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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 1945

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

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Table: MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES

MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES

Showing the Attendance at the Several Centres and visits paid to the homes of Mothers and Children by Health Visitors.VILLA STREETMANOR PLACELORRIMORE HALLLARCOM STREETPOCOCK STREETCROSSWAYLAMBETH ROADGUY'STOTAL
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Number of Births notified during the year2221012772771941381081331450
Number of individual children attending the Centres during the year.3932445854573703284152733065
Number of Sessions held during the year995010610098499496692
Number of children 1-5 age group attending during the year Number of new cases attending the Centres during the year2411723802732232052391881921
(1) Expectant Mothers (Ante Natal Clinics)446154494721121
(2) Post Natal Cases (Including Ante-Natal Clinics)206119426648—1711291015
(3) Infants under 1 year19996229231166170921021285
(4) Seen by Doctor19996229231166170921021285
(5) Children 1 to 5 years6123626633464833372
(6) Seen by Doctor6123626633464833372
Method of feeding (a) Breast13541132140521075975741
(b) Breast and bottle2012342391969132
(c) Bottle5225415753271916290
(d) Ordinary diet5341847785635635494
Total number of attendances during the year:-
(1) Expectant Mothers (Ante Natal Clinics) seen by Doctor138458215730925215
(2) Post Natal Cases (including Ante-natal Clinics)206119727248_1811291034
(3) Infants under 1 year2563129633892799203817611450129916595
(4) Children 1 to 5 years10486901335106588270215279358184
Average number of attendances (Infants under 1)26.026.031.928 .020.835.815.413.5
" " " " (Children 1-5)10.613.812.610.609.014.316.29.6
(5) Infants seen by Doctor during the year115440374112979207668596376777
(6) Children 1 to 5 seen by Doctor during the year4972013944374283888445593748
(7) Number of weighings recorded (children)349119014654399 3350629972789231925650
Total number of first visits paid by Health Visitors to homes of
(1) Expectant Mothers2931233122132411701521881692
(2) Infants under 1 year2221012772771941381081331450
Total number of re-visits paid by Health Visitors to homes of
(1) Expectant Mothers591985051371741351543271689
(2) Infants under 1 year222791724062459223396192360012726
(3) Children 1 to 5 years3369116931822922233630221366218519551