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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
Hornsey 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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TABLE 4
| Clinic | No. of sessions held | No. of new cases | Total No. of attendances | Average attendance per session |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Child Welfare Clinics
The forecast made in last year's report that the reduction in the
number of attendances at these clinics would continue is borne out by the
fall in the average attendance per session during 1955. Nevertheless,
the proportion of children under one year of age who attended for the
first time during the year showed a slight improvement.
The slight reduction in the attendance at the welfare clinics is due
to the improvement in child health generally. Parents have more
knowledge about child management and grandparents have themselves
attended welfare centres. Children are not the constant anxiety that
they used to be, when rickets, anaemia and infectious fevers were
a menace.
Most women's journals carry a well written and well informed
article on "Baby", his diet, clothing and management, which helps
the young mother, and so it is, that a rare visit to the centre is enough
to keep the mother confident about her methods of managing the child.
The following table shows details of attendances made at all centres during the year:- TABLE 5
| Name of Centre | No. of sessions held | No. of first attendances under 1 year | No. of attendances | No. of cases seen by M.O. | Average attendance per session | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | Over 1 but under 2 years | Over 2 but under 5 years | Total attendances | |||||