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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 1937

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

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Live Still
Births Births Total
Town Hall Centreh 556 16 572
Wight man Road Cent re 276 11 287
Highgate Centre 294 16 310
Coldfall Sub-Centre 25 0 25
1,151 43 1,194

Table: HOME HELPS.The Hornsev Home Helps Society was started in 1930 by members of the Voluntary Committees of the Centres (Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Inward, 99, Pemberton Road, N.4). In spite of the difficulties of this work, steady progress has been made, as shown by the yearly figures: —

HOME HELPS.

The Hornsev Home Helps Society was started in 1930 by members of the Voluntary Committees of the Centres (Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Inward, 99, Pemberton Road, N.4). In spite of the difficulties of this work, steady progress has been made, as shown by the yearly figures: —

Year.No. of Helps on BooksMothers served.Income.Expenditure.
£.s.d.£.s.d.
1930341120900
19314123819037115½
193245215016120
1933511379036610
193451444964482
1935635125170127130
1936866206112207127
1937129329089277180

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MILK (MOTHERS & CHILDREN) ORDERS.
1,545 applications for milk under this Order were dealt with
during the year, of which 1,498 were granted and 47 refused: —
½ pint milk daily free 6
1 pint ,, ,, ,, 773
1½ pints ,, ,, ,, 1
2 pints ,, ,, 507
3 pints ,, ,, ,, 39
1 pint ,, ,, half-price 49
2 pints ,, ,, ,, 43
3 pints ,, ,, ,, 1
lib. dried milk weekly free 51
lilbs. ,, ,, ,, ,, 14