London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of Westminster 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Attendances at Infant Consultations.
| Centre | Number of Sessions. | First Attendances. | Subsequent Attendances. | Total. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year, | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | |||
| 1, Pimlico Road | 101 | 401 | 82 | 2,581 | 603 | 2,982 | 685 | 3,667 |
| 15, Bessborough Street | 15 | 64 | 27 | 471 | 121 | 535 | 148 | 683 |
| 100, Rochester Row | 77 | 36 | 41 | 1,279 | 290 | 1,615 | 331 | 1,946 |
| 60, Greek Street | 48 | 220 | 25 | 861 | 267 | 1,081 | 292 | 1,373 |
| 241 | 1,021 | 175 | 5,192 | 1,281 | 6,213 | 1,456 | 7,669 | |
The average attendances were Pimlico Road, 36'. per session (before Bessborough Street was opened the average was 3S.0, since it has fallen
to 31.0)—
Bessborough Street 45.9
Rochester Row 25.2
Greek Street 28.5
In addition to the inspections by the medical officer stated above, 379 attendances for weighing only were made at Rochester Row, and 315 at
Greek Street, chiefly of children of school age.
Ante-natal Clinics and Infant Consultations for infants in connection with their Maternity Department are held by Charing Cross, Middlesex, and York.
Road Lying-in Hospitals.