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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | 1967 | 1966 | |
| New cases | 66 | 25 | 340 | 221 | 218 | 208 | 624 | 454 |
| Transfers | 12 | 12 | 59 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 78 | 26 |
| Old patients | 30 | - | 248 | 261 | 271 | 283 | 549 | 544 |
| Total patients | 108 | 37 | 647 | 487 | 496 | 500 | 1,251 | 1,024 |
| Total visits | 256 | - | 1, 532 | 1,118 | 1, 104 | 933 | 2,892 | 2, 117 |
| No. doctors' sessions | 48 | - | 93* | - | 70 | - | 2,111* | - |
| * Includes 40 sessions for I. U. D. | ||||||||
| First visits to children born this year | 3, 041 |
| First visits to children born last year | 2, 820 |
| First visits to children born 1962-5 | 7,128 |
| Persons over 65 | 92 |
| Mentally disordered persons | 70 |
| Persons excluding maternity cases discharged from hospital (other than mental hospitals) | 52 |
| Tuberculous households | 17 |
| Other visits | 1, 148 |
| Total unsuccessful visits | 9, 812 |
| T otal effective visits | 47, 264 |
| Born in Hospital | Born at Home or in Nursing Home | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | |
| No. of births | 213 | 238 | 253 | 11 | 21 | 11 |
| Died within 24 hours | 16 | 11 | 9 | - | 4 | - |
| Died within 28 days | 8 | 18 | 32 | - | 4 | - |
| Premature stillbirths | 28 | 32 | 34 | 1 | - | 1 |
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