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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

Haringey 1967

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]

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Table: The attendances during the year are shown in the following table:-

The attendances during the year are shown in the following table:-

Name of CIinicNumber of sessions heldTotal attendancesAverage attendance per session
A.N.P.N.
Burgoyne Road951,0414211.0
Church Road648864314.5
Fortis Green971,2925713.9
Weston Park1512,0078013.8
Mildura Court641,3824722.3
Stroud Green618703714.8
Chestnuts1021,0688311.2
Lordship Lane102859639.0
Park Lane104954809.9
Gordon Road741,0119714.9
White Hart Lane51429168.7
Total96511,79964512.8

Table: Midwives Ante-natal ClinicsThe following table shows the attendances made during the year:-

Midwives Ante-natal Clinics

The following table shows the attendances made during the year:-

Midwives CIinicsNumber of sessions heldTotal number of attendancesAverage attendance per session
Burgoyne Road8324.0
Weston Park351.6
Stroud Green122.0
Chestnuts49440.9
Park Lane471042.2
Gordon Road481402.9
Total1563272.1

Table: Cervical CytologyClinics were held throughout the year at four centres in the Borough, as shown in the table below:-

Cervical Cytology

Clinics were held throughout the year at four centres in the Borough, as shown in the table below:-

Name of Clinic1st visitsAttendancesSessions
Gordon Road12012334
Lordship Lane30130171
Weston Park16917020
Mildura Court33834141
Total928935166

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At first waiting lists were long and there was a heavy demand for the test. However, as the initial
backlog was dealt with the number of applicants gradually fell and towards the end of the year there were
occasional weeks when the full number of slides which the laboratories would accept were not sent.
Valuable assistance in interesting women in the scheme was given by the Haringey Cancer Control
Committee, a voluntary organisation which ran several public meetings where speakers showed slides
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