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St Pancras 1938

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

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Table: Table IV. 108

Table IV. 108

Ampthill Square.Camden Town.Kentish Town.Queen's Crescent.Somers Town.South Highgate.University College Hospital, (j)TOTALS.
Bristow.(a)Harrop.Lynn.Crockart.(a)Blair.Smith, (c)Harris, (d)Cross.(b)0'Leary.(b)(d)Sainsbury.(b)Carr.(b)Taylor.(b)Blair.(a)Bagnall.Harris.(d)Wilson. b)Just.(b)(b)O'Leary.(b)(d)Chapman.(a)Harris.(d)Bruce.Lurie.Just.(b)(d)O'Leary (b)(d)Manger. (a)Blaxland.Robinson.(a)Harris. (d)Just.(6)(d)O'Leary. (b)(d)Brooke. (e)Warren. (e)Barnes. (e)
Maternity and Child Welfare : under 1 year
(a) First Visits following Birth Notifications2818513212171582162153390523143—15903765-223197--133192100169105942139
(b) Other First Visits119201539228510—114—21135-1791-132028—2117—217
(c) Subsequent Visits3768291068769441363636102572113345762—996213272471296073711765468713122022150130252141050O
1 — 2 years :—10
(a) First Visits—621—111—4——1—13—1——591—1112———113188
(b) Subsequent Visits27313647052482416135080111186531367175742411541114683331096377466180727873211355607
2—5 years:—
(a) First Visits—96201—64——9——3—8721—7181—158——1—23—131
(b) Subsequent Visits2577517488272392915531041643922937442763392017280264133804722486254031716161476711567354
Expectant Mothers:—
(a) First Visits3111310330181252114202762311118—111—211029791128380151321227196181522
(b) Subsequent Visits89290192189361108122760—11161—1534568122211852549210157—7255922106
Post Natal—6261—11——645——18—74—31—9———1221——13——255
Infectious Diseases:—
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1—5———219——201—1—4—21—12——1——————1—61
Puerperal Pyrexia135—2——41—2——2—1—————3——32———————29
Puerperal Fever—11————1——1———————2——1———4—————_—11
MeaslesUnder 1 year42411————854———4—8143—24124_10126—1123—151
1—5 years14728921111458426349—825—808231831841012274896312617816_1100
Over 5 years98253—1153152142210—82336511189418668211012783233413412903
German MeaslesUnder 1 year—3—————1—31——1————_—11———————_———_11
1—5 years510122—428368114—7613—1711—11872——222—145
Over 5 years41510——143051125113—5726—23918984——1—72205
Whooping CoughUnder 1 year12————51——4——————3—228—2—13———___34
1—5 years669———4111676—6—9—11——2046—79249——124—204
Over 5 years—54—2——3——32118—7671—101213332——3———96
Other DiseasesUnder 1 year——————26142_———1——1—814——251———21—50
1—5 years18335——6412121013—42—15—29—_6298—3458716—14241471
Over 5 years46750—1121735293946—221—43—106875100131102223—315134678
Children and Young Persons Act, &c.—
Initial Visits to Foster Mothers214———1—11——12——————23———33———2_—26
Subsequent Visits to Foster Mothers re children :(a) Under 1 year4161—4—16425——262—————3————15———-——80
(b) 1—5 years134714——3816149141—3732—14—1913—1—1433———-1—270
(c) Over 5 years84328—1—102424294—7————1—54———2625——_-6—207
Other Visits2—152—421591——37—21194—107—2823162215152188
Milk Enquiries(a) Expectant Mothers——1———————1—————3———1————————————6
(b) Under 1 year1—9————2211————7—13——————34——————34
(c) 1—3 years——————1—132————2—11—1—2——12——1———18
Visits re Deaths of Children(a) Under 1 year————1—132211—5—8—31—11——16————32143
(b) 1—2 years—————————————————————————————————5
(c) 2—5 years——————————————————————————————————
Other Visits1435—762—13809161912332—53—3648—128—56554——2613—577
Total Visits1166 3113307314363101741183 2374 4836091392962162258 1012786122902655703087248114066418142778126852995243137615235552
Consultations attended19412913123919171571081424704151138—120117224317015118193160166212999959482985
Classes attended592—2311421———12610——_35—3234———431———45412375
Special Interviews at Centre1372——2197——512—2———10173622448—31576—37122——5361496351—3122822—8874
Ineffective Visits13018331863136163771495 1502636293739568—526182711723551277043252291197160816153268252338642

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In addition to the above, visits were made by Student Health Visitors attached to Centres as follows : Camden Town, 1,355; Kentish Town, 784.
Notes :—(a) Superintendent. (Miss Blair appointed Superintendent in February and took over duties on 7th March ; previously at Camden Town. )
(b) Temporary full-time workers paid by Borough Council.
(i) Mrs. Just appointed 14th February; resigned 23rd April.
(ii) Miss Sainsbury appointed 2nd May—resigned 16th July.
(iii) Miss Carr appointed 23rd May—resigned 10th December.
(iv) Miss Taylor appointed 15th December.
(c) Mrs. Ashwood Smith retired on 31st January.
(d) The following Health Visitors were employed at Kentish Town, Queen's Crescent and South Highgate Centres: —
Miss Harris during January. Transferred to Camden Town on 7th February in place of Mrs. Ashwood Smith.
Mrs. Just from 14th February until 23rd April.
Miss O'Leary from 25th April until end of year. Previously transferred from Kentish Town to Camden Town on 7th March
(e) Employed and paid by University College Hospital.