[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough].
- Holborn (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
- Date:
- 1948
Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![10 Inquests. During the year 53 inquests were held on the bodies of Holborn residents. Vaccination. The number of cases dealt with by the Vaccination Officer during the year totalled 320. 165 were successfully vaccinated, and 28 notices of conscientious objection were received. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK. Very full use was made of the facilities at the Maternity and Child Welfare Centres in the Borough. During the year there were registered 338 live births and 10 still births, giving a total of 348. Home Visiting. The visits paid by Health Visitors were as follows:- First Visits. Revisits. Total.{/###] Expectant Mothers 189 252 441 Mothers after Confinement 10 20 30 Children under 1 year of age 377 1,715 2,092 Children 1—2 years of age 87 1,374 1,461 Child Life Protection 15 16 31 Infectious Diseases — — 224 Other visits — — 108 Attendances at Centres. (1) 10, John Street. The following is an analysis of attendance at this Centre:- No. of Sessions. Total attendances. Children. Mothers. Total. Monday Medical Consultation 50 1552 396 1943 Dental 48 97 202 299 Tuesday Ante and Post-Natal 101 - 1402 1402 Wednesday Medical Consultation 53 1938 382 2320 Diphtheria Immunization 52 815 — 815 Whooping Cough Immunization 52 330 — 330 Thursday Physical Culture 48 366 364 730 Comprehensive Clinic 45 — 111 111 Child Guidance Clinic 80 179 — 179 Friday Medical Consultation 100 2399 426 2825](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/B18238907_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
