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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

Bromley 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Table: The following is a tabulation of all visits made during 1942:—

The following is a tabulation of all visits made during 1942:—

Primary visits under 1 year718
Revisits under 1 year1382
Revisits 1 to 5 years2799
Expectant mothers27
School children541
Stillbirth enquiries13
Infant death enquiries12
Miscellaneous322
5814
"Ineffectual" visits1039
Total6853
Visits to boarded-out children included above50

Table: The following tabulation shows the numbers of primary visits and percentage in relation to the number of births per year, together with the "ineffectual" visits and percentage in relation to total of visits per year.

The following tabulation shows the numbers of primary visits and percentage in relation to the number of births per year, together with the "ineffectual" visits and percentage in relation to total of visits per year.

Year.No. of Births.Primary visits.Percentage visited.Total of all visits."Ineffectual" visits.Percentagc of ineffectual visits.
193260549782%7133101514%
193359849583%7281117114%
193470663185%9371143114%
193575863083%9683164717%
193678061679%8654129015%
190777865384%8481126715%
193878267886%8851109112%
193983563576%599682614%
194077059277%679993214%
194167145267%562197117%
194287171882%6853103915%
Totals8154659780%847231268015%