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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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The following is a statement of the year's work
| 1938. | Patients on Register at commencement of each month. | New Patients Admitted. | Patients Re-admitted. | Patients Discharged. | Patient on Register at end of month. | Attendances each month. | Total Attendance for each month | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months. | Under 1 Year | 1-5 Years | A.-N. | P.-N. | Under 1 Year | 1—5 Years | A.-N. | P.-N. | Under 1 Year | 1 -5 Years | A.-N. | P.-N. | Under 1 Year | 1—5 Years | A.-N. | P.-N. | Under 1 Year | 1—5 Years | A -N. | P.-N. | Under 1 Year | 1—5 Years | A.-N. | P.-N. | |
| January | 14 | 84 | ... | 1 | 6 | 67 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 45 | ... | ... | 18 | 108 | ... | 2 | 51 | 758 | ... | 3 | 812 |
| February | 18 | 108 | ... | 2 | 7 | 44 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 39 | ... | 4 | 22 | 113 | ... | 1 | 65 | 779 | ... | 14 | 858 |
| March | 22 | 113 | ... | 1 | 9 | 36 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 50 | ... | 1 | 29 | 103 | ... | 1 | 106 | 893 | 5 | 1,004 | |
| April | 29 | 103 | ... | ... | 1 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 48 | ... | ... | 29 | 81 | ... | 1 | 68 | 543 | ... | 3 | 614 |
| May | 29 | 81 | ... | 1 | 4 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 51 | ... | 1 | 29 | 46 | ... | ... | 75 | 537 | ... | ... | 612 |
| June | 29 | 46 | ... | ... | 1 | 18 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 46 | ... | ... | 23 | 22 | ... | 1 | 38 | 353 | ... | 8 | 399 |
| July | 23 | 22 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 2 | 35 | ... | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 214 | 2 | 7 | 242 |
| August | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | Room Closed for Repairs | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| September | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 1 | ... | 8 | 177 | ... | 2 | 187 |
| October | 13 | 33 | 1 | ... | 14 | 37 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 15 | ... | 2 | 26 | 55 | 1 | ... | 58 | 379 | 2 | 3 | 442 |
| November | 26 | 55 | 1 | ... | 9 | 55 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 22 | 1 | ... | 33 | 88 | ... | 2 | 130 | 621 | 1 | 13 | 765 |
| December | 33 | 88 | ... | 2 | 2 | 32 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 24 | ... | 1 | 33 | 97 | ... | 2 | 67 | 532 | ... | 15 | 614 |
| Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56 | 358 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 15 | ... | ... | 21 | 377 | 2 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 685 | 5,786 | 5 | 73 | 6,549 |
A.-N.—Anti-Natal. P.-N.—Post-Natal.