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Lambeth 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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Persons for whom service was provided during the year:
Aged 65 or over 3,851
Chronic sick and tuberculous persons 403
Mentally disordered 16
Maternity cases 197
Others 351
Total 4,818
DOMICILIARY MIDWIFERY
Attendances by Midwives
Confinements
Doctor not booked 9
Doctor booked 1,028
Number of hospital cases discharged to 490
midwife before tenth day
CHILD WELFARE CENTRES
Number of Children attending
Born 1965 5,676
Born 1964 5,121
Born 1960/63 5,157
Number of sessions held during the year by
Medical Officers 539
Health Visitors 222
Sessional General Practitioners 2,045
Hospital Medical Staff 100
Total sessions 2,906
Number of children referred elsewhere 453
Number of children on "at risk" register at the
end of the year 1,878