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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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24.
The numbers of persons who attended the Shoreditch Holiday & Rest Home at Copthorne during 1956 were as follows:-
| Adults | 238 |
| 10-18 years | 21 |
| 5-10 years | 66 |
| 9 months - 5 years | 175 |
| Under 9 months | 60 |
| Old Age Pensioners | 231 |
| Conference members | - |
| Total 791 |
The following table shows the average attendances at the Old People's Clubs during the year
| Old People's Clubs | Average number of attendances | Av. weekly No. of | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon. | Tues. | Wed. | Thu. | Fri. | Sat. | Dinners | Teas | ||
| Hoxton Hall | M. | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 115 |
| (2.30 - 4.30 p.m.) | F. | 21 | — | — | — | 82 | — | ||
| Bell | M. | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | — | 59 | 141 |
| (10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.) | F. | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | — | ||
| Haggerston | M. | — | — | 13 | 5 | — | - | 92 | |
| (2 .30 - 4.30 p .m.) | F. | - | - | 35 | 38 | - | - | ||
| Moorfields | M. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 34 | 61 |
| (10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.) | F. | 5 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | — | ||
| Wenlock | M. | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 10 | — | 85 | 532 |
| (10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.) | F. | 44 | 48 | 43 | 57 | 43 | - | ||