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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

Tower Hamlets 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]

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Table: Table 18DAY NURSERIES AND CHILD MINDERS

Table 18

DAY NURSERIES AND CHILD MINDERS

DAY NURSERIESVoluntaryCouncil
NurseriesNurseries
No. of Nurseries14
Capacity25210
No. attending at end of year12137
Child/day attendances - Under 2 years-7,395
- Over 2 years2,95519,992
No. of days open234255
Average daily attendance12.6107.4

Table: OTHER PREMISES REGISTERED UNDER NURSERIES AND CHILD MINDERS REGULATION ACT, 1948

OTHER PREMISES REGISTERED UNDER NURSERIES AND CHILD MINDERS REGULATION ACT, 1948

No. of premises registered at end of year24
Capacity472
CHILD MINDERS
Statutorily Registered
No. at 1st January43
Additions during the year11
Deletions during the year17
No. at end of year37
No. of children authorised to be minded at end of year61

Table: table 19CERVICAL CYTOLOGY

table 19

CERVICAL CYTOLOGY

PremisesNumberSessionsExaminations
Council Clinics31731,345
General Practitioners Surgeries139140
Family Planning Clinics5274570
Other Slides read in Hospital Laboratories
Thames GroupSubmitted by G. P's.Hospital
St. Andrew's Hospital1761,131
East London Group
Mile End Hospital3401,950
Other Hospitals in Group-1,216
London Hospital'6,970 (Residents of all areas)