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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 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: ANTE-NATAL WELFARE CENTRES.

ANTE-NATAL WELFARE CENTRES.

CENTRES.No. of times Centre open.No. of Expectant Mothers attending first visits.No. of repeated attendances at Centre.Total attendancesNo. of examinations by Doctor.
1. Lower Clapton Road514026071009913
2. Overbury Street51225348578484
8. Brooksby's Walk26100153258207
4.*Eton Mission48124338462208
Totals176851144622971807

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* Voluntary Centre.

Table: SUMMARY OF CENTRE WORK. Infant Consultation Centres.

SUMMARY OF CENTRE WORK. Infant Consultation Centres.

Centre.No. of times Centre openNo. of primary cases brought to Centre.Repeated visits to Centre.Total attendancesTotal attendances of Infants under 1 year.Total attendances of children over 1 year.No. of attendances of infants and children before Welfare Doctor.
1. Lower Clapton Rd. (C.W.)4839636464042278912531414
(Sunlight— Whooping Cough)6215576185876
(Sunlight)511371812194922017291949
(Dental)515297149...149149
2. North wold Road5130845774885305418311537
3. Overbury Street (Morning)5116736503817179320241759
(Afternoon)5117731133290187314171662
4. Brooksby's Walk51220222324431639804996
5. Mayfield Road (Mondays)2418686704329375...
(Friday Mornings)268412171301868433632
(Friday Afternoons)5028135043785251812671660
6.*Hacknev Mothers' & Babies', Hackney Grove (Tuesdays)49...14211421350417532344
(Fridays)5118826482836
Ada Street50679331000
7.*Eton Mission (Wednesdays)484208020841264820
(Fridays)512131753196617172491326
8.*West Hackney489011041194825369759
Totals75724233451936942224111453116263

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In addition to the above table, 4 Expectant Mothers made 36 attendances at the Sunlight Clinic,
and 71 Expectant Mothers made 495 attendances at the Dental Clinic.
* 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.
The West Hackney Centre receives an annual grant of £50,