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Walthamstow 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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WALTH AMSTOW CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY.
The organisation, staffing and accommodation provided by
the Society was fully dealt with in the 1935 report.
The work done during the calendar year is shown in the
following table compiled from information kindly supplied by
Miss D. Carter:-
CLINICS.
| Year | First Attendances of New Cases | Re-attendances | Grand Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | Total. | Under l yr. | 1-5 yrs. | Total | ||
| 1943 | 489 | 51 | 540 | 8513 | 2627 | 11140 | 11680. |
SPECIAL TREATMENT, ETC.
Massage Treatments 835.
Sunlight Treatments 1441.
HOME VISITS.
| Year | Visits to children under 1 year. | Visits to Children 1-5 years. | Grand Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Subsequent | Total. | |||
| 1943 | 443 | 824 | 1267 | 909 | 2176 |
Your Council, under the. Scheme approved by the Ministry of
Health, for the grant period, makes an annual grant of £700
to the Society.
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 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | Total | Under 1 yr. | 1-5 yrs. | Total. | |||
| Municipal Scheme Brookscrof t | 1199 489 | 190 51 | 1389 540 | 23007 8513 | 19768 2627 | 42775 11140 | 44164 11680 | |
| Totals | 1943 | 1688 | 241 | 1929 | 31520 | 22395 • | 53910^ | 55844 |
| 1942 | 1677 | 338 | 2015 | 26897 | 22326 | 49223 | 51238 | |
HOME VISITS.
| To Children under 1 year of age | To Children 1-5 years of age | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Subsequent | Total. | ||||
| Municipal Scheme | 1721 | 5108 | 6829 | 7478 | 14307 | |
| Brookseroft | 443 | 824 | 1267 | 909 | 2176 | |
| Totals | 1943 | 2164 | 5932 | 8096 | 8387 | 16483 |
| 1942 | 1994 | 5231 | 7225 | 7645 | 14870 | |
Percentage of notified live births represented)
by number of children under 1 year of age ) 1943 92.3
who attended the Centres for the first time )
Percentage of total notified births represented)
by number of expectant mothers attending 1943 81.8
Ante-Natal Clinics )
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