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Walthamstow 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The work done during the calendar year is shown in the following table compiled from information kindly supplied by Miss Coulston:—
| First Attendances of New Cases. | Re-attendances. | Grand Total. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | Total. | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | Total. | ||||||||||
| 1932 | 388 | 124 | 512 | 5112 | 4625 | 9737 | 10249 | ||||||||
| 1931 | 455 | 111 | 566 | 5270 | 4535 | 9805 | 10371 | ||||||||
| Visits to Children under 1 year. | Visits to Children 1-5 years. | Grand Total. | |||||||||||||
| First. | Subsequent. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| 1932 | 346 | 907 | 1253 | 2537 | 3790 | ||||||||||
| 1931 | 409 | 1093 | 1502 | 2146 | 3648 | ||||||||||
| Attendances at Lectures. | Massage Treatments. | Sunlight Treatments. | Total cases admitted to Observation Ward. | Local Authority's cases admitted to Observation Ward. | |||||||||||
| 1932 | 951 | 2173 | 2274 | 30 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1931 | 1420 | 1650 | 2080 | 28 | 2 | ||||||||||
No Ante-Natal work is carried out by the Society and no dried
foods are supplied at the Clinics.
Your Council, under the scheme approved by the Ministry of
Health, make an annual grant of £644 1s. 8d. towards the funds of
the Society.
Summary.—The following tables give the total number of
attendances at Clinics and home visits:—