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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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56 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XXX.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Putney Park. | Balham. | Streatham. | Blegborough Road. | Tooting. | Southfield. | Fairfield. | Springfield. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlight | Lynwood Road | |||||||||||
| New Cases, 1926 | 466 | 202 | 74 | 379 | 333 | 75 | 268 | 139 | 246 | 213 | 224 | 2619 |
| Transfers to other Centres | 19 | 11 | 3 | 59 | 114 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 296 |
| Passed on to L.C.C. | 480 | — | — | 185 | 72 | 15 | 230 | — | 52 | 67 | 147 | 1248 |
| Total Attendances | 7881 | 4689 | 1460 | 6699 | 5834 | 1490 | 4673 | 2185 | 3580 | 3157 | 3793 | 45141 |
| Ante-natal Cases | 46 | 62 | 62 | 85 | 74 | — | 73 | 47 | 49 | 11 | 40 | 549 |
| Ante-natal Attendances | 118 | 190 | — | 346 | 199 | — | 143 | 83 | 176 | 19 | 79 | 1353 |
| Nurses' Visits to Infants | 1559 | 1319 | 419 | 2298 | 1294 | — | 2336 | — | 1225 | 991 | 1637 | 13078 |
| Nurses' Visits to Ante-natal Cases | 160 | 165 | 51 | 193 | 113 | — | 46 | — | 141 | 34 | 62 | 965 |
| No. of Sessions:- | ||||||||||||
| Infants | 96 | 100 | 50 | 100 | 96 | 32 | 85 | 42 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 754 |
| Ante-natal | 12 | 24 | — | 28 | 23 | — | 22 | 19 | 24 | — | 24 | 176 |
| Health Talks given | 96 | 50 | 32 | 69 | 51 | — | 50 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 50 | 463 |