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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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23.
The numbers of persons who attended the Shoreditch Holiday & Rest Home at Copthorne during 1955 were as follows:-
| Adults | 227 |
| 10-18 years | 18 |
| 5-10 years | 66 |
| 9 months - 5 years | 160 |
| Under 9 months | 58 |
| Old Age Pensioners | 249 |
| Conference members | - |
| Total | 778 |
The following table shows the average attendances at the Old People's Clubs during the year
| (1) | (2) | (3) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old People's Clubs | Average number of attendances | Av.weekly No.of | ||||||
| Dinners | Teas | |||||||
| Mon. | Tues. | Wed. | Thu. | Fri. | Sat. | |||
| Hoxton Hall M. | 5 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 111 |
| (2.30 - 4.30 p.m.) F. | 22 | - | - | - | 75 | - | ||
| Bell M. | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | - | 63 | 170 |
| (10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.)F. | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 18 | - | ||
| Haggerston M. | 14 | 9 | - | 97 | ||||
| (2.30 - 4.30 p.m.) F. | — | - | 35 | 35 | - | - | ||
| Moorfields M. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | 38 | 74 |
| (10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.)F. | 6 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | — | ||
| Wenlock M. | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | - | 101 | 476 |
| (10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.)F. | 45 | 48 | 48 | 56 | 52 | - | ||