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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

Southgate 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southgate]

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Specimens sent to Clinical Research Association:
Faeces for Dysentery Negative 15
" " Typhoid Negative 3
" " Pood poisoning Negative 1
Blood " Typhoid Negative 2
Sputa for Tubercle bacilli Negative 2
Swabs for Diphtheria bacilli Negative 8
" " " "
virulence test Positive 3

Table: MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.STATISTICS OF ATTENDANCES AND WORK DONE AT THE WELFARE CENTRES DURING 1944.

MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.

STATISTICS OF ATTENDANCES AND WORK DONE AT THE WELFARE CENTRES DURING 1944.

Number on Registers:-
Under 1 yearOver 1 yearTotals
19441943
January 1st, 194469899116891579
December 31st, 19441707141731242992
New cases during 1944100942614351413

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35 of the new cases under 1 year were "removals"
into the district. The remaining 974 represent 88.86%
of the total births credited to the district.

Table: ATTENDANCES AT CENTIMES, 1944.

ATTENDANCES AT CENTIMES, 1944.

Under 1 year.Over 1 year.Totals.Sessions.
The Bourne22701558382850
Bowes Park396921666135102
Combined Clinic25411177371851
Winchmore Hill394919585907102
De Bohun19611098305950
Totals,194414690795722647355
194317031776424795284
Average,194441.3822.4163.79
194359.9627.3587.29

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