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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
Hackney 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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SUMMARY OF CENTRE WORK.
Infant Consultation Centres.
SUMMARY OF CENTER WORK
Infant Consultation Centers.
| Centre. | No. of times Centre open | No. of primary cases brought to Centre. | Repeated visits to Centre. | Total attendances. | Total attendances of Infants under 1 year. | Total attendances of children over 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Overbury Street. | Morning. | 51 | 230 | 2,979 | 3,209 | 2,103 | 1,106 |
| Afternoon | 51 | 262 | 3,175 | 3,437 | 1,923 | 1,514 | |
| 2 Brooksby's Walk | 51 | 451 | 4,322 | 4,773 | 3,598 | 1,175 | |
| 3. Mayfield Road | Monday | 47 | 65 | 989 | 1,054 | 649 | 1,173 |
| Friday | 50 | 372 | 3,622 | 3,994 | 2,821 | 1,173 | |
| 4. Northwold Road | 51 | 376 | 5,334 | 5,710 | 3,720 | 1,990 | |
| 5. *Hackney Babies'. | Mothers' and Hackney Grove | 103 | 216 | 2,630 | 2,846 | 2,714 | 923 |
| Do. | Ada Street | 51 | 77 | 714 | 791 | ||
| 6. *Eton Mission | Wednesday | 49 | ... | 1,069 | 1,069 | 2,716 | 674 |
| Friday | 50 | 216 | 2,105 | 2,321 | |||
| Totals | 554 | 2,265 | 26,939 | 29,204 | 20,244 | 8,960 | |
•These are Voluntary Centres and are co-ordinated with the Infant Welfare
work in the Borough. The Hacknev Mothers' and Babies' Welfare
Centre receives an annual grant of £250 from the Council, and the Eton
Mission Centre £100.
Ante-Natal Welfare Centres.
Ante-Natal Welfare Centres.
| Centre. | No. of times Centre opened | No. of expectant mothers attending | No. of repeated attendences at Centre | Total attendances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Overbury Street | 51 | 530 | 935 | 1,465 |
| 2 Brooksby's Walk | 26 | 155 | 141 | 296 |
| 3 "Eton Mission | 26 | 95 | 112 | 207 |
| Totals ... | 103 | 780 | 1,188 | 1,968 |
•Voluntary Centre.