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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—FRIDAY SESSIONS (Hatcham-Pepys 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 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 170 | 75 | ||
| February | 4 | 3 | 13 | 152 | 165 | 84 | |||
| March | 4 | 7 | 1 | 164 | 172 | ||||
| April | 4 | 5 | 1 | 215 | 223 | 70 | |||
| May | 4 | 1 | 203 | 215 | 72 | ||||
| June | 4 | 5 | 5 | 198 | 203 | 56 | |||
| July | 5 | 9 | 1 | 217 | 229 | 56 | |||
| August | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 191 | 55 | ||
| September | 5 | 1 | 267 | 278 | 88 | ||||
| October | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 183 | 191 | 58 | ||
| November | 4 | 3 | 1 | 207 | 213 | ||||
| December | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 190 | 199 | 73 | ||
| Total | 51 | 77 | 13 | 4 | 110 | 2339 | 2449 | 809 | |
CENTRAL CLINIC—FRIDAY SESSIONS (St. Catherine's 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 | Aries 1—5 | ||||||
| January | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 224 | 242 | 127 | |
| February | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 214 | 230 | 100 | |
| March | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 211 | 223 | 94 |
| April | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 239 | 255 | 99 | |
| May | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 240 | 253 | 112 | |
| June | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 267 | 276 | 115 | |
| July | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 270 | 281 | 114 |
| August | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 224 | 239 | 97 |
| September | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 295 | 310 | 120 | |
| October | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 230 | 235 | 94 | ||
| November | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 212 | 221 | 103 |
| December | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 188 | 193 | 79 | |
| Total | 51 | 77 | 14 | 31 | 22 | 144 | 2814 | 2958 | 1254 |