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Lewisham 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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Table: Table 11

Table 11

1968 (9 mths only)1969
No. of first domiciliary visits by Medical Officer108126
No. of visits by patients to clinic104307
No. of persons aged 30 or over at first visit4851
No. of persons with 5 or more pregnancies prior to first visit6048

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1 am indebted to the Branch Organising Secretary of the Family Planning Association
for the following figures of work carried out by the Family Planning
Association within the Borough during the year.
It should be mentioned that special youth advisory sessions were started at
Speedwell Street in October, and that the marital advice session was transferred
from the branch office to Louise House, Dartmouth Road, at the beginning of
November.

Table: Table 12

Table 12

No. of Clinics9
No. of Clinics Sessions Held985
No. of Doctor Sessions Held1,428
No. of Cytological Smears Taken 1,740 Positive8
No. of Patients Officially Referred by Hospitals119
„ Notified by Hospital85
„ Officially Referred by L.A.177
„ Notified by L.A.208
New PatientsFirst Visit this YearRepeat VisitsMedical CasesSocially Needy Cases
Brockley2806201,086515
Downham117264516178
Forest Hill8482,0713,68572117
Lewisham Central5851,4013,2471436
Lewisham—Flower House3051,0451,4483535
Lewisham—Hospital1444004021859
New Cross—Amersham Road3667441,5751748
New Cross—Heathside63858121
New Cross—Speedwell157172324824
New Cross—Speedwell Y.A.C.191911——
Total2,8846,82112,375188343

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Note.—First visits include new patients, therefore equals number of individual patients.
These records do not include patients who visited the clinics for supplies only.
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