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Southwark 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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TABLE 15.

St. John la.St. Mary. 1b.St. Paul. 2a.St. Peter. 2b.All Saints. 3a.Lady Margaret 3b.Crossway. 4a.St. Stephens. 4b.St. Jude. 5.St. Michael. 6a.St. Saviour. 6b.St. George. 6n.Guy's. 7.Total.
Number of Births notified during the year33523229720216620416314519723118095302477
Number of individual children attending the Centre during the year431461479251222273284274389346312153683943
Number of Sessions held during the year929090909090909090908643921123
Number of children coming into (1.5) age group during the year Number of new cases attending the Centres during the year—15020719312211314912913217616014380371791
(1) Expectant Mothers124.125516630.452.687932
(2) Infants under 1 year2472052001169211513711215714714960301767
(3) Seen by Doctor2472052001169211513711215714714960301767
(4) Children 1 to 5 years344986131791830563920131385
(5) Seen by Doctor344986131791830563920131385
Method of Feeding—(a) Breast220173176767610610010211913012750261481
(b) Breast and bottle161514167186841862121
(c) Bottle1232361812826630111042207
(d) Ordinary diet333460191492128564114131343
Total number of attendances at the Centres during the year—
(1) Mothers97475232445639232737446748684366647237014105252010656700
(2) Expectant Mothers747201422592010710173233564521
(3) Infants under 1 year516332733457243319282951224626112315240524711221138033854
(4) Children 1 to 5 years30531840179612851754162625542085435714911696134598925871
(1) Average number of attendances105.958.149.543.630.449.654.148.571.941.147.758.6--
(2) do. do.8.1-----------36.5-
(3) do. do.56.236.438.427.021.432.825.229.025.726.728.728.415.0-
(4) do. do.33.220.420.014.319.518.128.423.248.416 619.731.310.7-
(5) Total number of attendances of Infants seen by Doctor during the year15561591152293891312797861383104613001044634140315395
(6) Total number of attendances of children 1 to 5 years seen by Doctor during the year5477577461456771547544918122961445688568010150
(7) Total number of Expectant Mothers seen by Doctor1163537---80
(8) Children weighed405741463913379032114362464140494747498340143698573355344
(9) Post.natal cases21021811-7420163219010742924025374
Total number of first visits paid by Health Visitors to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers249157191140881147611414118074289352487
(2) Infants under 1 year33523229720216620416314519723218095302478
(3) Children 1 to 5 years1524428639-306391313-397
Total number of revisits paid by Health Visitors to homes of—
(1) Expectant Mothers1421062918917-1881784971085
(2) Infants under 1 year19551598125486913281620882173610862082731121641016767
(3) Children 1 to 5 years250418521489171816881634137117231982164716112435153023184