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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
Islington 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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B - Results among 'Effective' Attenders
Definitions tables 3 & 4
'Effective attenders' - those who attended the clinic on at least two occasions.
'Succeeding' and Stopping as for tables 1 & 2.
Table 3
Percentage 'success' among effective attenders
| Year | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective attenders | 'Succeeding' | % Success | Effective attenders | 'Succeeding' | % Success | |
| 1962-3 | 94 | 28 | 29.8 | 81 | 33 | 40.7 |
| 1963-4 | 34 | 10 | 29.4 | 31 | 9 | 29.0 |
| 1964-5 | 51 | 19 | 37.3 | 28 | 13 | 46.4 |
| 1965-6 | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 30 | 13 | 46.4 |
| 1966-7* | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 14 | 8 | 57.1 |
| Total | 221 | 76 | 34.3 | 184 | 76 | 41.3 |
| Year | Total | |||||
| Effective attenders | 'Succeeding' | % Success | ||||
| 1962-3 | 175 | 61 | 34.3 | |||
| 1963-4 | 65 | 19 | 29.2 | |||
| 1964-5 | 79 | 32 | 40.5 | |||
| 1965-6 | 57 | 26 | 45.6 | |||
| ♦ figures for 3 months only | 1966-7* | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | ||
| Total | 405 | 152 | 37.5 | |||
Table 4
Percentage stopping among effective attenders
| Year | Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective attenders | stopping | % stopping | Effective attenders | stopping | % stopping | |
| 1962-3 | 94 | 28 | 29.8 | 81 | 24 | 29.6 |
| 1963-4 | 34 | 7 | 20.6 | 31 | 3 | 9.7 |
| 1964-5 | 51 | 14 | 27.4 | 28 | 8 | 28.6 |
| 1965-6 | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 30 | 9 | 30.0 |
| 1966-7* | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 14 | 4 | 28.6 |
| Total | 221 | 66 | 29.9 | 184 | 48 | 26.1 |
| Year | Total | |||||
| Effective attenders | Stopping | % Stopping | ||||
| 1962-3 | 175 | 52 | 29.7 | |||
| 1963-4 | 65 | 10 | 15.4 | |||
| 1964-5 | 79 | 22 | 27.8 | |||
| 1965-6 | 57 | 20 | 35.1 | |||
| * figures for 3 months only. | 1966-7* | 29 | 10 | 34.4 | ||
| Total | 405 | 114 | 28.1 | |||