London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Camberwell 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.
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116
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
Male.
Female.
140
153
No. of individual
children attending
Clinic
174
159
122
123
175
190
611
625
First attendances
Subsequent attendances
...
293
333
245
365
1,236
25
34
32
36
127
327
358
401
Total attendances
277
1,363
43
Number of sessions
Average attendance
42
43
40
168
8-18
8-33
6-60
9-33
per session
8-11
TABLE "B. Individual children attending Clinics.
| Peckham. | Dulwich. | Camberwell. | Mayward House. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attend Centre regularly | 94 | 96 | 84 | 128 | 402 |
| Attended Centre during infancy period | 56 | 49 | 20 | 74 | 199 |
| Attend Centre occasionally | 26 | 31 | 39 | 38 | 134 |
| Have never previously attended a Centre | 117 | 157 | 102 | 125 | 501 |
| Totals | 293 | 333 | 245 | 365 | 1,236 |