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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

Woolwich 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE No. 75.Children in Attendance at each Centre.

TABLE No. 75.

Children in Attendance at each Centre.

Year of Birth.Town Hall.Eltham.Plum-stead.Slade.New Eltham.North Woolch.Beresford St.Totals.
19304433333151149731271,360
19294523573141268328171,377
192824920917770512516797
192717616212351261413565
192611116096321559428
192544993313912201
1,4751,3201,058406281104844,728

Table: Attendances.

Attendances.

19303,4293,0362,5711,0011,06927229111,669
19294,5222,9803,0321,7051,48727924014,245
19281,3608051,0466304081581744,581
192777756754235319254992,584
19264634513862056517281,615
1925118216109552323526
10,6698,0557,6863,9493,24478283535,220

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These figures, which do not include the attendances at the special Toddlers'
Clinic, or at the Sunlight Clinic, shew an increase over any previous year. It is
interesting to point out also, that of these attendances 24,067 were made by
children under one year of age, and 11,153 by children over one year, figures which
demonstrate quite clearly the relatively small attendance made by children over
one year.
Feeding of Infants in Woolwich. In midsummer the usual enquiry was made,
as in previous years, as to the type of feeding adopted in the case of infants attending
the welfare centres. The method used was as follows:—
(a) On the card of every child under one year of age attending a welfare
centre between 16th June and 25th July, was inserted once, and once
only, the terms "Breast," or "Breast and Hand," or "Hand Fed."
(b) The child's age was taken on the day on which this note was made.
(c) At the end of the period the results were summarised for the whole Borough
and the appropriate percentages worked out.