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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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| Centre | No. of sessions held. | No. of children brought to the Centre for the first time. | No. of children who attended at the Centre during the year and who, at the end of the year, were:— | Total No. of attendances. | Total No. of attendances of infants and children before Doctor. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year. | dOver 1 year. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | ||||
| 1. | Brooksby's Walk | 52 | 221 | 42 | 209 | 323 | 2544 | 1901 | 854 |
| 2. | Lauriston Road | 52 | 263 | 34 | 226 | 264 | 3013 | 1295 | 513 |
| 3. | Lower Clapton Road | 96 | 389 | 99 | 336 | 536 | 5018 | 2695 | 984 |
| 4. | Mayfield Road | 100 | 351 | 74 | 309 | 534 | 4638 | 3040 | 1251 |
| 5. | Northwold Road | 100 | 390 | 120 | 330 | 565 | 4688 | 3520 | 1092 |
| 6. | *Eton Mission | 102 | 150 | 18 | 127 | 306 | 1863 | 1997 | 1790 |
| 7. | *Hackney Mothers and Babies | 50 | 128 | 9 | 98 | 136 | 1675 | 802 | 879 |
| 8. | *St. Martin's Mission | 26 | 30 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 212 | 125 | 307 |
| 9. | *West Hackney | 48 | 173 | 28 | 149 | 265 | 2086 | 1217 | 444 |
| Totals | 626 | 2095 | 436 | 1812 | 2962 | 25737 | 16592 | 8114 | |
* 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:—
1932 86 per cent.
1933 84
1934 84
1935 84
1936 84
Ante-Natal Centres.—Ante-natal consultations are held at all
the Municipal Infant Welfare Centres and at one of the Voluntary
Centres.
The following is a table of the work done at the Ante-natal Centres during the year:—
| Centre. | No. of Sessions held. | No. of Expectant Mothers attending (first visits) | No. of repeated attendances at Centre. | Total attendances. | No. of examinations by Doctor. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Brooksby's Walk | 52 | 91 | 261 | 352 | 332 |
| 2. Lauriston Road | 52 | 128 | 338 | 466 | 443 |
| 3. Lower Clapton Road | 104 | 203 | 737 | 940 | 884 |
| 4. Mayfield Road | 48 | 119 | 395 | 514 | 483 |
| 5. Northwold Road | 48 | 110 | 352 | 462 | 412 |
| 6. *Eton Mission | 50 | 52 | 348 | 400 | 250 |
| Totals | 354 | 703 | 2431 | 3134 | 2804 |
| * Voluntary Centre. | |||||