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 Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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Patients and attendances at the once-weekly sessions held at clinics in the borough were as follows:-
Wapping | Underwood Road | Wellington Way | TOTAL | ||||
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1966 | 1966 | 1965 | 1966 | 1965 | 1966 | 1965 | |
New cases | 25 | 221 | 189 | 208 | 135 | 454 | 324 |
Transfers | 12 | 5 | 44 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 71 |
Old patients | - | 261 | 353 | 283 | 313 | 544 | 666 |
Total patients | 37 | 487 | 586 | 500 | 475 | 1,024 | 1,061 |
Total visits | - | 1,118 | 1,099 | 933 | 705 | 2,117 | 1,804 |
First visits to children born 1966 | 3,527 | |
" " " " " 1965 | 2,555 | |
" " " " " 1961-4 | 6,720 | |
Persons over 65 | 85 | |
Mentally disordered persons | 20 | |
Persons excluding maternity cases discharged from hospital (other than mental hospitals) | 50 | |
Tuberculous households | 18 | |
Total unsuccessful visits | 9,970 | |
Total effective | 43,970 |
Born in Hospital | Born at Home or in Nursing Home | |||
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1966 | 1965 | 1966 | 1965 | |
No. of births | 238 | 253 | 21 | 11 |
Died within 24 hours | 11 | 9 | 4 | - |
Died within 28 days | 18 | 32 | 4 | - |
Premature stillbirths | 32 | 34 | - | 1 |