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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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| Midwives clinics | No. of sessions held | Total No. of attendances | Average attendance per session | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgoyne Road | 23 | 158 | 6.9 | |||||
| Church Road | 23 | 85 | 3.7 | |||||
| Fortis Green | 21 | 120 | 5.7 | |||||
| Hornsey Town Hall | 19 | 252 | 13.3 | |||||
| Mildura Court | 22 | 168 | 7.6 | |||||
| Stroud Green | 25 | 336 | 13.4 | |||||
| Chestnuts | 45 | 675 | 15.0 | |||||
| Park Lane | 96 | 479 | 5.0 | |||||
| Lordship Lane | 48 | 181 | 3.8 | |||||
| Total | 322 | 2454 | 7.6 | |||||
| Mothercraft clinics | No. of sessions held | No. of new cases | Total attendances | Average attendance per session | ||||
| Burgoyne Road | 32 | 31 | 139 | 4.3 | ||||
| Church Road | 47 | 60 | 255 | 5.4 | ||||
| Fortis Green | 49 | 66 | 392 | 8.0 | ||||
| Hornsey Town Hall | 38 | 150 | 535 | 14.1 | ||||
| Mildura Court | 44 | 42 | 184 | 4.2 | ||||
| The Chestnuts | 49 | 84 | 482 | 9.8 | ||||
| Lordship Lane | 51 | 61 | 369 | 7.2 | ||||
| Park Lane | 52 | 64 | 307 | 5.9 | ||||
| Total | 362 | 558 | 2663 | 7.4 | ||||
Infant Welfare Clinics
There is no sign of a diminishing need for the instruction and
guidance offered to mothers at infant welfare sessions. There are
more young women not long out of school with babies of their own
and a greater proportion who do not receive help from their mothers
or mothers-in-law. Also there is a noticeable increase in the
number of immigrant mothers. The West Indian patients may not
understand English ways when they first come but on the whole they
are eager to learn and attend the clinics loyally when they are invited.
They usually take the advice given and make competent and happy
mothers. Their main disadvantage is that as many are single, or
have high rents to pay they go back to work as soon as possible and
leave the baby with a neighbour or relative. Another group, the
Cypriots, also seek help eagerly and accept advice from doctors and
health visitors. These are more difficult to help because of the
language barrier though because of this many of them do not work
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