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Marylebone 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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Marylebone Road. The number of births notified from these institutions during
1919 was 2,458, the total births numbering 3,779. The midwives living and
practising in the Borough number 2. Both conduct maternity homes which are
registered by the London County Council.
Babies Nursing Home.—Through a special Committee upon which the
Borough Council was strongly represented and of which the Medical Officer of
Health was Chairman, a house at 20, Marlborough Place, N.W., was opened as a
Nursing Home for Wasting Babies early in 1918. This home was in operation
during the whole of 1919 working in co-operation with the various centres, through
which alone admission to the Home is obtainable. The statement given below
shows the number of admissions during the year. The Home is supported by
voluntary subscriptions, but the Council in 1919 also made a grant of £500.
Work done during 1919.—The following table gives some idea of the work
done at the various centres during the year. Further information with regard to
action taken under the Milk (Mothers and Children) Order, to which reference is
made here will be found on page 30.
STATEMENT SHOWING WORK AT INFANT CONSULTATIONS AND ANTE-NATAL CLINIC CENTRES DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31 ST DECEMBER, 1919.
| CENTRE. | Lord Roberts' Club, Barrow Hill Road | No. 14 Salisbury Street | Queen Charlottes Hospl. | No 101 Crawford Street. | No. 30, Marylebone Lane. | No, 8 Ogle Mews. | The Middlesex Hospl.* | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of consultations held | 49 | 211 (153 children 58 maternity) | 304 (255 antenatal 49 infants) | 49 | 93 | 50 | 37 | 793 |
| No. of mothers attending ante-natal clinic | 987 | 7914 | — | 129 | — | — | 9030 | |
| No. of attendances of babies | 1055 | 3382 | 1561 | 969 | 856 | 675 | 859 | 9357 |
| No. of attendances of children over 2 years | 287 | 837 | — | 99 | 183 | 170 | — | 1576 |
| No. of orders issued for milk, etc. | 61 | 2634 | 93 | 186 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 3003 |
| No. of home visits | 777 | 5485 | 949 | 833 | 568 | 290 | 408 | 9310 |
| No. of new cases | 90 | 369 | 2082 | 72 | 126 | 122 | 157 | 3018 |
* Opened in April.