London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Ampthill Square. | Camden Town | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions | 32 | 83 | |
| Attendances—Mothers | 237 | 833 | |
| Children | 116 | 192 | |
The Borough Council made a contribution during the year of £78 4s. towards the
total cost of £156 8s. for dentures supplied to Nursing and Expectant Mothers.
Gynecological Clinic.
Sessions are held weekly, and during the year there were 312 women attending, of
whom 112 were new cases.
Health Visitors.
The total number of visits made by Health Visitors was as follows:—
| - | Council's Visitors | U.C. Hospital Visitors | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 1945 | 1944 | 1945 | 1944 | 1945 | |
| To Expectant mothers | 3,677 | 3,467 | 92 | 179 | 3,769 | 3,646 |
| ,, Post natal | 801 | 699 | 14 | 54 | 815 | 753 |
| ,, Children | 18,347 | 21,051 | 883 | 1,112 | 19,230 | 22,163 |
| ,, Child life protection | 187 | 2,304 | 26 | 98 | 213 | 2,402 |
| ,, Infectious diseases, etc. | 1,385 | 1,172 | 24 | 43 | 1,409 | 1,215 |
| ,, Other visits | 2,454 | 1,299 | 61 | 11 | 2,515 | 1,310 |
| 23,851 | 29,992 | 1,100 | 1,497 | 24,951 | 31,489 | |
Nursing in the Home.
An annual block grant is made to each Association in respect of nursing for certain specified diseases: —
| Block Grant. | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Visits. | ||
| £ | |||
| Hampstead | 30 | 54 | 946 |
| Metropolitan | 250 | 125 | 1,126 |
| North London | 25 | 26 | 157 |
| 205 | 2,229 | ||