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 Hornsey, Borough of]
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The following is a summary of the work carried out at the Welfare Centres.
CENTRES | Totals | ||||||||||
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Town Hall | Burgoyne Hall | Church. Road | Coldfall and Fortis Green | ||||||||
Number of Children's sessions held | 262 | 151 | 166 | 110 | 689 | ||||||
No. of sessions held | 203 | 97 | 6l | 51 | 412 | ||||||
No. of indiv. mths. seen by Doctor:- | |||||||||||
Ante-natal New cases | 757 | 372 | 268 | 201 | 1,598 | ||||||
" " Old cases | 3,041 | 1,645 | 845 | 601 | 6,132 | ||||||
Post-natal New cases | 224 | 145 | 90 | 19 | 478 | ||||||
" " Old cases | 22 | 23 | 1 | 60 | 106 | ||||||
4,044 | 2,185 | 1,104 | 881 | 8,301 | |||||||
Tot. att. of mths. | 5,449 | 2,401 | 1,366 | 1,199 | 10,415 | ||||||
No. of babies att. Cens. 1st times:- | |||||||||||
Under 1 year | 799 | 463 | 338 | 268 | 1,868 | ||||||
1-3 years | 111 | 50 | 90 | 80 | 331 | ||||||
3-5 years | 62 | 46 | 43 | 25 | 176 | ||||||
No. of babies on Cen. reg. at end of 1946 | 1,989 | 1,002 | 699 | 547 | 4,237 | ||||||
Indiv. babies seen by Doctor | 4,890 | 2,482 | 984 | 745 | 9,101 | ||||||
Total no. of babies seen by Doctor | 5,961 | 4,421 | 1,218 | 893 | 12,493 | ||||||
Tot. atts. of babies at Centres:- | |||||||||||
Under 1 year | 10,902 | 6,889 | 2,944 | 3,270 | 24,005 | ||||||
1-3 years | 4,059 | 1,948 | 960 | 439 | 7,406 | ||||||
3-5 years | 793 | 381 | 199 | 150 | 1,523 | ||||||
1st vst | Tot vst | 1st vst | Tot . vst | 1st vst | Tot vst | 1st vst | Tot vst | Grand 1st vst | Total Tot vst | ||
Vsts. paid by H.V's. to exp. mothers | 183 | 267 | 199 | 238 | 49 | 73 | 31 | 41 | 462 | 619 | |
To infs.und.1 year | 616 | 1,808 | 435 | 1,111 | 274 | 660 | 231 | 412 | 1,556 | 3,991 | |
To chil.agd.l-5 yrs. | 140 | 2,435 | 66 | 901 | 192 | 502 | 35 | 583 | 433 | 4,421 | |
Total visits | 939 | 4,510 | 700 | 2,250 | 515 | 1,235 | 297 | 1,036 | 2,451 | 9,031 |