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Southwark 1927

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

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Table: MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.Showing the Attendances at the several Centres and Visits paid by Health Visitors.TABLE 51.

MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.

Showing the Attendances at the several Centres and Visits paid by Health Visitors.

TABLE 51.

St. John. la.St. Mary. 1b.St. Paul. 2a.St. Peter. 2b.All Saints. 3a.Lady Margaret 3b.Crossway. 4a.St. Stephens. 4b.St. Jude. 5.St. Michael. 6a.St. Savionr. 6b.St. George. 6c.Guy's. 7.TOTAL.
Number of Births notified daring the year437387379290267265305226284385248124583655
Number of individual children attending the Centre during year604670418308243424372312439440330157504767
Number of Sessions held during the year949294949696929694948646941168
Number of new cases attending the Centres during the Year—
(1)Expectant Mothers13240112108816—9672147—9501510
(2)infants under 1 year391439287217159288226162262304233108503126
(3)Seen by Doctor23930220512511711516011221324816068502114
(4)Children 1 to 5 years21323113191141361461501771369749—1571
(5)Seen by Doctor40753730843585812159188—555
Method of Feeding(a) Breast31835923015911322918614721326419577492539
(b) Breast and bottle24293234231168221713131242
(c) Bottle385946231831241025282621—349
(d) Ordinary diet22422311092401331461471791319646—1567
Total number of attendances at the Centres during the year—
(1)Mothers649166674737377038334103474444015261552742591924—55717
(2)Expectant Mothers2931201701987537138129190198—33264898
(3)Infants under 1 year374441622964232523872776235320581897339322651149120532678
(4)Children 1 to 5 years2443213115461236118811902064232941081579164691679023166
(1) Average number of attendances69.072.550.440.139.942.751.645.856.058.849.541.8——
(2) do. do.311.31.92.00.80.40.10.83.11.02.3—35.4—
(3) do. do.39.845.231.524.724.928.925.621.420.236.126.325.012.8—
(4) do, do.26.023.216.413.112.412.422.424.343.716.819.119.98.4-
(5) Total number of attendances of Infants seen by Doctor during the year1088164711279931203119610231171107916701114513118615010
(6) Total number of attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen by Doctor during the year40877461248058154580110809816525994337868732
(7)Post-natal cases149615811670551122416561082116317381670105829735415540
(8)Children weighed495357634164336034433710435738063140490737172051199549366
Total number of first visits paid by Health Visitors to homes of—
(1)Expectant Mothers1252239312085653417422014260359432319
(2)Infants under 1 year441419380277262302262238280383234128633669
(3)Children 1 to 5 years76-------3--5—84
Total number of revisits paid bY Health Visitors to homes of—
(1)Expectant Mothers296548929-17316821281098261559
(2)Infants under 1 year1809169213379401073161812962211122017631074127287618181
(3)Children 1 to 5 years414526181762155517391632185222362147243420982840155328611
Sewing Classes were held during the year at No. 5 Centre, with a total attendance of 173. do. do. do. under the direction of Mrs. Holland with a total attendance of 462. do. do. do. at No. la Centre, with a total attendance of 304.