Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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INFANT AND CHILD WELFARE.
An analysis of the attendance at the Infant Welfare Centres is piven in the following table:—
Infant Welfare Centres. | Clinic Premises | Alex. Centre | Movers Lane | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of sessions | 104 | 100 | 100 | 304 |
No. of attendances of children under one year:— | ||||
(a) New cases | 206 | 138 | 126 | 470 |
(b) Old cases | 2530 | 1835 | 1693 | 6058 |
No. of attendances of children 1 to 5 years of age:— | ||||
(a) New cases | 37 | 29 | 20 | 86 |
(b) Old cases | 953 | 1554 | 1043 | 3550 |
Average number of attendances per session | 36 | 35 | 29 | 33 |
No. of sessions attended by medical officers | 104 | 100 | 100 | 304 |
No. of children seen by medical officers | ||||
(a) Under one year | 1588 | 1179 | 1063 | 3830 |
(b) Over one year | 619 | 818 | 774 | 2211 |
Average number of children seen by medical officer per session | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
The total attendances during the year were 10,164 as compared
with 8.561 in 1928.
Particulars of the home visits paid by the health visitors is given in the following table
No. of ante-natal visits | 106 |
No. of first visits to children under one year | 730 |
No. of subsequent visits to children under one year:— | |
(a) Attending a Centre | 281 |
(b) Not Attending a Centre | 2,943 |
No. of visits to children 1 to 5 years of age | |
(a) Attending a Centre | 225 |
(b) Not Attending a Centre | 3,523 |
No. of special visits in connection with Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 19 |
Ditto Deaths of children up to 3 years of age | 49 |
Ditto Still-births | 23 |
Ditto Puerperal sepsis and Pueperal Pyrexia | 5 |
Ditto Foster Children | 24 |
Other visits (not specified) | 117 |