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
Chingford 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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(c) contd.
Number of cases attended by Midwives as:-
(a) Midwives - 111
(b) Maternity nurses - 33 144
Number of visits paid by Home Nurses:- 14,737
(d) Health Visiting
The total number of visits paid by the Health Visitors during
the year was 10,849.
(e) Registered Nursing Homes
There are two registered Nursing Homes in the district, one
receiving maternity and medical patients, and the other receiving
medical cases only. The Homes were inspected regularly and found
to be conducted in a satisfactory manner.
(f) Clinics and Treatment Centres
See table of clinics on pages 8 and 9.
Child Welfare Centres
Attendances of children-under 1 year of age - 8,439
" " " - between 1-2 years - 1,772
„ „ „ - „ 2-5 " - 1,043
Total. - 11,254
Ante-Natal Clinics
Ante-Natal attendances - 1,353
Post-Natal " - 82
Total - 1,435
Women's Welfare Clinic
Birth control-1st visits - 90
" " - revisits - 318
Total - 408
(g) Hospitals
The hospitals providing general medical services for Chingford
residents are chiefly the Connaught Hospital, Walthamstow, and the
Wanstead Hospital, Wanstead.