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Southwark 1922

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

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77
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.
7 CENTRE.
(Guy's Hospital).
Number of Births notified during the year 67
Number of individual children attending the Centre during year 73
Number of Sessions held during the year 90
Number of new cases attending the Centre during the year —
(1) Expectant Mothers 924 Method of feeding.
(2) Infants under 1 year 69 (a) Breast 63
(3) Seen by Doctor 69 (b) Breast and bottle
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 4 (c) Bottle 7
(5) Seen by Doctor 4 (d) Ordinary diet 3
Total number of attendances at the Centre during the year—
(1) Mothers 1376 Average no. of attendances 153
(2) Expectant Mothers 2461 Average no. of attendances 27 3
(3) Infants under 1 year 624 Average no. of attendances 6.9
(4) Children 1 to 5 years 157 Average no. of attendances 17
(5) Total number of attendances of Infants seen by Doctor
during the year 624
(6) Total number of attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen
by Doctor during the year 157
(7) Post-natal cases 692
(8) Number of children weighed 778
Total number of 1st visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 911
(2) Infants under 1 year 64
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 3
Total number of re-visits paid by salaried workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers 808
(2) Infants under 1 year 540
(3) Children 1 to 5 years 812
Total number of 1st visits paid by voluntary workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers -
(2) Infants under 1 year —
(3) Children 1 to 5 years —
Total number of re-visits paid by voluntary workers to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers -
(2) Infants under 1 year —
(3) Children 1 to 5 years —
Attendances at Dental Clinic 111
Note.—A voluntary worker is one who is not paid a salary.