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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Special Treatment, etc.
Massage Treatments. | Sunlight Treatments | Total cases admitted to Observation Ward | Local Authority's cases admitted to Observation Ward. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1939 | 1489 | 1224 | 10 | 4 |
1938 | 2314 | 1949 | 35 | 1 |
1937 | 2468 | 1847 | 24 | 2 |
1936 | 2107 | 1461 | 28 | 10 |
1935 | 2197 | 1727 | 27 | — |
Home Visits.
Visits to Children under 1 year. | Visits to Children 1-5 years. | Grand Total. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First. | Subsequent. | Total. | |||
1939 | 495 | 1398 | 1893 | 1058 | 2951 |
1938 | 508 | 1691 | 2199 | 1097 | 3296 |
1937 | 464 | 1751 | 2215 | 1289 | 3504 |
1936 | 380 | 1251 | 1631 | 2639 | 4270 |
1935 | 338 | 1441 | 1779 | 2672 | 4451 |
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 | 1023 | 259 | 1282 | 18498 | 19143 | 37641 | 38923 | |
Brookscroft | 521 | 87 | 608 | 8368 | 4484 | 12852 | 13460 | |
Total | 1939 | 1544 | 346 | 1890 | 26866 | 23627 | 50493 | 52383 |
1938 | 1531 | 400 | 1931 | 29277 | 24382 | 53659 | 55590 |