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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Table No. 10—
| Year of Birth | Town Hall | Plum-stead | Eltham | New Eltham | Slade | St. Luke's | N. Woolwich | Beresford St. | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 3,356 | 2,866 | 2,009 | 1,426 | 1,074 | 749 | 427 | 338 | 12,245 |
| 1933 | 3,550 | 3,186 | 2,325 | 1,867 | 1.606 | 997 | 400 | 390 | 14,321 |
| 1932 | 1,652 | 1,114 | 882 | 671 | 822 | 204 | 250 | 160 | 5,755 |
| 1931 | 838 | 473 | 546 | 303 | 311 | 176 | 103 | 155 | 2,905 |
| 1930 | 285 | 366 | 417 | 174 | 217 | 142 | 37 | 77 | 1,715 |
| 1929 | 94 | 63 | 169 | 45 | 63 | 55 | 30 | 34 | 553 |
| 9,775 | 8,068 | 6,348 | 4,486 | 4,093 | 2,323 | 1,247 | 1,154 | 37,494 |
These figures, which do not include attendances at the special Toddlers' Clinic
or the Sunlight Clinic, show a slight decrease over 1933.
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 the 16th July and the 24th August, 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.
The results of the enquiry are shown in Table No. 11, on the adjoining page.