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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE No. 10.
Children in Attendance at Each Centre.
| Y ear of Birth. | Town Hall. | Beresford St. | N. Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Slade. | Eltham. | St. Luke's. | New Eltham. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 406 | 37 | 43 | 429 | 150 | 296 | 99 | 135 | 1,595 |
| 1936 | 417 | 39 | 33 | 335 | 145 | 285 | 82 | 122 | 1,458 |
| 1935 | 220 | 31 | 22 | 178 | 80 | 181 | 49 | 104 | 865 |
| 1934 | 146 | 19 | 17 | 90 | 58 | 125 | 33 | 73 | 561 |
| 1933 | 76 | 11 | 6 | 66 | 31 | 114 | 34 | 50 | 388 |
| 1932 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 59 | 15 | 32 | 207 |
| Totals | 1,308 | 146 | 126 | 1,123 | 483 | 1,060 | 312 | 516 | 5,074 |
| Attendances. | |||||||||
| Year of Birth. | Town Hall. | Beresford St. | N. Woolwich | Plum-stead. | Slade | Eltham | St. Luke's | New Eltham | Totals |
| 1937 | 3,040 | 168 | 421 | 3,582 | 1,601 | 2,429 | 1,170 | 1,534 | 13,945 |
| 1936 | 3,840 | 255 | 464 | 3,848 | 1,679 | 2,780 | 1,208 | 2,302 | 16,376 |
| 1935 | 895 | 152 | 95 | 813 | 519 | 992 | 382 | 1,119 | 4,967 |
| 1934 | 439 | 94 | 100 | 285 | 337 | 421 | 153 | 469 | 2,298 |
| 1933 | 252 | 36 | 21 | 165 | 131 | 303 | 122 | 248 | 1,278 |
| 1932 | 123 | 30 | 8 | 57 | 40 | 132 | 30 | 99 | 519 |
| Totals | 8,589 | 735 | 1,109 | 8,750 | 4,307 | 7,057 | 3,065 | 5,771 | 39,383 |
Feeding of Infanta in Woolwich.—In mid-summer 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:—
(а) On the card of every child under one year of age attending a welfare centre
between the 7th June and the 24th 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 percentage worked out.
The results of the enquiry are shown in Table No. 11 on the adjoining page.