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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
Mitcham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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report of the infant welfare centres, 1933.
| Particulars. | Western Road Centre, two sessions monthly. | West Centre, four sessions monthly. | Meopham Road Centre, four sessions monthly. | St. Barnabas Centre, four sessions monthly. | Parish Room Centre, two sessions monthly. | Sherwood Park Centre, two sessions monthly. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of new cases registered during year of— | |||||||
| Children under one year of age | 61 | 140 | 105 | 150 | 62 | 54 | 572 |
| Children over one year and under five years of age | 64 | 37 | 90 | 43 | 26 | 48 | 308 |
| Number of children in attendance at end of year— | |||||||
| Under one year of age | 53 | 112 | 85 | 105 | 44 | 29 | 428 |
| Over one and under five years of age | 135 | 159 | 231 | 234 | 108 | 73 | 940 |
| Total attendances of children under one year of age | 575 | 1441 | 1291 | 1569 | 562 | 230 | 5668 |
| Total attendances of children over one year of age | 336 | 576 | 595 | 763 | 391 | 224 | 2885 |
| Total attendances at centres | 911 | 2017 | 1886 | 2332 | 953 | 454 | 8553 |
| Average attendances at centres | 41.4 | 46.9 | 46 | 55.5 | 43.3 | 28.3 | 45.9 |
| Percentage of infants under one year of age attend | |||||||
| ing centres of total notified births | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64.1 |
| Total attendances of expectant mothers | — | 108 | 89 | — | — | — | 197 |
| Average „ „ „ | — | 3.6 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 3.9 |
| Number of expectant mothers who attended during | |||||||
| year | — | 40 | 46 | — | — | — | 86 |
| Total number of attendances by expectant mothers at all clinics including Maternity Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1257 |
| Total number of expectant mothers who attended at all clinics including Maternity Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | 327 |
| Percentage of total notified births represented by the number of expectant mothers attending all clinics | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35.5 |