Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The number of still-births notified was 36, but information was received of 15 other still-births and miscarriages.
Number Born. | Number of Deaths under 1 year. | Number remaining at end of year. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |
1913 | 1,120 | 1,113 | 111 | 102 | 1,009 | 1,011 |
1914 | 1,120 | 1,037 | 103 | 68 | 1,017 | 969 |
1915 | 1,006 | 973 | 103 | 79 | 903 | 894 |
1916 | 889 | 921 | 84 | 67 | 805 | 854 |
1917 | 756 | 788 | 94 | 64 | 662 | 724 |
1918 | 789 | 670 | 84 | 64 | 705 | 606 |
1919 | 786 | 814 | 74 | 63 | 712 | 751 |
1920 | 1,117 | 1,149 | 104 | 63 | 1,013 | 1,086 |
1921 | 991 | 928 | 91 | 63 | 900 | 865 |
1922 | 945 | 957 | 68 | 36 | 877 | 921 |
1923 | 914 | 844 | 44 | 38 | 870 | 806 |
1924 | 847 | 780 | 58 | 38 | 789 | 742 |
For each 1.000 girls born, there were in—
1913 1,006 boys.
1914 1,080 boys.
1915 1,033 boys.
1916 965 boys.
1917 914 boys.
1918 1,177 boys.
1919 965 boys.
1920 972 boys.
1921 1,067 boys.
1922 987 boys.
1923 1,082 boys.
1924 1,084 boys.
Maternity and Child Welfare.
Expectant Mothers.—The names of 1,012 were sent in by hospitals,
voluntarily notified or found by visitors, and to these 2,908 visits were
paid at their homes (see Table); 163 attended the Mothercraft Classes.
Ante-natal Clinics.—145 women attended for the first time in 1924.
There were 306 attendances altogether of expectant mothers at the two centres. In 1923, the attendances were 247.
Centre. | Sessions. | First Attendance. | Subsequent Attendances. | Total. | No. of Individuals. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pimlico Road | 51 | 70 | 70 | 140 | 90 |
Bessborough Street | 50 | 75 | 91 | 166 | 65 |
146 women also attended the Clinic at Bessborough Street after
confinement.
Clinics are also held at Charing Cross, St. George's, and Westminster
Hospitals.
Mothercraft Classes.—These exist at each Centre and are attended
by mothers both before and after confinement.
Notwithstanding the decrease in the number of births, the attendances
at the Council's Centres show an increased attendance by the mothers.