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
Haringey 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
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Health Centres
Stuart Crescent
The well established Health Centre at Stuart Crescent, which serves most of the Wood Green area, has proved
invaluable as a model for the Council's plans for future Health Centres.
The Borough Planning Officer has given special consideration to the location of future Health Centres in the
Borough and he carried out an informative but confidential survey to find out the patients' views on Health
Centre practice.
Bounds Green
The proposals for a Health Centre at the Wood Green and Southgate Hospital to replace the existing Gordon
Road Clinic and to offer shared facilities for Outpatients had been shelved in 1969.
The plans were revived and progress is now being made with the development of a comprehensive Health
Centre at Bounds Green.
Crouch End
The enthusiasm and interest of local general practitioners for a Health Centre has encouraged the Council to
allocate a site for this purpose at the junction of Middle Lane and New Road, and planning is now in progress.
CARE OF MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN Notification of Births
| Live Births (a) Domiciliary | 229 |
| (b) Hospital or Nursing Home | 4,017 |
| Still Births (a) Domiciliary | — |
| (b) Hospital or Nursing Home | 46 |
| Total | 4,292 |
knte-Natal Clinics
Attendances during the year are shown in the following table:—
| Clinic | Total Attendances | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions held | Ante-natal | Post-natal | Average Attendance per session. | |
| Burgoyne Road | 49 | 349 | 33 | 7.8 |
| Chestnuts | 75 | 612 | 50 | 8.8 |
| Church Road | 46 | 169 | 18 | 4.1 |
| Fortis Green | 51 | 744 | 22 | 15.0 |
| Gordon Road | 52 | 342 | 37 | 7.3 |
| Lordship Lane | 50 | 323 | 30 | 7.1 |
| Mildura Court | 51 | 454 | 24 | 9.4 |
| Park Lane | 52 | 508 | 64 | 11.0 |
| Stroud Green | 51 | 282 | 24 | 6.0 |
| Weston Park | 100 | 749 | 45 | 7.9 |
| Stuart Crescent | 52 | 277 | 20 | 5.7 |
| Total | 629 | 4,809 | 367 | 8.2 |
Cervical Cytology
Routine screening for cancer of the neck of the womb continued to be carried out as part of the normal work of
the ante-natal clinics. The special weekly evening sessions at Mildura Court Clinic also continued throughout the
year. Attendances at clinic sessions were as follows:—
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