Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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wise impressed with the upsurge of emotional problems of young mothers. There seems to be an
increased urge by parents to do the "best" for children and this calls for deep understanding,
sympathy, tact andresourcefulness on the part of the health visitors and doctors and an increasing
need for an intimate knowledge of all the social and special services. In turn this calls for even
closer co-operation between the many services available and those who work in them, both by
personal contacts and through the medium of liaison committees.
The following table shows details of attendances made at all centres during the year: -
Name of Centre | No. of sessions held | No. of first attendances under 1 year | No. of attendances | Total attendances | No. of cases seen by M.O. | Average attendance per session | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year | Over 1 but under 2 | Over 2 but under 5 | ||||||
Burgoyne Road | 153 | 304 | 4888 | 753 | 193 | 5834 | 1416 | 38.1 |
Church Road | 177 | 238 | 3298 | 554 | 116 | 3968 | 1556 | 22.4 |
Portis Green | 156 | 324 | 3878 | 782 | 166 | 4826 | 1840 | 30.9 |
Hornsey Town Hall | 207 | 521 | 6093 | 1029 | 263 | 7385 | 2830 | 35.7 |
Mildura Court | 104 | 252 | 3609 | 693 | 65 | 4367 | 1394 | 42.0 |
Stroud Green | 101 | 264 | 3123 | 421 | 123 | 3667 | 1422 | 36.3 |
The Chestnuts | 245 | 500 | 6607 | 922 | 204 | 7729 | 2539 | 31.5 |
Lordship Lane | 258 | 412 | 5654 | 1122 | 169 | 6945 | 1772 | 26.9 |
Park Lane | 204 | 358 | 5312 | 1093 | 305 | 6710 | 1697 | 32.9 |
Somerset Road | 144 | 287 | 4167 | 903 | 204 | 5274 | 1609 | 36.6 |
Totals 1959 | 1749 | 3460 | 46625 | 8272 | 1808 | 56705 | 18075 | 32.4 |
Totals 1958 | 1733 | 3550 | 47444 | 7907 | 1605 | 56956 | 17839 | 32.9 |
Totals 1957 | 1691 | 3154 | 44667 | 7091 | 1980 | 53738 | 17017 | 31.8 |
Toddlers Clinics
These sessions for the pre- school child continue to be conducted at all the centres; and
present a challenge to all our staff. Ideally, after the second birthday the "toddler" should be
seen by appointment at six monthly intervals or more frequently if necessary. In this way,
defects, mental, physical or environmental, can be found and rectified before the child enters
school. Those defects which are most likely to be a hindrance are those connected with sight,
hearing, speech, motivation, mental acuity or social adjustment. The routine examination of
children before they enter school is thus of the utmost importance and makes it possible to
reduce the number of untreated defects found in school entrants.