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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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ATTENDANCES, EXAMINATIONS, etc ., 1951—1953.
| Leyton Green | Park House | Dawlish Road | All Centres | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | |
| Under 1 year— 1st attendances | 487 | 413 | 344 | 573 | 506 | 472 | 46 | 262 | 251 | 1,106 | 1,181 | 1,067 |
| Subsequent attendances | 6,345 | 6,275 | 4,904 | 6,797 | 6,108 | 5,880 | 650 | 3,641 | 3,742 | 13,792 | 16,024 | 14,526 |
| Total attendances | 6,832 | 6,688 | 5,248 | 7,370 | 6,614 | 6,352 | 696 | 3,903 | 3,993 | 14,898 | 17,205 | 15,593 |
| 1-5 years— 1st attendances | 96 | 60 | 67 | 89 | 85 | 69 | 17 | 79 | 40 | 202 | 224 | 176 |
| Subsequent attendances | 3,343 | 2,161 | 2,475 | 3,090 | 2,669 | 1,995 | 355 | 2,007 | 2,129 | 6,788 | 6,837 | 6,599 |
| Total attendances | 3,439 | 2,221 | 2,542 | 3,179 | 2,754 | 2,064 | 372 | 2,086 | 2,169 | 6,990 | 7,061 | 6,775 |
| Total attendances, both age groups | 10,271 | 8,909 | 7,790 | 10,549 | 9,368 | 8,416 | 1,068 | 5,989 | 6,162 | 21,888 | 24,266 | 22,368 |
| Average attendance per session at Infant Clinics | 56.12 | 48.36 | 46.92 | 54.15 | 52.08 | 48.93 | 31.38 | 54.6 | 48.9 | 53.27 | 51.68 | 48.31 |
| Number examined by clinic doctor | 3,451 | 2,942 | 2,601 | 3,631 | 3,376 | 2,601 | 398 | 1,768 | 1,726 | 7,480 | 8,086 | 6,524 |
| Number weighed | 10.363 | 8,906 | 7,783 | 10,581 | 9,492 | 9,163 | 1,085 | 5,951 | 6,164 | 22,029 | 24,349 | 23,110 |
Dawlish Road Clinic was opened to the public on 22nd September, 1951.