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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
Marylebone 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 23.
Statement Showing Work of the Infant Consultations and Other Clinics.
| Centre. | Health Centre No. 1. | Health Centre No. 2. | Health Centre No. 3. | Queen Charlotte's Hospital. | The Middlesex Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Consultations held:— | |||||
| Infants | 97 | 202 | 92 | 99 | 152 |
| Toddlers | — | 53 | — | — | 52 |
| Maternity | — | 52 | 14 | 364 | 252 |
| Massage | — | 90 | — | — | — |
| Light | — | 87 | — | — | — |
| No. of attendances of mothers at clinic:— | |||||
| Ante-natal | — | 587 | 53 | 18,959 (741) | 5,412 (385) |
| Post-natal | — | 68 | 3 | 2,171 (46) | 562 (30) |
| No. of attendances of babies | 1,400 | 3,347 | 859 | 1,599 (1,059) | 3,806 (1,044) |
| No. of attendances of children over one year | 1,278 | 3,368 | 754 | 802 (621) | 2,834 (718) |
| No. of attendances at Light Clinic:— | |||||
| Infants | — | 96 | — | — | — |
| Toddlers | — | 1,776 | — | — | — |
| No. of attendances at Massage Clinic:— | |||||
| Infants | — | 48 | — | — | — |
| Toddlers | — | 1,098 | — | — | — |
| No. of Orders issued for milk | 556 | 1,072 | 208 | 255 | 203 |
| No. of Home visits ... | 648 | 3,380 | 460 | 210 | 3,126 |
| No. of new cases:— Infants | 91 | 196 | 61 | 119 (67) | 220(69) |
| Toddlers | 31 | 54 | 65 | 1 | 16(3) |
| Ante-natal | — | 145 | 14 | 3,035 (158) | 604 (45) |
| Post-natal | — | 44 | 1 | 1,421 (45) | 366 (20) |
| Massage Infants | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Toddlers | — | 54 | — | — | — |
| Light Infants | — | 13 | — | — | — |
| Toddlers | — | 120 | — | — | — |
Note.—Figures in brackets refer to St. Marylebone residents attending Queen Charlotte's
Hospital and Middlesex Hospital.