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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
Deptford 1923
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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GOSTERWOOD STREET CLINIC.
| 1923. | No. of times Clinic opened | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1—5. | ||||||
| January | 5 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 412 | 446 | 128 |
| February | 4 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 373 | 403 | 142 |
| March | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 332 | 350 | 110 |
| April | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 302 | 319 | 118 |
| May | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 250 | 264 | 93 |
| June | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 328 | 347 | 128 |
| July | 5 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 447 | 477 | 133 |
| August | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 271 | 292 | 109 |
| September | 4 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 360 | 381 | 134 |
| October | 4 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 339 | 369 | 129 |
| November | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | 9 | 306 | 315 | 98 |
| December | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 | 3 | 7 | 275 | 282 | 121 |
| Total | 48 | 160 | 24 | 31 | 35 | 250 | 3995 | 4245 | 1443 |
HALES STREET CLINIC.
| 1923. | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1—5. | ||||||
| January | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 324 | 347 | 163 |
| February | 4 | 17 | .. | 3 | 5 | 25 | 288 | 313 | 175 |
| March | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 325 | 340 | 82 |
| April | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 261 | 288 | 151 |
| May | 5 | 14 | .. | 7 | 8 | 29 | 340 | 369 | 178 |
| June | 4 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 278 | 303 | 24 |
| July | 4 | 17 | .. | 1 | 4 | 22 | 224 | 246 | 125 |
| August | 5 | 12 | .. | 4 | 2 | 18 | 315 | 333 | 136 |
| September | 4 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 241 | 271 | 138 |
| October | 3 | 13 | .. | 3 | 3 | 19 | 237 | 256 | 110 |
| November | 5 | 9 | 2 | .. | 8 | 19 | 320 | 339 | 155 |
| December | 3 | 8 | 1 | .. | 10 | 19 | 203 | 222 | 127 |
| Total | 49 | 167 | 10 | 36 | 62 | 275 | 3356 | 3630 | 1564 |