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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Table 19.
INFANT WELFARE CENTRES, 1949.
| No. of centres provided at end of year | No. of children who attended during year | No. of children who first attended the centres during the year and whom on the date of their first attendance were : | No. of children in attendance at the end of the year who were then:— | Total No. of attendances made by children during the year :— | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year of age | Over 1 year of age | Under 1 Year of age | Between the ages of 1 and 5 | Under 1 year of age | Over 1 year of age | |||
| 2 | 3,115 | 1,370 | 223 | 1,192 | 1,841 | 15,798 | 5,760 | |
| 1 | 73 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 50 | 370 | 173 | |
| Totals | 3 | 3,188 | 1,396 | 228 | 1,213 | 1,891 | 16,168 | 5,933 |
† By arrangement with L.C.C. centre held weekly at L.C.C. Clinic, Fernhill Street Baths, North
Woolwich, E.16.
Table 20. DAY NURSERIES, 1949.
| Provided by | Number | No. of approved places | No. of children on the register at the end of the year | Average daily attendance during the year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—2 years | 2—5 years | 0—2 years | 2—5 years | 0—2 years | 2—5 years | ||
| Maintained by the Council | 4 | 132 | 161 | 82 | 195 | 84 | 171 |
| Maintained by Vol. Organisations | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
The total attendances at the nurseries during 1949 are
appended below:—
Nursery Total Attendances
School Road 12,050
Roman.Road 19,092
St. Stephen's Road 18,517
Wall End/Calcdon Road 13,91,3
Total 63,572
NOTE:—The Nurseries are closed on Saturdays.