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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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R eport of the I nfant W elfare and A nte- N atal C entres, 1938.
| 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, four sessions monthly | Mitcham Court | Woodlands Maternity Home | Midwives Clinic, Mitcham Court | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of new cases registered during year of— | ||||||||||
| Children under one year of age | 104 | 181 | 99 | 202 | 91 | 105 | — | — | — | 782 |
| Children over one year and under five years of age | 49 | 49 | 65 | 57 | 20 | 30 | _ | _ | _ | 270 |
| Number of children in attendance at end of year— | ||||||||||
| Under one year of age | 77 | 155 | 87 | 157 | 72 | 88 | — | — | — | 636 |
| Over one and under five years of age | 258 | 368 | 375 | 378 | 224 | 225 | — | — | — | 1828 |
| Total attendances of children under one year of age | 714 | 1680 | 1170 | 2616 | 834 | 1231 | _ | _ | _ | 8245 |
| Total attendances of children over one year of age | 622 | 801 | 643 | 912 | 511 | 538 | _ | — | _ | 4027 |
| Total attendances at centres | 1336 | 2481 | 1813 | 3528 | 345 | 1769 | — | — | — | 12272 |
| Average attendances at centres | 60 | 57 | 44 | 84 | 61 | 42 | — | — | — | 57 |
| Percentage of infants under one year of age attending centres of total notified births | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79% |
| Total attendances of expectant mothers | — | 160 | 124 | _ | _ | _ | 239 | 2427 | 191 | 3141 |
| Average attendances of expectant mothers | — | 14 | 11 | _ | — | _ | 21 | 38 | 21 | 21 |
| Number of expectant mothers who attended during year | _ | 65 | 45 | _ | _ | _ | 95 | 258 | 40 | 503 |
| Percentage of total notified births represented by the number of expectant mothers attending all clinics | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51% |
| Toddlers Clinics | ||||||||||
| Number on register | — | — | 47 | 97 | — | 43 | — | — | — | *187 |
| Total attendance | — | — | 246 | 227 | — | 194 | — | — | — | *667 |
| Average attendance | — | — | 25 | 20 | — | 17 | — | — | — | *21 |
* Totals included in welfare attendances