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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]

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Table: report of the infant welfare and ante-natal centres, 1937.

report of the infant welfare and ante-natal centres, 1937.

ParticularsWestern Road Centre, two sessions monthlyWest Centre, four sessions monthlyMeopham Road Centre, four sessions monthlySt. Barnabas Centre, four sessions monthlyParish Room Centre, two sessions monthlySherwood Park Centre, four sessions monthlyTown HallWoodlands Maternity HomeTotal
Number of new cases registered during year of—
Children under one year of age95143891748846--635
Children over one year and under five years of age363641512885--277
Number of children in attendance at end of year—
Under one year of age62110851597478--568
Over one and under five years of age171221197253138164--1144
Total attendances of children under one year of age7541630106819408101230--7432
Total attendances of children over one year of age5047775691151543610--4154
Total attendances at centres125824071637309112531840--11446
Average attendances at centres225439706541--54
Percentage of infants under one year of age attending centres of total notified births--------67%
Total attendances of expectant mothers-100105---24522232673
Average attendances of expectant mothers-99.5---224221
Number of expectant mothers who attended during year-3857---79302476
Percentage of total notified births represented by the number of expectant mothers attending all clinics--------49%