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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Table No. 79
| 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. | Thur. | Tue. | Thu. | ||||
| a.m. | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | a.m. | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | a.m. | p.m. | p.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. | M.C. | H.H. | M.C. | |||||||
| First attendances of infants | 26 | 42 | 71 | 61 | 60 | 42 | 84 | 9 | 39 | 75 | 58 | 33 | 34 | 41 | 120 | — | 79 | 24 | 22 | 73 | 993 |
| Total do. do. | 695 | 1,272 | 791 | 687 | 929 | 846 | 1,104 | 202 | 780 | 1,230 | 1,009 | 717 | 753 | 559 | 1,482 | 28 | 1,168 | 532 | 416 | 1,585 | 16,785 |
| First attendances, children over 1 year | 2 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 40 | — | 23 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 282 |
| Total do. do. | 612 | 1,035 | 937 | 840 | 760 | 566 | 797 | 290 | 897 | 913 | 1,086 | 851 | 916 | 595 | 1,265 | 24 | 1,180 | 549 | 744 | 1,263 | 16,120 |
| Attendances—Mothers without children | 77 | 318 | 232 | 226 | 263 | 216 | 357 | 92 | 252 | 136 | 377 | 309 | 324 | 260 | — | — | — | 71 | 307 | 312 | 4,129 |
| First exam. by Doctor— Infants | 25 | 41 | 68 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 84 | 10 | 37 | 74 | 60 | 33 | 34 | 43 | 115 | — | 78 | 20 | 21 | 69 | 974 |
| Total infants seen by Dr. | 370 | 705 | 506 | 458 | 546 | 563 | 556 | 91 | 437 | 646 | 487 | 369 | 406 | 314 | 933 | 19 | 704 | 244 | 192 | 625 | 9,171 |
| First exam. by Doctor— Children 1-5 years | 2 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 40 | — | 23 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 256 |
| Total children seen by Dr. | 324 | 487 | 576 | 494 | 468 | 414 | 472 | 160 | 519 | 546 | 585 | 543 | 524 | 331 | 860 | 16 | 858 | 244 | 441 | 583 | 9,445 |
| Suffering from disorders of digestion and nutrition | 1,453 | 462 | 1454 | 833 | 187 | 158 | 938 | 86 | 639 | 6,210 | |||||||||||
| Suffering from minor ailments | 387 | 350 | 1170 | 774 | 318 | 615 | 1005 | 90 | 469 | 5,178 | |||||||||||
| Referred to hospital | 39 | 155 | 95 | 44 | 58 | 16 | 54 | 11 | 82 | 554 | |||||||||||
| First toddlers' attendances | 26 | 61 | 19 | 35 | 32 | 24 | - | 21 | 19 | 237 | |||||||||||
| Total do. do. | 32 | 83 | 19 | 44 | 38 | 29 | - | 27 | 25 | 297 | |||||||||||
| First ante-natal do. | 66 | 104 | 74 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 110 | 20 | 77 | 576 | |||||||||||
| Total do. do. | 181 | 302 | 244 | 190 | 181 | 123 | 449 | 113 | 271 | 2,054 | |||||||||||
| First post-natal do. | 38 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 46 | 7 | 39 | 212 | |||||||||||
| Total do. do. | 44 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 135 | 1 1 | 51 | 339 | |||||||||||
| Sewing class do. | 130 | 143 | 28 | 131 | 36 | - | 413 | 31 | 160 | 1,072 | |||||||||||
*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.