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
Ealing 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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| Mattock Lane | Ch'gton House | Raven or Park | Perivale | Greenf'd Green | Islips Manor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sessions for mothers | 101 | 100 | 98 | 59 | 97 | 51 |
| Ante-natal attendances | 1,451 | 1,493 | 1,216 | 897 | 1,091 | 172 |
| Post-natal attendances | 98 | 123 | 118 | 93 | 135 | 18 |
| Average attendance per session | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| Number of sessions for children | 151 | 151 | 161 | 108 | 110 | 52 |
| Number of children attending for first time | 722 | 736 | 862 | 425 | 487 | 148 |
| Total attendances made by children | 10,011 | 9,392 | 9,760 | 6,477 | 7,565 | 1,824 |
| Average attendance per session | 66 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 69 | 35 |
| Number of children seen by doctor | 2,836 | 2,842 | 3,255 | 2,003 | 2,473 | 687 |
| Average number seen per session | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 13 |
Medical Examination of Pre-school children.—The examinations
of pre-school children during the year under review totalled 3,616,
compared with 2,984 in the previous year. The number of children
examined in each age-group and the number and percentage found
to have defects are indicated in the table below. The percentage
of children shown in this table to have defects seems high, but it
must be explained that many of the defects noted are of a minor
character, and the majority require only to be kept under
observation.