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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 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Table: The work done at the Infant Welfare Centres during the year is shown in the following table:—

The work done at the Infant Welfare Centres during the year is shown in the following table:—

Centre.No. of sessions held.No. of children brought to the Centre for the first time.Total No. of attendances.Total No. of attendances of infants and children before Doctor.
Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Under 1 year.Over 1 year.
1. The Grove Mission5226057263712331751
2. The Lower Clapton4829782301814941365
3. The Mayfield Road10035140397123592800
4. The Northwold Road10035298402928021759
5. The Pedro Street10222622266124722741
6. *Eton Mission981598217011341412
7. *Haekney Mothers' and Babies'501572622688921438
8. *St. Martin's Mission26768559177566
9. *West Hackney491584316136191199
Totals6252036384229261318215031

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* Voluntary centres.
The attendances of children at the Infant Welfare Centres
have been fully maintained. The number of children attending the
Centres for the first time in relation to the number of births
registered during the last five years is as follows:—
1927 62 per cent.
192861
1929 66
1930 71
1931 72
ANTE-NATAL CENTRES.
Ante-natal consultations are held at four of the five Municipal
Infant Welfare Centres and at one of the Voluntary Centres.
* Voluntary Centre.

Table: The following is a table of the work done at the Ante-natal Centres during the year:—

The following is a table of the work done at the Ante-natal Centres during the year:—

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. The Lower Clapton102449105515041408
2. The Pedro Street-52201482686521
3. The Grove Mission27105250355328
4. The Northwold Road51129458587474
5. *Eton Mission49142507649359
Totals2811029275237813090