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St Pancras 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The visiting work is set out in detail in the table on the next page and is summarised in the following statement
| No. of Expectant Mothers Visited. | Total Visits to Expectant Mothers. | No. of Children Visited. | Total. Visits to Children. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.
In previous Annual Reports details Lave been given in regard to the various maternity
and child welfare centres comprised in the Council's scheme. A list of them will be found in
the Table on the next page. Each centre (or group of centres) is managed by a voluntary
committee, who find the funds for the maintenance of the centre, other than those referred to
on page 18 as provided by the Council. The Council has representatives on each committee,
and each committee sends a representative to the Council's maternity and child welfare subcommittee.
The centres at University College Hospital and the Marlborough Maternity Section
of the Royal Free Hospital are not, however, subsidised by the Council.
In the Table on the next page the work of the centres in 1922 is statistically detailed.
It will be seen that at the end of the year 33£ infant consultations and 9| ante-natal consultations
were held per week, 1,718 infant consultations and 494 ante-natal consultations having been
held during the year. The children who attended in 1922 for the first time numbered 3,056
under one year of age, and 259 over one year. The children under one amount to 67 per cent,
of the births registered for the year. The number is probably somewhat overstated owing to
a limited number moving from one centre to another. The children made a total of 51,426
attendances (compared with 52,600 in 1921 and 47,625 in 1920); 2,689 expectant mothers
also attended, making in all 6,033 attendances.
Other work done at certain of the centres is indicated in the following paragraphs :—
St. Pancras School for Mothers, 1, Ampthill Square.
Dental clinic (dental surgeon, Mr. Geo. Thomson, L.D.S.). In 1922, 42 clinics were
held and the total attendances of mothers was 243, and of young children 68. The number
The attendances are classified as
follows:—
(7947) c 2