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Walthamstow 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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SUMMARY OF MUNICIPAL AND VOLUNTARY
SCHEMES.
The following tables give the total number of attendances
at clinics and home visits :—
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 | 1,186 | 201 | 1,387 | 17,698 | 17,866 | 35,564 | 36,951 | |
| Brookscroft | 3.87 | 81 | 468 | 5,526 | 4,759 | 10,285 | 10,753 | |
| Total | 1935 | 1,573 | 282 | 1,855 | 23,224 | 22,625 | 45,849 | 47,704 |
| 1934 | 1,490 | 486 | 1,976 | 21,672 | 20,551 | 42,223 | 44,199 | |
HOME VISITS.
| To Children under 1 year of age | To Children 1—5 years of age. | Total. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Scheme | 1,677 | 3,419 | 5,096 | 7,680 | 12,776 | |
| Brookscroft | 338 | 1,441 | 1,779 | 2,672 | 4,451 | |
| Total | 1935 | 2,015 | 4,860 | 6,875 | 10,352 | 17,227 |
| 1934 | 2,054 | 3,696 | 5,750 | 8,384 | 14,134 | |
| 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) | 1935 | 98.3 | ||||
| 1934 | 97.2 | |||||
| Percentage of total notified births represented by number of expectant mothers attending Ante-Natal Clinics | 1935 | 65.7 | ||||
| 1934 | 44.1 | |||||