Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Figures for the year are shown under two headings:
(a) for the period January/September inclusive, and
(b) for the remaining three months,
with the exception of the Youth Advisory Clinic at Speedwell Health Centre where the figures shown are for the whole year.
(a) | (6) | |||||||
No. of Clinics | 10 | 11 | — | |||||
No. of Clinic Sessions Held | 973 | 336 | 1309 | |||||
No. of Doctor Sessions Held | 1388 | 477 | 1865 | |||||
No. of Cytological Smears Taken | 2336 | 935 | 3271 | |||||
No. Found to be Positive | 48 | 17 | 65 | |||||
No. of Patients Referred to Clinics by Hospitals | 370 | 120 | 490 | |||||
No. of Patients Referred to Clinics from Local Authority Agencies | 291 | 154 | 445 | |||||
Clinic | new Patients | |||||||
Cb) | 0b) | |||||||
Amersham Road | 299 | 83 | 777 | 89 | 1,453 | 600 | 171 | 156 |
Central Lewisham | 525 | 154 | 787 | 224 | 1,881 | 1,079 | 275 | 42 |
Downham | 176 | 38 | 401 | 49 | 652 | 305 | 76 | 75 |
Flower House | 230 | 61 | 923, | 86 | 1,005 | 487 | 84 | 39 |
Heathside | 61 | 24 | 157 | 32 | 276 | 125 | 56 | 28 |
Jenner (commenced 13 December 1971) | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
Lewisham Hospital | 444 | 141 | 1,144 | 217 | 1,286 | 747 | 482 | 92 |
Lind | 108 | 26 | 234 | 36 | 366 | 188 | 106 | 13 |
Louise House | 689 | 193 | 2,287 | 271 | 2,922 | 1,429 | 274 | 78 |
Spalding House | 173 | 69 | 545 | 75 | 742 | 295 | 40 | 41 |
Speedwell | 105 | 33 | 264 | 33 | 756 | 224 | 81 | 123 |
Speedwell — Youth Advisory | 99 | 177 | 424 | 51 | ||||
Totals: Excluding Youth Advisory | 2,810 825 | 7,519 1,116 | 11,339 | 5,480 | 1,645 | 691 | ||
Grand Totals | 3,734 | 8,812 | 17,243 | 2,387 | ||||
1970 | (3.424) | (8,061) | (14,967) |
I am indebted to the South East London Branch Administrator of the Family
Planning Association for the figures of work carried out within the borough by the
Association during the period January/September inclusive, and at the Youth
Advisory Clinic.
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