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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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Attendances at Clinics.
| 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 | 1090 | 211 | 1301 | 15952 | 15814 | 31766 | 33067 | |
| Voluntary Scheme | 400 | 275 | 675 | 5720 | 4737 | 10457 | 11132 | |
| Total | 1934 | 1490 | 486 | 1976 | 21672 | 20551 | 42223 | 44199 |
| 1933 | 1541 | 354 | 1895 | 23571 | 20133 | 43704 | 45599 | |
Home Visits.
| To Children under 1 year of age. | To Children 1-5 years of age. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First. | Subsequent. | Total. | ||||
| Municipal Scheme | 1691 | 2393 | 4084 | 5648 | 9732 | |
| Voluntary Scheme | 363 | 1303 | 1666 | 2736 | 4402 | |
| Total | 1934 | 2054 | 3696 | 5750 | 8384 | 14134 |
| 1933 | 2011 | 3925 | 5936 | 8735 | 14671 | |
Percentage of notified live births repre-
sented by number of children under 1934 97.2
one year of age who attended the ,
Centres for the first time (i.e., new 1933 108.5
cases)
Percentage of total notified births repre1934 44.1
sented by number of expectant mothers
attending Ante-Natal Clinics 1933 25.6
The large increase under the latter heading is due to the
number of patients attending the Ante-Natal Clinic at the
Maternity Home.
The figures do not represent the total amount of ante-natal
care which is given, because of the number of Walthamstow mothers
receiving ante-natal attention from their private doctors and from
the institutions in which they are confined, both within and without
the area.