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Tower Hamlets 1969

[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 as follows:-

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
St. Georges116--11623146
Wigram House172--17241641
Domiciliary Service1812140168-
Family Planning
Association Clinics
Underwood Road51289• 5511,1522,643191
Wapping4086311135448
Wellington Way222693126031,47498
Totals;1,0801679472,1945,286424
1968 Statistics982677561, 8053,732306

Table: TABLE 24

TABLE 24

HEALTH VISITING
No. VisitedNo. of Visits
Children born this year2, 72439,668
" " last year2,148
" 1964-19675,139
Aged persons149302
Mentally disordered persons56309
Tuberculous households1345
Households on account of other infectious diseases5899
Persons, excluding maternity cases, discharged from hospital (other than Mental Hospitals)3764
Other cases1,0261, 792
Visits to expectant and nursing mothers-2,161
Visits to problem families-2,230
Total effective visits-46,670
Unsuccessful visits-8, 553

Table: TABLE 25

TABLE 25

PREMATURE BIRTHS
1969Born in Hospital1969Born at Home or in Nursing Home 19681967
19681967
No. of Births21117721352311
Died within 24 hours81216-2-
Died within 1/28 days111381--
Premature still births172628-21

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