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Table I.
Statistical information is given below in the form required by the Ministry of Health.
[The following Centres in the Borough are not included in the table for the reason that grant is not paid by
the Borough Council:—lioyal Free Hospital and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital.]
1.—Population of the area served by the Council, Registrar General's estimate for
Midsummer, 1937—181,900.
2.—Number of births notified in that area during the year under the Notification
of Births Act, 1907, as adjusted by any transferred notifications:—
(a) Live Births—2,306.
(b) Still births—62.
(c) Total*—2,368.
(d) By midwives*—2,008.
(e) By doctors and parents*—360.
•The total of the figures given under (d) and (e) should agree with the figure under (e).
3.—Health Visiting.
(a) Number of officers employed for health visiting at the end of the year.
(i) By the Council—17 (three of which are temporary).
(ii) By Voluntary Associations—2.
(b) Equivalent of whole-time services devoted by the whole staff to health
visiting (including attendance at infant welfare centres):—
(i) In the case of Health Visitors employed by the Council—17.
(ii) In the case of Health Visitors employed by Voluntary
ciations—1.
(c) Number of visits paid during the year by all Health Visitors:—
(i) To expectant mothers:—
First visits†—1,623.
Total visits—3,946.
(ii) To children under 1 year of age:—
First visits†—2,364.
Total visits—14,395.
(iii) To children between the ages of 1 and 5 years:—
Total visits—15,387.
4.—Infant Welfare Centres.
(а) Number of Centres provided and maintained by the Council—1.
(b) Number of Centres provided and maintained by the Council, with
some assistance from Voluntary Committees—5.
(c) Number of Centres provided and maintained by Voluntary Associations—1
(University College Hospital).
(d) Total number of attendances at all Centres during the year:—
(i) By children under 1 year of age—24,103.
(ii) By children between the ages of 1 and 5 years—15,654.
(e) Total number of children who first attended at the Centres during
the year and who, on the date of their first attendance, were:—
(i) Under 1 year of age*—1,872.
(ii) Between the ages of 1 and 5 years—252.