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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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Table: The following table shows details of attendances made at all centres during the year:-

The following table shows details of attendances made at all centres during the year:-

Name of CentreNo, of sessions heldNo. of first attendances under 1 yearNo. of attendancesTotal attendancesNo. of cases seen by M.0.Average attendance per session
Under 1 yearOver 1 but under 2 yearsOver 2 but under 5 years
Burgoyne Road15121840515092354795140731,8
Church Road14522829805661203666152625.3
Fortis Green15125733936012374231139728.0
Hornsey Town Hall20342154117863916588280532.4
Mildura Court1022153152572883812140137.4
Stroud Green1011922866475133347484434.4
The Chestnuts25654767169132887917195830.9
Lordship Lane255374548911582726919172027.1
Park Lane20529348267933005919180328.9
Somerset Road912002932343144341989737.6
Totals 1956166029454181667162208507401575830,6
Totals 1955158727094035471762659501891564531.6
Totals 1954160426754089179633059519131602432.4

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Use of clinics for B C G Vaccination
During the year the Mildura Court. Burgoyne Road and Stroud
Green Road Welfare Centres have been used on a number of occasions
by the Chest Physician for Hornsey for the purpose of carrying out
tuberculin testing and B C G vaccination of contact cases. It
is hoped that eventually a chest clinic will be established in
Hornsey and in the meantime this temporary arrangement saves many
patients the long hourney to the chest clinic in Pinchley.
Toddlers Clinics
In the Annual Report for 1954 it was stated that more effort
was to be made to widen the knowledge of medical officers on the
mental health aspect in the care of young children,
The psychiatrist (Dr. Cyril Phillips). who attends both Child
Guidance clinics in Hornsey and Tottenham. devotes one session per
week to "sit in with" a medical officer and discuss some of the
problems of these children with the mother present. This has
proved both interesting and rewarding. Gravely disturbed children
are not included but the common problems of the phsically healthy
child who, for instance, refuses food has disturbed sleep or
resents toilet training are considered.