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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 1930
[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 Visitors. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectant Mothers. | Children. | Expectant Mothers. | Children. | Infants, | Expectant Mothers. | |||||||||||||||
| New cases. | Total attendances. | New cases. | Total attendances. | |||||||||||||||||
| Under 1 year. | 1 -2 years. | 2 - 5 years. | Total. | Under 1 year. | 1 - 2 years. | 2 - 5 years. | Total. | First visits. | Total visits. | First visits. | Total visits. | Per month. | Total. | Per month. | Total. | Council Staff. | Others. | |||
| St. Pancras School for Mothers— Ampthill Square | 84 | 263 | 258 | 17 | 22 | 297 | 3277 | 967 | 826 | 5070 | 304 | 378 | 558 | 3076 | 14 | 173 | 2 | 26 | 3 | — |
| Somers Town | 52 | 170 | 222 | 10 | 15 | 247 | 3601 | 1362 | 893 | 5856 | 153 | 457 | 253 | 4264 | 12 | 150 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1(f) |
| North St. Pancras School for Mothers | 72 | 155 | 315 | 9 | 7 | 331 | 4637 | 1716 | 1272 | 7625 | 125 | 349 | 500 | 4183 | 18 | 215 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — |
| South Highgate Centre | — | — | 112 | 4 | 14 | 130 | 1984 | 669 | 470 | 3123 | 51 | 105 | 145 | 1723 | 8 | 102 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Grafton Road Centre | 68 | 173 | 211 | 10 | 19 | 240 | 3045 | 1011 | 695 | 4751 | 129 | 327 | 295 | 3945 | 14 | 162 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — |
| Camden Town Centre | 136 | 180 | 324 | 21 | 14 | 359 | 3776 | 1242 | 961 | 5979 | 263 | 391 | 554 | 6340(e) | 18 | 214 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1(g) |
| Argyle Square Centre | 10 | 18 | 208 | 9 | 14 | 231 | 2127 | 579 | 374 | 3080 | 161 | 201 | 336 | 1772 | 10 | 120 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Caversham Boad Centre | 149 | 797 | 296 | 13 | 18 | 327 | 4358 | 740 | 957 | 6055 | 233 | 589 | 397 | 5333 | 12 | 142 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 2(h) |
| † University College Hospital | 934 | 3552 | — | — | — | 603 | — | — | — | 5550 | — | — | 294 | 6558 | 18 | 204 | 18 | 200 | — | 2 |
| † Royal Free Hospital | 258 | 1069 | — | — | — | 135 | 597 | 197 | 208 | 1002 | 226 | 308 | 187 | 778 | 12 | 155 | 12 | 154 | — | 2 |
| Totals | 1763 | 6377 | — | — | — | 3100 | — | — | — | 48091 | 1645 (a) | 3105 (b) | 3519 (c) | 37972 (d) | 136 | 1637 | 40 | 477 | *17 | 8 |
* An additional visitor was also attached to the following Centres:—
Ampthill Square, South Highgate, Camden Town. Caversham Road, for 3 days a week; North St. Pancras
School for Mothers, Grafton Road and Somers Town, for 2 days a week.
(а) Exclusive of 44 visits by students (Ampthill Square, 39 ; Camden Town, 5).
(b) „ 44 „ „ ( „ 39; „ 5),
(c) „ 27 „ ,, (Grafton Road, 22; „ 5).
(d) „ 293 „ „ (Ampthill Square, 32; Queen's Crescent, 41; Grafton Road, 108; Argyle
Square, 10; Camden Town, 102).
(e) Exclusive of 61 visits by untrained part-time visitor.
(f) Part-time trained visitor.
(g) Part-time untrained visitor.
(h) 1 full-time and 1 part-time trained visitor.
† Figures refer to St. Pancras cases only.