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Shoreditch 1939

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE STATISTICAL INFORMATIONRelating to 1939HEALTH VISITING

MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE STATISTICAL INFORMATION

Relating to 1939

HEALTH VISITING

(1)(2)(3)(1)(2)(3)
1st VisitsTotal1st VisitsTotal
Expectant mothers6301,312Ophthalmia neonatorum, etc.2778
Infants1,0493,839
Children aged 1—58288,502Puerperal fever34
Interviews—2,561Puerperal pyrexia46
Futile visits—2,600Child life protection—51
Still birth visits—34

Table: CLINIC ATTENDANCES

CLINIC ATTENDANCES

Children
(1)(2)0—11—5(7)(8)(9)(10) H. V.'s Attendances
CentreNo. of Sessions(3) Seen by Dr.(4) Total(5) Seen by Dr.(6) TotalAntenatalMiscellaneousTotal
Model Welfare Centre6073,2176,3743,6006,4781,6876,03720,5761,041
Hoxton Market Mission66396693575920—9952,60898
Hoxton Hall999231,7001,1201,823—3693,892108
St. Helens716171,2686851,261—5343,06390
Haggerston Hall51592956553846—1931,99564
Harbour Lights44294651368670—2031,52466
Herbert Grove1991,5582,2981,4351,8583512634,770296
Total1,1377,59713,9408,33613,8562,0388,59438,4281,763

Table: MISCELLANEOUS ATTENDANCES (INCLUDED ABOVE)

MISCELLANEOUS ATTENDANCES (INCLUDED ABOVE)

(1)(2) First(3) Total(1)(2) First(3) Total
Toddlers' clinic103376Artificial sunlight—Mothers1093
Post-natal clinic76116,, ,, Children1823,067
Breast-feeding clinic41557Housewifery classes—1,457
Mothers without children2,928

Table: DINING CENTRES

DINING CENTRES

(1)(2) Model Welfare Centre(3) Herbert Grove(4) Total
Ordinary dinners served to mothers5,6992,5998,298
,, ,, ,, ,, lying-in mothers237185422
Dinners served to toddlers5,5572,4167,973
Mothers on register at end of period15621
Toddlers ,, ,, ,,101828