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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Day Nurseries
The following table shows the number of children on the registers at the
end of the year and the attendances made during the year. Comparative
figures for 1951 and 1952 are also given,
| Name of Day Nursery | No. of approved places | No. of children on register at end of the year | Total No. of attendances | Average daily attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2 | 2 - 5 | Under 2 | 2 - 5 | Under 2 | 2 - 5 | Total | ||
| Ladywell | 24 | 50 | 17 | 40 | 2,785 | 5, 256 | 8,041 | 31.5 |
| Red Gables | 23 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 2,650 | 3,965 | 6,615 | 26.0 |
| Stonecroft | 15 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 1,717 | 4,806 | 6,523 | 25.6 |
| Lordship Lane | 10 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1,965 | 4,707 | 6,672 | 26.2 |
| Park Lane | 20 | 30 | 14 | 30 | 2,540 | 4,369 | 6,909 | 27.1 |
| Plevna | 20 | 30 | 16 | 36 | 3,013 | 6,938 | 9,951 | 39.0 |
| Totals 1953 | 112 | 208 | 66 | 131 | 14,670 | 30,041 | 44,711 | 175.4 |
| Totals 1952 | 112 | 208 | 83 | 153 | 20,521 | 46,166 | 66,687 | 260.0 |
| Totals 1951 | 112 | 208 | 114 | 232 | 21,867 | 45,479 | 67,346 | 262. 0 |
Priority Dental Service
During the year the dental officers were able to devote approximately 15%
of their time to the priority dental service This is an improvement over
previous years as will be seen from the following table With the development
of the dental service the percentage should rise to 20%, which is
accepted as the proportion of the whole dental service which should be devoted
to the priority classes i.e. expectant and nursing mothers and children under
five years of age A new dental clinic was completed at the end of the year
and we were fortunate in obtaining the services on a newly qualified dental
officer for it A second new dental clinic has since been completed, but at
the time of writing this report the services of another dental officer have
not been obtained