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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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Relaxation and Mothercraft Classes are given weekly at eight
Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics. This is an increase of one
weekly session over those reported for the previous year.
The following table shows attendances at Mothercraft Clinics during the year:-
| Clinic | No. of sessions held | No. of new cases | Total No. of attendances | Average attendance per session |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgoyne Road | 41 | 33 | 241 | 5.9 |
| Church Road | 45 | 24 | 224 | 5.0 |
| Fortis Green | 42 | 81 | 465 | 11.1 |
| Hornsey Town Hall | 51 | 102 | 487 | 9.5 |
| Mildura Court | 32 | 18 | 116 | 3.6 |
| The Chestnuts | 51 | 101 | 585 | 11.5 |
| Lordship Lane | 51 | 98 | 723 | 14.2 |
| Park Lane | 52 | 62 | 453 | 8,7 |
| Totals | 365 | 519 | 3294 | 9.0 |
Home making and Parentcraft talks in schools
Health visitors and one school nurse have given talks,
demonstrations and films to secondary modern girls in the area.
In all, 378 talks and discussions were given in schools. The
lively interest of the pupils makes this part of the work very
worth while.
Child Welfare Clinics
The percentage of children under one year of age who attended
for the first time during the year continued the improvement noted
in 1955. During the past four years this figure has risen from
89.1% to 94.3%. The total attendances made by children under five
years were slightly up on the figure for the previous year due to
the opening of the Somerset Road Centre, Tottenham, which increased
the number of sessions held during the year in the Area as a whole
by 73 as compared with 1955. To some extent attendances at the
other three centres in Tottenham have fallen since the opening of
the Somerset Road Centre, but it has not yet been considered
necessary to recommend any adjustment in sessions as a result.