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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
East Ham 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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7. Infant Welfare Centres.
| Provided by | Number of Centres provided at end of year | Number of Infant Welfare Sessions now held per month at Centres in column (2) | Number of children who attended Centres in column (2) during period 5/7/48 to 31/12/48 | Number of children who first attended the Centres during the period 5/7/48 to 81/12/48 and who, on the date of their first attendance were :— | Number of children included in column (4) who at the end of the year were :— | Total number of attendances made by Children included in column (4) in the period 5/7/48 to 31/12/48 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year of age | Over 1 year of age | Under 1 year of age | Over 1 year of age | Under 1 year of age | Over 1 year of age | ||||
| (1) | (2) | (8) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
| Local Health Authority Centres | 2 | 20 | 2,074 | 710 | 86 | 1,175 | 871 | 8,402 | 2,578 |
| Centres provided by Voluntary Organisations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
By agreement with the L.C.C. a Centre is held once
weekly at Fernhill Street Baths, North Woolwich, E.16.
Total number of children attending between 5/7/48 and
31 /12/48—73.
Number of children who at the end of the year were:—
Under 1 year Over 1 year Total
32 34 66
Total number of attendances made during the period
5/7/48 to 31/12/48
Under 1 year Over 1 year Total
269 78 347
NOTE.—The difference in the figures in columns (4) and (7)
and (8) is accounted for by the transfer of children who
had attained the age of 5 years before 31/12/48, to the
School Health Service and the same applies to the North
Woolwich Clinic.