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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| 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 | 100 | 224 | 41 | 1,697 | 751 | 1,941 | 792 | 2,773 |
| 15, Bessborough Street | 100 | 145 | 46 | 1,500 | 1,223 | 1,645 | 1,269 | 2,914 |
| 100, Rochester Row | 95 | 283 | 50 | 1,478 | 611 | 1,761 | 661 | 2,422 |
| 60, Greek Street | 45 | 143 | 28 | 389 | 171 | 532 | 199 | 731 |
| Mayfair* | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 59 |
| 1921 | 348 318 | 800 915 | 170 243 | 5,085 5,980 | 2,784 2,665 | 5,905 6,895 | 2,954 2,908 | 8,859 9,803 |
The average attendances were—
| 1922. | 1921. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pimlico Road | 87.3 | 31.8 |
| Bessborough Street | 29.1 | 40.5 |
| Rochester Row | 25.5 | 27.5 |
| Greek Street | 16.2 | 21.4 |
| Mayfair | 7.3 | 8.0 |
In addition to the inspections by the medical officer stated above, 206 attendances for weighing only were made at Rochester Row, 291 at
Greek Street, and 11 at the Mayfair ccntro, 52 infants under 1 year and 39 children of 1 to 5 years were transferred from the Infant Consultations
at Greek Street to Dr. Lewin's Nasal Hygiene Class.
Ante-natal Clinics and Medical Consultations in connection with their Maternity Department are held by Charing Cross, Middlesex, and York Road
Lying-in Hospitals.
The number of individual children medically inspected were—
| 1, Pimlico Road | 473 | 60, Greek Street | 306 | |
| 15, Bessborough Street | 379 | Mayfair | ||
| 100, Rochester Row | 599 | |||
* The Infant Consultations were given up at the Mayfair centre in April.