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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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70
£
1 Municipal Midwife 225
Payments to Midwives (acting as Maternity
Nurses) 75 (say 50 cases)
1 Health Visitor 225
1 Clerk 169
1 Nurse (Assistant at Centres) 40 (2 sessions weekly)
4 Beds at Hackney Hospital 657
270 Sterilised Maternity Outfits at 5s. each 68
Centre Equipment 100
Extra Rent at Brooksby's Walk and Mayfield
Road Centres 43
Medical Officers' Fees 123
£1,725
ARTIFICIAL SUNLIGHT CLINIC.
An artificial sunlight clinic was opened upon the premises
of the Infant Welfare Centre at No. 28, Lower Clapton Road on
the 14th January, 1926. The cases treated are principally infants
and children under the age of five years who are suffering from
nutritional disorders.
The following scale of charges was adopted by the Council's Maternity and Child Welfare Committee in December, 1930:—
| Income per head of the family per week, after deduction of rent, insurances, etc. | Fee to be paid. |
|---|---|
| Under 8s. | No payment. |
| Between—8s. and 10s. | Is. for course. |
| 10s. and 15s. | 2s. ,, ,, |
| 15s. and 20s. | 3s. ,, ,, |
| 20s. and 25s. | 4s. ,, ,, |
| 25s. and 30s. | 5s. ,, ,, |
| 30s. and over | 6s. ,, ,, |
The following is a summary of the work done at the clinic during the past five years:—
| 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients under treatment at commencement of the year | Women | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Children | 54 | 43 | 22 | 25 | ||
| No. of patients who commenced treatment during the year | Women | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Children | 190 | 158 | 116 | 114 | 77 | |
| No. of patients who completed treatment during the year | Women | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| . Children | 97 | 129 | 103 | 72 | 54 | |
| No. of patients who failed to attend for completion of treatment | Women | 3 | ||||
| Children | 39 | 40 | 34 | 39 | 20 | |
| No. of patients under treatment at end of the year | Women | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Children | 54 | 43 | 22 | 25 | 28 | |
| Total number of attendances of patients | Women | 10 | 36 | 88 | 60 | 33 |
| Children | 1580 | 2025 | 1777 | 1137 | 886 | |