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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
Battersea 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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Summarised Statistics Relating to Infant Centres, 1928.
| Municipal. | Voluntary. | Grand Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "South-lands" Centre. | Plough Road Centre. | East Battersea Centre. | Chatham Road Centre. | Total | Battersea School for Mothers. | Women's League of Service. | Total | Municipal and Voluntary. | ||
| Sessions held | 146 | 99 | 100 | 149 | 494 | 95 | 50 | 70 | 215 | 709 |
| Attendances | 6,009 | 3,948 | 3,952 | 5,873 | 19,782 | 3,143 | 1,152 | 1,799 | 6,094 | 25,876 |
| First attendances | 403 | 325 | 297 | 320 | 1,345 | 235 | 53 | 96 | 384 | 1,729 |
| Average attendances per session | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 33 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 36 |
| Average ditto weekly | 116 | 76 | 76 | 113 | 381 | 60 | 22 | 34 | 117 | 498 |
| Doctor's attendances | 98 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 244 | 95 | 27 | 69 | 191 | 435 |
| Babies seen by Doctor | 2,027 | 1,060 | 1,143 | 1,149 | 5,379 | 2,379 | 394 | 1,319 | 4,092 | 9,471 |
| Average ditto per atten-dance | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Weights recorded | 5,116 | 3,416 | 3,511 | 5,279 | 17,322 | 3,127 | 1,026 | 1,682 | 5,835 | 23,157 |
| Advice only | 893 | 532 | 441 | 594 | 2,460 | 16 | 126 | 117 | 259 | 2,719 |