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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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CENTRAL CLINIC—TUESDAY SESSIONS (Hatcham-Pepys District)
| 1937 | 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 | 8 | 8 | 176 | 184 | 65 | |||
| February | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 192 | 197 | 74 | ||
| March | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 214 | 226 | 86 |
| April | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 196 | 205 | 73 | |
| May | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 140 | 149 | 51 |
| June | 5 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 174 | 190 | 66 | ||
| July | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 167 | 172 | 63 | ||
| August | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 184 | 190 | 60 | ||
| September | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 172 | 181 | 63 | |
| October | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 185 | 195 | 77 | |
| November | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 228 | 239 | 92 | |
| December | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 124 | 129 | 50 | ||
| Total | 51 | 65 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 105 | 2152 | 2257 | 820 |
CENTRAL CLINIC—TUESDAY SESSIONS (VALE DISTRICT)
| 1937 | 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 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 222 | 229 | 108 | |
| February | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 224 | 234 | 101 |
| March | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 221 | 228 | 102 | |
| April | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 208 | 218 | 88 | |
| May | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 183 | 192 | 86 |
| June | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 257 | 245 | 98 | ||
| July | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 204 | 215 | 91 | |
| August | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 282 | 292 | 112 | |
| September | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 261 | 269 | 108 | ||
| October | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 261 | 274 | 115 |
| November | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 290 | 305 | 142 |
| December | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 161 | 165 | 84 | ||
| Total | 51 | 79 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 112 | 2754 | 2866 | 1235 |