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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
St Pancras 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Centre. | Attendances at Consultations. | Visits by Trained Visitors. | Consultations. | Number of Trained Visitors. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers. | Children. | Expectant Mothers. | Children. | Infants, | Expectant Mothers. | |||||||||||||||||
| New cases. | Total attendances. | New cases. | Total attendances. | First visits. | Total visits. | First visits. | Total visits. | |||||||||||||||
| Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Total. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Total. | Visitors paid by Borough Council. | Trained workers not paid by Borough Council. | Visitors paid by Borough Council. | Trained workers not paid by Borough Council. | Visitors paid by Borough Council. | Trained workers. not paid by Borough Council. | Visitors paid by Borough Council. | Trained workers not paid by Borough Council. | Per month. | Total. | Per month. | Total. | Whole time. | Part time. | |||
| Town Hall, Health Visitors | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 255 | — | 449 | — | 348 | — | 1404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| St. Pancras School for Mothers— Ampthill Square | 175 | 588 | 301 | 36 | 337 | 3991 | 3047(1) | 7038 | 367 | — | 916 | — | 627 | — | 12768 | — | 23 (2) | 273(3) | 4 | 48 | 4 | — |
| Chalton Street | 64 | 141 | 195 | 32 | 227 | 2534 | 2291 | 4825 | 244 | — | 490 | 61(4) | 347 | 4484 | 2286(5) | 12 | 150 | 2(6) | 20 | 2 | 2(7) | |
| North St. Pancras School for Mothers, | 110 | 306 | 317 | 32 | 349 | 4266 | 3375 | 7641 | 71 | — | 296 | — | 493 | — | 5239 | — (8) | 18(9) | 219 | 4(10) | 35 | 3 | — |
| Queen's Crescent South Highgate Centre | 3 | 12 | 63 | 14 | 77 | 1206 | 728 | 1934 | 15 | — | 52 | — | 130 | — | 1136 | — | 8 | 97 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Grafton Road Centre | 65 | 223 | 200 | 51 | 251 | 3037 | 1645 | 4682 | 139 | — | 427 | — | 391 | 12 | 5277 | 977 | 13 | 157 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — |
| Mary Ward Settlement school for Mother | 20 | 107 | 101 | 29 | 130 | 1614 | 1529 | 3143 | 63 | — | 168 | — | 240 | — | 2310 | — | 12 | 144 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Camden Town Centre, Camden Road | 70 | 264 | 320 | 38 | 358 | 3689 | 1756 | 5445 | 212 | — | 490 | — | 561 | — | 2699 | — | 16 | 214(11) | 4(10) | 38 | 3 | — |
| (12) Berkeley Road Centre | — | — | 20 | 3 | 23 | 412 | 171 | 583 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 33 | — | — | — | — |
| Argyle Square Centre | 21 | 33 | 126 | 14 | 140 | 1212 | 467 | 1679 | 95 | — | 270 | — | 216 | — | 1881 | — | 5 | 60 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — |
| Caversham Road Centre | 97 | 461 | 288 | 16 | 304 | 4276 | 1397 | 5673 | 90 | — | 435 | 6 | 164 | 194 | 2818 | 2045 | 12 | 142 | 4 | 49 | 2(13) | — |
| (l4) Maternity Nursing Association, Oakley Square | 133 | 155 | 167 | 4 | 171 | 2393 | 1620 | 4013 | — | 208 | — | 323 | 212 | 151 | 1713 | 779 | 8 | 96 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — |
| University College Hospital | 1760 | 3334 | — | — | 752 | — | — | 3255 | — | — | — | — | — | 428 | — | 5600 | 8 | 101 | 4 | 49 | — | —(15) |
| Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn Road | 216 | 653 | 76 | 40 | 116 | 509 | 361 | 870 | 162 | — | 238 | — | 57 | — | 468 | — | 8 | 103 | 8 | 103 | — | 2 |
| Marlborough Maternity Section | 416 | 2376 | — | — | 88 | — | — | 511 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 48 | 8 | 96 | — | — |
| Totals | 3150 | 8653 | — | 3323 | — | — | 51292 | 1713 | 208 | 4231 | 390 | 3786 | 785 | 42197 | 11687 | 151 | 1837 | 41 | 471 | 20 | — | |
(1) Including 744 at voluntary consultations. (2) Including 3 per month held voluntarily. (3) Including 33 held voluntarily. (4) In addition to 8 visits by untrained voluntary
workers (5) In addition to 161 visits by untrained voluntary workers (6) August to December, 1 only. (7) Voluntary trained workers. (8) 458 visits were made by
unqualified students. (9) Including 2 per month held voluntarily. (10) August to December, 2 only. (11) Including 21 special "toddlers" sessions held by Assistant M O H.
(12) Centre closed from 3rd September. (13) In addition to 1 full-time trained voluntary worker. (14) Year ended 31st March, 1925. (15) Paid by hospital and not by Council.