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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
Bexley 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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The total number of sessions held during the year was 2,016 and 12,272 children made 69,496 attendances. The details are as follows
| (a) Born in 1970 | 2,954 | ||
| (b) Born in 1969 | 3,088 | ||
| (c) Born in 1965-68 | 6,230 | ||
| Total | 12,272 | Total for 1969 | 13,842 |
CHILD WELFARE SESSIONS:
| 1969 | 1970 | |
|---|---|---|
| Held by Assistant Medical Officers | 1,056 | 813 |
| Held by Sessional Doctors | 833 | 1,085 |
| Held by Health Visitors | 129 | 118 |
| Total number of children under 5 attending | 13,842 | 12,272 |
| No. of Doctor Consultations | 24,090 | 25,996 |
| Total number of attendances | 72,617 | 69,496 |
Owing to the shortage of available full time medical officers, the number of sessions by
general practitioners has increased. I am grateful to these general practitioners who have assisted
me in continuing a service which might have otherwise had to be curtailed.
The number of premises in use at the end of the year for these services is shown as follows:
| Health Centres | 1 |
| Maternity and Child Health Centres:— | |
| (a) Purpose built | 6 |
| (b) Adapted | 7 |
| (c) Other buildings (sessional) | 6 |
| Total | 20 |
The number of pre-school children referred to the special clinics was: —
| 1969 | 1970 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audiology | 58 | 89 |
| Child Guidance | 19 | 30 |
| Dental | 421 | 324 |
| Ophthalmic | 24 | 59 |
| Physiotherapy | 15 | 7 |
| Speech Therapy | 52 | 60 |