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Islington 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington]
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1934] 16
VOLUNTARY WELFARE CENTRES.
Each year for comparative purposes a Table is given which summarises as
far as possible the work of the Voluntary Welfare Centres. The Table is compiled
from the reports provided bv the Centres of information which the Medical Officer
of Health has to supply to the Ministry of Health for the calendar year. The
Centres themselves for the year 1934 for the first time through their Conjoint
Committee supplied for each Centre what they considered a proper report of their
activities. This report, of course, is on the nature of the work, and is not intended
to be a statistical review. This latter is covered by the Table just referred to and
the other Table, given at the end of this Section, which covers the activities up to
the end of the Centre year, March 31st, 1934, and is compiled from the Annual
Reports of the four Centres.
Table—Calendar Year, 1934.
| North. | South. | East. | West. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ante.Natal Clinics. | ||||||
| Number held weekly | 3 | 1 Ctr. | 1* | †1 | 7 | |
| 1 Rose | ||||||
| „ of Expectant Mothers who attend | 660 | Br'ch. | 255 | 82 | 1,183 | |
| 180 | ||||||
| „ of attendances | 2,099 | 556 | 675 | 276 | 3,606 | |
| 2. Consultations for Children up to 5 Years of Age. Total No. of children attending for First time during year, and who, on the date of their First attendance, were:— | ||||||
| i. Under 1 year | 899 | 642 | 467 | 511 | 2,519 | |
| ii. 1—5 years | 163 | 122 | 103 | 67 | 455 | |
| Number of attendances:— | ||||||
| i. Children under 1 year | 11,335 | 11,003 | 7,660 | 6 442 | 36,440 | |
| ii. 1—5 years | 5,736 | 8,306 | 7,446 | 4,779 | 26,267 | |
| 3. Home Visiting. | ||||||
| Number of visits made to:— | ||||||
| i. Expectant mothers:— | ||||||
| (a) First Visits | 185 | 106 | 219 | 48 | 558 | |
| (b) Total Visits | 2,275 | 259 | 1,037 | 234 | 3,806 | |
| ii. Children under 1 year:— | ||||||
| Total Visits | 5,068 | 6,904 | 4,014 | 2,457 | 18,443 | |
| iii. Children 1—5 years | 7,372 | 7,475 | 6,309 | 4,322 | 25,478 | |
| 4. Wards and Homes. | ||||||
| Number of beds | 18 | 12 | - | 8 | 38 | |
| Number of patients received:— | ||||||
| i. Mothers and Babies:— | ||||||
| (a) Mothers | 41 | 72 | - | — | 113 | |
| (b) Babies | 41 | 79 | - | - | 120 | |
| ii. Babies only | 89 | — | — | 87 | 176 | |
| 5. Number of Children who attended at the Centres during the Year, and who, at end of Year, were:— | ||||||
| i. Under 1 year | 694 | 448 | 324 | 415 | 1,881 | |
| ii. 1—5 years | 1,058 | 1,018 | 826 | 637 | 4,139 | |
| 6. Convalescence. Number of cases:— | ||||||
| i. Mothers | 28 | 10 | 93 | 26 | 167 | |
| ii. Children | 39 | 80 | 164 | 38 | 321 | |
| *Plus one extra Clinic per month. †Since May, 1933, one Birth Control Clinic a month has taken the place of one weekly Ante-Natal Clinic. | ||||||