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Tottenham 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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66
CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
(Section 22)
Notification of Births

Table: The following table shows the births notified during the year compared with previous years. The percentage of hospital confinements rose to 88.9% during 1955, thus continuing the steady increase noted in previous years.

The following table shows the births notified during the year compared with previous years. The percentage of hospital confinements rose to 88.9% during 1955, thus continuing the steady increase noted in previous years.

195519541953
Live Births(a) Domiciliary429553599
(b) Hospital or Nursing Home2,5092,3872,508
Still Births(a) Domiciliary459
(b) Hospital or Nursing Home535158
Totals2,9952,9963,174

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Ante-natal Clinics
The only change made in clinic sessions during the year was a
reduction at The Chestnuts Centre from five to four sessions a
week owing to a fall in demand. As a consequence there was a
fractional increase in the average attendance throughout the Area
to 15.7 per session. The total number of new patients who
attended ante-natal clinics during the year was 2,003. which is
the lowest for many years.

Table: The following table gives details of attendances at all clinics in the Area:-

The following table gives details of attendances at all clinics in the Area:-

No. of sessions heldNo. of new casesTotal attendancesAverage attendance per session
A.N.P.N.A.N.P.N.
Burgoyne Road49134969959922.3
Church Road72131761,0777816.0
Portis Green1002161341,65414118.0
Hornsey Town Hall1492741492,09816515.2
Mildura Court62171581,1466319.5
Stroud Green51125798118017.5
The Chestnuts2253892362,98023914.3
Lordship Lane2042941762,14718111.4
Park Lane1042691831,74421518.8
Totals 19551,0162,0031,18714,6521,26115.7
Totals 19541,0572,2101,17715,5041,25715.4
Totals 19531,0852,2841,32615,7331,40615.8