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Walthamstow 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: Home V isits.

Home V isits.

Visits to Children under 1 year.Visits to Children 1-5 years.Grand Total.
First.Subsequent.Total.
19374641751221512893504
1936..3801251163126394270
19353381441177926724451
1934..3631303166627364402

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Your Council, under the Scheme approved by the Ministry of
Health, for the gr&nt period 1937-42, make an annual grant of
£700 to the Society, i.e., £500 per annum as to child welfare work
and £150 per annum as to the infants' " observation " ward.
SUMMARY OF MUNICIPAL AND VOLUNTARY SCHEMES.
The following tables give the total number of attendances at
clinics and home visits:—

Table: Attendances at Clinics.

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 Scheme1101312141320549175833813239545
Brookscroft46994563752437371126111824
Total19371570406197628073213204939351369
19361514387190124629226944732349224

Table: Home Visits

Home Visits

To Children under 1 year of age.To Children 1-5 years of age.Total.
First.Subsequent.Total.
Municipal Scheme167044816151644012591*
Brookscroft4641751221512893504
Total1937213462328366772916095
1936205847346792972016512

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*4,751 other visits were paid for special reasons.