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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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CENTRAL CLINIC—TUESDAY SESSIONS (Hatchavt-Pepys District)
| 1933 | No. of times Clinic opened. | Breast Fed. | New Cases. | Ages 1—5. | Total New Cases. | Total Old Cases. | Total New and Old Cases. | Consultations with Doctor. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed. | Artificial. | ||||||||
| January | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 232 | 215 | 127 | |
| February | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 215 | 220 | 86 | ||
| March | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 264 | 272 | 126 | |
| April | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 176 | 183 | 73 | |
| May | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 225 | 232 | 112 | ||
| June | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 201 | 215 | 102 |
| July | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 218 | 224 | 97 | ||
| August | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 255 | 265 | 107 |
| September | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 212 | 219 | 102 |
| October | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 176 | 179 | 91 | ||
| November. | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 251 | 260 | 111 | |
| December | 3 | 7 | 7 | 212 | 219 | 74 | |||
| Total | 51 | 65 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 96 | 2637 | 2733 | 1208 |
CENTRAL CLINIC—TUESDAY SESSIONS (Vale District)
| 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 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 146 | 151 | 65 | |||
| February | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 142 | 148 | 54 | ||
| March | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 207 | 214 | 81 | |
| April | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 154 | 164 | 67 | |
| May | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 214 | 223 | 81 |
| June | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 184 | 190 | 76 | ||
| July | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 168 | 172 | 67 | |
| August | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 222 | 280 | 77 |
| September | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 159 | 163 | 59 | ||
| October | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 128 | 131 | 50 | ||
| November | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 189 | 203 | 88 |
| December | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 75 | 84 | 38 | |
| Total | 51 | 49 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 85 | 1988 | 2073 | 803 |