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Tower Hamlets 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]

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Table: TABLE 22FAMILY PLANNING CLINICSPatients and attendances at the once-weekly sessions held at clinics in the borough were as follows;-

TABLE 22

FAMILY PLANNING CLINICS

Patients and attendances at the once-weekly sessions held at clinics in the borough were as follows;-

WappingUnderwood RoadWellington WayTOTAL
19671966196719661967196619671966
New cases6625340221218208624454
Transfers1212595797826
Old patients30-248261271283549544
Total patients108376474874965001,2511,024
Total visits256-1, 5321,1181, 1049332,8922, 117
No. doctors' sessions48-93*-70-2,111*-
* Includes 40 sessions for I. U. D.

Table: TABLE 23HEALTH VISITING

TABLE 23

HEALTH VISITING

First visits to children born this year3, 041
First visits to children born last year2, 820
First visits to children born 1962-57,128
Persons over 6592
Mentally disordered persons70
Persons excluding maternity cases discharged from hospital (other than mental hospitals)52
Tuberculous households17
Other visits1, 148
Total unsuccessful visits9, 812
T otal effective visits47, 264

Table: TABLE 24PREMATURE BIRTHS

TABLE 24

PREMATURE BIRTHS

Born in HospitalBorn at Home or in Nursing Home
196719661965196719661965
No. of births213238253112111
Died within 24 hours16119-4-
Died within 28 days81832-4-
Premature stillbirths2832341-1

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