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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Report of Attendances at Welfare Centres during the 53 Weeks ended 2nd January, 1937.
| District | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 & 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Day | Tuesday. | Mon. | Tue. | Wed | Thu. | Fri. | Tuesday. | Fri. | Tue. | Fri. | Mon. | Wed. | Tue. | hursday. | Thursday. | Tue. | Thursday. | |||||
| 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 | 27 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 68 | 37 | 69 | 10 | 42 | 73 | 47 | 47 | 27 | 33 | 100 | 77 | 3 | 29 | 43 | - | 58 | 964 |
| Total do. do. | 602 | 1,030 | 859 | 670 | 868 | 661 | 928 | 230 | 834 | 1,292 | 1,015 | 791 | 570 | 535 | 1,445 | 1,293 | 26 | 466 | 708 | 12 | 1,126 | 15,961 |
| 1st attendances, children over 1 year. | 17 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 28 | - | 12 | 8 | - | 18 | 299 |
| Total do. do. | 639 | 1,040 | 1,059 | 1,061 | 718 | 563 | 793 | 475 | 832 | 976 | 839 | 711 | 818 | 647 | 973 | 1,107 | 49 | 671 | 868 | 34 | 1,324 | 16,197 |
| Attendances-Mothers without children. | 117 | 305 | 282 | 253 | 265 | 189 | 355 | 136 | 206 | 194 | 289 | 253 | 368 | 301 | - | - | 2 | 165 | 337 | 2 | 390 | 4,409 |
| First exam by Dr.: infants | 30 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 66 | 39 | 67 | 10 | 46 | 71 | 42 | 44 | 28 | 34 | 100 | 77 | 1 | 31 | 42 | - | 58 | 959 |
| Total infants seen by Dr. | 318 | 584 | 497 | 403 | 629 | 430 | 567 | 110 | 468 | 764 | 528 | 406 | 330 | 320 | 1,024 | 882 | 1 | 215 | 354 | - | 435 | 9,265 |
| First exam by Dr.: children 1-5 yrs. | 5 | 19 | 20 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 27 | - | 12 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 288 |
| Total children seen by Dr. | 360 | 531 | 606 | 640 | 518 | 460 | 503 | 235 | 526 | 536 | 460 | 391 | 522 | 391 | 700 | 858 | - | 377 | 438 | 2 | 636 | 9,690 |
| Suffering from disorders of digestion and nutrition | 1,264 | 432 | 1,460 | 795 | 174 | 93 | 1,172 | 165 | 610 | 6,165 | ||||||||||||
| Suffering from minor ailments. | 487 | 356 | 1,220 | 703 | 257 | 576 | 1,239 | 199 | 553 | 5,590 | ||||||||||||
| Referred to hospital | 54 | 185 | 100 | 61 | 69 | 15 | 77 | 21 | 63 | 645 | ||||||||||||
| 1st ante-natal attendances | 52 | 82 | 86 | 68 | 65 | 35 | 131 | 22 | 91 | 632 | ||||||||||||
| Total do. do. | 158 | 231 | 333 | 263 | 189 | 170 | 380 | 97 | 335 | 2,156 | ||||||||||||
| 1st post-natal attendances | 13 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 41 | 15 | 28 | 193 | ||||||||||||
| Total do. do. | 19 | 23 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 91 | 19 | 29 | 276 | ||||||||||||
| Sewing class attendances | 217 | 209 | 62 | 209 | 3 | - | 459 | 89 | 250 | 1,498 | ||||||||||||
| *-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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||