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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Besson street clinic.
| 1934 | 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 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 429 | 453 | 150 |
| February | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 306 | 322 | 97 | |
| March | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 253 | 268 | 107 |
| April | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 262 | 280 | 100 |
| May | 4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 368 | 382 | 122 | |
| June | 4 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 341 | 365 | 126 | |
| July | 5 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 436 | 470 | 143 |
| August | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 279 | 292 | 89 | |
| September | 4 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 348 | 360 | 111 | ||
| October | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 456 | 476 | 132 |
| November | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 358 | 373 | 119 |
| December | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 224 | 234 | 82 | |
| Total | 48 | 151 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 215 | 4060 | 4275 | 1378 |
ILDERTON ROAD CLINIC.
| 1934 | 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 | 3 | 3 | 199 | 202 | 94 | |||
| February | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 165 | 177 | 78 |
| March | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 156 | 163 | 76 | |
| April | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 173 | 183 | 82 | |
| May | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 250 | 271 | 124 | |
| June | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 210 | 218 | 84 | ||
| July | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 216 | 221 | 83 | |
| August | 5 | 6 | 7 | 251 | 258 | 110 | |||
| September | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 220 | 228 | 77 |
| October | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 219 | 227 | 86 | ||
| November | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 233 | 239 | 106 | ||
| December | 4 | 4 | 4 | 132 | 136 | 66 | |||
| Total | 51 | 74 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 99 | 2424 | 2523 | 1066 |