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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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SECTION 7.
Maternity and Child Welfare.
Health Visitors.
The number of Health Visitors employed at the end of the year—
(a) by the Council, 17.
(b) by the University College Hospital, 2 (equivalent to half of the whole time
service of one Health Visitor).
NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
| Year | Gross Cost | Reimbursement obtained | Net cost to Council | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of burials | Amounts | Average per burial | Amounts | Average per burial | Percentage of initial outlay | Amounts | Average per burial | Percentage of gross cost | |||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| 1948 | 37 | 284 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 156 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 55.04 | 127 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 44. 96 |
| 1949 | 55 | 445 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 291 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 65.43 | 153 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 34.57 |
| 1950 | 84 | 699 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 668 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 95.6 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4.4 |
| 1951 | 89 | 767 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 714 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 93.09 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.91 |
| 1952 | 74 | 612 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 546 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 89.21 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 10.79 |
| 1953 | 78 | 670 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 652 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 97.16 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2. 84 |
| Full period | 417 | 3,480 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 3,029 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 87.07 | 450 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12.93 |
Dental Treatment.
Ampthill Square
Camden Town
Sessions
37
91
Attendances—
Mothers
337
1,304
Children
102
213
The Borough Council made a contribution during the year of £123 19s. 9d. towards the
total cost of £247 19s. 6d. for dentures supplied to Nursing and Expectant Mothers.