London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southall 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Table IX Ante-Natal Clinic Attendances
| First visits | Revisits | Average number of revisits per patient | Total number of births in the District (Live & Still) | Percentage of new cases to total births (Live & Still) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 549 | 2,358 | 4.33 | 713 | 76.30 |
| 1942 | 642 | 2,912 | 4.55 | 826 | 77.71 |
| 1943 | 674 | 3,148 | 4.67 | 830 | 81.21 |
| 1944 | 710 | 3,184 | 4.48 | 935 | 76.74 |
| 1945 | 719 | 2,815 | 3-91 | 832 | 86.42 |
| 1946 | 940 | 3,921 | 4.16 | 1,117 | 83.43 |
| 1947 | 819 | 3,885 | 5.79 | 1,130 | 71.80 |
| 1948 (6 months) | 376 | 2,104 | 4.74 | - | — |
Of the 2,480 total attendances, 1,384 occurred at the Manor House Centre and 1,096
at the Branch Centre.
Table X Attendances at Infant Clinics
| Seen by Medical Officer:— | |||
| Infants | 727 | ||
| Children at ordinary clinics | 262 | ||
| Children at toddlers' clinics | 216 | ||
| Weighing only: | |||
| Infants | 2,546 | ||
| Children | 143 | ||
| New cases (included in above): | |||
| Infants | 222 | ||
| Children | 8 | ||
| Seen by Medical Officer: | |||
| Infants | 1,459 | ||
| Children at ordinary clinics | 426 | ||
| Children at toddlers' clinics | 144 | ||
| Weighing only: | |||
| Infants | 1,552 | ||
| Children | 347 | ||
| New cases (included in above): | |||
| Infants | 204 | ||
| Children | 28 | ||
| Total attendances | 7,822 | ||
| The total attendances at the clinics during the past 6 years have been as follows:— | |||
| 1942 | 13,346 | 1946 | 13,953 |
| 1943 | 12,852 | 1947 | 15,425 |
| 1944 | 11,013 | First half of 1948 | 7,822 |
| 1945 | 14,070 | ||