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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

Hornsey 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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Table: TABLE I.MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK, 1933.

TABLE I.

MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK, 1933.

Nature of Work.Centres.Totals.
No. 1.No. 2.No, 3 and Sub-Centre.
Number of sessions held19712293415
,, ante natal sessions held50252398
Number of individual Mothers seen by Doctor:—
Ante natal, New cases1957673344
,, Old cases337123103563
Post-natal. New cases4024367
,, Old cases914—23
581237179997
Total attendances of Mothers6592922531,204
Number of babies attending Centres for first time : Under 1 year345191150686
1-5 years815674211
Number of individual babies on Centre registers: Under 1 year301253128682
1—5 years6632063411,210
Babies seen by Doctor2,2891,3229154,536
Attendances of babies at medical consultations3,2022,0721,1106,384
Total attendances of babies at Centres : Under 1 year5,4162,5221,7349,672
1—5 years3,4601,0419625,463
Referred to own private doctors1511228
Referred to hospitals148422192
Health talks given by nurses—31—31
Grant Total's
Visits paid by nurses: —First visitsTotal visitsFirst visitsTotal visitsFirst visitsTotal visitsFirst visitsTotal visits
To expectant mothers92184911514876231411
To infants under one year4872,3643131,3512781,0751,0784,790
To children aged 1—5 years1123,465731,667601,5342456,666
Total visits paid by Nurses6916,0134773,1693862,6851,55411,867
CHILDREN ACTS— Visits paid to Foster Children81219101210419326

Table: RECORD OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL MIDWIFE, 1933.

RECORD OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL MIDWIFE, 1933.

Confinements attended139
Ante-natal Clinics attended89
do. visits574
Post-natal visits1,885