Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following table shows the number and nature of visits paid in Wards during 1939:—
Ward. | Visits to Children under 1 year. | Visits to Children 1-5 years. | Grand Total. | Unsuccessful Visits. | Visits to Nurse Children. | Visits re Milk Scheme. | Ante-Natal Visits. | Other Visits. | Total Visits. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First. | Re-visits. | Total. | First Visit. | Subsequent Visits. | Total Visits. | ||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 10 | Cols. 5-10. | |
St. James Street | 251 | 418 | 669 | 1,092 | 1,761 | 486 | 41 | 166 | 59 | 23 | 82 | 144 | 2,680 |
High Street | 215 | 407 | 622 | 780 | 1,402 | 231 | 63 | 93 | 43 | — | 43 | 47 | 1,879 |
Hoe Street | 185 | 405 | 590 | 627 | 1,217 | 290 | 33 | 158 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 85 | 1,829 |
Wood Street | 212 | 366 | 578 | 496 | 1,074 | 336 | 32 | 139 | 59 | 1 | 60 | 118 | 1,759 |
Hale End | 328 | 1,058 | 1,386 | 1,676 | 3,062 | 462 | 130 | 210 | 56 | 12 | 68 | 63 | 3,995 |
Higham Hill | 292 | 807 | 1,099 | 2,032 | 3,131 | 468 | 87 | 296 | 45 | 21 | 66 | 123 | 4,171 |
Total, 1939 | 1,483 | 3,461 | 4,944 | 6,703 | 11,647 | 2,273 | 386 | 1,062 | 294 | 71 | 365 | 580 | 16,313 |
Total, 1938 | 1,620 | 3,882 | 5,502 | 7,752 | 13,254 | 2,151 | 494 | 1,321 | 351 | 146 | 497 | 1,250 | 18,967 |