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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
Leyton 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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As it is a condition of grant that the mothers or infants must attend the Authority's Centres—unless when unable to attend, in which case the home is visited by a Health Visitor—all mothers and infants in receipt of milk free or at reduced price are under medical supervision.
| Year. | Pints of Fresh Milk. | Packets of Dried Milk. | Cost to Council. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | |||
| 1935 | 63,192 | 762 | 862 | 13 | 5 |
| 1936 | 64,624 | 356 | 757 | 12 | 8 |
| 1937 | 61,598 | 395 | 824 | 11 | 11 |
| 1938 | 78,352 | 736 | 1,106 | 2 | 9 |
| 1939 | 71,728 | 930 | 1,042 | 15 | 4 |
The following figures show in statistical form the attendances during 1939 :—
| Leyton Green. | Park House. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Sessions | 14 | 16 | 30 |
| Letters of Invitation | 470 | 353 | 823 |
| First Attendances | 165 | 119 | 284 |
| Re-attendances | 70 | 50 | 120 |
Report by Dr. Anne S. Clark, M.B., Ch.B.
During the year 34 sessions of the Post-Natal and Gynaecological
Clinic were held. The number of new patients who attended
was 284, out of 823 who received appointments to attend (= 34.5
per cent.). Of these, 226 were " post-natal " (i.e., they had had a
confinement within the previous three months); and 18 were
" gynaecological."
The disposal of these cases was as follows ;—
Discharged after one attendance 149
Re-attended for examination and treatment 135
Referred with letter to medical practitioners 10
Referred to hospital 4