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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
Wandsworth 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE XXVI.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Putney Park. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlight | Lyn-wood Road | ||||||||||
| New Cases, 1924 | 388 | 205 | 61 | 362 | 327 | 330 | 24 | 221 | 194 | 257 | 2369 |
| Transfers to other Centres | 18 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 43 | 5 | — | 8 | 6 | 11 | 122 |
| Passed on to L.C.C. | 147 | — | — | 330 | 52 | 431 | — | 36 | 35 | 525 | 1556 |
| Total Attendances | 6642 | 3810 | 1310 | 5856 | 5813 | 5741 | 244 | 3218 | 2921 | 3383 | 38938 |
| Ante-natal Cases | 69 | 66 | — | 168 | 97 | 150 | 12 | 62 | 40 | 99 | 763 |
| Ante-natal Attendances | 184 | 254 | — | 636 | 333 | 446 | 45 | 221 | — | 241 | 2360 |
| Nurses' Visits to Infants | 1817 | 1151 | 385 | 1849 | 1649 | 2794 | — | 899 | 991 | 1678 | 13213 |
| Nurses' Visits to Ante-natal Cases | 167 | 218 | - | 295 | 151 | 77 | _ | 107 | 90 | 198 | 1303 |
| No. of Sessions :— | |||||||||||
| Infants | 91 | 52 | 50 | 96 | 88 | 99 | 6 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 632 |
| Ante-natal | 12 | 24 | — | 36 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 24 | — | 24 | 175 |
| Health Talks given | 49 | 6 | 32 | 77 | 50 | 69 | 4 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 351 |
Maternity and Child Welfare.