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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 1931
[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 | 72 | 207 | 264 | 21 | 27 | 312 | 3123 | 9S2 | 823 | 4928 | 277 | 323 | 474 | 2801 | 14 | 171 | 2 | 26 | 3 | _ |
| Somers Town | 65 | 172 | 182 | 10 | 7 | 199 | 3219 | 1673 | 867 | 5759 | 153 | 497 | 221 | 4526 | 12 | 153 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1(c) |
| North St. Pancras School for Mothers | 82 | 189 | 341 | 19 | 10 | 370 | 4613 | 1689 | 1015 | 7317 | 137 | 395 | 512 | 4556 | 18 | 213 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — |
| South Highgate Centre | — | — | 98 | 8 | 5 | 111 | 1701 | 828 | 477 | 3006 | 81 | 171 | 127 | 1716 | 8 | 104 | - | 1 | — | |
| Grafton Road Centre | 65 | 163 | 201 | 8 | 23 | 232 | 3198 | 1200 | 773 | 5171 | 109 | 263 | 269 | 3558 | 14 | 163 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — |
| Camden Town Centre | 114 | 174 | 305 | 26 | 31 | 362 | 4011 | 1481 | 1279 | 6771 | 260 | 366 | 533 | 3906 | 17 | 203 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — |
| Argyle Square Centre | 9 | 26 | 193 | 17 | 9 | 219 | 2427 | 624 | 406 | 3457 | 155 | 220 | 312 | 2537 | 8 | 101 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Caversham Road Centre | 177 | 930 | 302 | 12 | 17 | 331 | 4198 | 690 | 976 | 5864 | 224 | 751 | 407 | 4759 | 15 | 144 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 4 (f) |
| †University College Hospital . | 787 | 3665 | — | — | — | 731 | — | — | — | 4345 | - | — | 180 | 4878 | 18 | 204 | 18 | 204 | — | 2 |
| †Royal Free Hospital | 193 | 862 | — | — | — | 134 | 468 | 252 | 219 | 939 | 249 | 320 | 228 | 765 | 12 | 153 | 12 | 150 | — | 3 |
| Totals | 1564 | 6388 | — | — | — | 3001 | — | — | — | 47557 | 1645 (a) | 3306 (b) | 3263 (c) | 34002 (d) | 136 | 1609 | 40 | 476 | *18 | 10 |
* Ail additional visitor was also attached to the following Centres :—
Ampthill Square, South Highgate, Grafton Road, Camden Town, Caversham Road, Argyle Square, Somers Town, for 3 days a week.
{a) Exclusive of 43 visits by students (Ampthill Square, 8 ; Camden Town, 35).
(b) „ 45 „ „ ( „ 8; „ 37).
(c) m 57 „ „ ( „ 19; „ 38).
(d) ,, 354 ,, ,, ( ,, 103; Queen's Creecent, 71; Camden Town, 180).
(e) Part-time trained visitor.
(/) 1 full-time and 3 part-time trained visitors Caversham Road,
f Figures refer to St. Pancras cases only.