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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 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: The following table shows the number and nature of visits paid by Wards during 1931:-

The following table shows the number and nature of visits paid by Wards during 1931:-

WARD.Visits to Children under 1 year.Visits to Children 1-5 years.Grand Total.Unsuccessful Visits.Visits to Nurse Children.Visits re Milk Scheme.Ante-Natal Visits.Other Visits.Total Vis its.
First Visits.Subsequent Visits.Total Visits.
First.Re-visits.Total.1 Not at home.Dead.Removed.
123456789101112Cols. 5-12.
St James Street2945508441,0411,88522811184633025512671452,885
High Street2113465579211,47822397615811028—28822,164
Hoe Street2793146237461 ,369229171257917529534572,085
Wood Street .2284186461,0531,6991846836241734—34192,504
Hale End3897401,1291,3562,48522313130165223382260353,334
Higham Hill4064758811,1992,080343241072815134313662813,685
Total 19321,8072,8734,6806,31610,9961,430807058081,7402275227961916,657
Total 19311,9392,7694,7085,32210,0301,50348710833931180332138714,355

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Visits to children increased from 10,030 in 1931 to 10,996 in
1932 while the visits increased from 14,355 to 16,657. The 1,807
first visits compared with a total of 1,789 registrations of births.