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Tower Hamlets 1970

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

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Table: TABLE 23FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE Attendances at sessions held at clinics in the borough during the year.

TABLE 23

FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE Attendances at sessions held at clinics in the borough during the year.

PremisesNew CasesTransfersOld PatientsTotal PatientsTotal VisitsNo. of Sessions
Council Clinics
St. Georges144--14438479
Wigram House147--14733232
Domiciliary Service12-2638189-
Greenwood146--14642149
Leopold Street60--6021517
Family Planning
Association Clinics
Underwood Road4761465941,2162,765194
Wapping325448126448
Wellington Way233173235731,35798
Totals:1,2501689872,4055,927517
1969 Statistics1. 0801679472.1945.286424

Table: TABLE 24HEALTH VISITING

TABLE 24

HEALTH VISITING

No. VisitedNo. of Visits
Children born this year2,430
" " last year1,80336,229
" " 1965-19684,294
Aged persons109321
Mentally disordered persons40234
Tuberculous households933
Households on account of other infectious diseases3288
Persons, excluding maternity cases, discharged from
hospital (other than Mental Hospitals)2061
Other cases9242,034
Visits to expectant and nursing mothers-1,723
Visits to problem families-2,235
Total effective visits42,958
Unsuccessful visits-8,098

Table: TABLE 25PREMATURE BIRTHS

TABLE 25

PREMATURE BIRTHS

Born in HospitalBorn at Home or . in Nursing Home
19701969196819671970196919681967
No. of Births211211177213952311
Died within 24 hours1181216--2-
Died within 1/28 days811138-1--
Premature still births23172628--21