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Woolwich 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE No. 81 —(Continued).

TABLE No. 81 —(Continued).

Pneumonia96
Anterior Poliomyelitis7
Encephalitis Lethargica—
Visits unclassified239
Visits unsuccessful2,916
29,378

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The Work of the Welfare Centres.—These are eight in number and are
now all municipal. Infant welfare centres are held at all of them and at three of
them ante-natal sessions are held weekly. At the end of the year the Council had
under consideration the adaptation of a portion of the North Woolwich baths as an
infant welfare centre in place of the rented premises at St. John's Church Hall ; and
also the enlargement of Plumstead Centre to provide more accommodation for
maternity and child welfare work and to provide rooms for the school medical
service.
In tabular form below are shown detailed statistics for 1932 and the consolidated
statistics for the previous year:—

Table: TABLE No. 82.

TABLE No. 82.

Centre.No. on Roll of Centre.No. of Attendances.
Mothers.Children.Mothers.Children.
ExpectantNursing.ExpectantNursing
Town Hall4504781,6341,02398411,778
Plumstead2673771,1328277668,456
Eltham3141491,0217272725,646
Slade69639061893,604
New Eltham5363986704,352
St. Luke's—41355—532,494
North Woolwich3381262901,119
Beresford Street3187126331851,113
Totals 19321,0761,3025,1822,6242,60938,562
Totals 19311,1631,2595,1282,7572,63936,103

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The next Table, No. 83, shows the number of children classified by year of
hirth and the number of attendances made by them during the year.