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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—FRIDAY 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 | ||||||
| Jauuary | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 195 | 208 | 111 | |
| February | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 199 | 213 | 96 |
| March | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 145 | 155 | 66 | |
| April | 5 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 274 | 292 | 125 | |
| May | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 216 | 228 | 92 | |
| June | 7 | 2 | 9 | 227 | 236 | 99 | |||
| July | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 266 | 283 | 103 | |
| August | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 230 | 243 | 84 | ||
| September | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 219 | 230 | 91 | |
| October | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 309 | 322 | 134 | |
| November | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 243 | 259 | 116 | ||
| December | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 219 | 233 | 104 | |
| Total | 51 | 18 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 160 | 2742 | 2902 | 1221 |
CENTRAL CLINIC—FRIDAY SESSIONS (St. Catherine's 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 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 164 | 168 | 74 | |
| February | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 152 | 158 | 68 | |
| March | 3 | 6 | 6 | 102 | 108 | 39 | |||
| April | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 226 | 234 | 87 | |
| May | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 152 | 161 | 54 | ||
| June | 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 169 | 182 | 52 | ||
| July | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 217 | 226 | 76 |
| August | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 182 | 199 | 65 | |
| September | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 195 | 204 | 76 |
| October | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 248 | 264 | 95 |
| November | 4 | 5 | 5 | 194 | 199 | 76 | |||
| December | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 179 | 188 | 89 | ||
| Total | 51 | 69 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 111 | 2180 | 2291 | 851 |