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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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| Infant Welfare Centres | No. of sessions held | First attendances | Total attendances | Seen By Doctor | Average attendances | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | Over 1 | Under 1 | Over 1 | |||||
| Burgoyne Rd. | 156 | 205 | 16 | 3,771 | 959 | 1,325 | 30.3 | |
| Church Road | 153 | 199 | 10 | 3,619 | 969 | 1,656 | 29.9 | |
| Fortis Green | 203 | 250 | 2 | 4,271 | 1,116 | 1,555 | 26.5 | |
| Hornsey Town Hall | 208 | 402 | 25 | 5,709 | 2,206 | 3,323 | 38.0 | |
| Mildura Court | 106 | 166 | 8 | 3,005 | 1,469 | 1,675 | 42.2 | |
| Stroud Green | 104 | 187 | 8 | 2,963 | 997 | 802 | 38.8 | |
| The Chestnuts | 257 | 566 | 34 | 7,204 | 1,804 | 2,349 | 35.6 | |
| Lordship Lane | 258 | 432 | 35 | 6,391 | 1,773 | 1,480 | 31.2 | |
| Park Lane | 207 | 379 | 14 | 5,530 | 1,362 | 1,571 | 32.3 | |
| Toddlers Sessions | ||||||||
| Burgoyne Rd. | 24 | — | 7 | — | 439 | 439 | 18.3 | |
| Church Road | 46 | — | 8 | — | 486 | 480 | 10.5 | |
| Fortis Green | 26 | — | 15 | — | 378 | 378 | 14.5 | |
| Hornsey Town Hall | 50 | - | 27 | - | 584 | 575 | 11.7 | |
| Mildura Court | 41 | — | 17 | — | 721 | 607 | 17.6 | |
| Stroud Green | 6 | — | 9 | — | 89 | 88 | 14.8 | |
| The Chestnuts | 53 | — | — | — | 698 | 698 | 13.1 | |
| Lordship Lane | 51 | — | 16 | — | 822 | 822 | 16.1 | |
| Park Lane | 106 | — | 2 | — | 897 | 892 | 8.5 | |
| Totals | 1952 | 2,055 | 2,786 | 253 | 42,463 | 17,769 | 20,715 | 29.3 |
| 1951 | 1,918 | 2,754 | 453 | 37,759 | 18,253 | 19,008 | 29.2 | |
| 1950 | 1,781 | 2,735 | 290 | 41,171 | 18,625 | 18,427 | 34.1 | |
| 1949 | 1,810 | 3,212 | 1,575 | 47,009 | 20,351 | 20,197 | 37.2 | |
Child Life Protection
The Area Children's Officer and his staff are responsible for adoption
arrangements and the care of children deprived of a normal home life,
but there are border-line cases of child neglect which are watched
carefully by health visitors in the normal course of the supervision of
child health and well-being. This usually acts as a deterrent but if
necessary the health visitor warns careless or neglectful mothers of the
consequences of their behaviour. Only a few of these cases deteriorate
and those and any doubtful cases are reported to the Area Children's
Officer or the N.S.P.C.C.
Daily Guardian Scheme
This scheme, by which working and other special categories of mothers
are assisted in finding suitable daily minders for their children, operates
exceedingly well. In spite of a certain wastage in daily guardians, the
number of women who offer their services, considerably exceeds the
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