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Tower Hamlets 1968

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

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Table: TABLE 23FAMILY PLANNING SERVICEPatients and attendances at the once-weekly sessions held at clinics in the borough were asfollows:-

TABLE 23

FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE

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

follows:-

PremisesNew CasesTransfersOld PatientsTotal PatientsTotal VisitsNo. of Sessions
Council Clinics
Wigram House25--25328
Domiciliary Service324-36100-
Family Planning Association Clinics
Underwood Road562413629651,747155
Wapping6775813233749
Wellington Way296153366471,51694
Totals:982677561,8053,732306
1967 Statistics624785491,2512,892211

Table: TABLE 24HEALTH VISITING

TABLE 24

HEALTH VISITING

No. VisitedNo. of Visits
Children born this year2,858
„ „ last year2,715
„ „ 1963-19666,20245,381
Aged persons99284
Mentally disordered persons69280
Tuberculous households1038
Households on account of other infectious diseases56111
Persons, and maternity cases, discharged from hospital (other than Mental hospitals)37110
Other cases1,0231,636
Visits to Expectant and Nursing mothers-1,927
Visits to problem families-2,419
Total effective visits-52,186
Unsuccessful visits.9,324

Table: TABLE 25PREMATURE BIRTHS

TABLE 25

PREMATURE BIRTHS

Born in HospitalBorn at Home or in Nursing Home
196819671966196819671966
No. of Births177213238231121
Died within 24 hours1216112-4
Died within 1/28 days13818--4
Premature still births26283221-

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