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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
Tottenham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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INFANT WELFARE CLINICS.
| Attendances. | New Cases. | Sessions. | Average per Session. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 Year. | Over 1 Year. | Total. | Under 1 Year. | Over 1 Yr. | Total. | a.m. | p.m. | a.m. | p.m. | |
| The Chestnuts (St. Ann's) | 7,031 | 7,195 | 14,226 | 653 | 98 | 751 | 51 | 203 | 26.94 | 63.31 |
| Bruce Castle | 5,701 | 5,103 | 10,804 | 452 | 107 | 559 | 77 | 150 | 29.57 | 56.84 |
| Town Hall | 1,081 | 1,268 | 2,349 | 98 | 18 | 116 | — | 51 | — | 46.05 |
| Total | 13,813 | 13,566 | 27,379 | *1,203 | 223 | 1,426 | 128 | 404 | — | — |
| *Percentage of Notified Live Births represented by above figure 61.2 | ||||||||||
Number of Children on Registers.
| Under 1 Year. | Over 1 Year. | Total. | Under 1 Year (at the end of the year). | Over 1 Year (at the end of the year). | Total. | Became 5 during the year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (on 1st att endance.) | |||||||
| The Chestnuts (St. Ann's) | 942 | 653 | 1,595 | 510 | 1,014 | 1,524 | 71 |
| Bruce Castle | 707 | 600 | 1,307 | 378 | 877 | 1,255 | 52 |
| Town Hall | 179 | 74 | 253 | 80 | 169 | 249 | 4 |
| Total | 1,828 | 1,327 | 3,155 | 968 | 2,060 | 3,028 | 127 |
| Centre. | No. on Register. (Under 1 year.) | Deaths of Infants | Infantile Death-rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Chestnuts (St. Ann's) | 942 | 8 | 8.49 |
| Bruce Castle | 707 | 8 | 11.31 |
| Town Hall | 179 | 1 | 5.58 |
| Total | 1,828 | 17 | 9.29 |
Infant Mortality rate for whole area 54.8 per thousand births.