Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | |
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Bexley Clinic. | |||||||
Total No. of attendances— | |||||||
(a) Under 1 year | 3087 | 3199 | 2191 | 3078 | 3755 | 2983 | 3136 |
(b) Between 1-5 yrs. | 1978 | 1563 | 1662 | 1983 | 2181 | 1636 | 1921 |
Average attendance | 52 | 45 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 45 | 49 |
No. of childrend attending first time— | |||||||
(a) Under 1 year | 209 | 215 | 167 | 216 | 174 | 223 | 193 |
(b) Between 1-5 yrs. | 83 | 88 | 73 | 116 | 69 | 33 | 65 |
No. of children medically examined | 1322 | 1418 | 1076 | 1155 | 1147 | 795 | 554 |
Wrotham Road Clinic. | |||||||
Total No. of attendances— | |||||||
(a) Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | 1661 | 2533 | 3113 |
(b) Between 1-5 yrs. | — | — | — | — | 743 | 1178 | 1205 |
Average attendance | — | — | — | — | 45 | 38 | 42 |
No. of children attending first time— | |||||||
(a) Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | 131 | 170 | 224 |
(b) Between 1-5 yrs. | — | — | — | — | 21 | 54 | 51 |
No. of children medically examined | — | — | — | — | 390 | 422 | 637 |
Falconwood Clinic. | |||||||
Total No. of attendances— | |||||||
(a) Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | 1698 | 3041 |
(b) Between 1-5 yrs. | — | — | — | — | — | 433 | 999 |
Average attendance | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 39 |
No. of children attending first time— | |||||||
(a) Under 1 year | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 192 |
(b) Between 1-5 yrs. | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 13 |
No. of children medically examined | — | — | — | — | — | 306 | 586 |
Births Registered : | |||||||
Live Births | 1423 | 1279 | 1145 | 1469 | 1334 | 1498 | 1413 |
Stillbirths | 41 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
(iv) Assisted Milk, etc. | |||||||
No. of families supplied with Food free or at reduced cost | 395 | 387 | 73 | 48 | 21 | 26 | 25 |
Approximate cost | £1462 | £1120 | £98 | £46/8 | £39/10 | £32/12 | £54/4 |
Liquid Milk (gallons) | — | 8217½ | 178 | 11¼ | — | — | — |
No. of lbs. of Dried Milk at cost price | 16129 | 18423 | 21303 | 30569 | 35189 | 28278 | 32670 |
No. of lbs. Of Virol, Cod Liver Oil and Malt, etc. | 2860 | 2743 | 4209 | 3280 | 3057 | 1910 | 2084 |
Marmite cartons | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1007 |
The National Scheme of the Ministry of Food accounts for the fall in
cost to the Council of this Scheme since 1941.
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