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Merton and Morden 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE XV.
CHILDREN ATTENDING CENTRES DURING 1937.
| Children born in | MERTON CENTRE | MORDEN CENTRE | RAYNES | PARK CENTRE | PARISH HALL CENTRE | ALL CENTRES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number attended | Attendances | Average attendances per child | Number attended | Attendances | Average attendances per child | Number attended | Attendances | Average attendances per child | Number attended | Attendances | Average attendances per child | Number attended | Attendances | Average attendances per child | |
| 1937 (1st year) | 46 | 460 | 10.0 | 206 | 2,080 | 10.0 | 250 | 2,748 | 10.9 | 15 | 26 | 1.7 | 517 | 5,314 | 10.2 |
| 1936 (1st and 2nd year) | 48 | 853 | 17.7 | 195 | 2,350 | 12.0 | 261 | 4,703 | 18.0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 506 | 7,909 | 13.5 |
| 1935 (2nd and 3rd year) | 43 | 446 | 10.3 | 150 | 1,145 | 7.6 | 205 | 1,553 | 7.5 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 402 | 3,148 | 7.8 |
| 1934 (3rd and 4th year) | 40 | 300 | 7.5 | 148 | 896 | 6.0 | 159 | 828 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 348 | 2,025 | 5.8 |
| 1933 (4th and 5th year) | 24 | 178 | 7.4 | 148 | 655 | 4.4 | 127 | 532 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 299 | 1,365 | 4.5 |
| 1932 (5th year) | 13 | 71 | 5.4 | 68 | 319 | 4.6 | 97 | 273 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 178 | 663 | 3.7 |
| All ages under 5 | 214 | 2,308 | 10.7 | 915 | 7,445 | 8.1 | 1,099 | 10,637 | 9.4 . | 22 | 34 | 1.5 | 2,250 | 20,424 | 9.0 |