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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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MONDAY SESSIONS AT St. Luke's Hall, Gosterood Street
| 1938 | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Artificial. | Ages 1-5. | ||||||
| January | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 267 | 276 | 136 | |
| February | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 204 | 219 | 97 |
| March | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 177 | 185 | 66 | ||
| April | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 148 | 158 | 87 | |
| May | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 230 | 244 | 111 | |
| June | 3 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 131 | 141 | 60 | ||
| July | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 198 | 217 | 106 | |
| August | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 188 | 193 | 82 | ||
| September | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 196 | 207 | 101 | |
| October | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 228 | 238 | 96 | ||
| November | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 206 | 222 | 102 | |
| December | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 101 | 38 | ||
| Total | 47 | 96 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 130 | 2271 | 2401 | 1082 |
CENTRAL CLINIC—MONDAY SESSIONS
| 1938 | No. of times Clinic opened. | New Cases. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases | Consultations with Doctor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Fed. | Mixed. | Arti-ficial. | Ages 1—5 | ||||||
| January | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 249 | 255 | 100 | |
| February | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 198 | 207 | 91 |
| March | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 | 224 | 238 | 93 |
| April | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 181 | 187 | 66 |
| May | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 265 | 271 | 102 | |
| June | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 133 | 139 | 55 | |
| July | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 201 | 210 | 83 | |
| August | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 175 | 185 | 69 |
| September | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 196 | 202 | 69 | ||
| October | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 249 | 267 | 103 | |
| November | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 226 | 231 | 95 | |
| December | 4 | 5 | 5 | 113 | 118 | 43 | |||
| Total | 49 | 58 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 100 | 2410 | 2510 | 969 |