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Walthamstow 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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In addition, the Walthamstow Child Welfare Society holds
massage and sunlight sessions.
These sessions transferred back from Silverdale Road Welfare
Centre on 2.10.56 after completion of alterations at the Memorial
Hall.
| Clinic | First Attendances of New Cases | Re-Attendances | Grand Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year of age | 1 year old | 2-5 years of age | Total | Under 1 year of age | 1 year old | 2-5 years of age | Total | ||
| Markhouse Rd. | 321 | 13 | 17 | 351 | 5,064 | 1,295 | 1,538 | 7,897 | 8,248 |
| Penrhyn Ave. | 234 | 10 | 14 | 258 | 3,667 | 1,207 | 1,069 | 5,943 | 6,201 |
| West Avenue | 217 | 16 | 15 | 248 | 3,506 | 834 | 766 | 5,106 | 5,354 |
| Silverdale Rd. | 208 | 12 | 9 | 229 | 3,518 | 1,107 | 2,764 | 7,389 | 7,618 |
| Winchester Rd. | 23 | 2 | — | 25 | 351 | 122 | 194 | 667 | 692 |
| Totals, 1956 | 1,003 | 53 | 55 | 1,111 | 16,106 | 4,565 | 6,331 | 27,002 | 28,113 |
Walthamstow Child Welfare Society
Clinics are held as follows at "Brookscroft," Forest Road,
E.17:—
Tuesdays and Fridays Massage, Remedial Exercises and
Sunlight Treatment
Wednesdays Weighing Clinic and Cookery Lecture
Thursdays Infant Welfare for old and new
cases. Two doctors in attendance
Alternate Fridays Diphtheria and Whooping Cough
Immunisation.
The percentage of attendances at "Brookscroft" to the total
of child welfare attendances in the Borough during 1956 was 18.2.
The percentage of new cases at "Brookscroft" to the number of
live births in the Borough was 18.3. These percentages denote that
nearly one-fifth of the child welfare attendances in the Borough
during 1956 were at "Brookscroft."
The work done during the calendar year is shown in the following table compiled from information kindly supplied by Miss D. Carter: —
| Year | First Attendances | Re-Attendances | Grand Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 yr. of age | 1 yr. old | 2-5 yrs. of age | Total | Under 1 yr. of age | 1 yr. old | 2-5 yrs. of age | Total | ||
| 1956 | 254 | 9 | 19 | 282 | 4,113 | 999 | 838 | 5,950 | 6,232 |
Seventy-eight children were immunised against diphtheria and
73 against whooping cough during the year at "Brookscroft."