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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough.
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Summarised Statistics Relating to Ini-ant Centres, 1929
| Municipal. | Voluntary. | Grand Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "South-lands " Centre. | Plough Road Centre. | Hast Battersea Centre. | Chatham Road Centre. | Total | Battersea School for Mothers. | Chislehurst (St James's) Mission. | Women's League of Service. | Total | Municipal and Voluntary. | |
| Sessions held | 149 | 101 | 101 | 138 | 489 | 95 | 50 | 70 | 215 | 704 |
| Attendances | 5,770 | 4,652 | 3,967 | 5,511 | 19,900 | 2,911 | 1,107 | 1,454 | 5,472 | 25,372 |
| First attendances | 374 | 353 | 310 | 283 | 1,320 | 206 | 40 | 94 | 340 | 1,660 |
| Average attendances per | 39 | 46 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 36 |
| session Average ditto weekly | 111 | 89 | 76 | 106 | 382 | 56 | 21 | 28 | 105 | 488 |
| Doctor's attendances | 98 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 247 | 95 | 26 | 70 | 191 | 438 |
| Babies seen by Doctor | 1,777 | 1,151 | 1,026 | 1,134 | 5,088 | 2,313 | 251 | 1,095 | 3,659 | 8,747 |
| Average ditto per atten dance | 18 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
| Weights recorded | 4,971 | 4,039 | 3,379 | 4.812 | 17,201 | 2,858 | 947 | 1,387 | 5,192 | 22,393 |
| Advice only | 799 | 613 | 588 | 699 | 2,699 | 53 | 160 | 67 | 280 | 2,979 |