF YEAR : 48.
Breast 38 Artificial 7 Mixed 3
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Diarrhœal Diseases 6 Measles 2
Respiratory „ 20 Premature Birth 5
Atrophy, Debility 4 Meningitis 1
Congenital Defects 3 Other Causes 6
Whooping Cough 1
Institution Deaths 38 (Paddington Infirmary 29).
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.
These are provided by the Paddington School for Mothers, which is a voluntary society
financed by voluntary contributions and by grants from the Paddington Borough Council
and the Ministry of Health.
The following is a brief account of the activities of the Paddington School for Mothers.
Headquarters: 232, Harrow Road, W. 2.
Established 1910, when the Paddington Health Society was divided into two distinct
bodies for dealing with Tuberculosis and Infant Welfare, the latter being the Paddington
School for Mothers.
The Birth Visiting was performed by the School's qualified Visitors until 1913, when,
owing to the great increase in the work, for which only voluntary funds were then available,
the Birth Visiting was taken over by the Borough Council, who appointed their first Health
Visitor for that purpose.
South Centres.
232, Harrow Road, W. 2.—Nine good rooms warmed by gas fires, bathroom and basement.
Two Infant Consultations weekly.—Tuesday, 2.30. Medical Officer, Dr. O. Stuart
Thompson. Thursday, 2.30. Medical Officer, Dr. J. Thoresby Jones.
Area served :—Parts of Church, Harrow Road, Westbourne and Maida Vale Wards.
One Maternity Consultation weekly (Ante- and Post-Natal).—Established January, 1918,
monthly. March, 1919, weekly. Monday, 10.30 a.m. Medical Officer, Dr. E. Dorothy
Fenwick.
Area served :—All Paddington.