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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
Harrow 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow-on-the-Hill]
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HARROW MATERNITY & INFANT WELFARE CENTRE
Summary of attendances, January—December, 1919.
| QUARTERS. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | June. | Sept. | Dec. | Totals. | |
| Consultations A. (under 1 y ear) | 290 | 289 | 236 | 286 | 1101 |
| New oases | 51 | 41 | 29 | 47 | 168 |
| Consultations B. (over 1 year) | 241 | 223 | 165 | 139 | 768 |
| Newcases | 18 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 64 |
| Weighing only | 168 | 204 | 183 | 249 | 824 |
| Home Visits (under 1) | 264 | 349 | 329 | 396 | 1338 |
| „ „ (over 1) | 344 | 298 | 293 | 217 | 1152 |
| Feeding Breast | 31 | 28 | 16 | 30 | 105 |
| ,, Bottle New cases | 20 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 69 |
| ,, Mixed | 9 | 1-2 | 4 | 6 | 31 |
| Ante-Natal oases | 6 | 5 Transferred to A.N Clinic. | — | ||
| ,, ,, consultations | 6 Transferred to Ante-Natal Clinic. | ||||
| ,, ,, visits | — | 43 | 82 | 129 | 154 |
| Number of babies admitted as new eases during quarter | 75 | 68 | 40 | 60 | 243 |
| Attendance of old cases | 518 | .'63 | 520 | 557 | 2158 |
| ,, ,, new cases | 187 | 158 | 64 | 117 | 526 |
| Total of attendances | 705 | 721 | 584 | 674 | 2684 |
| Number of sessions | 24 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 87 |
| Individual attendance | 226 | 215 | 167 | 184 | 792 |
| Babies under care of Clinic | 220 | 210 | 167 | 184 | 783 |
| Cases attended but once | 53 | 49 | 42 | 59 | 201 |
| Average attendance | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31.2 |
| Deaths | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |