London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Erith 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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Infant Welfare Centres.
| Month | Belvedere | Enth | Picardy | Bedonwell | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants weighed | Consultations | Infants weighed | Consultations | Infants weighed | Consultations | Infants Weighed | Consultations | ||||||
| Under 1 year | 1 to 5 years | Under 1 year | 1 to 5 years | Under 1 Year | 1 to 5 years | Under 1 Year | 1 to 5 years | ||||||
| January | 230 | 125 | 90 | 167 | 92 | 52 | 39 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | |
| February | 242 | 158 | 71 | 199 | 101 | 60 | 53 | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | |
| March | 252 | 138 | 62 | 220 | 81 | 55 | 64 | 39 | 30 | — | — | — | |
| April | 275 | 151 | 81 | 251 | 83 | 55 | 45 | 36 | 17 | — | — | — | |
| May | 192 | 97 | 51 | 273 | 75 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 21 | — | — | — | |
| June | 368 | 171 | 100 | 353 | 98 | 71 | 48 | 34 | 19 | — | — | — | |
| July | 281 | 117 | 80 | 246 | 72 | 59 | 38 | 34 | 35 | — | — | — | |
| August | 312 | 148 | 72 | 260 | 89 | 60 | 55 | 24 | 35 | — | — | — | |
| September | 269 | 151 | 76 | 326 | 111 | 77 | 63 | 46 | 27 | — | — | — | |
| October | 216 | 144 | 69 | 274 | 93 | 56 | 56 | 41 | 15 | 129 | 51 | 52 | |
| November | 203 | 111 | 47 | 248 | 87 | 44 | 42 | 34 | 18 | 150 | 56 | 46 | |
| December | 135 | 64 | 48 | 217 | 68 | 51 | 47 | 35 | 23 | 61 | 28 | 10 | |
| Totals | 2975 | 1578 | 847 | 3034 | 1050 | 701 | 599 | 421 | 280 | 340 | 135 | 108 | |
| 4553 | 4084 | 1020 | 475 | ||||||||||
Grand Total—Infants Weighed 10,132
Consultations 1,936
Under 1 year 6,948. 1—5 years 3,184
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