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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
Shoreditch 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Report of Attendances at Welfare Centres during the 52 Weeks ended 29th December, 1934.
| District | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 & 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Tuesday. | Mon. | Tue. | Wed | Thu. | Fri. | Tuesday. | Fri. | Tue. | Fri. | Mon. | Wed. | Tue | Thursday. | Thursday. | Tue. | Thursday. | ||||||
| a.m. | p.m. | a.m. | p.m. | a.m. | p.m. | a.m. | p.m.. | a.m. | a.m. | p.m. | |||||||||||||
| Centre | *M.C. | M.C. | M.C. | H.R. | h.l. | H.H. | M.C. | St. | H. | H.i. | Herbert | St. | H.H. | M.C. | H.H. | M.C. | |||||||
| 1st attendances of infants | 36 | 70 | 65 | 49 | 76 | 49 | 75 | 16 | 48 | 58 | 64 | 66 | 45 | 43 | 138 | — | 98 | 1 | 22 | 14 | — | 54 | 1,087 |
| Total do. do. | 760 | 1,128 | 908 | 905 | 1,071 | 550 | 1,071 | 373 | 838 | 1,007 | 889 | 784 | 770 | 640 | 1,456 | 36 | 1,168 | 120 | 432 | 156 | 23 | 1,078 | 16,163 |
| 1st attendances children over 1 year. | 12 | 10 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 46 | — | 27 | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 394 |
| Total do. do. | 1,059 | 1,150 | 1,384 | 1,304 | 1,303 | 371 | 1,211 | 675 | 1,078 | 1,035 | 1,178 | 805 | 1,154 | 938 | 1,211 | 41 | 1,345 | 103 | 408 | 135 | 40 | 1,131 | 19,059 |
| Attendances—Mothers without children. | 126 | 366 | 345 | 361 | 290 | 98 | 474 | 110 | 175 | 135 | 330 | 263 | 374 | 384 | 2 | — | 12 | 4 | 43 | 36 | 5 | 203 | 4,136 |
| Infants seen by Dr. 1st time. | 36 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 73 | 49 | 75 | 16 | 38 | 52 | 65 | 68 | 45 | 40 | 133 | — | 100 | — | 25 | 14 | — | 50 | 1,058 |
| Total infants seen by Dr. | 365 | 630 | 487 | 494 | 501 | 397 | 516 | 215 | 439 | 632 | 396 | 370 | 369 | 317 | 893 | 12 | 734 | — | 168 | 85 | — | 440 | 8,460 |
| Children, 1-5 yrs. seen by Dr. 1st time. | 11 | 9 | 43 | 35 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 46 | — | 27 | — | 12 | 6 | — | 14 | 365 |
| Total children seen by Dr. | 555 | 572 | 742 | 687 | 538 | 263 | 615 | 433 | 619 | 637 | 462 | 361 | 544 | 435 | 894 | 16 | 857 | — | 241 | 72 | — | 493 | 10,036 |
| Suffering from disorders of digestion and nutrition | 1,302 | 556 | 1,282 | 1,389 | 449 | 216 | 1,233 | 128 | 414 | 6,969 | |||||||||||||
| Suffering from minor ailments. | 677 | 518 | 990 | 865 | 340 | 591 | 1,052 | 168 | 297 | 5,498 | |||||||||||||
| Referred to hospital | 93 | 252 | 139 | 98 | 87 | 40 | 113 | 16 | 41 | 879 | |||||||||||||
| 1st Ante-natal attendances | 62 | 77 | 98 | 53 | 44 | 35 | 123 | 16 | 36 | 544 | |||||||||||||
| Total do. do. | 191 | 211 | 297 | 197 | 111 | 100 | 333 | 60 | 129 | 1,629 | |||||||||||||
| 1st Post-natal attendances | 24 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 48 | 6 | 13 | 151 | |||||||||||||
| Total do. do. | 36 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 27 | 4 | 115 | 9 | 25 | 286 | |||||||||||||
| Sewing Class attendances | 127 | 122 | 71 | 183 | 29 | — | 606 | 38 | 67 | 1,243 | |||||||||||||
* M.C. = Maternity Centre, Kingsland Road. H.R. = Haggerston Road Mission Hall. H.L. = Harbour Lights, Goldsmith's Row. H.H. = Hoxton Hall, Hoxton Street.
H.I. = Hoxton Market Institute, Boot Street. St. H.= St. Helen's Club, St. John's Road.