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St Pancras 1937

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

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Table: Table IV.

Table IV.

Ampthill Square.Camden Town.Kentish Town.Queen's Crescent.Somers Town.South HighgateTOTALS.University College Hospital (j)
Bristow.(a)Harrop.Lynn.Crockart.(a)Blair.Hunter. (h)Smith.Phillips.(f)Edwards. (f)Lunn.(f)Slader.(f)Cross. (f)Bagnall.(b)Harris.(i)George. (c)Wilson. (d)O'Leary.(e)Whitmrrsh. (f)Just.(c)Chapman.(a)Harris. (i)Bruce.Lurie.Manger. (a)Anderson. (g)Blaxland.Slader.Robinson.(a)Harris. (i)Brooke. (k)Warren. (k)Barnes. (k)TOTALS. (U.C.H. only)
Maternity and Child Welfare: under 1 year:—
(a) First Visits following Birth Notifications33139146914227115599382731538172162—262192211921083518318818204415231250
(b) Other First Visits131152161216571——4—296—162171491123—43235541120
(c) Subsequent Visits37583496889652120679181253141284129851831205117837362319710217914563039793325138115668814650234
1—2 years:—
(a) First Visits376792748142——1—64——212214633——11591225
(b) Subsequent Visits2765845656328260361821321269—3918111043432814461984694583312024373202996037256718110
2—5 years:—
(a) First Visits—57183111110—61——15175—162251515143_—1127355—10
(b) Subsequent Visits304865912964196276210417422151438238126351386260110631948544228038049153282238577259315138
Expectant Mothers:—
(a) First Visits3071125399122102493499—4371874124739401131184530145—571914451049665
(b) Subsequent Visits7625521333702269252478—284551423444846172381607330146—55192189422430
Post Natal1163441158—1——4—2676——4————19—322050—13
Infectious Diseases:—
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1—9321421———1—211————2—2—3——136————
Puerperal Pyrexia34216—1——2——1———3——1—122—4—1—341113
Puerperal Fever——1——————1———————————2———2—1—7————
MeaslesUnder 1 year735—1—46—2——2——11————212—1—1—3842—6
1—5 years11619115—261—7127—4—1618——1—2413457511932971019—29
Over 5 years336119—242264914—1414——118821144—163215332—35
German MeaslesUnder 1 year————————1———————1————————1———3————
1—5 years333—21271——————————1—11616———40————
Over 5 years134—3—13—21——2——4——1—22444—1143————
Whooping CoughUnder 1 year—22———1——————14—————1———16—6125—_———
1—5 years6207—41345132—1——1384——1—1918—915—133205—_213
Over 5 years4119—3596—————4183———16112101—1398————
Other DiseasesUnder 1 year1————1—————2———2———1—107—812—5150—3—3
1—5 years41611—64164—321—1840121—813444232357—53327110—11
Over 5 years649131408593324121—4263329——18414162332—45481222423
Children and Young Persons Act, &c.—
Initial Visits to Foster Mothers142—4———————34———————12——1—2—24————
Subsequent Visits to Foster Mothers re children:(a) Under 1 year—14——2—1—————55———————22——3—12—461——1
(b)1—5 years123444—12322—8——429—1———2—2412—226—47—282————
(c) Over 5 years43526—103104—111——1—————3—1111—611—20—167—1—1
Other Visits13—67675049—36—77620256—5—5312419—24330211—2
Milk Enquiries(a) Expectant Mothers——11———————————31————————1—2—9—1—1
(b) Under 1 year1—7—12—3—2———2277——1——2——6—5—485——5
(c) 1—3 years2—2———12—1—————72————————2—5125————
Visits re Deathsof Children(a) Under 1 year1—3—3—13—2————283——2—11——10—2—422114
(b) 1—2 years————1——————————11———————————14————
(c) 2—5 years————21———————————————————————3————
Other visits6—2115136137—62—48——224——48——230—2—15935031—4
Total Visits118930173144530182937224328188411604373135460958726612696329566006072807238714671128273913128955935931163507126796
Consultations attended210127119257158151584635512217025161056861196151661451915415611491212747575516128
Classes attended544—639111—62—345——1——31—32292———33—3081819441
Special Interviews at Centre1194——2502105——3—2——121612621536——1336—37175656—174—573248176113587178
Ineffective Visits1673484534010621152153346164428513114162150516784117161322875938042203415213180158883510014655301

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In addition to the above, visits were made by Student Health Visitors attached to Centres as follows : Camden Town, 1,037; Kentish Town, 445.
Notes:—(a) Superintendent.
(b) Acting Superintendent.
(c) Temporary full-time workers not paid directly by Borough Council—Miss George resigned in March. Mrs. Just resigned in January.
(d) Temporary part-time worker, not paid directly by Borough Council. Temporary full-time and paid by Borough Council as from 1st April.
(e) Temporary part-time worker paid by Borough Council. Temporary full-time as. from 1st April,
(f) Temporary full-time workers paid by Borough Council.
(i) Miss Phillips, March till 19th June.
(ii) Mrs. Edwards appointed and resigned in July.
(iii) Miss Lunn appointed 26th July—resigned '25th December.
(iv) Miss Slader appointed 29th June—resigned 28th August.
(v) Miss Whitmarsh, appointed 2nd November—resigned 4th December.
(vi) Miss Cross appointed 27th December.
(g) Miss Anderson retired on 30th June.
(h) Mrs. Hunter retired on 30th November.
(i) Miss Harris was employed at Kentish Town, Queen's Crescent and South Highgate Centres.
(j) As from 1st May only.
(k) Employed and paid by University College Hospital.