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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
Battersea 1927
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1927
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Summarised Statistics Relating to Infant Centres, 1927:
| Municipal. | Voluntary. | Grand Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latchmere Centre. | Plough Road Centre. | East Battersea Centre. | Chatham Road Centre. | Total | Battersea School for Mothers. | Chislehurst (St .James's) Mission. | Women's League of Service. | Total | Municipal and Voluntary. | |
| Sessions held | 146 | 100 | 98 | 148 | 492 | 86 | 51 | 72 | 209 | 701 |
| Attendances | 5,933 | 3,862 | 4,306 | 5,376 | 19,477 | 3,380 | 1,283 | 1,745 | 6,408 | 25,885 |
| First attendances | 402 | 310 | 354 | 314 | 1,380 | 212 | 56 | 70 | 338 | 1,718 |
| Average attendances per session | 40 | 39 | 44 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 37 |
| Average ditto weekly | 114 | 74 | 83 | 103 | 375 | 65 | 25 | 34 | 123 | 499 |
| Doctor's attendances | 96 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 239 | 86 | 26 | 66 | 178 | 417 |
| Babies seen by Doctor | 2,027 | 999 | 1,224 | 1,064 | 5,314 | 2,506 | 314 | 1,305 | 4,125 | 9,439 |
| Average ditto per attendance | 21 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
| Weights recorded | 5,067 | 3,281 | 3,894 | 4,729 | 16,971 | 3,354 | 1,190 | 1,623 | 6,167 | 23,138 |
| Advice only | 866 | 581 | 412 | 647 | 2,506 | 26 | 93 | 122 | 241 | 2,747 |