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Southwark 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.Showing the Attendances at the Several Centres and Visits paid to the homes of Mothers and Children by Health Visitors.TABLE 14.

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Showing the Attendances at the Several Centres and Visits paid to the homes of Mothers and Children by Health Visitors.

TABLE 14.

	St. John la.	St. Mary. 1b.	St. Paul. 2a.	St. Peter. 2b.	All Saints. 3a.	Lady Margaret 3b.	Crossway. 4a .	St. Stephens. 4b .	St. Jude. 5.	St. Michael. 6a .	St. Saviour. 6b .	St. George. 6c.	Guv's. 7.	Total.
Number of Births notified during the year	292	262	328	219	186	174	176	146	198	226	193	77	32	2509
Number of individual children attending the Centres during the year	548	530	431	279	237	319	313	285	540	361	297	169	79	4388
Number of Sessions held during the year	94	92	92	92	94	94	92	92	89	90	88	45	93	1147
Number of children coming into (1.5) age group during the year	229	186	182	103	77	100	128	106	132	127	134	53	28	1585
Number of new cases attending the Centres during the year—
(1) Expectant Mothers (Ante.natal Clinics)	.	155	167	.	.	.	.	.	77	.	.	.	742	1141
(2) Infants under 1 year	222	208	198	136	102	131	120	89	167	157	134	58	31	1753
(3) Seen by Doctor	222	208	198	136	102	131	120	89	167	157	134	58	31	1753
(4) Children 1 to 5 years	36	33	49	2	22	6	25	26	41	49	24	9	5	347
(5) Seen by Doctor	36	33	49	22	22	6	25	26	41	49	24	9	5	347
Method of Feeding—(a) Breast	192	159	168	114	86	123	92	79	112	130	104	50	27	1436
(b) Breast and bottle	10	13	9	8	8	5	14	4	20	10	15	5	3	124
(c) Bottle	15	35	31	15	11	2	16	6	37	20	15	4	3	210
(d) Ordinary diet	41	34	39	21	19	7	23	26	39	46	24	8	3	330
Total number of attendances during the year—
(1) Mothers	9517	5566	4850	4028	3333	3236	4905	3543	6442	4920	3479	2081	.	55900
(2) Expectant Mothers (Ante.natal Clinics)	—	353	318	—	—	—	—	—	324	—	—	—	3277	4272
(3) Infants under 1 year	5565	3351	3044	2612	1659	2796	2047	2174	2192	3014	2186	1071	2235	33946
(4) Children 1 to 5 years	3292	1874	1829	1673	1575	1596	2787	1541	4609	1799	1389	1246	1071	26281
(1) Average number of attendances	101.2	60.5	52.7	43.8	35.5	34.4	53.3	38.5	72.4	54.2	39.5	46.2	—	—
(2) do. do.	—	7.8	6.9	—	—	—	—	—	29.5	—	—	—	35.2	—
(3) do. do.	59.2	36.4	33.0	28.4	17.7	29.7	23.3	23.6	24.6	33.5	24.9	23.8	24.0	—
(4) do. do.	35.0	20.4	19.9	18.3	16.7	17.0	30.3	16.7	51.8	19.9	15.8	29.9	11.5	—
(5) Total number of attendances of Infants seen by Doctor during the year	1423	1531	1588	1121	856	1174	329	2252	882	1117	1062	545	882	14762
(6) Total number of attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen by Doctor during the year	710	793	825	465	610	536	536	765	1234	586	594	603	541	8798
(7) Total number of Expectant Mothers seen by Doctor (Ante-natal Clinics)	—	155	167	—	—	—	—	—	77	—	—	—	742	1141
(8) Children weighed	4064	4940	4581	3891	3209	4005	4613	3281	4558	4635	3195	2321	2240	49533
(9) Post.natal cases	973	—	—	1	—	86	8	159	2123	143	21	268	437	4219
Total number of first visits paid by Health Visitors to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers	183	265	163	99	70	90	59	73	197	143	87	34	628	2091
(2) Infants under 1 year	288	260	320	209	188	182	172	146	200	222	192	76	31	2486
(3) Children 1 to 5 years	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	76	12	136
Total number of revisits paid by Health Visitors to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers	260	76	5	—	10	—	18	—	169	6	—	22	471	1037
(2) Infants under 1 year	2026	1211	1092	808	967	1177	724	1481	757	1265	798	929	717	13952
(3) Children 1 to 5 years	2981	1570	1199	997	1365	1041	1183	1316	1489	1333	1175	2368	1913	19930

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Southwark 1934

Table: MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES.Showing the Attendances at the Several Centres and Visits paid to the homes of Mothers and Children by Health Visitors.TABLE 14.

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