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St Pancras 1917

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]

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Work of the Voluntary Institutions. The work done during 1917 at the 11 voluntary centres (and by the Borough Health Visitors) is shewn in the following table:—

Attendances.Visits by Trained Visitors.No. of infant consultations held.No. of consultations for expectant mothers only.No. of trained visitors.‡
Expectant Mothers.Children.Expectant Mothers.Children.
New cases.Total attendancesNew cases.Total attendances.First visits.Total visits.First visits.Total Visits.
Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Total.Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Total.
Borough Health Visitors————————15521812522925——2 (whole time).
2 (half time).
St. Pancras School for Mothers6414722783310——2988—499—1688135472 (whole time). 1(half time).
North St. Pancras School for Mothers:—
Rhyl Street Centre348626315278333655038861914962198697232 (whole time).
Winscombe Street Centre——43—4354376619——7851550—1 (3 days per week).
Grafton Road Centre——591372560100660——14179842—
*Passmore Edwards Settlement School for Mothers5559288740119559630509153850—1 (3 half days per week).
Camden Town Mothers' and Infants' Welfare Centre164187221091051505155611289877847—1 (2 days per week).
Argyle Square Mothers' and Infants' Welfare Centre4912411237149139137142899146376132351241 (whole time, paid).
Falkland Road Mothers' and Infants' Welfare Centre——123—1231084—108451—1 (whole time, unpaid).
Maternity Nursing Association, 73, Oakley Square105372334—334864969602032883546772612visiting done by midwives.
†University College Hospital————542——1560——6391917—511 (whole time).
†Royal Free Hospital25761013912151I 681397202411285198293147—1 (whole time).
*South Hampstead Centre, Lisburne Road——3574218012192———52—

* Counting St. Pancras cases only. †Including cases living outside St. Pancras. ‡These assist at the consultations besides visiting.