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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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ANTE-NATAL WELFARE CENTRES.
| CENTRES. | No. of times Centre open. | No. of Expectant Mothers attending first visits. | No. of repeated attendances at Centre. | Total attendances | No. of examinations by Doctor. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Lower Clapton Road | |||||
| (Morning) | 51 | 134 | 476 | 610 | 5.71 |
| (Afternoon) | 51 | 320 | 588 | 908 | 822 |
| 2. Pedro St. Settlement | 51 | 233 | 483 | 716 | 530 |
| 3. Brooksby's Walk | 26 | 90 | 213 | 303 | 255 |
| 4. Northwold Road | 17 | 33 | 62 | 95 | 89 |
| 5.*Eton Mission | 48 | 121 | 352 | 473 | 192 |
| Totals | 244 | 931 | 2174 | 3105 | 2459 |
* Voluntary Centre.
SUMMARY OF CENTRE WORK.
| 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. Lower Clapton Rd. | |||||||
| (Infant Welfare) — | 49 | 380 | 3634 | 4014 | 2697 | 1317 | 1337 |
| (Sunlight) | 51 | 114 | 1023 | 1137 | 153 | 984 | 1137 |
| (Dental) | 51 | 65 | 63 | 128 | 128 | ||
| 2. Northwold Road | 52 | 340 | 4929 | 5269 | 3053 | 2216 | 1662 |
| 3. Pedro St. Settlement | |||||||
| (Morning) | 51 | 98 | 2204 | 2302 | 1088 | 1214 | 1264 |
| (Afternoon) | 51 | 164 | 2506 | 2670 | 1396 | 1274 | 1383 |
| 4. Brooksby's Walk | 51 | 332 | 2962 | 3294 | 2571 | 723 | 1729 |
| 5. Mayfield Road | |||||||
| (Morning) | 50 | 152 | 2648 | 2800 | 1836 | 964 | 1259 |
| (Afternoon) | 50 | 277 | 3451 | 3728 | 2663 | 1065 | 1571 |
| 6.*Hackney Mothers' & Babies', Hackney Grove (Tuesdays) | 44 | 682 | 682 | 475 | 207 | 1205 | |
| (Fridays) | 50 | 146 | 1823 | 1969 | 1372 | 597 | |
| Ada Street | 51 | 56 | 734 | 790 | 560 | 230 | 434 |
| 7.*Eton Mission | |||||||
| (Wednesdays) | 48 | 4 | 1529 | 1533 | 977 | 556 | |
| (Fridays) | 50 | 183 | 1834 | 2017 | 1713 | 304 | 1411 |
| 8.*West Hackney | 48 | 159 | 1690 | 1849 | 1426 | 423 | 882 |
| Totals | 747 | 2470 | 31712 | 34182 | 21980 | 12202 | 15274 |
In addition to the above table, 9 Expectant Mothers made 60 attendances at the Sunlight
Clinic, and 84 Expectant Mothers made 416 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 £300 from the
Council, and the Eton Mission Centre £100.
The West Hackney Centre receives an annual grant of £50.