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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
Deptford 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Attendances at Clinics and Treatment Centres. gosterwood street clinic.
| 1928 | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. | Ages 1—5. | ||||||
| January | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 156 | 172 | 110 | |
| February | 4 | 13 | 13 | 236 | 249 | 108 | |||
| March | 4 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 208 | 220 | 99 | ||
| April | 4 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 193 | 206 | 96 | ||
| May | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 140 | 149 | 65 | ||
| June | 4 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 235 | 263 | 125 | |
| July | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 277 | 296 | 155 | |
| August | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 166 | 175 | 79 | |
| September | 4 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 244 | 257 | 111 | ||
| October | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 227 | 239 | 103 | |
| November | 4 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 255 | 270 | 118 | ||
| December | 4 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 216 | 228 | 100 | ||
| Total | 47 | 141 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 171 | 2553 | 2724 | 1269 |
NAPIER STREET CLINIC.
| 1928. | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Hand. . | Ages 1—5 | ||||||
| January | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 288 | 309 | 121 |
| February | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 243 | 251 | 109 | ||
| March | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 221 | 232 | 95 | |
| April | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 156 | 168 | 72 |
| May | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 167 | 179 | 88 |
| June | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 197 | 214 | 88 | |
| July | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 266 | 284 | 147 |
| August | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 150 | 160 | 79 | ||
| September | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 238 | 255 | 128 | |
| October | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 368 | 389 | 156 |
| November | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 289 | 302 | 143 |
| December | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 169 | 172 | 96 | |
| Total | 47 | 110 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 163 | 2752 | 2915 | 1322 |