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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Mothercraft classes are also carried on at the Greek Street, Rochester
Row and Mayfair Centres by the Health Society. These also show an
increase in attendances.
The total attendances at all the Centres were 4,865, compared with
4,621 in 1923, and 3,585 in 1922.
Particulars relating to these classes are given below :—
Mothercraft Classes.
| 1924. | Pimlico Road. | Bessboro' Street. | Rochester Row. | Greek Street and Mayfair. | Total. |
| Number of classes | 47 | 48 | 88 | 126 | 309 |
| Total attendances | 652 | 689 | 1,892 | 1,632 | 4,865 |
| Average attendances | 13.8 | 14.3 | 21.5 | 12.9 | 15.6 |
| Number of expectant mothers | 27 | 32 | 74 | 30 | 163 |
| Numb'-r of attendances by expectant mothers | 118 | 166 | 713 | 404 | 1,401 |
| Number of other mothers | 30 | 46 | 57 | 48 | 181 |
| Number of attendances by other mothers | 534 | 523 | 1,179 | 1,228 | 3,464 |
| Attendances of children in nurseries during classes | 411 | 705 | 728 | 559 | 2,423 |
Materials are purchased in quantity, and sold to the mothers at cost
price. The number of garments made at Pimlico Road were 226;
at Bessborough Street, 199; at Rochester Row, 1,245; and at Greek
Street and Mayfair, 1,210. In addition to which many renovations
were carried out.
Attendance during Confinement.—The Council's midwife attended necessitous women and emergency cases in the Pimlico area.
| Number of cases attended— | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | |
| As midwife | 95 | 108 | 75 |
| As emergency | 7 | 2 | — |
| With hospital students | 7 | 5 | — |
| With private doctor | — | 1 | — |
| Total | 109 | 116 | 75 |
| Number of— | |||
| Pre-natal visits | 527 | 610 | 570 |
| Lying-in visits | 866 | 1,402 | 920 |
| Subsequent visits | 358 | 172 | 315 |
| Visits to infants under 1 year | |||
| other than lying-in visits | 215 | 172 | 266 |
| Total number of visits .. | 1,966 | 2,356 | 2,071 |