London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Tower Hamlets 1970

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

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Table: TABLE 16ANTE AND POST NATAL SERVICES

TABLE 16

ANTE AND POST NATAL SERVICES

No. Ante and Post Natal Sessions held by:
Medical Officers16
Midwives49
No. women attending for ante natal examination124
No. women attending for post natal examination52
Total attendances589
No. General Practitioners holding sessions in Council clinics4
Mothercraft and Relaxation Classes:
No. women attending (a) Institutionally booked41
(b) Domiciliary booked-
No. attendances287
No. sessions held by Health Visitors52

Table: TABLE 17CHILD WELFARE CENTRES

TABLE 17

CHILD WELFARE CENTRES

No. premises at end of year14
No. sessions during year held by:
Medical Officers160
Health Visitors125
Sessional General Practitioners1,661
Hospital medical staff51
Total sessions:1,997
No. children attending - born this year2,063
- born last year2,346
- born 1966-72,488
No. attendances of children of all ages39,531
Average attendance per session19.8
No. children referred elsewhere389

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