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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| 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. | No. of attendances of infants and children before Welfare Doctor. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Overbury Street | Morn. | 51 | 255 | 2,680 | 2,935 | 1,476 | 1,459 | 1,367 |
| Aft. | 51 | 215 | 3,035 | 3,250 | 1,645 | 1,605 | 1,592 | |
| 2. Brooksby's Walk | 51 | 425 | 3,636 | 4,061 | 3.140 | 921 | 1,602 | |
| 3. Mayfield Road | Mon. | 47 | 35 | 1,159 | 1,194 | 644 | 550 | — |
| Fri. | 50 | 420 | 3,850 | 4,270 | 3.089 | 1.181 | 1,361 | |
| 4. Northwold Road | 51 | 426 | 5,804 | 6 230 | 3.918 | 2.312 | 2,058 | |
| 5.* Hackney Mothers' and Babies', Hackney Grove | 102 | 173 | 3,792 | 3,965 | 3,356 | 1,696 | 3,107 | |
| Do. Ada Street | 52 | 65 | 1,022 | 1,087 | ||||
| 6.*Eton Mission | 1 Wed. | 101 | 201 | 4,251 | 4,452 | 3,127 | 1,325 | 2,217 |
| Fri. | ||||||||
| Totals | 556 | 2,215 | 29,229 | 31,444 | 20,395 | 11,049 | 13,304 | |
*These are Voluntary Centres and are co-ordinated with the Infant Welfare
work in the Borough. The Hackney Mothers' and Babies' Welfare
Centre receives an annual grant of £250 from the Council, and the Eton
Mission Centre £100.
| Centre. | No. of times Centre opened | No. of expectant mothers attending | No. of repeated attendances at Centre | Total attendances | No. of examinations by Doctor. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Overbury Street | 51 | 614 | 1,118 | 1,732 | 1,732 |
| 2 Brooksby's Walk | 26 | 132 | 172 | 304 | 282 |
| 3 *Eton Mission | 26 | 115 | 173 | 288 | 126 |
| Totals | 103 | 861 | 1,463 | 2,324 | 2,140 |
*Voluntary Centre.