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 Willesden]
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Table 54 Births
Hospital and Domiciliary
1955 | 1956 | |
---|---|---|
Total notified live births | 2,526 | 2,638 |
Born in institutions | 2,165 | 2,262 |
Born at home | 361 | 376 |
Percentage born in institutions | 85.7 | 85.8 |
Institutions | ||
Central Middlesex Hospital | 864 | 987 |
Kingsbury Maternity Hospital | 354 | 321 |
Larger hospitals outside Willesden | 585 | 639 |
Smaller hospitals outside Willesden | 335 | 286 |
Nursing homes, etc. | 27 | 29 |
Total | 2,165 | 2,262 |
Home | ||
County Midwives | 357 | 376 |
Others | 4 | — |
Total | 361 | 376 |
Table 55 Mothercraft
Clinic | Sessions | New cases | Total attendances | Average attendance per session |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kilburn | 30 | 51 | 176 | 5.9 |
Willesden | 36 | 27 | 151 | 4.2 |
Stonebridge | 51 | 67 | 384 | 7.5 |
Totals: 1956 1955 | 117 116 | 145 162 | 711 823 | 6.1 7.0 |
Table 56 Relaxation Classes
Clinic | Sessions | New cases | Total attendances | Average attendance per session |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stonebridge 1956 | 90 | 118 | 520 | 5.8 |
1955 | 95 | 114 | 527 | 5.5 |
Kilburn 1956 | 41 | 62 | 185 | 4.5 |
1955 | 36 | 45 | 138 | 4.0 |
Table 57 Infant Welfare Clinics
Clinic | Sessions | First attendances (Under 1 year) | Attendances | Total attendances | Seen by doctor | Average attendance per session | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year | 1—2 years | 2—5 years | |||||||
Kilburn | 287 | 368 | 5,339 | 890 | 439 | 6,668 | 3,461 | 23.2 | |
Willesden | 252 | 401 | 4,802 | 681 | 575 | 6,058 | 3,285 | 24.0 | |
Stonebridge | 297 | 542 | 6,585 | 844 | 726 | 8,155 | 3,554 | 27.4 | |
Cricklewood (Sneyd Road) | 102 | 423 | 3,107 | 596 | 469 | 4,172 | 1,469 | 40.9 | |
Neasden (St. Catherine's) | 100 | 199 | 3,950 | 931 | 390 | 5,271 | 1,381 | 52.7 | |
Kensal Rise (St. Martin's) | 103 | 224 | 3,588 | 833 | 363 | 4,784 | 1,668 | 46.4 | |
South Kilburn (St. Luke's) | 102 | 222 | 2,564 | 404 | 210 | 3,178 | 1,615 | 31.2 | |
Totals: | 1956 | 1,243 | 2,379 | 29,935 | 5,179 | 3,172 | 38,286 | 16,433 | 30.8 |
1955 | 1,269 | 2,295 | 28,353 | 4,287 | 3,697 | 36,337 | 17,069 | 28.6 |