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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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S ummary op A ttendances at W elfare C linics.
| Clinic. | First Attendances of New Cases. | Re-attendances. | Grand Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 yr. of age. | 1-5 yrs. of age. | Total. | Under 1 yr. of age. | 1-5 yrs. of age. | Total. | |||
| Markhouse Road | 537 | 162 | 699 | 10707 | 11231 | 21938 | 22637 | |
| Higham Hill | 262 | 75 | 337 | 4356 | 4206 | 8562 | 8899 | |
| Hale End | 236 | 48 | 284 | 4827 | 3879 | 8706 | 8990 | |
| Total | 1938 | 1035 | 285 | 1320 | 19890 | 19316 | 39206 | 40526 |
| 1937 | 1101 | 312 | 1413 | 20549 | 17583 | 38132 | 39545 | |
Nurse Children.—At the end of 1938 there were 108 nurse
children on the register, compared with 118 at the end of 1937.
During the year 93 removed, 2 were adopted, and 6 reached the
age of nine years. 88 new children were registered and 3 reregistered.
There were no deaths among nurse children during
1938.
Massage.—Five massage sessions per week were held at the
Welfare Centres, i.e., Low Hall Lane, Monday, Thursday and
Friday; Highams Park, Tuesday; and Higham Hill, Wednesday.
236 cases attended for massage, and these made 2,282' attendances.
milk and food sold and issued free during 1938 was as follows:—
| Sales. | Value. | Free Issue. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lbs. | ozs. | £ | s. | d. | lbs. | ozs. | |
| Cow and Gate | 7,646 | 0 | 605 | 8 | 5 | 1,209 | 0 |
| Hemolac | 189 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ostermilk | 2,466 | 0 | 205 | 10 | 0 | 348 | 0 |
| Ambrosia | 544 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 81 | 0 |
| Almata | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | Nil. | |
| Trufood | 537 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 0 | Nil. | |
| Lactogen | 4,042 | 0 | 303 | 3 | 0 | 404 | 0 |
| Farex | 147 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Prune and Banana Syrup | 192 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 3 | Nil. | |
| Parrish's Chemical Food | 476 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Cod Liver Oil | 561 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Cream of Magnesia | 546 | 6 | 36 | 8 | 6 | Nil. | |
| Malt and Oil | 1,785 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Emulsion | 1,715 | 4 | 102 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| Glucose | 95 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | Nil. | |
| Virol and Milk | 50 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Virol | 2,221 | 0 | 185 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 0 |
| Roboleine | 603 | 0 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Maltoline | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | Nil. | |
| Marmite | 342 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 7 | Nil. | |
| Ovaltine | 329 | 8 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Virol containers | 3,340 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| £1,831 | 10 | 7 | |||||