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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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| Number of Cases. | Remarks. | |
|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 255 | |
| Skin diseases— | ||
| Dermatitis | 5 | |
| Eczema | 3 | |
| Infantile eczema | 6 | One referred to Charing Cross Hospital. |
| Impetigo | 1 | |
| Pemphigus | 1 | |
| Eingworm | 2 | One referred to Charing Cross Hospital. |
| Urticaria | 3 | |
| Threadworms | 3 | |
| Tonsils, enlarged | 36 | |
| Total | 315 | |
Ante-natal Centres.
One Ante-natal Clinic is held each month at the Cavendish
Road and Meopham Road Centres, and one clinic each week in
connection with Woodlands Maternity Home. A new clinic was
opened at the Town Hall on May 21, and this one also is held once
a month. The doctor attends each of these clinics.
The total number of expectant mothers attending the centres
was 433 (compared with 375 in 1934 and 327 in 1933), the total
number of attendances being 2,294 (compared with 2,071 in 1934
and 1,257 in 1933).
The average attendance at each individual centre is shown in Table II.:—
TABLE II.
| Centre. | Number of Expectant Mothers attending. | Number of attendances. | Average attendance. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands | 302 | 1,995 | 40 |
| Cavendish Road | 49 | 111 | 10 |
| Meopham Road | 46 | 128 | 13 |
| Town Hall | 36 | 60 | 9 |
This gives an average for all centres of 18.
Of the total number of notified births, 45 per cent. of the
mothers had attended the ante-natal centres, as compared with
40 per cent. in 1934 and 35.5 per cent. in 1933,