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Marylebone 1924

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

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Maternity Cases.—The Council have not established a Maternity Home or
Hospital, but there is accommodation within the borough at Queen Charlotte's
Hospital, Middlesex Hospital, and in the Labour Wards at the St. Marylebone
Home, Marylebone Road. The number of births notified from these institutions
during 1924 was 2,350, the total births numbering 3,590. The midwives living
and practising in the borough number 4. Two conduct maternity homes which
are registered by the London County Council.
Work done during 1923.—The following table gives some idea of the work
done at the various centres during the year. Full details of the method adopted
in relation to the granting of orders for milk and food under the Maternity and
Child Welfare Act, 1918, will be found in previous reports, and need not again
be discussed. The total number of orders issued is shown in the table.

Table: STATEMENT SHOWING WORK AT INFANT CONSULTATIONS AND ANTE-NATAL CLINIC CENTRES DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDING 31 stDECEMBER, 1924.

STATEMENT SHOWING WORK AT INFANT CONSULTATIONS AND ANTE-NATAL CLINIC CENTRES DURING THE 52 WEEKS ENDING 31 stDECEMBER, 1924.

CENTRE.Barrow Hill Road.No. 14 Salisbury Street.Queen Charlotte's Hospl.Cosway Street.No. 30 M ary-lebone Lane.No. 8 Ogle Mews.The Middlesex Hospl.The Westn. Genl. Dispy.The Church Army Dispy.
No. of attendances of mothers at ante-natal clinic .--42---1645388,553
No. of attendances of babies .1,2043,7471,4511,5471,2881,1623,015495523
No. of attendances of children over 2 years1189781954741122451,0531,523204
No. of orders issued for milk, etc.1022966643811006192
No. of home visits .8232,8847766463898531,27722380
No. of new cases943233,68171836227631264

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Day Nurseries—Attendances during the year.
St. John's Wood, Barrow Hill Road 4,966
Portman, Exeter Street 8,597