Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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CLINICS.
Dr. Sheppard reports as follows:—
"The work carried out at the Welfare Centres was of the usual
routine character during 1931. The masseuse attended 105 patients
and gave 1,073 treatments. Sixteen cases were seen by Mr. Friel
for your Committee, 2 children were sent to Brookscroft and 41
children attended the Orthopaedic Clinic.
'' The numbers attending the Welfare sessions continue to be
large as can be seen by the following tables:—
New Cases. | Old Cases. | Toddlers. | Totals. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | |||
January | 41 | 30 | 910 | 370 | 193 | 1544 |
February | 46 | 22 | 618 | 433 | 176 | 1295 |
March | 70 | 29 | 915 | 370 | 225 | 1609 |
April | 85 | 19 | 1051 | 618 | 300 | 2073 |
May | 73 | 13 | 838 | 479 | 245 | 1648 |
June | 60 | 10 | 954 | 416 | 261 | 1701 |
July | 79 | 25 | 1178 | 550 | 305 | 2137 |
August | 59 | 20 | 898 | 367 | 303 | 1647 |
September | 74 | 15 | 1192 | 586 | 312 | 2179 |
October | 55 | 20 | 780 | 742 | 283 | 1880 |
November | 93 | 32 | 1026 | 571 | 321 | 2043 |
December | 50 | 11 | 886 | 470 | 319 | 1736 |
Totals | 785 | 246 | 11246 | 5972 | 3243 | 21492 |
New Cases. | Old Cases. | Toddlers. | Totals. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | Under 1 year. | Over 1 year. | |||
October | 10 | 4 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 83 |
November | 14 | 8 | 92 | 55 | 29 | 198 |
December | 4 | — | 95 | 51 | 39 | 189 |
Totals | 28 | 12 | 224 | 118 | 88 | 470 |