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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
Bermondsey 1939
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1939
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ATTENDANCES AT MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CENTRES. The following table shows attendances at Maternity and Child Welfare Centres during 1939:—
| Name of Centre | Children's Consultations | Ante-natal Clinic | Sewing Class | Gynæcological Clinic | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Sessions | New Cases | Total Attendances | No. seen by Doctor | No. of Sessions | New Cases | Post Natal Cases | Total Attendances | No. of Sessions | No. of Attendances | No. of Sessions | New Cases | Total Attendances | |||
| Under 1 year | 1-5 years | Under 1 year | 1-5 years | ||||||||||||
| Public Health Centre, Grange Road | 170 | 279 | 46 | 4,868 | 3,860 | 4,197 | 43 | 159 | 24 | 727 | – | – | 39 | 95 | 269 |
| 98 Rotherhithe New Road | 122 | 180 | 22 | 2,746 | 2,549 | 2,915 | 52 | 155 | 24 | 654 | – | – | 36 | 53 | 134 |
| Community Centre | 70 | 61 | 22 | 1,088 | 1,384 | 1,257 | – | – | – | – | 41 | 833 | – | – | – |
| Bermondsey Gospel Mission | 85 | 90 | 26 | 1,691 | 1,528 | 1,877 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Roseberry Street | 31 | 29 | 2 | 527 | 469 | 621 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Salomon's Centre | 93 | 41 | 4 | 1,351 | 515 | 767 | 129 | 289 | 155 | 1,729 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Princess Club | 98 | 87 | 7 | 1,807 | 1,491 | 2,209 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 126 | 28 | 321 | – | – | – |
| Fulford Street | 86 | 128 | 19 | 1,598 | 1,241 | 1,863 | 46 | 100 | 7 | 508 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Central Hall | 133 | 159 | 31 | 2,894 | 2,569 | 3,334 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 307 | – | – | – |
| Totals | 888 | 1,054 | 179 | 18,570 | 15,606 | 19,040 | 290 | 728 | 215 | 3,744 | 84 | 1,461 | 75 | 148 | 403 |