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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
Poplar 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following table shows the attendances at each of the Clinics during the year 1936:—
| Bow | West Ferry Road. | Manchester Road. | Simpsons Road. | Wellington Road. | P.H. Dept. Total. | Royal College of St. Katharine Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances | 762 | — | — | 1,279 | 349 | 2,390 | 1,516 |
| Average per session | 15.2 | — | — | 18.3 | 13.4 | 16.4 | 30.3Dble. Session. |
| First attendances | 241 | 133 | 152 | 226 | 229 | 981 | 919 |
| Total attendances | 6,395 | 3,986 | 5,882 | 6,706 | 6,889 | 29,858 | 18,420 |
| Average per session | 62.7 | 79.7 | 56.6 | 64.5 | 67.5 | 64.6 | 73.7Dble. |
| Average attendance of | Session. | ||||||
| each child | 9.6 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 8.1 |
| Attendances | — | — | — | 3,481 | 5,672 | 9,153 | 3,347 |
| Average per session | — | — | — | 15.6 | 19.6 | 17.8 | 15.9 |
| Attendances | — | — | — | — | 1,362 | 1,362 | 1,112 |
| Average per session | — | — | — | — | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.4 |
| — | — | — | 1,086 | — | 1,086 | 1,658 | |
| — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2,125 | |
| 250 | 250 | 524 | |||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 776 | |
Total attendances at all Clinics:—
| 1936. | 1935. | |
|---|---|---|
| P .H. Department | 44,099 | 45,101 |
| Royal College of St. Katharine | 29,478 | 33.253 |
| Total | 73,577 | 78,354 |
Special Ante-Natal Consulting Clinic—St. Andrew's Hospital.
The number of patients seen at the Ante-Natal Consultation Clinic
was as follows:—
(a) Referred by private practitioners 13
(b) Referred by clinic medical officers 30
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