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Walthamstow 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Home Visits

Visits to Children under 1 year.Visits to Children 1-5 years.Grand Total.
First.Subsequent.Total.
1947 .2915077985051,303
1946314543681,4131,781
19453196329516861,637
1944 ..2715788497191,568
19434438241,2679092,176

A total of 152 children were immunised against Diphtheria
during the year at " Brookscroft."
Your Council, under the Scheme approved by the Ministry of
Health, 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 year of age.1-5 years of age.Total.Under 1 year of age.1-5 years of age.Total.
Municipal Scheme Brookscroft2,032812,11332,50523,00255,50757,620
6976476111,0743,35314,42715,188
Total19472,7291452,87443,57926,35569,93472,808
19462,1613152,47632,44521,99254,43756,913

The total of 72,808 represents the highest total ever recorded.

The percentage of first attendances of children under 1 year ofage at Child Welfare Centres to the number of notified live births was 100.3.

Home Visits

To Children under 1 year of age.To Children 1-5 years of age.Total.
First.Subsequent.Total.
Municipal Scheme2,6745,5958,2697,22815,497
Brookscroft2915077985051,303
Total19472,9656,1029,0677,73316,800
19462,6284,4717,0997,87914,978