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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