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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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Table: TABLE No. 76.Children in Attendance at Each Centre.

TABLE No. 76.

Children in Attendance at Each Centre.

Year of Birth.Town Hall.Beresford St.N. Woolwich.Plum-stead.Slade.Eltham.St. Luke's.New Eltham.Totals.
193839520413951802551041371,527
193744921483761642931141561,621
193622016212059421274109951
19351111511114581373576557
193482995846872651368
193332322422501732182
Totals1,289841321,1725641,0343705615,206
Attendances.
Year of Birth.Town Hall.Beresford St.N. WoolwichPlum-stead.SladeElthamSt. Luke'sNew ElthamTotals
19383,3651342463,2162,0462,4251,3371,81014,579
19374,2673028193,2942,0752,8161,8882,95618,417
19361,0661261508577071,0465771,0165,545
1935382145412843185642135592,506
19342014522123183263952281,160
1933746261481035978431
Totals9,3557581,2807,8355,3777,2174,1696,64742,638
Year 1937858973511098750430770573065577139,383

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Feeding of Infants in Woolwich. —In raid-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:—
(a) On the card of every child under one year of age attending a welfare
centre between the 20th June and the 13th 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 percentage worked out.
The results of the enquiry are shown in Table No. 77 on the adjoining page.