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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
Walthamstow 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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No Ante-Natal work is carried out by the Society and no dried
foods are supplied at the Clinics.
Summary.—The following tables give the total number of
attendances at Clinics and home visits:—
A ttendances at C linics.
| First Attendances. | Re-attendances. | Grand Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year of age. | 1-5 years of age. | Total. | Under 1 year of age. | 1-5 years of age. | Total. | ||
| Municipal Scheme | 868 | 275 | 1143 | 11632 | 9549 | 21181 | 22324 |
| Voluntary Scheme | 455 | 111 | 566 | 5270 | 4535 | 9805 | 10371 |
| Total | 1323 | 386 | 1709 | 16902 | |||
Home Visits.
| To Children under 1 year of age. | To Children 1-5 years of age. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First. | Subsequent. | Total. | |||
| Municipal Scheme | 1961 | 2948 | 4909 | 5376 | 10285* |
| Voluntary Scheme .. | 409 | 1093 | 1502 | 2146 | 3648 |
| Total | 2370 | 4011 | 6411 | 7522 | 13933* |
| *Includes 255 visits paid by Woodford U.D.C. Health Visitor. | |||||
| Average attendance of children per session at all Centres during year | 1931 | 117.5 | |||
| 1930 | 110.0 | ||||
| Percentage of notified live births represented by number of children under one year of age who attended the Centres for the first time (i.e., new cases) | 74.6 | ||||
| Percentage of total notified births represented by number of expectant mothers attending Ante-Natal Clinics | 1931 | 16.5 | |||
| 1930 | 16.7 | ||||