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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

Southwark 1920

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: 5 CENTRE.

5 CENTRE.

(a) Number of cases attending the Centre during the year—
(1) Expectant Mothers10
(2) Infants under 1 year334
(3) Children 1 to 5 years45
(b) The total number of Attendances—
(1) Expectant Mothers17
(2) Infants under 1 year2109
(3) Children 1 to 5 years567
(c) Average number of Attendances for the year—
(1) Expectant Mothers—
(2) Infants under 1 year45.8
(3) Children 1 to 5 years12.3
(d) Total number of Infants under 1 year seen by doctor during the year835
Total number of children 1 to 5 years seen by doctor during the year218
(e) Total number of Attendances of Infants seen by doctor during the year1423
Total number of Attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen by doctor during the year322
(f) Total number of 1st visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers140
(2) Children under 1 year118
(3) Children 1 to 5 years5
(g) Total number of home re-visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers100
(2) Infants under 1 year420
(3) Children 1 to 5 years236
(h) The total number of 1st visits paid by voluntary workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers123
(2) Infants under 1 year275
(3) Children 1 to 5 years32
(I) The total number of home re-visits paid by voluntary workers to homes of —
(1) Expectant Mothers192
(2) Infants under 1 year1397
(3) Children 1 to 5 years834
Number of Sessions held46
(J) Method of feeding infants attending the Centre during the vear—
(1) Breast205(2) Bottle51
(3) Breast and bottle56(4) Ordinary diet67

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Note.—A voluntary worker is one who is not paid a salary.