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St Pancras 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Table IV. 112

Table IV. 112

Ampthill Squark.Camden Town.Cavehbham Road.Queen's Crescent.Somers Town.South highgate.Totals.
Bristow.¶Harrop.Lynn.Crockart.¶Blair.Harris.*Hunter.*Smith.Landel- Jones.¶ §Bagnall.Hunter.*Harris.*Reid. †Herbert. ||George.†Just.†O'Leary.‡Chapman,¶Hunter.*Harris *Bruce.Luice.Manger.¶Anderson.Blaxland.Brown, ARobinson.Hunter.*Harris.*
Maternity and Child Welfare : under 1 year :—
(a) First Visits following Birth Notifications64155157291617761148—1651—131433—263—1121318013256181-1013172157
(b) Other First Visits1312125139118—3——26——-6——3411325___-211—177
(c) Subsequent Visits297987101714046324327169861000303172038111853323051970749604500863223965311411122
1—2 years :—
(a) First Visits—2242738——1-—292—11111712256_—4—110
(b) Subsequent Visits2335785586821610314830852464054159450474—814279464358324362400622535635659
2— 5 years:—
(a) First Visits—899—5162—12——211—-5—325134131--33144
(b) Subsequent Visits2409266981584261442035083275105Ill111!.921711—15415018942150230578744713339871428447
Expectant Mothers:—
(a) First Visits396311260108465373—2662135110—19411118914556115-613131378
(b) Subsequent Visits46188137185216195033152105336-—5518142141117563115340-51621
Post Natal—16—4019—6275——106—-—2—1———106-3822226
Infectious Diseases:—
Ophthalmia Neonatorum713-31—2—81—2—2——-——1—113-2—142
Puerperal Pyrexia—3—-215————-41—-—-——21——3-4——26
Puerperal Fever——212—4——2——1—————-—1—-——-1——14
MeaslesUnder 1 year89182231221121111————62—182312615-942188
1—5 years311121221181927124—422716579——-263321631115798184-571351546
Over 5 years3866891064522523562715482——-17132877628321386311101073
Under 1 year14—————2—5-—--———--3—4———1-——121
German Measles1—5 years111—131——3———2-—--3—4——21--——26
Over 5 years—1411————1———21—_--11——59-3——30
Under 1 year-11————1—1——j1——_1-—13—15_3——21
Whooping CoughI—5 years11012—33721————452——213216241229—521170
Over 5 years—68—102—7—1——46——-113814183-1—185
Other DiseasesUnder 1 year——1—-—4I—-o—————-2-—8541411-5——57
1—5 years93024—1117222412412—4104—_830182436100105-138—588
Over 5 years9794638331257284-32476317—_54351118886049-58115928
Children and Young Persons Act, Ac.—
Initial Visits to Foster Mothers22I—25318—9-_1--------31—13—1——52
Subsequent Visits to Foster Mothers re children:—(a) Under 1 year1338———4232121——-——————3—-42—9—-136
(b) 1—5 years104245777730—36—10—————6——28112611—40—1325
(e) Over 5 years2159—1046611114—————4——1511316—20—1130
Other Visits10116322-3431210-2—————3——5461218—11—1191
Milk Enquiries(a) Expectant Mothers--—————7—1———————-——————1———-9
(b) Under 1 year—411——1—1—6——————————————5—12—31
(c) 1—3 years1—2—2————2—1——1——1——————1—2-—13
Visits re Deaths of Children(a) Under 1 year1—4—31—2—3—_—5———3—————39—1—-35
(b) 1—2 years————1-————---————1——1———2———-5
(c) 2—5 years--------—----1---1-----------2
Other Visits121—6012103643171—83—-73321139_3—22917328
TotalVisits11763356318165616748959042214452666285262134220112722388803973783023243616622243284244155225140537113
Consultations attended220131125193220324713317211729299 671222110617113620177172—16681602837
Classes attended6343586-517634---2———37—23730————6——337
Special Interviews at Centre958——1821416—8271445125——1327———1376——23958791218—99023538498
Ineffective Visits2533055526192036•279225267166832072686146163901735767022197155649186231197538

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In addition to the above, visits were made by Student Health Visitors attached to Centres as follows: Ampthill Square, 60 ; Camden Town, 1,013; Caversham Road, 551.
Notes:—Superintendent.
* Miss Harris and Mrs. Hunter changed duties in June.
§ Miss Landel-Jones died on 29th December, 1936.
† Kail lime workers not paid directij by Borough Council, commenced 26th October, 1936.
|| Miss Herbert resigned, 30th December, and Miss Just took her place on 31st December, 1936.
‡ Temporary part-time worker paid by Council, commenced 31st December, 1936.
a Voluntarv worker.