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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Shoreditch 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE STATISTICAL INFORMATION
HEALTH VISITING
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Visits | Total | 1st Visits | Total | ||
| Expectant mothers | 458 | 867 | Ophthalmia neonatorum, | ||
| Infants | 817 | 3,338 | etc. | 27 | 86 |
| Children aged 1-5 | 610 | 7,524 | Puerperal fever | 6 | 8 |
| Interviews | — | 2,925 | Puerperal pyrexia | 9 | 17 |
| Futile visits | — | 2,586 | Child life protection | 1 | 44 |
| Still birth visits | 20 | 25 |
CLINIC ATTENDANCES
| (1) | (2) | Children | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) H.V.'s Attendances | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—1 | 1—5 | ||||||||
| Centre | No. of Sessions | (3) Sean by Dr. | (4) Total | (5) Seen by Dr. | (6) Total | Antenatal | Miscellaneous | Total | |
| Model Welfare Centre | 659 | 1,960 | 4,052 | 2,279 | 4,691 | 2,080 | 3,189 | 14,012 | 878 |
| Hoxton Hall* | 28 | 201 | 408 | 276 | 495 | — | 140 | 1,043 | 26 |
| Haggerston Hall† | 43 | 476 | 902 | 360 | 650 | — | 217 | 1,769 | 53 |
| Herbert Grove | 268 | 1,594 | 2,930 | 1,422 | 2,420 | 473 | 669 | 6,492 | 406 |
| Brunswick Place‡ | 47 | 300 | 559 | 378 | 650 | - | 201 | 1,410 | 78 |
| Total | 1,045 | 4,531 | 8,851 | 4,715 | 8,906 | 2,553 | 4,416 | 24,726 | 1,441 |
MISCELLANEOUS ATTENDANCES (INCLUDED ABOVE)
| (1) | (2) First | (3) Total | (1) | (2) First | (3) Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toddlers' clinic | 346 | 640 | Artificial sunlight—Mothers | 3 | 33 |
| Post-natal clinic | 91 | 117 | „ „ Children | 81 | 959 |
| Mothers without children | — | 2,178 | Housewifery classes | - | 489 |
DINING CENTRES
| (1) | (2) Model Welfare Centre | (3) Herbert Grove | (4) Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary dinners served to mothers | 3,573 | 1,572 | 5,145 |
| „ lying-in mothers | — | 20 | 20 |
| Dinners served to toddlers | 3,429 | 3,167 | 6,596 |
| Mothers on register at end of period | 2 | — | 2 |
| Toddlers on register at end of period | 1 | — | 1 |
MISCELLANEOUS
| Mayfield: admissions | 206 | Minimum free milk allowances (M.C.W.) | 20 |
| „ discharges and transfers | 206 | Maximum free milk allowances | 790 |
| Admissions to other convalescent homes | 10 | Free milk recipients (C.M.S.)*— | |
| Visits under otorrhœa scheme | 530 | end of 3rd quarter | 1,050 |
| Home help cases | 188 | end of 4th quarter | 750 |
| Midwifery cases: Council | 106 | Reduced cost milk recipients (C.M.S.)*— | |
| „ „ St. Bart.'s | — | end of 3rd quarter | 750 |
| „ „ ante-natal visits | 671 | end of 4th quarter | 600 |
| Maternity dressings | 180 |