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Islington 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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21 [1922
VOLUNTARY CENTRES, STATISTICAL TABLES.
| North. | South. | East. | West. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number on Books. 1st April, 1922— Printed Annual Reports of Centres | 1,786 Page 12 | 1,847 Page 11, Table 3 | 1,115 Page 8, Table 5 | 1,244 Page 11, Table 4 | 5,992 |
| New Cases, per Annual Report | 828 Page 12 | 770 Page 11, Table 3 | 528 Page 8, Table 5 | 679 Page 11, Table 4 | Printed. M.O.H.'s Reading. 2,805 2,614 |
| Children making one attendance only since October | 66 Included in above | 50 Page 11, Table 3 Not included in above | 57 Page 8, Table 5 Not included in above | 77 Included in above | 250 |
| Returned Cases: | |||||
| 1 Lapsed previous to current year | 23 Page 12 | 35 Page 11, Table 3 | 66 Page 8, Table 5 | 15 Table 3, Typed Statistics | 139 |
| 2 Lapsed during the current year | 29 Page 12 | 95 Page 12, Table 6 | 24 Page 8, Table 5 | 70 Page 12, Table 6 | 218 |
| 3 Irrespective of when Lapsed | 52 | 130 | 90 | 85 | 357 |
| Total: | |||||
| "Ceased to Attend" or "Lapsed," Irrespective of Returned Cases, as per Printed Annual Report | 1,034 Page 12, Table 14 | 1,393 Page 11, Table 3 Page 12, Table 6 | 910 Page 9, Table 9 Page 8, Table 5 | 891 Page 12, Table 6 | 4,228 4,375 |
| Number on Books, 1st April, 1923— From Printed Annual Report | 1,632 Page 12 | 1,259 Page 11, Table 3 | 823 Page 8, Table 5 | 1,088 Page 11, Table 4 | 4,802 4,469 |
| Centre, Branch, and Wards. | Centre and Branch. | Centre and Branch. | Centre and Wards. | Totals. | |
| Individual Children: | |||||
| (1) On the Books. 1st April, 1922 | 1,786 | 1,847 | 1,115 | 1,244 | 5,992 |
| A (2) New cases, year ending 31st March, 1923 | 828 | 770 | 528 | 679 | 2,805 |
| (3) Returned Cases lapsed previous to current year | 23 | 35 | 66 | 15 | 139 |
| Total of A | 2,637 | 2,652 | 1,709 | 1,938 | 8,936 |
| B Total number of Individual Children* | 1,975 (Annual Report, p. 14) | 2,705 | 823 | 2,000 | 7,503 |
| Difference between A and B | —662 | +53 | —886 | +62 | —1,433 |
| Total number of Individual Mothers attending— | Comparing these Totals A and B the difference will give either the number of Children on the Books who failed to attend during the year, or the number of Children who attended and whose names were not on the Books. | ||||
| 381 | 215 | 157 | 150 (300*) | 903 | |
| (b) Post Natal Sessions | 147 | No figures available | No figures available | 345 | |
| Home Visits paid by Salaried Workers to: | |||||
| (1) Expectant Mothers | 1,012 | 396 | 226 | 343 | 1,977 |
| (2) Children | 12,211 | 8,351 | 4,908 | 7,350 | 32,820 |
| (3) Ailing Mothers | 357 | Included in Children's visits. | — | 863 | — |
* From Returns made to the Ministry of Health. N.B —Page references are to Centres Annual Reports.