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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
Stoke Newington 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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The appended table indicates the scope of the Maternity and Child Welfare work done during the year 1925 and recent years.
| 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants born | 1,073 | 937 | 960 | 876 | |
| Home Visits, Primary | 1,173 | 1,073 | 1,088 | 1,126 | 1,139 |
| „ „ Secondary | 2,424 | 3,042 | 3,558 | 4,006 | 4,023 |
| Number of Children on Registers at Welfare Centres | 1,059 | 1,032 | 990 | 955 | 970 |
| Attendances of Children for Weighing and Consultations | 9,198 | 7,640 | 8,833 | 8,911 | 9,163 |
| Attendances of Mothers for Advice, etc. | 6,344 | 6,429 | 7,008 | 6,338 | 5,462 |
| Attendances of Mothers at AnteNatal Consultations | 177 | 176 | 178 | 242 | 256 |
| Attendances of Mothers at Needlework Class | 580 | 382 | 317 | 418 | 423 |
| Attendances of Children at Needlework Class | 622 | 577 | 413 | 458 | 483 |
ANTE-NATAL WORK.
Dr. Muncey reports:
"The number of new cases attending the Ante-Natal Clinic
during 1925, was 80, the attendances rose to 256.
" Eighty-three cases have been removed from the current list:
8 cases were not pregant.
8 ,, left the Borough.
4 „ miscarried.
1 case called for post Natal advice only, and was referred
to her doctor.
62 cases were confined-the confinements resulting in the
birth of 63 living children.
Of these 57 were single births.
3 „ twin births.
2 „ stillbirths-one a case of kidney disease
and sent to hospital. The
other a case of Maternal
Haemorrhage, who did not
attend after booking her midwife.