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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
Paddington 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Of the 2,398 (2,059) children who attended the Centres for the first time during the year, 2,102 (1,749) were under
the age of one year and 296 (310) between the ages of one and five years at the date of their first attendance.
The total number of children attending the consultations was 4,244 (3,992) of whom 1,801 (1,610) were under the
age of one year, and 2,443 (2,382) between the ages of one and five years at the end of the year.
| No. of Sessions | Attendances | No. of expectant or recently confined mothers who attended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Average | |||
* Transferred from 283a Harrow Road on 9th September.
In addition to the above, a weekly clinic is held at St. Mary's Hospital for women booked for confinement in the
beds reserved by the Council at that institution. During the year 99 (83) ante-natal and 101 (87) post-natal cases made
a total of 846 (911) attendances.
FOOT CLINIC.
| Adults. | Children. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | |
|---|---|---|
| — (—) | ||
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